Kai-Ping Grace Yao

Background

Kai-Ping Grace was born in 1961 in Taiwan. Daughter of Ho-Nien and Ta-Hwa (Chu) Yao.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, National Taiwan University, 1984. Master of Science in Therapeutic Science, University Wisconsin, 1988. Master of Science in Statistics, University Illinois, 1992. Master of Science in Psychology, University Illinois, 1993. Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, University Illinois, 1995.

Career

Teaching assistant National Taiwan University, Taipei, 1984-1986. Research assistant, teaching assistant University Wisconsin, Madison, 1986-1988. Research assistant University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1988-1995, teaching assistant, 1990-1994.

Lecturer National Taiwan University, 1995-1996, associate professor, since 1996. Clinical supervisor National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, 1984-1986.

Achievements

• Registered occupational therapist, United States. Member Psychometric Society, American Statistical Association. Recipient Research awards National Science Council, Taipei, 1995, 96, 98, 99, 2000, Outstanding Research award in area of counseling American Educational Research Association, 1995, Doctor Robert Bohrer Memorial award in statistics University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1995, Student Dissertation Research award American Psychological Association, 1995, Research on Intelligence and Intellectual Giftness award Mensa Education and Research Foundation, 1995.

Membership

Member Psychometric Society, American Statistical Association.

Interests

• Playing violin and cello, painting.

Connections

Married Chan-De Lin, January 2, 1999.

Father:

Ho-Nien Yao

Mother:

Ta-Hwa (Chu) Yao

Spouse:

Chan-De Lin