Education

Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

2019 - Present
Health Behavior & Health Education Program
Dissertation: In Progress
Advisor: Darla M. Castelli, Ph.D.

M.Ed., National Chung Cheng University

2014 - 2017
Graduate Institute of Sport & Leisure Education
Thesis: The Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Inhibitory Control, Emotional Modulation, and Error Monitoring in Violent Offenders
Advisor: Suyen Liu, Ph.D.

B.Ed., National Chung Cheng University

2010 - 2014
Department of Athletic Sports
Archery Team
Coach: Chien-Nan Liao

Research

Addiction

The psychosocial and neurocognitive mechanisms of behavioral addiction (e.g., compulsive exercise and food consumption) and drug misuse.

Violence

The behavioral performance and neurophysiological activities of cognitive control among violent offenders.

Exercise & Cognition

The benefits of exercise on inhibitory control and error monitoring.

Cognitive Control & Emotion

The relationships between inhibitory control, error monitoring, and emotion.

News

Nov-10-2023

Participant Recruitment

I am recruiting participants aged 18-35 to study the relationship between exercise, reaction time, and mental visualization at UT-Austin. If you are healthy and aged 18-35, contact us for more information (kinetic_kidz_lab2@utexas.edu).

Jun-05-2023

Benefit of Exercise on Cognitive Control among Violent Offenders

My master's thesis study has been published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. This study demonstrated that a brief 30-min exercise can lead to a more efficient inhibitory control.