Prof Yow Wei Quin

Professor W. Quin YOW is currently Head of Humanities, Arts & Social Science at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, and a visiting Senior Academician at the Changi General Hospital. She obtained her PhD (Psychology), MA (Psychology) and MSc (Statistics) from Stanford University, USA. Her main area of research is examining socio-cognitive development across the lifespan. She is interested in how our environment and habits shape our mind and behavior, and how our brain changes relative to our experiences across the lifespan and explore new or better ways for people to enhance their potential at every stage of their life. Professor Yow has published more than 80 international peer-refereed papers, conference proceedings and book chapters in top-tiered journals and conferences such as Developmental Science, Child Development, Journal of Gerontology Series B, Bilingualism: Language & Cognition, Innovation in Aging, Frontiers in Psychology, Cognitive Development, GSA, SRCD, Cognitive Science Society, etc., in the area of social cognition, bilingualism, technology and aging. She currently serves as the Associate Editor for Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, as well as the Associate Editor for Innovation in Aging. She is also a consulting Editor for Child Development, co-Chair of Publications Committee, SRCD.