Cheng Wang
Associate Professor
(313)577-2930 (Main Sociology Office)
2257 Faculty Administration Building
Department
Department of SociologyCheng Wang
Research interest(s)/area of expertise
- Social Network Analysis
- Computational Social Science
- Stats & Methods
Education
- B.A. Economic Sociology, Nanjing University, 1998
- M.A. Sociology, University of Notre Dame, 2009
- PhD. Sociology, University of Notre Dame, 2012
Selected publications
Wang, Cheng, and Meina Zhu. 2025. "Trends and Patterns in K-12 Computer Science Education: Data Analysis from Twitter." Educational Media International, 62(1): 101-122.
Wang, Cheng, Omar Lizardo, and David S. Hachen. 2024. "Exploring the Multidimensional Influences on Sleep and Active Heart Rate Dynamics: A Comprehensive Study." Qeios, DOI: 10.32388/TL5F3I.2.
Zhu, Meina, and Cheng Wang. 2024. "K-12 Computer Science Teaching Strategies, Challenges, and Teachers' Professional Development Opportunities and Needs." Computers in the Schools, 44(1): 1-22.
Zhu, Meina, and Cheng Wang. 2023. "Core Competencies of K-12 Computer Science Education from the Perspectives of College Faculties and K-12 Teachers." International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 6(2), DOI: 10.21585/ijcses.v6i2.161.
Wang, Cheng, Carter T. Butts, John R. Hipp, and Cynthia M. Lakon. 2022. "The Moderating Role of Context: Relationships between Individual Behaviors and Social Networks." Sociological Focus, 55(2): 191-212.
Wang, Cheng, Carter T. Butts, John R. Hipp, and Cynthia M. Lakon. 2022. "Model Adequacy Checking/Goodness-of-fit Testing for Behavior in Joint Dynamic Network/Behavior Models, with an Extension to Two-mode Networks." Sociological Methods and Research, 51(4): 1886-1919.
Wang, Cheng, John R. Hipp, Carter T. Butts, and Cynthia M. Lakon. 2022. "Insight into Selecting Adolescents for Drinking Intervention Programs: A Simulation Based on Stochastic Actor-Oriented Models." Prevention Science, 23: 48-58.
Wang, Cheng, Omar Lizardo, and David S. Hachen. 2022. "A Longitudinal Study of Fitbit Usage Behavior among College Students." Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 25(3): 181-188.
Wang, Cheng, Omar Lizardo, and David S. Hachen. 2022. "Using Fitbit Data to Monitor the Heart Rate Evolution Patterns of College Students." Journal of American College Health, 70(3): 875-882.
Hachen, David S., Cheng Wang, Brandon Sepulvado, and Omar Lizardo. 2022. "Generators or Diffusers? Examining Differences in the Dynamic Coupling of Context and Social Ties Across Multiple Types of Foci." Social Networks, DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2022.02.004.
Sepulvado, Brandon, Michael L. Wood, Ethan Fridmanski, Cheng Wang, Matthew J. Chandler, Omar Lizardo, and David S. Hachen. 2022. "Predicting Homophily and Social Network Connectivity from Dyadic Behavioral Similarity Trajectory Clusters." Social Science Computer Review, 40(1): 195-211.
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Courses taught by Cheng Wang
Fall Term 2025 (future)
- SOC3200 - Methods of Social Research
- SOC7200 - Advanced Survey of Approaches and Techniques of Social Research