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Congratulations to Hatice for successfully advancing to doctoral candidacy status!

Congratulations to Yao for successfully advancing to doctoral candidacy status!

Congratulations to Bumo for successfully advancing to doctoral candidacy status!

Hyun Su Cho has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Cho!!

Suqing Wang has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Wang!!

Congratulations Dr. Ren!

Congratulations Dr. Ren!

Congratulations Dr. Ren!

Congratulations Dr. Ren!

End of year lab party May 2024

Huiguang Ren has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Ren!!!

Undergrads and Grad students celebrating the end of the semester!

Lab dinner 2023. Left to right: Yao Sun, Anika Aquino, Warren Aguiling, Suqing Wang, Huiguang Ren, Charissa Cheah, Li-Wen Wu, Bumo Zhang

Lab retreat: Barbie! Left to right: Anika Aquino, Huiguang Ren, Yao Sun, Charissa Cheah, Warren Aguiling, Suqing Wang, Bumo Zhang, Janet Gu, Li-Wen Wu

Lab retreat: Barbie! Left to right: Anika Aquino, Yao Sun, Li-Wen Wu, Hatice Gursoy, Suqing Wang, Bumo Zhang, Huiguang Ren, Janet Gu, Charissa Cheah, Warren Aguiling

Lab retreat: Workshopping and preparing for the new year! Left to right: Janet Gu, Bumo Zhang, Hatice Gursoy, Suqing Wang, Li-Wen Wu, Yao Sun, Anika Aquino, Warren Aguiling, Charissa Cheah, Kathy Vu, Huiguang Ren

Lab retreat: Started with yoga! From left to right: Bumo Zhang, Anika Aquino, Hatice Gursoy, Yao Sun, Charissa Cheah, Warren Aguiling, Janet Gu, Huiguang Ren

Bumo Zhang has successfully defended her master thesis. Congratulations, Bumo!!!

Xiaoli Zong has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Zong!!!

Congratulations to Xiaoli for successfully advancing to doctoral candidacy status!

Xiaofang Xue has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Xue!!!

Jillian Shen has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Shen!!!

Suqing Wang has successfully defended her master thesis. Congratulations, Suqing!!!

Kathy Vu has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Vu!!!

Merve Balkaya-Ince has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Balkaya-Ince!!!

Lab dinner, 2020 Spring (From left to right: Huiguang, Salih, Sarah, Dr. Cheah, Kathy, Hyun Su, Suqing, You Jung, Xiaofang, Xiaoli, Wanjuan)

You Jung has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Seo!!!

You Jung and her doctoral dissertation defense committee (From left to right: You Jung, Dr. Linda Cote-Reilly, Dr. Craig Hart, Dr. Charissa Cheah, Dr. Shuyan Sun, and Dr. Susan Sonnenschein)

Lab dinner, 2019 Spring (From left to right: Xiaofang, You Jung, Kathy, Shuyan, Hyun Su, Sarah, Jillian, Merve, Hatice, Kelly, Dr. Cheah, Salih, Laura, Xiaoli)

Lab dinner, 2019 Spring (From left to right: Laura, Kelly, You Jung, Kathy, Dr. Cheah, Shuyan, Hyun Su, Jillian, Xiaofang, Xiaoli, Merve, Hatice, Sarah, Salih)

CCAD LAB research assistants having lunch after recruitment

Dr. Hart visits UMBC, 2019 (From left to right: Salih, Dr. Hart, Dan, Xiaoli, Xiaofang, Dr. Cheah, Hyun Su)

Ayaz, Yuwanyun, Sixu, and Keunhoi recruiting at the World of Montgomery Festival, 2018

Farewell Dinner for Malu, 2018 (From left to right: You Jung, Salih, Merve, Kathy, Malu, Dr. Cheah, Jillian, Hyun Su, Andrew, Xiaofang, and Robin)

CCADLAB research assistants visit UMD’s Center for Young Children to meet and recruit new families

CCADLAB research assistants visit UMD’s Center for Young Children to meet and recruit new families

Hyun Su, Jasmine P, Hye Jin, and Keunhoi recruiting at the Washington Association for Korean Schools, 2018.

Farewell Dinner for Huiguang, 2018 (From left front to right, Jillian, Robin, Hyun Su, Xiaoli, Hatice, Merve, Xiaofang, You Jung, Kathy, Huiguang, Gavi, Dr. Charissa Cheah).

Gavi presenting Huiguang with a special gift at his farewell dinner.

Recruitment at the Walters Art Museum, 2018 (From left to right: Moaz, Hye-Jin, Huiguang, Ozair, Sunghye, and Hyun Su)

Graduate Student Group Photo at UMBC, 2017 (From back left to front right: Xiaoli, Hyun Su, Xiaofang Merve, Kathy, Jillian, You Jung)

Drs. Cheah and Zhou at the Confucian Temple in Beijing

Ryan, Olivia, Hye Jin and Hyun Su recruiting at the 40th Annual Korean Festival, 2017

Hyun Su, Eunjoo, Hye Jin, Ryan and Olivia recruiting at the 40th Annual Korean Festival, 2017

Winter Celebration Dinner for Shelby, 2016 (From left to right: Jing, Xiaofang, Jillian, Dr. Cheah, Shelby, Merve, You Jung, Kathy)

Spring Celebration Dinner for Nan, 2016 (From left to right: Dr. Sun, You Jung, Kathy, Xiaofang, Nan, Dr. Cheah, Jillian, Kelly, Merve, Jing)

Jing’s Celebration dinner, 2016 (From left to right: Dr. Sun, Dr. Hart, Jing)

Spring Celebration Dinner for Jing, 2016 (From left to right: Jing, Dr. Cheah, Dr. Hart)

Dr. Hart visits UMBC, 2016 (From left to right: Dr. Hart, Xiaofang, Dr. Cheah, You Jung, Merve, Shuyan, Kathy)

Nan’s Dissertation Defense, 2015, (From left to right: Dr. Sun, Dr. Sonnenschein, Nan, Dr. Cheah, Dr. Hart)

Dr. Hart visits UMBC, 2014 (From left to right: Dr. Hart, Jing, Nan, Hui Jun, Shelby, Andrew [Wei], Dr. Cheah)

Dr. Hart visits UMBC, 2014 (From left to right: Jing, Merve, Nan, Dr. Cheah, Hui Jun, Kathy, Dr. Hart)

Interview Day Dinner for Jillian, 2015 (From left to right: Shelby, Merve, You Jung, Kathy, Nan, Jillian, Jing)

Spring Celebration Dinner for Hui Jun, 2015 (From left to right: You Jung, Hui Jun, Kathy, Jing, Shelby, Christina, Merve, Min, Philip, Queenie, Ryan)