09/2006 - 07/2010 B.A. in German Studies with the foci of intercultural communication and German-Chinese Translation in Sichuan International Studies University (China)

10/2013 - 09/2014 Bachelor study in Education Science (major) and Management (minor) at the University of Erfurt (Germany)

10/2014 - 03/2017 M.A. in Early Childhood at University of Konstanz (Germany) and Thurgau University of Teacher Education (Switzerland)

01/2018 - 01/2023 Research Assistant in Project SEED at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (Germany)

06/2019 - 07/2019 Research stay in Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

07/2021 - 06/2022 Scholarship holder at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS)

07/2022 - 09/2023 Research Assistant at the Chair of Developmental Psychology (Prof. Dr. S. Weinert), University of Bamberg

07/2023 Ph.D. in Empirical Educational Research at the University of Bamberg

03/2025 - 08/2025 Additional PostDoc Researcher with the research topic of “Intensive parenting and maternal employment-leave patterns” at State Institute for Family Research

since 11/2023 PostDoc Researcher in BMBFSFJ Project BRISE II

since 10/2026 Principle Investigator of DFG Project BiliEFs 

Publications

Huang, W., Weinert, S., Möwisch, D., Attig, M., & Roßbach, H.-G. (2026). Young children with socioeconomic disadvantages: Developmental courses of social-behavioral difficulties. Developmental Psychology. Advance online publication. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/dev0002143

Doshi, A., Weinert, S., & Huang, W. (2026). Social development from preschool to primary school: Contribution of self-regulatory abilities during the preschool years. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 103, 101924. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2026.101924

Huang, W., Weinert, S., & Volodina, A. (2024). Relations between early majority language and socioemotional development in children with different language backgrounds. Child Development, 95(3), 895-912. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.14040

Huang, W., Weinert, S., von Maurice, J. & Attig, M. (2022). Specific parenting behaviors link maternal education to toddlers' language and social competence. Journal of Family Psychology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000950

Huang, W., Weinert, S., Wareham, H., Law, J., Attig, M., von Maurice, J. & Roßbach, H-G. (2022). The emergence of behavioral difficulties: Analyzing risk and protective pathways in the UK and Germany. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.769057

Wareham, H., Huang, W., Labuschagne, L., Law, J., Attig, M., Franken, M.-C., Jansen, P., & Weinert, S. (2021). The association of maternal education on children’s language skills and its link to social inequality, descriptive analysis from three European cohort studies. DIAL Working Paper Series 10/2021.

Huang, W., Tamayo, N., Jansen, P. W., Law, J., Rossbach, H.-G., von Maurice, J., Wareham, H., & Weinert, S. (2021). Parenting behaviours and early child development in Europe. Publications Archive - DIAL. (dynamicsofinequality.org)
 

Presentations

Huang, W., Weinert, S., Möwisch, D., & Roßbach, H.-G. (2026). The very early roots of social disparities: A comparison study. Paper presentation at the International Society for the EARLI SIG5 Conference 2026, Jyväskylä, Finland. (19–21 Aug. 2026)

Huang, W., Samdan, G., Möwisch, D., & Hughes, C. (2026). The effects of family background and diverse explanatory factors on children’s social and cognitive development. Symposium at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Incheon, South Korea. (21–25 June 2026)

Huang, W., Weinert, S., Möwisch, D., & Roßbach, H.-G. (2026). The very early roots of social disparities in socioeconomic risk groups: A comparison study. Paper presentation at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Incheon, South Korea. (21–25 June 2026)

Huang, W. (2026). The measurement of parenting behavior and its role in the relation between family background and child development. Invited talk at the State Institute for Family Research Colloquium, Bamberg, Germany. (27. Jan. 2026)

Huang, W., Weinert, S., Möwisch, D., Attig, M., & Roßbach, H.-G. (2025). The very early roots of social disparities: Early child outcomes and parenting behaviors in a social risk group. Paper presentation at the Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies (SLLS) Annual International Conference, Fribourg, Switzerland. (8–10 Sept. 2025)

Hsu, C.-H., Huang, W., Möhring, K., & Engelhardt-Wölfler, H. (2025). Intensive parenting and mother’s employment and parental leave patterns. Paper presentation at the Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies (SLLS) Annual International Conference, Fribourg, Switzerland. (8–10 Sept. 2025)

Huang, W., & Weinert, S. (2025). The effect of bilingualism on children’s executive functions: The role of family background. Paper presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB15), Donostia-San Sebastán, Spain. (09–13 June 2025) 

Huang, W., Weinert, S., Möwisch, D., Attig, M., & Roßbach, H.-G. (2024). Young children with socioeconomic disadvantages: Developmental courses of behavioral difficulties. Paper presentation at the Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies (SLLS) Annual International Conference, Colchester, England. (24–26 September 2024)

Huang, W., Weinert, S., & Volodina, A. (2024). Relations between early majority language and socioemotional development in children with different language backgrounds. Poster presentation at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Lisbon, Portugal. (16–20 June 2024)

Doshi, A., Huang, W., & Weinert, S. (2024). Early self-regulation and later social development across the preschool and elementary school years. Paper presentation at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Lisbon, Portugal. (16–20 June 2024)

Huang, W., & Hsu, C.-H. (2024). The impact of family background and early child care on children’s language and social competence. Paper presentation at the ISA-RC28 Spring Meeting 2024, Shanghai, China. (17–19 May 2024)