Department of Language Science and Technology

Assistant Professor

Prof. Sun is a developmental and educational psychologist who conducts research on the behavioural and neural basis for language and reading acquisition in children with bilingual experiences. Her work also looks at the role of culture in shaping individuals' intuitive beliefs about learning (i.e., beliefs about intelligence, language learning, and broadly, beliefs about the mind and brain). Prof. Sun’s work has been published in impactful journals, including Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Child Development, Developmental Science, npj Science of Learning, and Human Brain Mapping. Prof. Sun is committed to leveraging psychology, education, and language science to understand the heterogeneity of neurocognitive profiles among children from various linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Her work aims to integrate brain sciences into research and applications to benefit young learners, parents, and educational practitioners.