Research interests
Areas of expertise
Health, Clinical And Counselling Psychology
Mental Health
Cultural Studies
My research focuses primarily on anxiety disorders, specifically, Social Anxiety Disorder and excessive worry, the latter of which is considered as a transdiagnostic process across both anxiety and depression. In particular, I have devoted myself to research on (1) investigating the underlying mechanisms involved in the maintenance of Social Anxiety Disorder by targeting biased information processes (e.g., negative self-imagery and interpretation bias) and their impacts on intervention techniques (e.g., video feedback); (2) examining the effects of intervention/prevention programs for excessive worry (e.g., using Behavioural Activation and Emotion Regulation approaches) in both adults and children; and (3) cross-cultural comparisons of the symptoms of social anxiety (disorder).