associate professor

 

Wenhui Yang,  Ph.D., Associate Prof.
Department of  Psychology, Hunan Normal University, Changsha,  Hunan, China. Email:  yangwh110@163.com Curriculum  Vitae: Below Research  Interests Dr. Wenhui Yang’s research is aimed at identifying behavioral,  cognitive and neural factors that render certain adolescents and young adults  of vulnerable to experience depressive symptoms and episodes.

Her research is emphasizedto translation of these basic psychopathologicalmechanisms into prevention and treatment of depression. The research incorporates a developmental, neurocognitive and psychopathologicalperspective through targeting negative cognitive bias to prevention and treatmentof depressive symptoms. By designingcomputerized programs for training, aseries of clinical randomized controlled trials were employed on the efficacyof attention bias modification treatment (i.e., repeatedly redirecting participants’attention away from negative emotional cues, sadness words, to induce selectiveattention towards neutral and positive stimuli) for prevention and treatment ofdepression, especially for treatment of adolescent major depressive disorders. Dr. Yang has also examined behavioral and neural mechanisms thatmay mediate depressive symptom change in the context of attentional biasmodification training and their causal roles in the onset and maintenance ofdepression. As a whole, the goal of Dr. Yang’s research is to identifymechanisms that underlie major depressive disorder in order to improve earlyidentification, and prevention, and treatment.

Educationand Awards

Central South University: B.A. (2001)

Central South University: M.A.Clinical Psychology (2006)
Central South University: Ph. D. Clinical Psychology (2009)

Harvard Medical School: Visiting Scholar (2015)

Dr. Yang received her B.A. (2001) and Ph.D. (2009) from Xiangya MedicalSchool, Central South University. In 2007-2009, she completed her predoctoralinternship training at the Second Xiangya Hospital of Xiangya Medical School, CentralSouth University. Dr. Yang is a medical practitioner for clinical mental healthservice and the recipient of Excellent Doctoral Graduates of Xiangya MedicalSchool, Central South University and Young Leading Investigator Award, HunanNormal University.

 

 

   Curriculum Vitae  

                  Wenhui Yang, Ph.D.

Departmentof Psychology                   Telephone: 86-731-88872512

HunanNormal University                    Mobile phone: 86-138-7487-9837 

Changsha, Hunan                           Email:yangwh110@163.com 

410081, China                              

                                                                           

EDUCATION   

 

2009  Doctor ofPhilosophy          ClinicalPsychology, Medical Psychological Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, XiangyaMedical School, Central South University, China

 

2006  Master of ClinicalPsychology   Clinical Psychology,Medical Psychological Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, XiangyaMedical School, Central South University, China 

 

2001 Bachelor of ClinicalMedicine    Clinical Medicine, Xiangya Medical School, Central South University, China

 

ACADEMICAPPOINTMENTS

 

AssociateProfessor          Department ofPsychology, Hunan Normal University

2014 -Present               Changsha,China

 

Instructor                 Departmentof Psychology, Hunan Normal University

2010 -2013                Changsha,China

 

ADDITIONALACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

 

VisitingResearch Scholar      Child and Adolescent MoodDisorders Laboratory, 2014(Nov.) -2015(Nov.)      Centerfor Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research,                                                                                                                      

                            McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School

LICENSURE

2008 - Present             Medical Practitioner for Clinical MentalHealth Service, China (License #110430000701917)

CLINICALAPPOINTMENTS

2018 -Present   Center of Psychological Counseling, Hunan Normal University

            Psychologist for Psychological Consultation  

 

2007 - 2009    SecondXiangyaHospital, XiangyaMedical School,Central South University

Psychiatry Intern

 

2005 - 2006    SecondXiangyaHospital,Xiangya Medical School, Central South University

Clinical Psychology Intern

 

HONORSAND AWARDS

2014   Hunan Normal University

       Awardedto an excellent Young Leading Investigator 

2013    Hunan Normal University, Collegeof Education Science

Honored a teacher who has made contributions to psychologyresearch  

2012   HunanNormal University, College of Education Science

      Honored a teacher who has made contributions to the college service 

2009    Xiangya Medical School for ExcellentDoctoral GraduateStudents

Awarded to an excellent doctoral graduate student basedon quality of research and practice during the three-year doctoral study

2007    XiangyaMedical School for Excellent Graduate Students

Honored an excellent graduate student based onquality of research

2005   XiangyaMedical School for Graduate Students’ Scholarship

Awarded to students based on academic merit with aGPA of 3.50 or higher and quality of research. Financially rewards eachrecipient ￥3,000

RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED

Principal Investigator Grants

2016– 2018   Teaching Reform for Academic Degree and GraduateEducation Research Project of Hunan Province, China (No. 16JG10)

