About me

I am currently a post-doctoral researcher at National Taiwan Normal University, working with Prof. Shinmin Wang on projects related to shared book reading and children's brain activation. I did my PhD at the University of Nottingham (Malaysia Campus) under the supervision of Prof. Julien Mayor, where I examined word learning strategies that children use. After my PhD, I worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Göttingen in Germany with Prof. Nivedita Mani on early language acquisition.

From story time to shared book reading

When I was very young, my father told me many stories to keep me entertained. This led to my love for books and reading. Once I started schooling, I began to hunt around the house for story books that I could read. Now, as a working adult with a background in developmental psychology (specialising in language acquisition), I seek to understand the link between parent-child shared reading and children's brain and cognitive development. I am also interested in whether and how shared reading can induce exploration in children, which will allow me to develop evidence-based intervention programmes that enhance children's learning experience.

Fun fact

I speak five languages: Cantonese (native), English (near native), Mandarin (fluent), Malay (fluent), and German (functional).