Research Fellow working with John Jonides
About
I am a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. John Jonides in the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan. My research seeks to understand the basic principles of how our cognitive system handles distractions, as well as individual differences in this capacity. In addition, I am interested in how distractions manifest in applied contexts. To study these questions, I use various techniques including eye-tracking, pupillometry, electromyography, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (in collaboration with Dr. Taraz Lee). I also employ advanced analytical methods such as computational modeling. Finally, my work examines both neurotypical populations as well as those with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
From 2014 to 2020, I was a Ph.D. student in the Combined Program in Education and Psychology at the University of Michigan. I worked with Dr. Kevin Miller and Dr. Kai Cortina on gaze patterns during mind-wandering. Before coming to Michigan, I majored in Psychology at Beijing Normal University from 2010 to 2014.
