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Biography

I am a Lecturer at the School of Psychological Sciences.

My research typically uses an experimental approach and utilizes a variety of methodologies, such as eye-tracking, to investigate the coordination of perceptual and cognitive processes involved in natural reading, including vision, attention, memory, and language processing. 

Externally, I currently serve as:

  • A consulting editor for the journal Behavior Research Methods
  • A member of the editorial board for Scientific Reports.

Research interests

My research examines the cognitive and perceptual processes underlying reading comprehension, with a focus on:

Eye Movements as a Window into Reading Comprehension

  • Investigating how eye movements (e.g., how long readers look at particular words or phrases and the movements of eyes, etc.) reveal cognitive processes during reading.
  • Exploring how visual attention interacts with higher-order linguistic comprehension, including syntax, semantics, and discourse processing.

Cross-Language Differences in Reading Behaviors

  • Examine how different writing systems (e.g., alphabetic, logographic) influence reading strategies.
  • Identifying universal vs. language-specific reading mechanisms through behavioural, eye-tracking, and neurological experiments.

Processing and Retention of Misinformation in Digital Environments

  • Investigating how readers encode, retain, and update (or fail to update) misinformation and correct information.
  • Exploring the cognitive mechanisms behind misinformation persistence and resistance to correction, and how that’s being impacted by the everyday reading environment.

Multimodal Information Integration: Reading, Hearing, and Seeing

  • Studying how individuals integrate information from text, speech, and visual stimuli (like when one listens to/watches the talk while taking notes).
  • Investigating how different modalities (especially between reading and listening) contribute to knowledge construction and comprehension.

Education/Academic qualification

Psychology, Ph.D., Academy of Psychology and Behaviour, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China

1 Sept 201116 Jun 2014

Award Date: 16 Jun 2014

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