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Name	Yan Wang
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Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Beijing

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Name

Yan Wang

Contact Information

wangyan@cnu.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Capital Normal University
Faculty	Psychology
Academic Background & Achievements	1992.6 - 1997.6: Bachelor's in Clinical Medicine, North China Coal Medical College 1997.7 - 2002.7: PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2015.11 - 2015.12: Visiting Scholar, Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Work Experience	2002.7 - 2004.6: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Psychology, Peking University 2004.7 - Present: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, School of Education, Capital Normal University
Awards	Three-time Outstanding Lecturer at Capital Normal University (2015-2016, 2007-2008, 2009-2010) First Prize in Beijing Higher Education Young Teacher Social Research Outstanding Project for 'Survey and Analysis of Teachers' Professional Happiness in Beijing's Compulsory Education Stage' (2016)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Capital Normal University

Faculty

Psychology

Academic Background & Achievements

1992.6 - 1997.6: Bachelor's in Clinical Medicine, North China Coal Medical College
1997.7 - 2002.7: PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2015.11 - 2015.12: Visiting Scholar, Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Work Experience

2002.7 - 2004.6: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Psychology, Peking University
2004.7 - Present: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, School of Education, Capital Normal University

Awards

Three-time Outstanding Lecturer at Capital Normal University (2015-2016, 2007-2008, 2009-2010)
First Prize in Beijing Higher Education Young Teacher Social Research Outstanding Project for 'Survey and Analysis of Teachers' Professional Happiness in Beijing's Compulsory Education Stage' (2016)

Areas of Focus	Behavioral and Cognitive Neuropsychological Mechanisms of Optimism Teacher Optimism and Well-being Cognitive Psychological Mechanisms of Mindfulness Training
Publications	Positive Expectations Provide Life Meaning: Hope is More Effective than Optimism, Meng Sun, Yan Wang, Rong Bi, 2017 Positive Bias of Dispositional Optimism and Its Neurophysiological Evidence, Yanan Hao, Bodong Song, Yan Wang, Qin Zhang, Yue Lang, 2016 Fearless Failure Predicts Happiness: The Predictive Role of Achievement Motivation on Psychological Well-being, Bodong Song, Yongjuan Li, Haoye Dong, Ping Fang, Yan Wang, 2015 Positive Psychology Reflection on the 'Happiness Paradox': How Can We Be Happier, Yan Wang, 2013 De-automatization Effect of Mindfulness Training: Evidence from Stroop and Prospective Memory Tasks, Yan Wang, Tingting Xin, Xinghua Liu, Yun Zhang, Huanhua Lu, Yanbin Zhai, 2012 Effect and Cognitive Neural Mechanisms of Emotion Regulation in Memory Activities, Qin Zhang, Yan Wang, Zheng Luo, Jing Chen, 2011 Emotional Complexity: A New Perspective on Exploring Emotional Function, Tingting Guo, Lixia Cui, Yan Wang, 2011 Neural Basis and Cognitive Processing Mechanisms of Prospective Memory from ERP Studies, Huanhua Lu, Yan Wang, Chunyan Guo, 2010 Status and Relationship of Learning Burnout and Subjective Well-being among College Students, Chao Shan, Yan Wang, Xinghua Liu, 2010 Functional Dissociation of the Left Ventral Occipito-temporal Cortex in the Direct and Indirect Retrieval of Color Features, Yan Wang, Jing Zhao, Jian Yang, Lin Ma, Shou Weng, 2009 Brain Function Study of Traumatic Memory, Yan Wang, 2009 Neurophysiological Mechanisms of Attachment, Wenfeng Chen, Zhengyan Wang, Yan Wang, 2009 Functional MRI Study of Neural Basis of Human Brain Attention Network, Jing Hao, Kuncheng Li, Qi Chen, Yan Wang, Xiaozhe Peng, Xiaolin Zhou, 2005 Neural Mechanisms of Conflict Control, Zhenzhu Yue, Dexuan Zhang, Yan Wang, 2004 Functional MRI Study of Selection and Inhibition Mechanisms in Semantic Judgment, Jing Hao, Kuncheng Li, Yan Wang, Qi Chen, Xiaozhe Peng, Xiaolin Zhou, 2004 Event-related Functional MRI of Human Color and Motion Perception, Yan Wang, Lin Ma, Fulun Jia, Jinghui Zhao, Dejun Li, Xuchu Weng, 2003 Advances in Brain Functional Imaging of Human Skill Learning, Yan Wang, Xuchu Weng, 2003 Neural Mechanisms of Declarative Memory Storage and Consolidation, Jinghui Zhao, Yan Wang, Xuchu Weng, 2003 Mapping Cortical Areas Associated with Chinese Word Processing Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Lin Ma, Yiyuan Tang, Yan Wang, Dejun Li, Xuchu Weng, Wutian Zhang, Jiancheng Zhuang, Xiaoping Hu, 2003 Functional MRI of Brain Cortical Areas Related to Chinese Character Processing, Lin Ma, Yiyuan Tang, Yan Wang, Dejun Li, Xuchu Weng, Wutian Zhang, Jiancheng Zhuang, Xiaoping Hu, 2002

