Areas of Focus
- Social Psychology
- Positive Psychology
- Emotion
- Humility
- Religion
- Self-Control
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2015 - Bachelor of Science in Social Psychology: Nankai University
- 2021 - Ph.D. in Psychology: National University of Singapore
Publications
- “Speak of the Devil… and he shall appear”: Religiosity, unconsciousness and the effects of explicit priming in the misperception of immorality, Tsikandilakis, M., Leong, M. Q., Yu, Z., Paterakis, G., Bali, P., Derrfuss, J., ... & Mitchell, P., 2022
- “Look not at what is contrary to propriety”: A meta-analytic exploration of the association between religiosity and sensitivity to disgust, Yu, Z., Bali, P., Tsikandilakis, M., & Tong, E. M. W., 2022
- Humility predicts resistance to substance use: A self-control perspective, Yu, Z., Tong, E. M. W., Leung, C.-C., Chin, E. D. A., & Lee, P., 2021
Awards
- 2022 - SPSP Undergraduate Student Poster Award, Finalist (Ruiyi Li, undergraduate RA)
- 2022 - SPSP Diversity Undergraduate Travel/Registration Award (Ruiyi Li, undergraduate RA)
- 2022 - SPSP Diversity Undergraduate Travel/Registration Award (Zhiming Peng, undergraduate RA)