Dr Mingyuan Chu

Research Overview

People spontaneously produce nonverbal behaviours, such as facial expressions, gestures, and body postures, in everyday communication. These body movements play a crucial role in facilitating our spatial thinking and language processing. My research focuses on 1) the mechanisms underlying the interaction between the language and action systems; 2) how hand movements facilitate problem solving and language processing; 3) how gestures facilitate pragmatic and emotional processing during language comprehension; and 4) individual differences in gesture and speech. To address these issues, I combine multiple methodologies, including electrophysiological (EEG), virtual reality, motion tracking, eye tracking, and behavioural experimentation.

Funding and Grants

2022-2023  EPS Small Grant (PI: Mingyuan Chu)

2020-2022  Leverhulm Research Project Grant (PI: Mingyuan Chu)

2020            EPS Symposium Grant (PI: Mingyuan Chu)

2019            Research Enhancement Scheme, University of Aberdeen (PI: Mingyuan Chu)

2018-2019   EPS Small Research Grant (PI: Mingyuan Chu)

2018-2019   Carnegie Incentive Grant (PI: Mingyuan Chu)

2016-2018   British Academy Small Grant. (PI: Mingyuan Chu)

2007            Experimental Psychology Society Grindley Grant

2006-2008   School PhD Scholarship, University of Birmingham

2005-2006   Departmental PhD Scholarship, University of Bristol

2005-2008   Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme

Teaching Responsibilities

Level 2 Advanced Psychology A - Concepts And Theory

Level 3 Methodology A

Level 3 Methodology B

Level 3 Memory and Language

Level 4 Current Topics in Psychological Studies