Dr Jian
Chen
Lecturer
Summary
Dr. Jian Chen is a researcher and lecturer at ISN. His primary research interests include numerical cognition, behavioural interventions for mental disorders, and reducing stigma associated with schizophrenia. He employs a range of methods in his work, including behavioural experiments, eye-tracking, electrophysiological, and neuroimaging techniques. Dr. Chen received his PhD in Psychological Sciences from the University of Melbourne, a Research master’s degree in psychology from Tsinghua University, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from USTS.
Research and Publications
Books
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Chen J., et al., Surviving Schizophrenia: A Family Manual, Sixth Edition, Chongqing University Press, Book Translation, 2018. ISBN: 9787568909167
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles -
Yang, J., Gauli, N., Shiwakoti, N., Tay, R., Deng, H., Chen, J., Nepal, B., & Li, J. (2025). Examining the Factors Influencing Pedestrian Behaviour and Safety: A Review with a Focus on Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities. Sustainability, 17(13), 6007.
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Chen, J., Paul, J. M., & Reeve, R. (2022). Manipulation of attention affects subitizing performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 139, 104753.
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Chen. J., Jiang J., Yuan J. (2019). A retrospective review of Chinese translated name of schizophrenia. Sichuan Mental Health. 32(6), 548–551.
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Yuan, J., Hu, X., Chen, J., Bodenhausen, G. V, & Fu, S. (2019). One of us? how facial and symbolic cues to own- versus other-race membership influence access to perceptual awareness. Cognition, 184, 19–27.
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Chen, J., Yuan, J. (2016). The neural causes of congenital amusia. Journal of Neuroscience, 36(30), 7803–7804.
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Chen J., Yuan J., Wang HL., Wang Y., Fu SM. (2013). C1 Modulation Effect and Its Factors. Advances in Psychological Science, 21(3), 407-417.
Conference Proceedings -
Costa da G., Chen J*. Math Anxiety Predicts Math Ability Among Adults. Australasian Mathematical Psychology Conference. Melbourne, Australia. 2023. [Talk]
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Edmonds D., Chen J.* Anxiety in Lockdown – Where Social Support Exceeds Extraversion. Society for Affective Science Annual Meeting. Whova and Gather.Town, 30 Mar – 02 Apr 2022. [Poster]
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Nicholas A, Chen J.* Is the Relationship Between Impulsivity and the Addictive Use of TikTok Moderated by Working Memory Capacity? The Australasian Congress for Personality and Individual Differences. Canberra, Australia. 2021. [Talk]
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McCallum E, Chen J.*. The Moderating Effects of Personality on Self-Esteem and Addictive TikTok use. The Australasian Congress for Personality and Individual Differences. Canberra, Australia. 2021. [Poster]
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Chen J. Does subitizing require attention? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-research & Open Science (AIMOS) conference. Melbourne, Australia. 2020. [Poster] [Early Career Researcher Award]
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Chen J., Fu S. Attentional modulation on the long-distance, pattern-dependent contextual effect, APCV, Singapore, 2015. [Talk]
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Yuan, J., Guo, S., Chen, J., Yang, X., Meng, M., & Fu, S. (2013, September). ERP correlates of graded and categorical face perception. In PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY (Vol. 50, pp. S54-S54). 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA: WILEY-BLACKWELL. [Poster]
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Chen J., Fu S. Orientation-dependent figure-ground segregation in human primary visual cortex, The Sixteenth Chinese National Conference on Psychology, Nanjing, China, 2013. [Poster]
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Peng D., Chen J., Wei H. The ERP detection of mental arithmetic strategies, Advanced Materials Research, 2011, V301-303: 834-839. [Poster]