Curriculum Vitae
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Research Interests
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Aggression
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Cognitive Neuroscience
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Affective Neuroscience
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Emotional Well-being
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Violence Prevention
Education
Virginia Tech
2019-2025
Ph.D. in Psychology, Developmental Science
M.S. in Psychology, Developmental Science (2021)
National Yang-Ming University
2014 - 2016
M.S. in Brain Science, Clinical Brain Science
National Chung Cheng University
2010 - 2014
B.S. in Psychology
Skills
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Matlab
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R
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JASP
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Excel
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Psychtoolbox
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E-Prime
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Eye-link (Experiment Builder)
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PsychoPy
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Inkscape
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Illustrator
Work Experience
Affective Neurodynamics & Development Lab, VT
Postdoctoral Associate
2025 - Present
Former Ph.D. Student
2019 - 2025
My primary responsibility is to process and analyze fMRI data from younger (college-aged) and older adults (ages 55–75), investigating the development of the locus coeruleus (LC) and salience network (SN), and how their interaction (LC-SN connectivity) influences attention control.
In addition, I continue my doctoral research, which investigates the extent to which children's (ages 8-17) brain responses resemble those of their parents in social and emotional situations using parent–child dyadic fMRI data.
JK Lifespan Development Lab, VT
Postdoctoral Associate
2025 - Present
Former Research Assistant for fMRI data
2022 - 2023
My primary responsibility is to process and analyze fMRI data spanning up to 8 years. The aim is to identify risk and protective factors associated with inhibitory control in the brains of adolescents and young adults (ages 14-22), as well as their substance use and externalizing behaviors.
Center for Research of Cognitive Science,
Lead Research Assistant / Coordinator
2018 - 2019
The studies were focused on the joint project titled "A Neural-Computational Approach to Investigate Multi-modal Processing and Integration of Emotional Expressions." As the principal research assistant, my responsibilities encompass designing and conducting experiments, as well as managing the team involved in the project. This collaborative endeavor involves partnering with four laboratories across three institutes.
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Data for Social Good
Fellow
2016 - 2017
This project aimed to contribute to the betterment of society through data analysis. We firmly believe in the transformative power of data for social good. In this endeavor, I actively participated in the domestic violence team, which utilized the random forest model to predict the risk of recurring domestic violence. Our accomplishments have garnered significant attention, highlighting the importance of employing data science in the non-profit sector.
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Cheng-Zhi Education Foundation
Developer of Teaching Resource
2015 - 2016
Junyi Academy, a free online learning resource, offers instructional videos and large item pools that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. Enlarging the item pool of Biology is my core work. http://www.junyiacademy.org/
Brain Research Unit
Research Assistant
2014 - 2016
Worked under the supervision of Prof. Jen-Chuen Hsieh in the Integrated Brain Research Unit; our research focuses on how long-term pain (primary dysmenorrhea, PDM) experience affects the pain processing and pain modulatory systems in the human brain.
Visual Cognition Laboratory
Undergraduate Student Researcher
2013 - 2014
Completed my undergraduate study on face recognition and facial emotional expression processing using eye-movement and behavioral data at National Chung Cheng University.
Sleep Laboratory
Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant
2010 - 2014
I assisted with setting up and scoring of polysomnography (PSG) to study sleep deprivation, N2, and/or REM-sleep deprivation.
Professional Certification
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Human Resource Administrator Training
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Google AdWords Certification