Education
Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Toronto, Canada, 2007
M.A. in Psychology, The American University, USA, 2002
M.A. in Film Psychology, Beijing Film Academy, China, 1999
B.S. in Psychology, Beijing Normal University, China, 1996
Research Interests
- Life-span development
- Executive function
- Emotion
- Theory of mind
- Impacts of brain, cultural and social environment on development
Selected Publications
Qu, L., & Zelazo, P. D. (2007). The facilitative effect of positive stimuli on 3-year-old's flexible rule use. Cognitive Development, 22, 456-473.
Zelazo, P. D., Qu, L., & Müller, U. (2005). Hot and cool aspects of executive function: Relations in early development. In W. Schneider, R., Schumann-Hengsteler & B. Sodian (Eds.), Young children's cognitive development: Interrelationships among executive functioning, working memory, verbal ability, and theory of mind (pp. 71-93). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Zelazo, P. D., Qu, L., & Kesek, A. C. (in press). Hot executive function: Emotion and the development of cognitive control. In S. Calkins & M. A. Bell (Eds.), Child Development at the Intersection of Emotion and Cognition. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Recent Conference Presentation
Qu, L., Yap, S., Soon, J., & Chan, Y. (June 4 – 6, 2009). (+1) + (-1) ≠ 0: The impacts of cooperation on decision-making in 5- to 7-year-old Singaporean children. Paper presented at the Jean Piaget Society 39th Annual Meeting, Park City, Utah, USA.
Qu, L., Tan, Y. W. M., Pachamuthu, R., & Wang, B. (June 4 – 6, 2009). The impacts of mood on working memory in 3- to 5-year-olds. Paper presented at the Jean Piaget Society 39th Annual Meeting, Park City, Utah, USA.
Qu, L., & Carlson, S. M. (April 2 - 4 2009). East or West? Executive function development in English-speaking Chinese Singaporean preschoolers. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, US.
Qu, L., Kassim, K. B., Ismail, N. I. B., Lim, S. P. R., & Sim, L. W. (June 6 – 8, 2008). The impacts of social interaction on inhibitory control in 3- to 5-year-old Singaporean children. Paper presented at the Jean Piaget Society 38th Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada.
Qu, L., Zelazo, P. D., Li, H., & Prencipe, A. (6 - 8 June 2008). Development of affective decision-making for self and other: Comparison of European Canadian, Chinese Canadian, Hong Kong Chinese, and mainland Chinese preschoolers. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of The Jean Piaget Society Quebec City, Canada.
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