PhD Students

Mengyang HE
Research interests
- Teacher-child interaction;
- Teacher training;
- Children’s language development
Supervisor: Prof. Biying HU

Huifang REN
Research interests
- Young chlidren’s social-emotional development and problem behaviors
Supervisor: Prof. Biying HU

Ziying ZHANG
Research interests
- Early childhood educator professional development;
- Teacher well-being;
- Early childhood education in ethnic minorities
Supervisor: Prof. Jin SUN

Kenan GAO
Research interests
- Technology-assisted language acquisition;
- Learner-focused EFL learning approaches;
- Positive psychology
Supervisor: Prof. Juan ZHANG
Cp-supervisor: Zhen YUAN

Yihan ZHANG
Research interests
- Attachment;
- Parent-child relationship
Supervisor: Prof. Juan ZHANG
Cp-supervisor: Zhen YUAN

Han LI
Research interests
- Parenting;
- Mindfulness;
- Autism
Supervisor: Prof. Juan ZHANG

Xiyu JIANG
Research interests
- Emotional Development of Children
Supervisor: Prof. Juan ZHANG

Li CHEN
Research interests
- Early Childhood Education;
- Teacher Readiness;
- Student-Teacher Relationships
Supervisor: Prof. Mengdi CHEN

Soi Kei HO
Research interests
- Strength-based parenting
- Mindsets and students’ well-being
Supervisor: Prof. Wei-Wen CHEN

Lichun CHEN
Research interests
- Inclusive Education in mainstream preschools
Supervisor: Prof. Wei-Wen CHEN

Ximiao TANG
Research interests
- Adolescent development
Supervisor: Prof. Wei-Wen CHEN

Xiaotong LIN
Research interests
- Intimate relationship;
- Attachment;
- Objectification
Supervisor: Prof. Wei-Wen CHEN

Wenting XIE
Research interests
- Intergenerational Relationships
- Women’s Studies
- Elderly Education
- Community Education
- Lifelong Learning
Supervisor: Prof. Wei-Wen CHEN

Xiaoqi WEI
Research interests
- Romantic Relationship;
- Mindfulness
Supervisor: Prof. Wei-Wen CHEN

Hanqi QIU
Research interests
- Social psychology of education;
- Emotion beliefs;
- Stigma on children with special educational needs
Supervisor: Prof. Boby Ho-Hong CHING

Yu ZHANG
Research interests
- Adolescent and young adult development;
- Particularly mental health and academic performance
Supervisor: Prof. Boby Ho-Hong CHING

Xianfeng ZHU
Research interests
- Stress beliefs and children’s mathematics learning ;
- Working memory;
- Interparental conflict
Supervisor: Prof. Boby Ho-Hong CHING

Yijie LI
Research interests
- Educational Psychometrics;
- Mathematics Education
Supervisor: Prof. Xin LIN
Co-supervisor: Prof. Chuang WANG

Xiaonan HAN
Research interests
- Primary School Mathematics Education;
- Special Education (Mathematics Difficulties);
- Teacher Education
Supervisor: Prof. Xin LIN

Xiaochong ZENG
Research interests
- Mathematics Interventions
Supervisor: Prof. Xin LIN

Haorui CUI
Research interests
- Understanding and supporting students with mathematics learning difficulties
Supervisor: Prof. Xin LIN

Mingchen ZHANG
Research interests
- Contextual antecedents and developmental outcomes of screen media use among children and adolescents
Supervisor: Prof. Nan ZHOU

Yuhan WANG
Research interests
- Adolescent career development;
- Sschool engagement;
- Family environments and child development
Supervisor: Prof. Nan ZHOU

Yue ZHAO
Research interests
- Career Development
Supervisor: Prof. Nan ZHOU

Yajun ZHANG
Research interests
- Educational psychology;
- Parental emotion socialization;
- Parenting intervention
Supervisor: Prof. Mingming ZHOU

Yonghong ZHOU
Research interests
- Emotion regulation;
- Language learning;
- Educational technology
Supervisor: Prof. Mingming ZHOU

Wei WANG
Research interests
- Educational psychology and technology
Supervisor: Prof. Mingming ZHOU



