Areas of Focus
- Emotional Sensitivity and Mental Health
- Aesthetic Psychology Research
- Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Human Reasoning
Work Experience
- 2021/03-present - South China Normal University - Deputy Director, Distinguished Professor
- 2019/10-present - Chinese Psychological Society - President
- 2018/12-2019/6 - Shenzhen University - Director of the Department of Education
- 2014/9-2021/2 - Shenzhen University - Dean of the School of Psychology and Society, Distinguished Professor
- 2014/4-2015/6 - Liaoning Normal University - Vice President, Director of the Brain and Cognitive Science Research Center
- 2011/12-2015/4 - Liaoning Normal University - Vice President, Distinguished Professor
- 2012/06-2018/06 - Beijing Normal University - Chief Expert of the Collaborative Innovation Center for the Evaluation and Improvement of Basic Education Quality in China
- 2012/06-2015/06 - Fujian Province - Minjiang Scholar Chair Professor
- 2009/01-2014/05 - Beijing Normal University - Part-time Professor at the State Key Laboratory
- 2009/09 - Awarded the title of Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor for 2008
- 2005/12-2013/05 - Ministry of Education - Director of the Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality
- 2011/12-2012/04 - Southwest University - Dean of the Department of Psychology, Second Level Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
- 2008/04-2012/04 - Southwest University - Dean of the School of Psychology, Second Level Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
- 2005/06-2008/04 - Southwest University - Vice Dean of the School of Psychology, Doctoral Supervisor
- 2005/08-2006/08 - University of Toronto - Visiting Scholar
- 2004 - Awarded the title of the first batch of 'New Century Talents Project' national candidates
- 2004 - Enjoyed the special allowance of the State Council
- 2003/06-2005/05 - Southwest Normal University - Vice Dean of the School of Psychology, Doctoral Supervisor
- 1999/04-2000/04 - Southwest Normal University - Executive Vice President of Xingzhi Yucai College
- 1999/03-2003/05 - Southwest Normal University - Deputy Director of the Department of Psychology, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
- 1993/06-1999/05 - Southwest Normal University - Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor
- 1989/07-1993/05 - Southwest Normal University - Assistant, Deputy Director of the Department of Psychology
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1993/09-1997/07 PhD in Developmental Psychology: Beijing Normal University
- 1986/09-1989/07 Master's in General Psychology: Southwest Normal University
- 1982/09-1986/07 Bachelor's in School Education: Southwest Normal University
- Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor
- Recipient of the State Council Special Allowance
Publications
- Face recognition ability can be predicted by microstructural properties of white matter: a study of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), Zhou, G. F., Xiao, N. G., Sun, Y.H., Li H.,* Liu, J.G.,*, 2023
- Social distance modulates the influence of social observation on pro-environmental behavior: An event-related potential (ERP) study, Li, M., Li, J., Zhang, G. F., Fan, W., Li, H.*, Zhong,Y.P.*, 2023
- Affective or cognitive interpersonal emotion regulation in couples: an fNIRS hyperscanning study, Zhang,W. H., Qiu, L. T., Tang, F. G., Li, H*., 2023
- Concurrent TMS-EEG and EEG reveal neuroplastic and oscillatory changes associated with self-compassion and negative emotions, Luo, X., Che, X., & Li, H.*, 2023
- Harm or protection? Two-sided consequences of females' susceptible responses to multiple threats, Lin, J. Y., Cuijpers, P., Li, H.,* & Lei, Y.*, 2022
- Distinct Neural-Behavioral Correspondence within Face Processing and Attention Networks for the Composite Face Effect, Chen, C., Lou, Y., Li, H.*, Yuan, J.*, Yang, J., Winskel,H. & Qin, S., 2022
- Testosterone reduces generosity through cortical and subcortical mechanisms, Ou, J., Wu, Y., Hu, Y., Gao, X., Li, H.*, & Tobler, P., 2021
- Oxytocin Modulates Neural Individuation/Categorization Processing of Faces in Early Face-Selective Areas, Liu, Y., Wang, D., & Li, H.*, 2021
Awards
- 2021: Third Prize in the Sixth National Education Science Research Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2016: First Prize in the Fifth National Education Science Research Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2013: National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Advisor Award (Nomination)
- 2010: National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Advisor Award
- 2009: Second Prize in the Sixth Chongqing Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2009: Second Prize in the Beijing Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award
- 2008: Second Prize in the Tenth Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2008: 'Touching China' National Teacher Ethics Model
- 2005: Third Prize in the Third Chongqing Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2001: Second Prize in the Second Chongqing Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award
- 1998: First Prize in the Second National Higher Education Humanities and Social Sciences Research Outstanding Achievement Award
- 1994: First Prize in the Sichuan Provincial Propaganda Department and News Publishing Bureau's First Good Manuscript Selection Activity
- 1992: Sichuan Province Youth Excellent Science and Technology Paper Award
- 1991: Third Prize in the Chongqing Philosophy and Social Science Award