Weihua Niu
Biography
Faculty Bio
Dr. Weihua Niu received a B.A in Psychology from Beijing Normal University and a M.S. in educational psychology from the Chinese Academic of Sciences (CAS) while working as an educational psychologist there. She received her Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Yale University in 2003 and joined Pace University as an assistant professor in 2003. She is now a full-professor in the Department of Psychology at the Downtown campus.
Awards and Honors
- Pace University, 2009, Scholarly Research Award
- Pace University, 2008, Provost Research Award
- Pace University, 2007, Presidential Award
- Pace University, 2007, Scholarly Research Award
- Pace University, 2006, Scholarly Research Award
- Pace University, 2005, Provost Research Award
- Pace University, 2004, Scholarly Research Award
- 2003, APA International Research of Excellence Award
- 2002, APA Science Directorate Dissertation Research Award
Education
BA, Beijing Normal University
Psychology
MPhil, Yale University
Psychology
MS, Institute of Psychology
Psychology
PhD, Yale University
Psychology
Research and Creative Works
Research Interest
She is internationally known for her research in creativity, cross-cultural psychology, educational testing, and comparative education, with more than 30 publications on peer reviewed journals such as “Psychology Review,” “International Journal of Psychology “Comparative Education”,“ Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology”,“ Psychology in the Schools”,” Journal of Creative Behavior,” and “Psychology of Aesthetics, creativity, and the Arts.” She helped establishing the Confucius Institute at Pace University and became the first Director of the Institute in 2009.
Courses Taught
Past Courses
PSY 112: Introduction to Psychology
PSY 260: Critical Think & Prblm Solving
PSY 260: Critical Think and Prblm Solving
PSY 315: Cognitive Psychology
PSY 327: Mentored Lab Class Semester 1
PSY 328: Mentored Lab Class Semester 2
PSY 380: Experimental Psychology I
PSY 381: Experimental Psychology II
PSY 395: Indpndnt Study in Psych (A)
PSY 395: Indpndnt Study in Psychology
PSY 615: Research Design & Statistics I
PSY 616: Research Dsgn & Statistics II
PSY 617: Human Learning
PSY 627: Mentored Lab Class Semester 1
PSY 628: Mentored Lab Class Semester 2
PSY 695: Independent Stdy in Psychology
PSY 699: M.A. Thesis
PSY 701: Doctoral Mentored Lab Class
PSY 715: Statistics & Research Design I
PSY 716: Statistics & Research Desgn II
Professional Contributions and Service
Professional Memberships
- American Psychological Association
- Eastern Psychological Association
Professional Service
American Journal of Psychology [Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer]
Educational Psychology [Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer]
Instructional Science [Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer]
International Journal of Creative Thinking & Problem Solving [Editorial Review Board Member]
International Journal of Psychology [Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer]
Journal of Creative Behavior [Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer]
Journal of Psychology in Chinese Societies [Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer]
Learning & Individual Differences [Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer]
Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts [Editorial Review Board Member]