Profile of Dr LIU, Sisi 劉思斯 - The Education University of Hong Kong


Assistant Professor	Department of Special Education and Counselling

Contact

ORCiD

0000-0003-1609-565X

Phone

(852) 2948 8079

Fax

(852) 2948 7794

sisiliu@eduhk.hk

Address

10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong

Website

https://pappl.eduhk.hk/rich/web/person.xhtml?pid=186142&name=LIU, Sisi

Scopus ID

57191728429

SDGs

3 - Good Health and Well-Being
4 - Quality Education
9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Research Outputs


Journal Publications Yan, Y., Tang, Y., Ma, Y., Jiang, F., Liu, S., & Zhu, X. (2025). Push back to move forward: how knowledge counterflow boosts creativity in older employees.. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, ., 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2025.2500512 Chen, M., Wang, L.-C., Liu, S., & Liu, D. (2025). The role of format familiarity and semantic transparency in Chinese reading: evidence from eye movements. BMC Psychology, 13, .-., Article 207. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02397-6 SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education Peng, M., Cai, H., Shi, Y., Liu, S., Cai, M., Li, X., & Wang, Y. (2025). Neural markers of human aggression and cooperation are influenced by zero-sum or non-zero-sum groups. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 208, Article 112505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2025.112505 SDGs infomation: 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Liu, S., Tang, Y., Peng, M., & Lewandowski, G. W., Jr. (2024). The effect of self-expansion on creativity: Examining the role of novelty experiences. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000682 SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education Liu, S., Li, N., Zhang, X., Wang, L.-C., & Liu, D.* (2024). Effects of working memory and visual search skill on Chinese reading comprehension: Examining the Simple View of Reading. Reading and Writing, ., .-.. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-024-10515-w Zheng, Q., Liu, S., Zheng, J., Gu, M., & He, W. (2023). College students’ loneliness and problematic mobile phone use: Mediation by fear of missing out. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 33(2), 115-121. https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2023.2182033 SDGs infomation: 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, 4 - Quality Education Liu S., Xu Z., & Liu. D (2023). The effects of stimulus-driven and goal-directed attentional control on word reading skills among first-grade Chinese children. Journal of Research in Reading, 46(1), 104-121. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9817.12416 Liu, S., Xu, Z., & Liu, D. (2023). The effects of stimulus-driven and goal-directed attentional control on word reading skills among first-grade Chinese children. Journal of Research in Reading, 46(1), 104-121. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9817.12416 Liu, S., Peng, M., & Lewandowski, G. W., Jr. (2023). Psychometric evaluation of a Chinese translation of the relational and individual self-expansion scales. Current Psychology, 42, 12671-12681. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02585-8 Xu, H. & Liu, S. (2022). Exploring the association between community service participation and identity development among middle adolescents: A study in Hong Kong. Self and Identity, 21(7), 827-847. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2021.1961853 Liu, S. & Peng, M. (2018). Does scope of attention affect creativity? Testing the attentional priming hypothesis. Journal of Creative Behavior, 54(2), 423-435. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.378 Liu, S., Liu, D., Pan, Z. H., & Xu, Z. Y. (2018). The association between reading abilities and visual-spatial attention in Hong Kong Chinese children.. Dyslexia, 24(3), 263-275. Liu, S. (2016). Broaden the mind before ideation: The effect of conceptual attention scope on creativity. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 22, 190-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2016.10.004
Conference Papers Liu, S., Tang, Y., & Fan, W. (2025, May). Beyond Work: How Novel Off-Job Experiences Boost Employee Creativity.. Poster presented at the 2025 APS Annual Convention for the Association for Psychological Science,, Washington, D.C., USA. Liu, D., Wei, Z., Wang, L., Xu, Z., Zhang, X., Li, N., Wang, L. C., Liu, S., Sun F., & Zhao, J. (2025, February). Profile of Chinese children with reading difficulties: Do non-cognitive factors matter?. Paper presented at the Ninth Annual Conference for the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia, Cebu, Philippines. Liu, S., Liu, D., Xu, Z., & Wang, L. (2023, February). Visual search and working memory uniquely predict Chinese reading comprehension: Examining the Simple View of Reading. Poster presented at the Seventh Annual Conference for the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia, virtual meeting. Liu, D.& Liu, S. (2018, February). The Deficit of Chinese Children with Poor Reading Abilities in Visual-Spatial Attention. Paper presented at the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia, Tsukuba, Japan.

