Haotian Zheng, MSW, MA
Assistant Professor
Email: Haotian.Zheng@stonybrook.edu
Curriculum Vitae | Personal Website
EDUCATION
PhD Candidate '25, Washington University, St. Louis (Social Work)
MSW, University of Michigan
MA, University of Missouri-Columbia (Economics)
LLB, Central China Normal University (Social Work)
AREAS OF INTEREST
Haotian Zheng studies how social policy can strengthen households’ financial and social well-being through financial capability and asset-building programs.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Zheng, H., Roll, S., & Despard, M. (2024). Job Loss During COVID-19 on Early Retirement Withdrawals: A Moderated-Mediation Analysis. Journal of Consumer Affairs.
Roll, S., Zheng, H., Hamilton, L., Despard, M., & Chun, Y. (forthcoming). The Impacts of the Child Tax Credit on Financial Resilience and the Use of High-Cost Financial Resources: Evidence from a Panel Survey. Journal of the Society for Social Work and
Research.
Shanks, T., Huang, J., Elliott, W., Zheng, H., Clancy, M., & Sherraden, M. (2024). A Policy Platform to Deliver Black Reparations: Building on Evidence from Child Development Account. The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2024.10.3.05
Chen, J. H., Zheng, H., Drake, B., & Jonson-Reid, M. (2023). Explaining adolescent problematic behavior: An application of the Family Stress Model and the Family Investment Model. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32(7).
Jabbari, J., Terada, T., Zheng, H., & Roll, S. (2024). Student Loan Policies and Payments during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Closing the Gap or Widening Inequalities? Journal of Student Financial Aid, 53(2). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55504/0884-9153.1804
Despard, M., Zheng, H., & Fox-Ditcher, S. (2023). Access to Employer Benefits and Financial Well-Being among Frontline Healthcare Workers. Compensation & Benefits Review.
Jabbari, J., Zheng, H., Roll, S., Auguste, D., & Heller, O. (2023). How Did Reskilling during the COVID-19 Pandemic Relate and Entrepreneurship in Optimism? Barriers, Opportunities, and Implications for Equity. Journal of Family and Economic Issues. https: //doi.org/10.1007s10834-023-09906-y
Elliott, W., Zheng, H., O’Brien, M., & Choi, T. (2023). Children’s Savings Accounts and Rural Children’s College Expectations: The Case of Kickstart Newaygo County. Sociology Mind, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.4236/sm.2023.131003
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
2025
Grand Challenges for Social Work Honorable Mention
2023
Teaching Excellence Award for Doctoral Teaching Fellow of Brown School
2022
American Council on Consumer Interests Small Grant ($2,500)
2020
MRDRC HRS Workshop Award($550)
Global Independent Study Grant ($2,000)
2016
Excellent Student Awards in CCNU
2015
Excellent Award of Social Work Case Competition in Hubei Province