Areas of Focus
- Cognitive processes and neural mechanisms of natural language understanding
- Influence of linguistic and non-linguistic factors on lexical, sentence, and discourse comprehension
- Processing of pragmatic information
- Language and non-verbal communication in social interactions
Work Experience
- 2021-present - Fujian Normal University, School of Psychology - Professor
- 2017-2021 - Fujian Normal University, School of Psychology - Associate Professor
- 2016-2017 - University of California, San Diego, Department of Cognitive Science - Visiting Scholar
- 2015-2017 - Fujian Normal University, School of Education - Associate Professor
- 2013-2015 - Fujian Normal University, School of Education - Lecturer
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2007-2013 PhD in Science: Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2003-2007 Bachelor in Science: School of Psychology, Central China Normal University
- 2017 Selected for Fujian Normal University's 'Baochen Plan' for young and middle-aged talents
Publications
- Beyond Smiles: Static Expressions in Maxillary Protrusion and Associated Positivity, Chen, L., Jiang, J.*, Li, X., Ding, J., Paterson, K. B., & Rao, L-L., 2021
- Similarity between referents constrains the processing of contrastive focus during reading, Chen, S., Tang, Y., Lv, X., Paterson, K. B., & Chen, L.*, 2021
- 儿童和青少年的空间—时间隐喻图式, 杜萱, 林嘉懿, 陈黎静*, 2020
- Pragmatic influences on sentence integration: Evidence from eye movements, Chen, L., Paterson, K. B., Li, X., Li, L., & Yang, Y.*, 2019
- On the processing of pragmatic information: ERP effects of emphasis processing, Chen, L.*, 2018
- The Things Attracting Our Attention: Evidence from Text Reading, Chen, L.*, 2016
- Emphasizing the only character: Emphasis, attention and contrast, Chen, L.*, & Yang, Y.*, 2015
- 语篇背景在语义整合中的作用, 陈双,陈黎静,杨晓虹,杨玉芳*, 2015
- Distinguish between focus and newness: An ERP study, Chen, L., Wang, L., & Yang, Y.*, 2014
- The effect of discourse structure on depth of semantic integration in reading, Yang, X., Chen, L., & Yang, Y.*, 2014
- Focus, newness and their combination: Processing of information structure in discourse, Chen, L., Li, X., & Yang, Y.*, 2012
- 语篇理解理论研究概述, 陈黎静, 杨玉芳*, 2010
Awards
- 2017: Selected for Fujian Normal University's 'Baochen Plan' for young and middle-aged talents
