SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY LAB
(SCPL)
LAB DIRECTOR
Prof. Zhansheng CHEN
陳戰勝
Professor
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2021-present Professor
Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong
2014-2021 Associate Professor
Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong
2008-2014 Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong
EDUCATION
2008 Ph.D., Social Psychology
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
2002 M.Ed., Psychology
South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
1999 B.S., Applied Psychology
Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Email: chenz@hku.hk
HKU Researcher Page:
CURRENT STUDENTS
Lipeng YIN
尹立鹏
PhD Candidate
I am a Ph.D student in HKU.
Research interest includes sexual objectification, social networking sites addiction, social exclusion, adolescent development, psychological mechanisms of online behaviours, etc.
Xinyu PAN
潘欣羽
PhD Student
I am a PhD student at the HKU. My primary research interest is to explore people's interactions in diverse social settings.
Research Interests:
· Awe
· Humility
· Objectification
· Recession
Email: panxinyu@connect.hku.hk
Qiwen FENG
PhD Student
I am a PhD student in the Department of Psychology.
My current research interests:
· Positive psychology
· Aggression
· Objectification
· Ostracism/social exclusion
Email: u3568164@connect.hku.hk
Yunqian TIAN
PhD Student
Fiona just completed her bachelor’s degree at HKU and now continues to do a PhD here.
She is enthusiastic about interdisciplinary collaboration, including but not limited to sociology, marketing, data science, engineering, and dentistry.
She enjoys hiking, chasing sunsets, and doing Pilates in her free time.
Email: fionatyq@connect.hku.hk
田芸謙
LAB ALUMNI
Dr. Fei TENG
滕飛
I am currently an associate professor in Psychology at South China Normal University. Broadly speaking, my research interests are in the area of social psychology. Most of my research involves stereotype and prejudice (especially those toward women) examining phenomena like objectification, sexism, social ideology, and relationships. I have found that discriminatory and aggressive acts are often more subtle and nuanced than previously thought, but they still have negative social and legal consequences for recipients. my work has been funded by the National Science Foundation of China and The Ministry of Education of Humanities and Social Science Project and has been published in outlets such as the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Process, European Journal of Social Psychology, Sex Roles, and Basic and Applied Social Psychology.
SCNU Researcher Page: http://psy.scnu.edu.cn/a/20160122/69.html
Dr. Ivan Kai-Tak POON
潘啟德
I am currently an assistant professor at The Education University of Hong Kong. I obtained my doctorate degree from the University of Hong Kong. My primary research focuses on interpersonal relationships and processes, with an emphasis on the cognitive, emotional, behavioral impacts of ostracism and social rejection. Specifically, I examine when and why ostracism promotes anti-social behaviors (e.g. aggression and dishonesty) and examine how to help people better cope with the pain of ostracism. I also investigate the psychological impacts of sexual objectification and money.
Email: ktpoon@eduhk.hk
EduHK Researcher Page:
https://oraas0.ied.edu.hk/rich/web/people_details.jsp?pid=172371
Enci ZHANG
張恩慈
I obtained my M.Phil. degree in 2018 from the Social and Cultural Psychology Lab, HKU. Under the supervision of Prof. Chen, I conducted research on ostracism, self-regulation and implicit theories. Currently, I am a consulting analyst specialized in talent assessment, with a commitment to apply psychology in business.
Email: enci.zhang@foxmail.com
Dr. Echo Xue WANG
王雪
I obtained my M.Phil. degree in 2016 from the Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong under the supervision of Prof. Chen. And got my Ph.D. from the Chinese University of Hong Kong under the supervision of Prof. Hong Ying-yi. I’m currently a lecturer at Business School, Beijing Normal University. I’m interested in how social factors (e.g., scarcity, social class, social inequality and social mobility) will influence consumers' decision making and real purchase behaviors. I’m also accumulating research experience in fields of moral judgment and behaviour and sexual objectification.
Email: wangx@link.cuhk.edu.hk
Dr. Tonglin JIANG
姜佟琳
I am currently an assistant professor at Peking University.
Research interest includes self-concept clarity, self-continuity, social connection, ostracism, materialism, etc.
Dr. Xijing WANG
王蹊徑
I obtained my Ph.D. from University College London in 2018 before working as a postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Chen at the University of Hong Kong (2019-2021). Currently, I am an Assistant Professor at the City University of Hong Kong.
Research Interests
1) Objectification and Dehumanization;
2) Immoral Behaviour, Aggression, and Self-Interested Behaviour;
3) Inequality, Social Power, Social Dominance, and Hierarchy.
Web Info
https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/persons/xijing-wang(ee597c30-372f-4211-8e9e-b39fe796915e).html
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xijing_Wang
Email: xijiwang@cityu.edu.hk
Dr. Bill Jiaxin SHI
史嘉鑫
I am Dr. SHI. My primary interest is to examine how people perceive themselves in different natural, social, and nature connectedness settings.
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Self-dehumanization (also Self-objectification)
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Moral behavior
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Tightness and looseness culture
I also love writing popular science papers on Zhihu website.
Email: billshi@connect.hku.hk
Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jiaxin_Shi8
Personal website: https://billshi.wixsite.com/billshi723
Dr. YAO Shiyao WANG
王詩瑶
Finally, I am a DOCTOR!! Cannot believe I MADE it!
Thanks for everyone (friends, families, labmates, professors, etc).
I love you ALL!!!
Knowledgeable in androcentric language, gender stereotypes, ambivalent sexism, and barriers to women’s empowerment. With a keen insight into how daily communication and cultural constructs maintain and reinforce the gender status quo. Seeking to increase people’s sensitivity to the use of gender-fair language.
Wechat: shiyaowang7
Sze Yu CHAN
I obtained my M.Phil. degree in 2023 from the Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong and received my Bachelor's Degree from Yuanpei College, Peking University in 2020. I worked in Brown University as a research assistant during summer in 2019. During the holidays, I likes travelling following my heart without fixed schedule. And I is also a foodie.
Research interests:
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Objectification/Mind perception
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Prosociality
research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Szeyu_Chan
Email: chan_szeyu@connect.hku.hk
Dr. Devin Zaixuan ZHANG
張再玄
I am Dr. ZHANG. I got my bachelor ‘s diploma at HEU, and then had a RA experience at BNU. I am a keen social observer, and my researches are mainly strongly related to social pheromones & chaos.
Research Interests:
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Belongingness
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Group & Inter-group Process
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Meaning Psychology
Not-bad foil fencing player and senior chowhound. (╹ڡ╹ )
Email: zzxjung@connect.hku.hk
Research gate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Devin_zhangzaixuan