Director

Prof HU Xiangen obtained his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees, both in Applied Mathematics from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1982 and 1985 respectively. He also received his Master of Arts degree in Social Sciences and Doctor of Philosophy degree in Cognitive Psychology from the University of California, Irvine in 1991 and 1993 respectively. Prof HU took up an Assistant Professorship at The University of Memphis in 1993 and was promoted to Associate Prof in 2000 and Prof in the Department of Psychology in 2009. Meanwhile, Prof HU has been appointed Prof and Dean of the School of Psychology in the Central China Normal University since 2016 on a visiting basis where he has established good connections with the Chinese mainland. He joined PolyU in Dec 2023 as Director of the Institute for Higher Education Research and Development.

Prof HU’s research areas include Mathematical Psychology, Research Design and Statistics, and Cognitive Psychology. As an active researcher, Prof HU has secured significant research grants from various funding agencies, including the US National Science Foundation, US Institute for Education Sciences, US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, US Army Research Laboratories and US Office of Naval Research.