Education
- 2025 Doctor in Psychology (Cognitive Science), Arizona State University, the United States
- 2017 Master in Applied English Linguistics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)
- 2014 Bachelor in English Language and Literature, Minzu University of China (Project 985), China (mainland)
Academic Appointment
- Current Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Language Science and Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- 2025.8 - 2026.1 Lecturer (Assistant Professor equivalent), School of Psychology, Zhejiang Normal University
Recent News
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In July, 2026, we opened a Wechat public account named Language and Cognitive Development Research Team (Chinese: 语言认知发展研究室), to record our research activities on children's development and to increase our publicity to other scholars and the general public.
- Please view our first post (in Mandarin Chinese) with Yi Tong (my 2026 summer intern): https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/VPewDYRibKuDC7hqvPt0gw
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In June, 2026, our research on sound symbolism (phonemes systematically carry emotion) was covered by Arizona State University news: https://news.asu.edu/20260601-science-and-technology-why-gleam-sounds-happy-and-glum-sounds-sad
- This publication was done in collaboration with my most beloved ASU people during my Ph.D. journey in Tempe, Arizona.
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In April, 2026, my invited talk Nurturing young minds, empowering growth was covered by New Hunan Media (in Mandarin Chinese): https://m.voc.com.cn/xhn/news/202604/32250270.html
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In December, 2025, my sponsored undergraduate mentee Yi Tong was awarded USD$4000 by International Congress of Infant Studies.
- This funding will support her research under my mentorship during the summer of 2026. Welcome, Yi Tong!
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In Oct, 2025, my dissertation on the topic of parent-child play at home was highlighted by Arizona Psychological Association (APA): https://az-pf.org/media/
- Prior, I was a recipient of Dissertation Award (top 5) funded by APA in 2024.
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In June, 2025, our research (I and my mentor Dr. Benitez) on infant learning was covered by Arizona State University news: https://news.asu.edu/20250616-health-and-medicine-uncovering-baby-steps-behind-how-children-learn
- This publication on Child Development Perspectives was originally generated from my responses from the comprehensive examination during my Ph.D. training.
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- In May, 2025, I gained my Ph.D. in Psychology (Cognitive Science) from Arizona State University. I worked and learnt in the Learning and Development Lab.
"There are things that they cannot take away from you. Those are inside you."