Yue Qiu
PhD student

Profile

Biography

• 2018-2021: BSc Psychology with Honours, University of York, UK
• 2021-2023: MSc Applied Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, CUHK(Shenzhen), China

I completed my bachelor studies in Psychology at University of York in July 2021, followed by a master's degree in Applied Psychology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, CUHK(Shenzhen), China. Subsequently, I pursued my PhD studies in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging at the University of York, in October 2023. My PhD project focus on face perception and the role of semantic processing in the face perception process.

Career

• PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, University of York, 2023 - Present
• MSc in Applied Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, CUHK (Shenzhen), China (2021-2023)
• Research Assistant, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, CUHK (Shenzhen), China (2021-2023)
• Teaching Assistant, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, CUHK (Shenzhen), China (2022-2023)
• BSc in Psychology with Honours, University of York, 2018 – 2021

Research

Overview

The role of semantic processing in face recognition

Projects

Face processing is an automatic process which involves steps including detection of a presented face, recognising it as familiar, accessing semantic/biological information about the individual, and name retrieval. Though there are proposed neural network systems for face recognition, explanations for the mechanisms behind some common phenomena such as being familiar with the perceived face stimuli but not being able to recall the identity or name still remains unknown. The current study aims to examine the role of semantic process in face perception.

Collaborators

• Professor Tim Andrews
• Professor Mike Burton

Teaching

Publications

External activities

Invited talks and conferences

• Qiu, Y., Cui, Y.,, Xu, Y., Chen, C., & Jiang, Y. (2022, August). Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Competencies and Academic Achievement: A Latent Profile Analysis (LPA). Poster presented at the 2022 Annual Convention of American Psychological Association (Aug’2022). Awarded with Division 16 Student Poster Award & Outstanding Research Achievement Internet and Social Media Addiction among university students.