EDUCATION
Ph.D Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2017
Specialization: Cognitive Science of Teaching and Learning
Certificate: Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education (SLATE)
M.S. Applied Statistics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2013
M.Ed Curriculum and Instruction, Boston College, 2011
B.A English, Minor in Spanish, Tianjin Foreign Studies University, 2009
Ph.D Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2017
Specialization: Cognitive Science of Teaching and Learning
Certificate: Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education (SLATE)
M.S. Applied Statistics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2013
M.Ed Curriculum and Instruction, Boston College, 2011
B.A English, Minor in Spanish, Tianjin Foreign Studies University, 2009
POSITIONS
2019 - Present Quantitative User Researcher, Google, Mountain View
2017--2018 Research Associate, ILAB, University of Washington, Seattle
Advisors: Dr. Chantel Prat, Dr. Rejash Rao, Dr. Andrea Stocco
2011-2017 Graduate Reseacher, EdPsych Psycholinguistics Lab, Educational Psychology, UIUC
Advisor: Dr. Kiel Christianson
2012-2017 Graduate Reseacher, Language and Brain Lab, Psychology, UIUC
Advisor: Dr. Susan Garnsey
2009-2011 Graduate Reseacher, Curriculum and Instruction, Boston College
Advisors: Dr. Maria Brisk, Dr. Mariela Paez, Dr. Patrick Proctor, Dr. Lillie Albert
2019 - Present Quantitative User Researcher, Google, Mountain View
2017--2018 Research Associate, ILAB, University of Washington, Seattle
Advisors: Dr. Chantel Prat, Dr. Rejash Rao, Dr. Andrea Stocco
2011-2017 Graduate Reseacher, EdPsych Psycholinguistics Lab, Educational Psychology, UIUC
Advisor: Dr. Kiel Christianson
2012-2017 Graduate Reseacher, Language and Brain Lab, Psychology, UIUC
Advisor: Dr. Susan Garnsey
2009-2011 Graduate Reseacher, Curriculum and Instruction, Boston College
Advisors: Dr. Maria Brisk, Dr. Mariela Paez, Dr. Patrick Proctor, Dr. Lillie Albert
TEACHING
University of Washington Seattle
University of Washington Seattle
- Cognitive Psychology, Guest Lecturer, Psychology, 2017
- Topics in Computational Linguistics, Guest Lecturer, Linguistics, 2017
- Applied Regression Analysis, Instructor, Educational Psychology, 2016
- Elements of Statistics, Teaching Assistant, Educational Psychology, 2016
- Experimental Pragmatics, Guest Lecturer, Linguistics, 2016
- Early Adolescent Development, Teaching Assistant, Educational Psychology, 2014
- Bilingualism, Second Language, and Literacy Development, Teaching Assistant, 2011
- English as a Second Language, Instructor, 2008- 2009
REASEARCH GRANTS
1. Co-PI, Confucius Institute Chinese Research Grant ($63,705.8), Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of
China, 2014 – 2017
2. Kavli Cognitive Neuroscience Institute Fellowship (1 of the 50 recipients globally), 2017
3. Confucius Institute Asian Language and Culture Research Fund ($5,000), 2016
4. College of Education Dissertation Research Award ($1,500), UIUC, 2015
5. The Barak Rosenshine Dissertation Completion Award, UIUC, ($500), 2015
6. Hardie Dissertation Award ($1,500), UIUC, 2014
7. Beckman Institute Cognitive Science/ Artificial Intelligence Awards ($4,000, received twice, 2013, 2014)
FELLOWSHIP and AWARDS
8. Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students (0.01% acceptance rate globally, the highest
honor), Chinese Scholarship Council, 2017
9. Data Scientist Incubator Fellowship ( 1% acceptance rate), 2019
10. Beckman Institute Graduate Fellowship (0.05% acceptance rate), 2014-2015
11. UIUC Graduate Dissertation Completion Fellowship (0.27%), 2016-2017
