Zhiyi Qu 

Lecturer，Ph.D

Department of Maternal, Child & 

Adolescent Health

School of Public Health

Tianjin Medical University

22 Qixiangtai Road

Tianjin 300070

Phone: +86-22-83336635

Email Address: zhiyiqu@tmu.edu.cn

Education 

Ph.D., Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 2011

M.S., Developmental and educational psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, 2008

B.S., Applied psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China, 2005

Professional Background 

2018- lecturer, Tianjin Medical University, Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health 

2015-2021 Postdoctoral Fellow, Tianjin Medical University, Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health

2012-2018 Lecturer, Tianjin Medical University, Institute of Psychology

Awards Received 

1.The Prize for student’s most popular teacher of undergraduates, Tianjin Medical University, 2014

2.3rd level talent, the 14th young teachers teaching basic skills competition, Tianjin Medical University, 2018

3.3rd level talent, the 15th young teachers teaching basic skills competition, Tianjin Medical University, 2020

Publications

1. Qu, Z., Yang, R., Gao, L., Han, Y., Su, Y., & Cui, T., et al. (2022). Social avoidance motivation tendency linked to face processing ability among 6- to 12-year-old children. Cognitive Development, 62，101178.

Grants

1. China Disabled Person’s Federation: An intervention study of social motivation on children with autism spectrum disorder via face and emotion processing training skills (2023CDPFHS-07), 2023.09-2025.09, principle investigator

2. Tianjin Municipal Education Commission: The relationship between social motivation and face processing deficit among children with autism spectrum disorder: an behavioral and ERP study (2017SK095), 2017.10-2019.09, principle investigator

3. National Natural Science Foundation of China: The study on the effect of maternal Immune Activation during preg）nancy on the etiology and mechanism of autism spectrum disorder (82273655). 2023.01- 2026.12, participation

4. National Natural Science Foundation of China: A cohort study on the mechanism of inflammation in the relationship between PBDEs exposure during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorders among children (81973070). 2020.01- 2023.12, participation