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Name	Xia Fang
Contact Information	x.fang@zju.edu.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese, Dutch
Province	Zhejiang

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Name

Xia Fang

Contact Information

x.fang@zju.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese, Dutch

Province

Zhejiang

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Zhejiang University
Faculty	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2013-2018 PhD: University of Amsterdam, Psychology 2017 Visiting Scholar: Stanford University, Psychology 2010-2013 Master's: East China Normal University, Psychology 2006-2010 Bachelor's: Zhejiang University, Psychology
Work Experience	2021-present - Zhejiang University - Hundred Talents Program Researcher 2018-2021 - York University (Canada) - Postdoctoral Researcher 2018 - University of Amsterdam - Research Assistant 2018 - Nonverbal Strategy Analysis Institute (Netherlands) - Facial Expression Analyst

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Zhejiang University

Faculty

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2013-2018 PhD: University of Amsterdam, Psychology
2017 Visiting Scholar: Stanford University, Psychology
2010-2013 Master's: East China Normal University, Psychology
2006-2010 Bachelor's: Zhejiang University, Psychology

Work Experience

2021-present - Zhejiang University - Hundred Talents Program Researcher
2018-2021 - York University (Canada) - Postdoctoral Researcher
2018 - University of Amsterdam - Research Assistant
2018 - Nonverbal Strategy Analysis Institute (Netherlands) - Facial Expression Analyst

Areas of Focus	Emotion Expression and Perception Facial Perception Social Cognition Cross-Cultural Psychology Art and Emotion
Publications	Categorical perception of facial expressions of anger and disgust across cultures, Fang, X., Van Kleef, G.A, Kawakami, K., & Sauter, D.A., 2024 How emotion is experienced and expressed in multiple cultures: A large-scale experiment across North America, Europe, and Japan, Cowen, A. S., Brooks, J., Prasad, G., Tanaka, M., Kamitani, Y., Kirilyuk, V., Somandepalli, K., Jou, B., Schroff, F., Adam, H., Sauter, D., Fang, X., Manokara, K., Tzirakis, P., Oh, M., & Keltner, D., 2024 Changing perceptions of people wearing masks: Two years of living in a pandemic, Fang, X., & Kawakami, K., 2024 The impact of spontaneity and presentation mode on the ingroup advantage in recognizing angry and disgusted facial expressions, Fang, X.#, & Ge, Y#., 2024 Decoding Angry and Disgusted Faces Across Cultures: Facial Prototypes and Software Matter, Fang, X., & Kawakami, K., 2024 Deep learning reveals what facial expressions mean to people in different cultures, Brooks, J. A., Kim, L., Opara, M., Keltner, D., Fang, X., Monroy, M., ... & Cowen, A. S., 2024 Evaluating past emotions in changing facial expressions: The role of current emotions and culture, Fang, X., Liu, W., & Kawakami, K., 2023 Impact of face masks on perceptions of black and white targets during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kawakami, K., Manokara, K., & Fang, X., 2023 Deep learning reveals what vocal bursts express in different cultures, Brooks, J. A., Tzirakis, P., Baird, A., Kim, L., Opara, M., Fang, X., Keltner, D., Monroy, M., Corona, R., Metrick, J. & Cowen, A. S., 2023 Impact of similarity on recognition of faces of Black and White targets, Kawakami, K., Vingilis‐Jaremko, L., Friesen, J. P., Meyers, C., & Fang, X., 2022 Culture shapes the distinctiveness of posed and spontaneous facial expressions of anger and disgust, Fang, X., Sauter, D., Heerdink, M., & Van Kleef, G., 2022 Cross-cultural and inter-group research on emotion perception, Fang, X., Magdalena R., Jens L., 2022 Perceiving ingroup and outgroup faces within and across nations, Kawakami, K., Justin P. Friesen, & Fang, X., 2022 Social cognition, attention, and eye tracking, Kawakami, K., Meyers C., & Fang, X., 2021 Cultural differences in perceiving transitions in emotional facial expressions: Easterners show greater contrast effects than Westerners, Fang, X., Van Kleef, G.A., Kawakami K., & Sauter, D.A., 2021 Perceptions of the appropriate response to norm violation in 57 societies, Eriksson, V., Strimling, P., Gelfand, M.J., ..., Fang, X., ..., & Van Lange, P.A.M., 2021 No guts, no glory? How risk-taking shapes dominance, prestige, and leadership endorsement, Van Kleef, G.A., Heerdink, M.W., Wanders F., Stamkou, E., Cheshin, A., Koning, L.F., Fang, X., & Georgeac, O., 2021 What music makes us feel: At least 13 dimensions organize subjective experiences associated with music across different cultures, Cowen, A.S.#, Fang, X.#, Sauter, D.A., & Keltner, D., 2020 Unmasking smiles: The influence of intensity and culture on smile interpretation, Fang, X., Sauter, D.A., & Van Kleef, G.A., 2019 Revisiting cultural differences in emotion perception between easterners and westerners: Chinese perceivers are accurate, but see additional non-intended emotions in negative facial expressions, Fang, X., Van Kleef, G.A, & Sauter, D.A., 2019 Seeing mixed emotions: The specificity of emotion perception from static and dynamic facial expressions across cultures, Fang, X., Sauter, D. A., & Van Kleef, G. A., 2018 Person perception from dynamic expressions of emotional change: Primacy, recency, or averaging effect?, Fang, X.*, Van Kleef, G.A, & Sauter, D.A., 2018

