Areas of Focus
- Cultural and Social Psychology
- Adolescent Development and Education
- Cyber-Psychology and Online Behavior
Work Experience
- 2012/05 to present - Central China Normal University - Dean & Professor, College of International Cultural Exchange
- 2000/05 to present - Central China Normal University - Professor, School of Psychology
- 1994/5 to present - Central China Normal University - Director, Research Center for Social Psychology
- 2004-2005 - Princeton University, USA - Fulbright Visiting Fellow, Psychology Department
- 1998/10 to 1999/11 - Bath University, UK - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology
- 1994/09 to 2000/05 - Central China Normal University - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
- 1991/09 to 1994/08 - Central China Normal University - Lecturer, Department of Psychology
- 1986/07 to 1991/08 - Central China Normal University - Assistant Professor, Department of Education
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1998.10—1999.11 Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Department of Psychology, Bath University, UK
- 1996.9—1998.10 PhD in Developmental and Educational Psychology: South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- 1986.9—1989.6 MA in Social and Management Psychology: Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- 1982.9—1986.6 BA in Education: Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
Publications
- The preference for potential in competence, not in morality: asymmetric biases regarding a group's potential for moral improvement and decline, Xie, Z., Wen, F., Tan, X., Wei, J., & Zuo, B., 2020
- The (continuous) nature of perceived gender counter-stereotype: a threshold model of gender stereotype maintenance, Wen, F., Zuo, B., Wang, Y., Wu, Y., & Ma, S., 2020
- Boosting creativity, but only for low creative connectivity: the moderating effect of priming stereotypically inconsistent information on creativity, Wen, F., Zuo, B., Xie, Z., & Gao, J., 2019
- The characteristics, dimensions and psychological effect of social categorization, Zuo, B., Wen, F., Song, J., & Dai, T., 2019
- The mediating role of cognitive flexibility in the influence of counter-stereotypes on creativity, Zuo, B., Wen, F., Wang, M., & Wang, Y., 2019
Awards
- 1994: First Prize for Excellent Natural Science Paper, Hubei Province
- 1996: First Prize for Excellent Natural Science Paper, Hubei Province
- 2000: Second Prize for Educational Science Research Achievements, Hubei Province
- 2001: Third Prize for Excellent Social Science Achievements, Hubei Province
- 2006: Third Prize for Excellent Social Science Achievements, Hubei Province