12. Raymond Kulhavy Memorial Scholarship ($8,500, only 1), UIUC, 2016-2017
13. The 57th Psychonomic Society Conference Travel Award (Best poster, 1% acceptance rate, $1,000), 2016
14. William Chandler Bagley Scholarship ($2,000), UIUC, 2014 – 2015
15. UIUC University Fellowships, ($6000, 3 times, 2014-2017)
16. The Raymond W. Kulhavy Prizes, UIUC, (Best Paper, twice, $1,000, 2016, 2015)
17. Confucius Institute Winter Camp Scholarship, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, 2014
18. Dean's Awards, Lynch School of Education ($3600), Boston College, 2010
19. Undergraduate Research Scholarship, Tianjin Foreign Studies University (¥1,500), 2009
TRAVEL AWARDS
20. The 30th CUNY Annual Conference Student Travel Award, MIT, 2017
21. Post-doc Travel Award, University of Washington, 2017
22. College of Education Block Travel Grant ($2,000, $1000), UIUC, 2015, 2017
23. Hardie Conference Travel Support Awards, UIUC (6 times, 2013-2016)
24. SLATE Conference Travel Awards, UIUC (4 times, 2013 -2016)
25. The 27th CUNY Annual Conference Student Travel Award, Ohio State University, 2014
26. College of Education Block Grant Travel Award, UIUC, 2014
1. Co-PI, Confucius Institute Chinese Research Grant ($63,705.8), Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of
China, 2014 – 2017
2. Kavli Cognitive Neuroscience Institute Fellowship (1 of the 50 recipients globally), 2017
3. Confucius Institute Asian Language and Culture Research Fund ($5,000), 2016
4. College of Education Dissertation Research Award ($1,500), UIUC, 2015
5. The Barak Rosenshine Dissertation Completion Award, UIUC, ($500), 2015
6. Hardie Dissertation Award ($1,500), UIUC, 2014
7. Beckman Institute Cognitive Science/ Artificial Intelligence Awards ($4,000, received twice, 2013, 2014)
FELLOWSHIP and AWARDS
8. Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students (0.01% acceptance rate globally, the highest
honor), Chinese Scholarship Council, 2017
9. Data Scientist Incubator Fellowship ( 1% acceptance rate), 2019
10. Beckman Institute Graduate Fellowship (0.05% acceptance rate), 2014-2015
11. UIUC Graduate Dissertation Completion Fellowship (0.27%), 2016-2017
12. Raymond Kulhavy Memorial Scholarship ($8,500, only 1), UIUC, 2016-2017
13. The 57th Psychonomic Society Conference Travel Award (Best poster, 1% acceptance rate, $1,000), 2016
14. William Chandler Bagley Scholarship ($2,000), UIUC, 2014 – 2015
15. UIUC University Fellowships, ($6000, 3 times, 2014-2017)
16. The Raymond W. Kulhavy Prizes, UIUC, (Best Paper, twice, $1,000, 2016, 2015)
17. Confucius Institute Winter Camp Scholarship, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, 2014
18. Dean's Awards, Lynch School of Education ($3600), Boston College, 2010
19. Undergraduate Research Scholarship, Tianjin Foreign Studies University (¥1,500), 2009
TRAVEL AWARDS
20. The 30th CUNY Annual Conference Student Travel Award, MIT, 2017
21. Post-doc Travel Award, University of Washington, 2017
22. College of Education Block Travel Grant ($2,000, $1000), UIUC, 2015, 2017
23. Hardie Conference Travel Support Awards, UIUC (6 times, 2013-2016)
24. SLATE Conference Travel Awards, UIUC (4 times, 2013 -2016)
25. The 27th CUNY Annual Conference Student Travel Award, Ohio State University, 2014
26. College of Education Block Grant Travel Award, UIUC, 2014
REVIEWER
- American Journal of Psychology
- Brain and Language
- Cognition
- Cognitive Science Society Conference
- Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
- Journal of Neurolingustics
- Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
- Psychological Research