Yafan Chen

Yafan Chen is a postdoctoral associate at the Center for Research on Ending Violence at Rutgers University School of Social Work. She received her Ph.D. in Social Work from Rutgers University in 2024, where she also earned her Master’s in Social Work with a Certificate in Violence Against Women and Children in 2017. Dr. Chen’s research focuses on interpersonal violence against women and children with a concentration on (1) the effects of child maltreatment and exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) on children, and (2) interpersonal violence in minority communities, particularly Asian and Latine communities. She extensively uses national secondary datasets and advanced statistical analyses to investigate the intersection between child maltreatment and exposure to IPV among children. Dr. Chen also actively works with marginalized groups to understand their victimization experiences and the influences of culture on their consequences and help-seeking behaviors. Dr. Chen’s research has been published in various social work journals, such as Child Abuse & Neglect, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Trauma, Violence, & Abuse.