Areas of Focus

Behavioral and Cognitive Neuropsychological Mechanisms of Optimism
Teacher Optimism and Well-being
Cognitive Psychological Mechanisms of Mindfulness Training

Publications

Positive Expectations Provide Life Meaning: Hope is More Effective than Optimism, Meng Sun, Yan Wang, Rong Bi, 2017
Positive Bias of Dispositional Optimism and Its Neurophysiological Evidence, Yanan Hao, Bodong Song, Yan Wang, Qin Zhang, Yue Lang, 2016
Fearless Failure Predicts Happiness: The Predictive Role of Achievement Motivation on Psychological Well-being, Bodong Song, Yongjuan Li, Haoye Dong, Ping Fang, Yan Wang, 2015
Positive Psychology Reflection on the 'Happiness Paradox': How Can We Be Happier, Yan Wang, 2013
De-automatization Effect of Mindfulness Training: Evidence from Stroop and Prospective Memory Tasks, Yan Wang, Tingting Xin, Xinghua Liu, Yun Zhang, Huanhua Lu, Yanbin Zhai, 2012
Effect and Cognitive Neural Mechanisms of Emotion Regulation in Memory Activities, Qin Zhang, Yan Wang, Zheng Luo, Jing Chen, 2011
Emotional Complexity: A New Perspective on Exploring Emotional Function, Tingting Guo, Lixia Cui, Yan Wang, 2011
Neural Basis and Cognitive Processing Mechanisms of Prospective Memory from ERP Studies, Huanhua Lu, Yan Wang, Chunyan Guo, 2010
Status and Relationship of Learning Burnout and Subjective Well-being among College Students, Chao Shan, Yan Wang, Xinghua Liu, 2010
Functional Dissociation of the Left Ventral Occipito-temporal Cortex in the Direct and Indirect Retrieval of Color Features, Yan Wang, Jing Zhao, Jian Yang, Lin Ma, Shou Weng, 2009
Brain Function Study of Traumatic Memory, Yan Wang, 2009
Neurophysiological Mechanisms of Attachment, Wenfeng Chen, Zhengyan Wang, Yan Wang, 2009
Functional MRI Study of Neural Basis of Human Brain Attention Network, Jing Hao, Kuncheng Li, Qi Chen, Yan Wang, Xiaozhe Peng, Xiaolin Zhou, 2005
Neural Mechanisms of Conflict Control, Zhenzhu Yue, Dexuan Zhang, Yan Wang, 2004
Functional MRI Study of Selection and Inhibition Mechanisms in Semantic Judgment, Jing Hao, Kuncheng Li, Yan Wang, Qi Chen, Xiaozhe Peng, Xiaolin Zhou, 2004
Event-related Functional MRI of Human Color and Motion Perception, Yan Wang, Lin Ma, Fulun Jia, Jinghui Zhao, Dejun Li, Xuchu Weng, 2003
Advances in Brain Functional Imaging of Human Skill Learning, Yan Wang, Xuchu Weng, 2003
Neural Mechanisms of Declarative Memory Storage and Consolidation, Jinghui Zhao, Yan Wang, Xuchu Weng, 2003
Mapping Cortical Areas Associated with Chinese Word Processing Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Lin Ma, Yiyuan Tang, Yan Wang, Dejun Li, Xuchu Weng, Wutian Zhang, Jiancheng Zhuang, Xiaoping Hu, 2003
Functional MRI of Brain Cortical Areas Related to Chinese Character Processing, Lin Ma, Yiyuan Tang, Yan Wang, Dejun Li, Xuchu Weng, Wutian Zhang, Jiancheng Zhuang, Xiaoping Hu, 2002

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