Bingbing Zhang, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Education & Training

Degree	Institution	Major
B.A.	Fort Hays State University/Sias Intel. University	Organizational Leadership/Business
M.Ed.	Florida Atlantic University	Environmental Education
Ph.D.	University of Central Florida	Early Childhood Development & Education

Committees & Organizations

Organization	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
ZERO TO THREE		Member	External	National	2018
NAEYC, National Association for the Education of Young Children		Member			2018
DEC, Division for Early Childhood		Member	External	National	2018
The Obesity Society		Member	External	National	2018

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Postdoctoral Fellow Travel Grant	University of Central Florida
Graduate Student Research Scholarship	University of Central Florida

Research

Research methodology; Evaluation; Young children’s health and wellbeing (focus water and sugary-sweetened-beverage).

Publications

Zhang, B., Szente, J., & Levin, J. (2019). Early childhood pre-professionals’ experience in a Study Abroad program to Finland: Evaluation of professional growth, and personal and cultural gains. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 13(2), 1-5.

Macy, M., Glascoe, F. P., Ji, Y., Macy, R., & Zhang, B. (2017). Management of an early detection program: Supporting helpful features. Current Developmental Disorders Report Journal, 1-12.

Macy, M., Zhang, B., Ji, Y., & Macy, R. (2017). Authentic assessment to measure outcomes in creative arts. NHSA Dialog: The Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Education Field, 20(1), 83-95.

Presentations

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
The Research Design – As a research coordinator for PBS Meet The Helpers grant.	Talk	Early Childhood Development and Education Doctoral Cohort	2020	Orlando, FL
Profiles of water and sugary-beverage consumption of children 3-5 years old.	Poster	The Obesity Society	2019	Las Vegas, NV
Obstacles to increase water consumption: Implications for parents and teachers	Poster	Florida Council for Exceptional Children Conference	2019	Daytona, FL
Closing the accessibility gap: Reaching more families using technology in early childhood education practices	Poster	ZERO TO THREE	2019	Fort Lauderdale, FL
Water consumption in Head Start classrooms	Presentation	Session presented at the National Head Start Association 35th Parent and Family Engagement Conference	2018	Orlando, FL.
Grant-writing for in-service and pre-service teachers	Workshop	Early Childhood Development and Education Summer Institute	2018	Orlando, FL
Authentic assessment to measure outcomes in creative arts.	Poster	Division for Early Childhood	2018	Orlando, FL.
Early childhood pre-professionals’ experiences in a study abroad program to Finland.	Poster	Lilly International Conference on College and University Teaching and Learning	2018	Bethesda, MD.
Foundation to preventing childhood obesity: Understanding water consumption in young children	Poster	Annual Graduate Research Forum at the University of Central Florida	2018	Orlando, FL