Staff profile

Siyu Zhang is a PhD student in Social Psychology who commenced her study in 2025. Her research applies social psychological theories to classroom learning, with a focus on reducing stereotype threat, particularly for underrepresented groups. She aims to understand when and why stereotype threat most strongly affects students and how its negative impacts can be mitigated.

Siyu’s project adopts a cross-cultural approach and combines field methods with innovative 5G/Wi-Fi acoustic sensors to measure students’ physiological and vocal responses in real classroom settings. She is co-supervised by colleagues in psychology and engineering, integrating insights from multiple disciplines to inform her project.