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Arizona State University

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5.01/5/2026

Patient, kind, and always approachable.

5.08/20/2025

Brings passion and energy to teaching.

5.04/30/2025

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About Mengya

Mengya Xia is an Assistant Professor in the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University, a position she has held since 2023. Previously, she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Alabama from 2019 to 2023 and a Senior Affiliate at the Center for Youth Development and Intervention there from 2022 to 2023. She received her Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies from The Pennsylvania State University in 2019, an M.Ed. in General Psychology from Wuhan University in 2012, and a B.S. in Psychology along with a B.E. in Computer Science and Technology from Wuhan University in 2010. Xia's research centers on family system dynamics and adolescent positive development. She investigates individual, interpersonal, and contextual assets that promote well-being, resilience, and health. Her methodological expertise includes advanced techniques such as mixture modeling, time-varying effect modeling, and dynamical systems modeling to analyze complex systems, dynamic processes, and interventions.