Areas of Focus
- Social Cognition (Social Support, Emotion Regulation, and Cognitive Neural Mechanisms of Social Networks) and Applications
- Cooperative Behavior
- Language (Foreign Language) Learning, Chinese and English Reading Research
Work Experience
- 2000.06-2001.06 - Sun Yat-sen University - Lecturer
- 2001.06-2005.12 - Sun Yat-sen University - Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor
- 2002.04-2004.10 - Sun Yat-sen University - Deputy Director of the Department of Psychology
- 2004.10-2011.12 - Sun Yat-sen University - Director of the Department of Psychology
- 2005.09-2006.02 - University of Massachusetts - Visiting Scholar
- 2005.12-present - Sun Yat-sen University - Professor (Level 3), Doctoral Supervisor
- 2008.12-2011.12 - Sun Yat-sen University - Deputy Dean of the School of Education
- 2009.02-2011.07 - Sun Yat-sen University - Director of the Center for Social and Cultural Mental Health
- 2009.08-2010.06 - University of Illinois - Visiting Scholar
- 2011.12-2019.08 - Sun Yat-sen University - Director of the Department of Psychology
- 2016-present - Sun Yat-sen University - Member of the Party Committee of the Department of Psychology
- 2011.12-2015.12 - Sun Yat-sen University - Member of the Academic Committee of Humanities
- 2015.12-2020.12 - Sun Yat-sen University - Member of the Sub-Committee of the Degree Committee of Humanities
- 2015.12-present - Sun Yat-sen University - Member of the Sub-Committee of the Undergraduate Teaching Committee of Science
- 2018.03-present - Director of the Key Laboratory of Social Cognitive Neuroscience and Mental Health of Guangdong Province
- 2019.08-2020.08 - Sun Yat-sen University - Director of the Faculty Development Center
- 2023.03-present - Sun Yat-sen University - Deputy Director of the Faculty of Social Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1987-1991 Bachelor of Education: East China Normal University, Psychology
- 1991-1994 Master of Education: East China Normal University, General Psychology (Neuropsychology)
- 1994-1997 Doctor of Education: East China Normal University, General Psychology (Cognitive Psychology)
- 1997-2003 PhD in Philosophy: University of Hong Kong, Cognitive Neuroscience
Publications
- Impression management in predicting social stress and adaptive work behaviors, Guo, S., Liu, Y., Wang, Y., Li, L. M. W., Gao, D-G., 2022
- Self-deception: Distorted metacognitive process in ambiguous contexts, Mei, D. M., Ke, Z. J., Li, Z. H., Zhang, W. J., Gao, D.-G., Yin, L. J., 2022
- Dampening effect of unethical experience on memory, Mei, D., Li, L. M. W., He, W., Gao, D.-G., 2022
- How negative automatic thoughts trigger Chinese adolescents' social anxiety: The mediation effect of meta-worry, Yu, M., Lv, F.Y., Liu, Z. C., Gao, D.-G., 2022
- Young adults’ loneliness and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: a moderated mediation model of cognitive reappraisal and resilience, Lv, F., Yu, M., Li, J., Tan, J., Ye, Z., Xiao, M., Zhu, Y., Guo, S., Liu, Y., Gao, D-G., 2022
- 社会性奖赏及其作用的神经机制, 吕房艳, 谭敬斌, 徐鹏飞, 熊希灵, 金泽慧, 高定国, 2021
- 大学生同一性状态与时间管理:生命时间流逝情绪和流逝注意的中介作用, 余习德, 熊希灵, 梁晓, 鲁成, 邓丽仪, 高定国, 2021
- Overestimation and contraction biases of depth information stored in working memory depend on spatial configuration, Zhang, K., Gao, D.-G., Qian, J., 2021
- Identifying a supramodal language network in human brain with individual fingerprint, Liu, L.F., Yan, X., Li, H.H., Gao, D.-G., Ding, G.S., 2020
- Cultural group perception enhances sense of agency in a multicultural society, Li, M., Li, L. M. W., Zhao, K., Gao, D.-G., 2019
- Contribution of the mandible position to the facial profile perception of a female facial profile: An eye-tracking study, Huang, P., Cai B., Zhou, C., Wang, W., Wang, X., Gao, D.-G., Bao, B., 2019
- Sharing economy promotes morality, not impedes it, Guo, S., Huang, Z., Yuan, Y., Gao, D.-G., 2019
- 儿童时间言语的发生与发展, 余习德, 李明, 夏新懿, 朱一奕, 高定国, 2019
- 敬畏对道德冒险行为的影响, 李明, 李敏维, 李文俏
Awards
- 2023 April: National First-Class Undergraduate Course 'Cognitive Psychology' (Second Place, Announced)
- 2022 September: 10th Teaching Master of Sun Yat-sen University
- 2022 August-2027 August: Yixian Scholar (Distinguished Professor) of Sun Yat-sen University
- 2020 December: Guangdong Province First-Class Undergraduate Course 'Cognitive Psychology' (Third Place)
- 2020 March: First Prize of Guangdong Province Education and Teaching Achievement Award (First Place)
- 2018 October-2023 October: Pearl River Scholar Distinguished Professor of Guangdong Province
- 2017 June: First Prize of the 8th Teaching Achievement Award of Sun Yat-sen University (First Place)
- 2013 March: Third Prize of the 6th Outstanding Achievement Award in Scientific Research in Higher Education (Humanities and Social Sciences) (Second Place)
- 2013 March: Jeanneret Award of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Second Place)
- 2011 March: New Century Excellent Talents Support Program of the Ministry of Education