Zhe Dong, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral researcher working on friendship segregation, youth leadership, and social networks. Using social network analysis and structural equation modelling, she investigates the antecedents and consequences of friendship segregation among adolescents. In 2026, she received her Ph.D. 'Positive and Negative Leadership in Childhood: Emergence, Group Process, and Outcomes' from the University of Groningen.