About me

I am a developmental psychologist who is interested in curiosity and learning in young children. 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. I then moved to National Taiwan Normal University and worked with Prof. Shinmin Wang on projects related to shared book reading and children's brain activation.

From story time to shared reading

When I was very young, my father told me many stories to keep me entertained, which sparked my early interest in books and reading. Once I started school, I would search the house for storybooks to read on my own. These early experiences gradually developed into a sustained interest in early language acquisition, where I now study the relationship between interactive shared reading, curiosity, and learning in children.

Fun fact

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