Hongling Xie, Ph.D.

Email: hxie@temple.edu
Phone:(215) 204-1554

Interests: The development of social and physical aggression, peer social networks, gender differences in antisocial pathways and peer groups, qualitative and quantitative methods, and cross-cultural analysis of aggression and peer social dynamics.

Hongling Xie, Ph. D. is an Associate Professor of Psychology with a joint appointment in the Developmental and Social Psychology programs. She is currently an affiliated faculty member of the Carolina Consortium on Human Development. She received her Ph. D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Bachelor of Science from Peking University (Beijing, China).

Dr. Xie’s research has been guided by an interactive-holistic perspective on human development. Her primary research interest is focused on the development of different forms of aggressive behaviors (i.e., physical and social aggression) and victimization, and how it is related to the social dynamics in school peer networks. In addition, Dr. Xie is interested in gender and cultural differences in aggression and peer relationships. Finally, her research examines developmental pathways of risk and resilience. With regard to teaching, Dr. Xie has taught several graduate and undergraduate courses including Developmental Psychology, Social Development, and Psychology Capstone.  

Dr. Xie currently directs a longitudinal study to examine early adolescents’ aggression, victimization, and peer social networks during the transition to middle school. Approximately 400 urban youth participated in this study. This project was supported by funds from the National Science Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation.