教育经历

Visiting Fellow, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University                      2018-2019

访问学者，哈佛大学教育学院

Ph.D., Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong             2016-2019

博士，香港中文大学心理学系

M.A., School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences,Peking University             2013-2016                                       

硕士，北京大学心理与认知科学学院

B.S., School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University                            2009-2013

学士，北京师范大学心理学部

学术职位

副教授，北京师范大学心理学部，2021.09-至今

讲师，北京师范大学心理学部，2019.11-2021.08

博士后，香港中文大学心理学系，2019.07-2019.11

Publications

Tang,J.R.#, Yang, Z. H.,#...Ding, G, & Yang, X.* (2026).Atypical Theta and Low Gamma Band Auditory Sampling in Chinese Children with Developmental Dyslexia: An ASSR Study. Developmental Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.70162

Yang, X. *, Yan, M., Ruan, Y., Ku, S., Lo, J., Peng P., & McBride, C. (2021). Relations among Phonological Processing Skills and Mathematics in Children: A Meta-analysis. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000710

Chen, J., Feng, X., Zhang, J., Tang, C., Liu, L., Fan, S., Zhao, N., Lei, Y., Yang, X., Meng, X., & Ding, G. (2026). Neural coding of multiple linguistic components during reading comprehension across development. Neurobiology of Language, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1162/NOL.a.286

Yang, X. J., Zhang, J., Lv, Y. P., Wang, F., Ding, G. S., Zhang, M. L., Meng, X. Z., Song, Y. (2021). Failure of resting-state frontal-occipital connectivity in linking visual perception with reading fluencyin Chinese children with developmental dyslexia. NeuroImage. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.117911

Sun, L., Qin, W., Liang, X., Wang, C., Men, W., Duan, Y., ... & He, Y. (2026). Population-specific brain charts reveal differences between Chinese and predominantly White participants from Europe, North America and Oceania. Nature Human Behavior.

Chen, J., Zhao, N., Yang, Z., Fu, C., Yu, X., & Yang, X. (2026). Meta-analysis of neural correlates in Chinese reading and math across cognitive processing levels: A cross-domain network interaction perspective. NeuroImage, 122120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2026.122120

Li, H., Booth, J. R., Bélanger,N. N … Yang, X. J … & Liu, L. (2018). Structural correlates of literacy difficulties in the second language: Evidence from Mandarin-speaking children learning English. NeuroImage.179, 288-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.06.037.

Song, M., Ma, C., Zhao, X., & Yang, X. (2026). Mathematics at the core: Longitudinal network analysis of executive functions and academic performance in Chinese children. Learning and Instruction, 106, 102457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2026.102457

Xue, Z., Chen, J., Zhang, L., Georgiou, G. K., Tian, H., Zhao, Y., & Yang, X. (2027). Dynamic associations between phonological processing skills, visual perception, and early reading and numeracy skills: A network analysis. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 78, 150–161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2026.09.010

Yang, S., Zhang, M., Wang, T., Yang, X., & Zhao, X. (2026). Video game training enhances executive function in younger and older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Learning and Individual Differences, 130, 102968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2026.102968

Yang, X., Zheng, M., & Liu, K. (2023). Developmental changes in the contributions of phonological processing skills to Chinese character reading and arithmetic. Learning and Instruction, 84, 101730.

Pan, D. J., Yang, X., Lui, K. F. H., Lo, J. C. M., McBride, C., & Ho, C. S. H. (2021). Character and Word Reading in Chinese: Why and How They Should Be Considered Uniquely Vis-à-vis Literacy  Development. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 101961.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2021.101961

Meng, X., Zhao, L., Chen, X., Zhang, C., Cao, Y., & Yang, X*. (2024). Phonological processing and   spatial attention contribute to mathematics performance in different ways: A 3-year longitudinal study. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 67, 320-329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.01.010

Zhang, C., Yang, X., & Xu, W. (2021). Parenting style and aggression in Chinese undergraduates with left-behind experience: The mediating role of inferiority. Children and Youth Services Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106011.

Yu, X., Chen, Y., Yang, C., Yang, X*., Chen, X., & Dang, X. (2022). How does parental involvement matter for children's academic achievement during school closure in primary school?. British Journal  of Educational Psychology, e12526.

心理学导论（本科生，专业课，必修）

教育心理学英文论文写作（研究生，专业课，必修）

高级英文论文写作 （博士生，专业课，必修）

硕博学术研究前沿课程（研究生，专业课，必修）

教育心理学（通识课，慕课）

特殊儿童问题评估与干预 （研究生，选修课）

应用实验心理北京市重点实验室副主任；

中国家庭教育学会学习指导专委会常务理事，

中国心理学会教育心理专业委员会秘书；

Editorial Board: Cognitive Processing; Infant and Child Development；Psych Journal

Invited Reviewer: Developmental Science;

                               Educational Psychology Review;

                               Developmental Psychology;

                               Journal of Educational Psychology;

                               Research in Developmental Disabilities; 

                               Reading and Writing;

                               International Journal of Behavioral Development;

                               British Journal of Developmental Psychology;

                               Early Childhood Research Quarterly;

                                Journal of Neurolinguistics;

                               Brain and Language.

Awards荣誉

1.  第十届中国科协青年人才托举工程入选者 (2024)

2.   仲英青年学者(2024)

3. Mid-Career Award, the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia (2024)  生涯中期奖

4. 北京师范大学优秀实习工作者（2024）

5.  Excellent Educational Intern for Undergraduates（2024年）优秀教育实习导师

6. Excellent Freshmen Tutor of Beijing Normal University  （2021 年）优秀新生导师

7. Excellent Educational Intern for Undergraduates（2020 年）优秀教育实习导师

8. The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (2016-2019), University Grants Committee (HK$ 900, 000)

9. The Psychology Department Best Thesis Award, CUHK (2019）

10. The First Prize for Graduation Thesis Competition, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2019)

11. The Global Scholarship for Research Excellence, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2018)

12. The Overseas Academic Activities Travel Grants, The Chinese University of HongKong (2016-2019)

13. The Travel Fund of MCLS (The Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society) (2019)

学生培养与毕业去向：

付晨露 2020级 （北京师范大学心理学部，硕士）

杨子涵 2020级 （北京师范大学心理学部，直博）

赵莉 2019级（香港大学教育学院，硕士）

赵柠欣 2019级 （北京师范大学心理学部，硕士）

叶己璇 2019级 （北京师范大学心理学部，硕士）

马驰 2018级 （德州大学奥斯汀分校，直博）

赵一玮 2018级 （北京师范大学心理学部，硕士）

张秀晴 2018级 （北师大教育质量检测中心，硕士）

郝雨丝 2017级（英国伦敦大学学院，硕士）