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Yu-Hui Ching is a prominent education researcher whose work sits at the intersection of STEM education, educational robotics, and computational thinking development in young learners. With a focused research agenda centered on K-12 STEM integration, Ching has made significant contributions to understanding how robotics-based curricula can shape student attitudes, interests, and cognitive skills from an early age. Her most influential work, "Elementary School Student Development of STEM Attitudes and Perceived Learning in a STEM Integrated Robotics Curriculum" (2019, 109 citations), established a strong empirical foundation for robotics as a meaningful vehicle for STEM engagement. This was complemented by her 2023 systematic review on educational robotics and computational thinking (85 citations), which has become an essential reference for researchers and practitioners alike. Notably, Ching has contributed innovative pedagogical frameworks, including her adaptation of the Understand/Use-Modify-Create (U²MC) strategy for afterschool robotics settings, supported by National Science Foundation funding — a testament to the national recognition of her research agenda. Across her body of work, Ching consistently demonstrates how thoughtfully designed robotics interventions can cultivate STEM career interest and deeper conceptual understanding, making her scholarship invaluable to educators and curriculum designers working with elementary-aged students.