Journal Publications
Yan, Y., Tang, Y., Ma, Y., Jiang, F., Liu, S., & Zhu, X. (2025). Push back to move forward: how knowledge counterflow boosts creativity in older employees.. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, ., 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2025.2500512
Chen, M., Wang, L.-C., Liu, S., & Liu, D. (2025). The role of format familiarity and semantic transparency in Chinese reading: evidence from eye movements. BMC Psychology, 13, .-., Article 207. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02397-6
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education
Peng, M., Cai, H., Shi, Y., Liu, S., Cai, M., Li, X., & Wang, Y. (2025). Neural markers of human aggression and cooperation are influenced by zero-sum or non-zero-sum groups. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 208, Article 112505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2025.112505
SDGs infomation: 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Liu, S., Tang, Y., Peng, M., & Lewandowski, G. W., Jr. (2024). The effect of self-expansion on creativity: Examining the role of novelty experiences. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000682
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education
Liu, S., Li, N., Zhang, X., Wang, L.-C., & Liu, D.* (2024). Effects of working memory and visual search skill on Chinese reading comprehension: Examining the Simple View of Reading. Reading and Writing, ., .-.. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-024-10515-w
Zheng, Q., Liu, S., Zheng, J., Gu, M., & He, W. (2023). College students’ loneliness and problematic mobile phone use: Mediation by fear of missing out. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 33(2), 115-121. https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2023.2182033
SDGs infomation: 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, 4 - Quality Education
Liu S., Xu Z., & Liu. D (2023). The effects of stimulus-driven and goal-directed attentional control on word reading skills among first-grade Chinese children. Journal of Research in Reading, 46(1), 104-121. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9817.12416
Liu, S., Xu, Z., & Liu, D. (2023). The effects of stimulus-driven and goal-directed attentional control on word reading skills among first-grade Chinese children. Journal of Research in Reading, 46(1), 104-121. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9817.12416
Liu, S., Peng, M., & Lewandowski, G. W., Jr. (2023). Psychometric evaluation of a Chinese translation of the relational and individual self-expansion scales. Current Psychology, 42, 12671-12681. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02585-8
Xu, H. & Liu, S. (2022). Exploring the association between community service participation and identity development among middle adolescents: A study in Hong Kong. Self and Identity, 21(7), 827-847. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2021.1961853
Liu, S. & Peng, M. (2018). Does scope of attention affect creativity? Testing the attentional priming hypothesis. Journal of Creative Behavior, 54(2), 423-435. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.378
Liu, S., Liu, D., Pan, Z. H., & Xu, Z. Y. (2018). The association between reading abilities and visual-spatial attention in Hong Kong Chinese children.. Dyslexia, 24(3), 263-275.
Liu, S. (2016). Broaden the mind before ideation: The effect of conceptual attention scope on creativity. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 22, 190-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2016.10.004

Conference Papers
Liu, S., Tang, Y., & Fan, W. (2025, May). Beyond Work: How Novel Off-Job Experiences Boost Employee Creativity.. Poster presented at the 2025 APS Annual Convention for the Association for Psychological Science,, Washington, D.C., USA.
Liu, D., Wei, Z., Wang, L., Xu, Z., Zhang, X., Li, N., Wang, L. C., Liu, S., Sun F., & Zhao, J. (2025, February). Profile of Chinese children with reading difficulties: Do non-cognitive factors matter?. Paper presented at the Ninth Annual Conference for the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia, Cebu, Philippines.
Liu, S., Liu, D., Xu, Z., & Wang, L. (2023, February). Visual search and working memory uniquely predict Chinese reading comprehension: Examining the Simple View of Reading. Poster presented at the Seventh Annual Conference for the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia, virtual meeting.
Liu, D.& Liu, S. (2018, February). The Deficit of Chinese Children with Poor Reading Abilities in Visual-Spatial Attention. Paper presented at the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia, Tsukuba, Japan.

Projects


Awe and creativity: An experimental study of the effect of awe on divergent thinking Creativity is essential in today’s rapidly evolving world, driving innovation and helping solve complex problems. While research shows that positive emotions can boost creativity, this project explores a specific and underexamined emotion: awe—the profound feeling of wonder we experience when faced with something vast or extraordinary, like a stunning landscape or a groundbreaking idea. This research aims to examine the causal impact of awe on creativity and identify the psychological processes involved. Unlike joy (a mostly studied positive emotion), awe often makes us feel small and connected to something greater, prompting us to expand our thinking and question what we know—an ideal mindset for creativity. Through a series of four studies, we will examine awe’s impact on a core aspect of creativity, namely divergent thinking. Using a between-subjects design, each experiment will include three conditions (n = 30 per condition): awe, neutral, and joy to assess the causal and distinct impact of awe. In Studies 1 and 2, participants will first undergo an emotion manipulation (recall awe experiences or watch awe-inspiring videos), then complete an emotion scale (manipulation check), and lastly, take a creativity measure. In Studies 3 and 4, we will also explore how awe might promote creativity by increasing curiosity and widening attention. As one of the initial projects to systematically examine the causal influence of awe on divergent thinking and its underlying mechanisms, the findings may offer valuable insights for individuals and educators seeking to cultivate creativity. Project Start Year: 2025, Principal Investigator(s): LIU, Sisi SDGs Information: 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, 4 - Quality Education, 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Sensory, Cognitive, and Language Processing Project Start Year: 2024, Principal Investigator(s): LIU, Sisi
Self-Expansion and Creativity: A Field Study on Design and Advertising Creativity .. Project Start Year: 2023, Principal Investigator(s): LIU, Sisi
The Effect of Bilingualism on Creativity ... Project Start Year: 2023, Principal Investigator(s): LIU, Sisi
Improving Children’s Chinese Literacy Performance by Developing an Educational Computer Game for Training Morphological Skills . Project Start Year: 2018, Principal Investigator(s): LIU, Duo 劉鐸 (LIU SISI 劉思斯 as Co-Investigator)

Prizes and awards


Psychological Science and Entrepreneurship Poster Award at the 2025 APS Annual Convention The award, which is supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, aims to stimulate research in entrepreneurship and encourage psychological scientists to think creatively about how their work can be brought to bear on understanding and encouraging successful entrepreneurship. The poster was noted as an award winner at the convention and in the convention program. Additionally, I received $ 1,500 and complimentary registration to the convention. Date of receipt: 22/5/2025, Conferred by: The Association for Psychological Science

Psychological Science and Entrepreneurship Poster Award at the 2025 APS Annual Convention
The award, which is supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, aims to stimulate research in entrepreneurship and encourage psychological scientists to think creatively about how their work can be brought to bear on understanding and encouraging successful entrepreneurship. The poster was noted as an award winner at the convention and in the convention program. Additionally, I received $ 1,500 and complimentary registration to the convention.
Date of receipt: 22/5/2025, Conferred by: The Association for Psychological Science