Academic Profile : Faculty

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Asst Prof Luo Lizhu
Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences
Dr. Luo Lizhu(罗笠铢)is a psychologist and a neuroscientist with a strong interest in affective neuroscience and clinical psychology. She earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Psychology from Southwest University and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. Dr. Luo further honed her expertise through postdoctoral research at Clare Hall and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge.

Dr. Luo conducts interdisciplinary research in psychology, neuroscience, and psychopathology. Her research employs psychological and neuroimaging methods, primarily functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), to investigate the behavioral and neural mechanisms of youth psychopathology, focusing specifically on the dysfunctions in emotional and cognitive processing associated with youth depression. The ultimate goal is to facilitate practical applications and transformations based on scientific findings.

Dr. Luo employs a multifaceted approach, integrating behavioral, neuroimaging, and artificial intelligence methods to address her research question. Utilizing behavioral methods, she uses experimental techniques and standardized assessments to investigate participants' emotional responses, cognitive performance, and clinical symptoms. Employing neuroimaging methods, Lizhu utilizes task-related fMRI to examine the neural mechanisms underlying emotional and cognitive processing, such as autobiographical memory retrieval and morphed emotional face processing, particularly in relation to the level of depression. In the realm of artificial intelligence, she applies machine learning techniques to explore depression predictors, aiming to develop targeted interventions.
- Affective Neuroscience (fMRI)
- Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
- Parenting
- Face Processing
- Autobiographical Memory
 
  • Behavioural and Neural Mechanisms Underlying Morphed Sad-Happy Face Emotion Perception: Exploring Gender differences and Implications for Depression in Singaporean Youth
  • Responses to Peer and Parent Evaluations in Adolescents and Their Implications for Depression
Courses Taught
HP2300 - Developmental Psychology
HP4273 - Introduction to Functional Neuroimaging