Hundred Talents Researcher, Zhejiang University
Lab Name：
Emotion and Culture Lab
Homepage
https://person.zju.edu.cn/en/xfang
x.fang@zju.edu.cn
Research
Xia Fang‘s main line of research are in the fields of emotion science and cross-cultural psychology. She explores how individuals communicate emotion through various channels, including bodily signals (such as facial expressions, vocalizations, and body movements) as well as artistic forms (such as music, film, and painting). Additionally, she investigates how culture (specifically East Asian and North American/Western European cultures) influences the processes of emotion communication through these channels.
Number of Participants
2
Biography
Xia Fang‘s primary research interests revolve around the keywords of emotion and culture. She focuses on how individuals express and perceive emotions through bodily signals, such as facial expressions, as well as artistic forms like music. Additionally, she investigates how culture influences these processes of emotion communication. Xia Fang serves as an editorial board member for the Journal of Cultural Cognitive Science and is a certified expert in Facial Action Coding System (FACS). She has published as a first author or corresponding author in prestigious journals such as PNAS, Emotion, and the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
What You Can Expect in the Project
During your internship, you will primarily be involved in a cross-cultural study of emotions. You will participate in the preparation of experimental materials and procedures, data collection and analysis, and ultimately contribute to the writing of a research paper. Throughout this process, you will have the opportunity to learn firsthand about the practices of open science, cross-cultural communication and collaboration, as well as receive guidance on data analysis and scientific paper writing.