Areas of Focus
- Cognitive and neural mechanisms of advanced Chinese language comprehension
- Relationship between language processing and general cognitive processing
- Psychology of language learning and teaching
Work Experience
- 2018-present: Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor
- 2011-present: Pearl River Scholar Distinguished Professor of Guangdong Province
- 2006-present: Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Department of Psychology, South China Normal University
- 2005-present: Professor, Department of Psychology, South China Normal University
- 2002-2005: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, South China Normal University
- 2000-2002: Lecturer, Department of Psychology, South China Normal University
- 2018-2019: Visiting Scientist, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, MIT
- 2008-2009: Visiting Professor, Department of Psychology, Tufts University
- 2001, 2007: Visiting Scholar, Center for Cognitive and Brain Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1995-2000: Ph.D. in Psychology, South China Normal University
- 1991-1995: Bachelor's degree in Psychology, South China Normal University
- Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor
- New Century Excellent Talent of the Ministry of Education
- Pearl River Scholar Distinguished Professor of Guangdong Province
- National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award
Awards
- Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor
- New Century Excellent Talent of the Ministry of Education
- Pearl River Scholar Distinguished Professor of Guangdong Province
- National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award