Pan Liu

Area of Study / Keywords

Developmental Neuroscience Developmental Psychopathology Socio-emotional Development Emotion Processing Children and Adolescents

About

Dr. Pan Liu is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Developmental Science at the University of Alberta. Prior to joining UAlberta, she was an Assistant Professor of Psychology at North Dakota State University. Dr. Liu completed her postdoctoral training at the Department of Psychology and the Brain & Mind Institute at Western University and the Department of Psychology and the Child Study Center at the Pennsylvania State University‬. She obtained her PhD degree from the School of Communication Sciences & Disorders at McGill University. 

Research

Dr. Liu is interested in socioemotional processing in children and adolescents and how these processes, via interactions with other individual and environmental factors, are implicated in both typical socioemotional development and the development of anxiety and depression. She takes a multi-method approach to investigating these questions, including behavioral, EEG/ERP, MRI, and eye-tracking measures. Recent research interests include (1) examining socioemotional processing in naturalistic settings, e.g., during social media use and (2) using novel methodologies to analyze ERP data (e.g., trial-level analysis). 

Dr. Liu is accepting graduate students (PhD or Masters) for Fall 2025 in the Developmental Science area. For more information, see here. If interested, please email her (pl7@ulberta.ca) with a copy of your CV and unofficial transcript. However, she is NOT accepting undergraduate research student for the 2024-2025 academic year. 

PSYCH 423 - Advanced Topics in Developmental Psychology

An in-depth review and analysis of research in an area of developmental psychology. Prerequisites: PSYCH 213 or STAT 151 or 161, and PSYCH 323 or PSYCH 327 or 329. Note: Consult with the Department for the specific topic offered each year and any additional prerequisites. [Faculty of Arts]

PSYCH 622 - Topics in Developmental Psychology

[Faculty of Arts]

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