WU, Chao
Chao Wu
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Chao Wu |
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Associate Professor with Tenure and Researcher |
Department: Geriatric Nursing and Rehabilitation Tel: +86-10-82805290
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Personal Introduction
Dr. Chao Wu has a multidisciplinary background in clinical medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. She earned her Ph.D. in Basic Psychology from Peking University after several years of experience as a psychotherapist/psychiatrist. Following her doctoral work, she conducted six years of postdoctoral research in genetic biology and cognitive psychology.
In 2018, Dr. Wu joined the School of Nursing at Peking University Health Science Center as an Assistant Professor and was awarded tenure in 2024. Her research spans speech and emotion perception, neuropsychiatric rehabilitation, and genetic neuroimaging, where she employs methods like behavioral analysis, fMRI, EMG, EEG, and genetic techniques to explore neuropsychological markers in mental disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), somatic symptom disorder, and mild cognitive impariment. Currently, her research group focuses on advancing digital non-pharmacological therapies (NPTs) to enhance patient functional outcomes.
Research and Teaching Areas
Speech Perception and Emotion in Mental Disorders; Psychiatric Rehabilitation; Cognitive Training; Cognitive Aging and Health Promotion
Courses
• Teaching in Degree Programs (M.S, M.A., and Ph.D.)
• I enjoy creating new curricula and have created the following courses:
• Cognitive Training and Brain Plasticity (Undergraduate students)
• Sleep and Health (Undergraduate students)
• Exploration of Emotions and Affection - Perspective of Brain Science (Undergraduate students)
• Comprehensive Evaluation and Practice of Function (II) (Postgraduate students, 27 class hours)
• Participate in teaching of other courses:
• Geriatric Nursing (Undergraduate; compulsory course)
• Advanced Practice and Research Progress in Elderly Nursing (Postgraduate, limited course)
Selected Research Projects
• The National Natural Science Foundation of China General Project (No. 32271138); Chao Wu (PI), “Intervention Effect of the Source-Monitoring-Theory Based Auditory Speech Perception Training on Positive Symptoms in Patients with Schizophrenia and the Neural Mechanism” 01/2023 – 12/2026; Role: Principal Investigator)
• The General Program of the National Social Science Foundation (No. 21BGL229); Chao Wu (PI), “Research on Cognitive Health Promotion Technology in the Process of Aging” 09/2021 – 09/2024; Role: Principal Investigator)
• The General program of the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No. 7202086); Chao Wu (PI): “The Migration Effect and Neural Mechanism of Emotional Speech Rhythm Training under Auditory Masking on Cognitive Function of Schizophrenia” 01/2020 – 12/2022; Role: Principal Investigator).
• National Key Research and Development Plan (No. 2020YFC2008803); Xuefeng Wang (PI): “Research on Panoramic Home Care Technology and Emergency Management Technology Based on AI Technology” 01/2020 – 12/2023; Role: Subproject Principal Investigator)
Selected publication
1. Wu C, She S, Gong B, Li Q, Xia Y, Lu X, Liu Y, Wu H, Zheng Y. (2024) Spontaneous neural activity underlying neutral and happy speech recognition in noise and its association with psychiatric symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research [5-year IF: 4.0; JCR-JIF: Q1].
2. Yan H, Zhou A, Li Q, Wu, C. (2024). The association between emotional regulation dimensions and somatic symptom disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 99, 104151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104151 [5-year IF 4.8; JCR-JIF: Q1].
3. Zheng Y#, Li, Q#, Gong B, Xia Y, Lu X, Liu Y, Wu H, She S*, Wu C*. (2023). Negative-emotion-induced reduction in speech-in-noise recognition is associated with source-monitoring deficits and psychiatric symptoms in mandarin-speaking patients with schizophrenia. Comprehensive Psychiatry 124, 152395. DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152395 [IF (2023): 4.3; JCR-JIF: Q1].
4. Gong B, Li N, Li Q, Yan X, Chen J, Li L, Wu X & Wu C* (2023). The mandarin Chinese auditory emotions stimulus database: a validated set of Chinese pseudo-sentences. Behavior Research Methods. 2023;55(3):1441-1459. DOI: 10.3758/s13428-022-01868-7 [IF (2023): 4.6; JCR-JIF: Q1].
5. Wu H#, Zheng Y#, Zhan Q, Dong J, Peng H, Zhai J, Zhao J, She S*, Wu C* (2021). Covariation between spontaneous neural activity in the insula and affective temperaments is related to sleep disturbance in individuals with major depressive disorder. Psychological Medicine, 51(5):731-740. DOI:10.1017/S0033291719003647. [IF (2021): 10.6；JCR-JIF: Q1].
6. Gong B, Li Q, Zhao Y, Wu C* (2021). Auditory emotion recognition deficits in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 65, 102820. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102820. [IF (2021):13.9；JCR-JIF: Q1].
7. Wu C, Zhen Z*, Huang L, Huang T, Liu J* (2020). COMT-Polymorphisms Modulated Functional Profile of the Fusiform Face Area Contributes to Face-Specific Recognition Ability. Scientific Reports,10(1):2134. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58747-4. [IF: 4.4 (2020); JCR: Q1].
8. Wu C#, Zheng Y#, Li J#, Wu H, She S, Liu S, Ning Y, Li L* (2017). Brain substrates underlying auditory speech priming in healthy listeners and listeners with schizophrenia. Psychological Medicine 47:837-852. DOI: 10.1017/S0033291716002816. [IF: 5.5 (2017); JCR: Q1]
9. Zheng Y#, Wu C#, Li J#, Wu H, She S, Liu S, Mao L, Ning Y, Li L (2016). Brain substrates of perceived spatial separation between speech sources under simulated reverberant listening conditions in schizophrenia. Psychological Medicine 46:477-491. DOI: 10.1017/S0033291715001828. [IF: 5.2 (2016); JCR: Q1].
10.Wu C, Cao S, Zhou F, Wang C, Wu X, Li L (2012). Masking of speech in people with first-episode schizophrenia and people with chronic schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 134:33-41. DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2011.09.019. [IF: 4.6 (2012); JCR: Q1]
Awards
2019-2020 Outstanding Head Teacher of Undergraduate Students of Peking University
2020,2024 Teaching Excellence Award of Peking University School of Nursing
2019-2021 Young Scholars of Peking University Medicine
Academic Service
Council Member, China Association for the Development of Disabled Persons
Committee Member, China Professional Committee for the Care of the Disabled
Committee Member, the Institute of Elderly Intelligent Health Care of Peking University
