Areas of Focus
- Exercise and Brain-Heart Health
Work Experience
- 2019-07 to Present - Shenzhen University - Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
- 2017-12 to 2019-02 - Chinese University of Hong Kong - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2013-09 to 2017-06 PhD: Springfield College, USA
- 2011-09 to 2013-06 Master's: Delaware State University, USA
- 2007-09 to 2011-05 Bachelor's: Jishou University, China
- 2019 Selected for Shenzhen Peacock Plan Category C Talent
- 2022 Listed in the top 2% of global scientists in 2022 and 2023
Publications
- Sedentary behavior and lifespan brain health, Zou L*, Herold F, Cheval B, Wheeler MJ, Pindus DM, Erickson KI, Raichlen DA, Alexander GE, Müller NG, Dunstan DW, Kramer AF, Hillman CH, Hallgren M, Ekelund U, Maltagliati S, Owen N, 2024
- Human dopaminergic system in the exercise-cognition link, Hou M, Herold F, Zhang Z, Ando S, Cheval B, Ludyga S, Erickson KI, Hillman CH, Yu Q, Liu-Ambrose T, Kuang J, Kramer AF, Chen Y, Costello JT, Chen C, Dupuy O, Pindus DM, McMorris T, Stiernman L, Zou L*, 2024
- Look into my eyes: What can eye-based measures tell us about the relationship between physical activity and cognitive performance?, Zou L*, Herold F, Ludyga S, Kamijo K, Müller NG, Pontifex MB, Heath M, Kuwamizu R, Soya H, Hillman CH, Ando S, Alderman BL, Cheval B, Kramer AF, 2023
- Associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and Quality of Life Among Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kong CD, Chen AG, Ludyga S, Herold F, Healy S, Zhao MX, Taylor A, Müller NG, Kramer AF, Chen ST, Tremblay MS, Zou L*, 2023
- Intention-behaviour gap in physical activity: unravelling the critical role of the automatic tendency towards effort minimisation, Cheval B, Zou L*, Maltagliati S, Fessler L, Owen N, Falck RS, Yu Q, Zhang Z, Dupuy O, 2024
- Association of physical activity and fitness with executive function among preschoolers, Luo X, Herold F, Ludyga S, Gerber M, Kamijo K, Pontifex MB, Hillman CH, Alderman BL, Müller NG, Kramer AF, Ishihara T, Song W, Zou L*, 2023
Awards
- 2019: Selected for Shenzhen Peacock Plan Category C Talent
- 2021: Research adopted multiple times in WHO policy reports
- 2022, 2023: Elsevier 'China's Golden Open Access High Download Paper Scholar'
- 2022: Shenzhen University Annual Top Ten Humanities and Social Sciences Achievements