Areas of Focus

Emotion Expression and Perception
Facial Perception
Social Cognition
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Art and Emotion

Publications

Categorical perception of facial expressions of anger and disgust across cultures, Fang, X.*, Van Kleef, G.A, Kawakami, K., & Sauter, D.A., 2024
How emotion is experienced and expressed in multiple cultures: A large-scale experiment across North America, Europe, and Japan, Cowen, A. S., Brooks, J., Prasad, G., Tanaka, M., Kamitani, Y., Kirilyuk, V., Somandepalli, K., Jou, B., Schroff, F., Adam, H., Sauter, D., Fang, X., Manokara, K., Tzirakis, P., Oh, M., & Keltner, D., 2024
Changing perceptions of people wearing masks: Two years of living in a pandemic, Fang, X.*, & Kawakami, K., 2024
The impact of spontaneity and presentation mode on the ingroup advantage in recognizing angry and disgusted facial expressions, Fang, X.#*, & Ge, Y#., 2024
Decoding Angry and Disgusted Faces Across Cultures: Facial Prototypes and Software Matter, Fang, X.*, & Kawakami, K., 2024
Deep learning reveals what facial expressions mean to people in different cultures, Brooks, J. A., Kim, L., Opara, M., Keltner, D., Fang, X., Monroy, M., ... & Cowen, A. S., 2024
Evaluating past emotions in changing facial expressions: The role of current emotions and culture, Fang, X.*, Liu, W., & Kawakami, K., 2023
Impact of face masks on perceptions of black and white targets during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kawakami, K., Manokara, K., & Fang, X.*, 2023
Deep learning reveals what vocal bursts express in different cultures, Brooks, J. A., Tzirakis, P., Baird, A., Kim, L., Opara, M., Fang, X., Keltner, D., Monroy, M., Corona, R., Metrick, J. & Cowen, A. S., 2023
Impact of similarity on recognition of faces of Black and White targets, Kawakami, K.*, Vingilis‐Jaremko, L., Friesen, J. P., Meyers, C., & Fang, X., 2022
Culture shapes the distinctiveness of posed and spontaneous facial expressions of anger and disgust, Fang, X.*, Sauter, D., Heerdink, M., & Van Kleef, G., 2022
Cross-cultural and inter-group research on emotion perception, Fang, X.*, Magdalena R., Jens L., 2022
Perceiving ingroup and outgroup faces within and across nations, Kawakami, K.*, Justin P. Friesen, & Fang, X., 2022
Social cognition, attention, and eye tracking, Kawakami, K.*, Meyers C., & Fang, X., 2021
Cultural differences in perceiving transitions in emotional facial expressions: Easterners show greater contrast effects than Westerners, Fang, X.*, Van Kleef, G.A., Kawakami K., & Sauter, D.A., 2021
Perceptions of the appropriate response to norm violation in 57 societies, Eriksson, V.*, Strimling, P., Gelfand, M.J., ..., Fang, X., ..., & Van Lange, P.A.M., 2021
No guts, no glory? How risk-taking shapes dominance, prestige, and leadership endorsement, Van Kleef, G.A.*, Heerdink, M.W., Wanders F., Stamkou, E., Cheshin, A., Koning, L.F., Fang, X., & Georgeac, O., 2021
What music makes us feel: At least 13 dimensions organize subjective experiences associated with music across different cultures, Cowen, A.S.#*, Fang, X.#, Sauter, D.A., & Keltner, D., 2020
Unmasking smiles: The influence of intensity and culture on smile interpretation, Fang, X.*, Sauter, D.A., & Van Kleef, G.A., 2019
Revisiting cultural differences in emotion perception between easterners and westerners: Chinese perceivers are accurate, but see additional non-intended emotions in negative facial expressions, Fang, X.*, Van Kleef, G.A, & Sauter, D.A., 2019
Seeing mixed emotions: The specificity of emotion perception from static and dynamic facial expressions across cultures, Fang, X.*, Sauter, D. A., & Van Kleef, G. A., 2018
Person perception from dynamic expressions of emotional change: Primacy, recency, or averaging effect?, Fang, X.*, Van Kleef, G.A, & Sauter, D.A., 2018

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