DevelopingCreational and Practical Ability for Professional Master Degree: Effects of PAD(Presentation- Assimilation -  Discussion）in Class Teaching Reform for Curriculumof Theories and Techniques of Psychological counseling

Amount Awarded: ￥18,000

2014- 2017   Young Leading Investigator Award, HunanNormal University (No. 14XGG09)

            Attention Bias Modification Training for Prevention of Depression 

             Amount Awarded: ￥60,000

 

2013- 2016   National Social Science Fund China for the 12thFive-year Plan of Education (No.BBA130016)

A Cognitive Vaccineagainst Adolescent Depressive Disorder: Efficacy of Attention Bias ModificationTraining on Prevention of Adolescent Depression and its Cognitive Mechanisms

Amount Awarded:￥150,000

 

2011 -2013  Natural Science Fund of HunanProvince, China (No.11JJ3027) 

Predictorsof Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression: Automatic and Control Processing ofEmotional Information

Amount Awarded:￥60,000

 

2011- 2013  Education Science Fund for the 12th Five-year Plan KeyProgramof Hunan Province, China (No. XJK011AXL002)

Attentionalbias Modification Training for Treatment of Depression: Cognitive andNeurophysiology Mechanisms

Amount Awarded:￥30,000

 

2010 -2013 Doctoral Fund for Natural Science Research(No.53112-2035), Hunan Normal University

Cognitive ControlProcessing Model of Emotional Information in Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression

PrincipalInvestigator

Amount Awarded:￥25,000

 

Co-Investigator Grants

 

2015- 2018   NationalScience Fund China for Young Investigator (No. 31500883)

            TheEffect of Self-control on Cheating: Behavior and neurobiologicalmechanisms

Co-Investigatorwith Wei Fan (Hunan Normal University)

            AmountAwarded: ￥200,000

 

2013- 2015  Natural Science Fund of HunanProvince, China (No.13JJ3055）

Neurophysiology mechanismsof Symbolic Cognition in Children with Dyslexia and Mathematical LearningDisability

Co-Investigator with Luping Zhou (Hunan Normal University)

Amount Awarded:￥60,000

 

2011- 2015  NationalScience Fund China (No.31171003) 

Mechanismsand Variability of Implicit Self-positivity Bias

Co-Investigatorwith Yiping Zhong (Hunan Normal University)

Amount Awarded:￥500,000

 

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

SCI& SSCI（* Correspondingauthor）

20.  Yang,W.*, Xiong, G.,Garrido, L. E.,Zhang, J. X., Wang,M.C., & Wang, C. (2018). Factor Structure and CriterionValidity across the Full Scale and Ten Short Forms of the CES-D among ChineseAdolescents. Psychological Assessment (In press). 

19.  Yang,W.*, Zhang, J. X., Ding,Z., & Xiao, L. (2016).Attention Bias Modification Treatment forAdolescents with MajorDepression: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American Academyof Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 55(3), 208-218. doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2015.12.005

18.  Auerbach, R. P.*, Tarlow, N., Bondy, E., Stewart, J. G.,Aguirre, B., Kaplan, C., Yang, W., & Pizzagalli, D. A. (2016).Electrocortical reactivity during self-referential processing in female youthwith borderline personality disorder. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscienceand Neuroimaging, 1, 335-344.

17.  Yang, W.*,Ding, Z., Dai, T., Zhang, J. (2015). Attention Bias Modification Training in Individuals withDepressive Symptoms: A Randomized controlled trial. Journal of BehaviorTherapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 49, 101-111. Epub: doi:10.1016/j.jbtep. 2014.08.005. 

 

16.  Yang, W., Zhu,X., Wang, X., Wu, D., &Yao, S.* (2011). Time course of affective processingbias in major depression: An ERP study. Neuroscience Letters, 487, 372-377.

 

15.  Yao, S.*, Liu,X., Yang, W., &Wang, X. (2011). Preattentive processingabnormalities in chronic pain: neurophysiological evidence from mismatchnegativity.Pain Medicine, 12,773-781

 

CSCD & CSSCI(Chinese Journals)

14.  Yang,W.*，&Xiong, G. (2016).Screening for Adolescent Depression: Validity and Cut-off Scoresfor Depression Scales.ChineseJournal of Clinical Psychology, 24（6）:1010-1015.[In Chinese] 

 

13.  Yang, W. *, Li, L.,Xiao, L., Peng, F., & Liu, H. (2015).Screening for DepressiveDisorder in Adolescents: Validity of Chinese Version of the Patients HealthQuestionnaire 2-Item. Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology, 23(5):937-943. [In Chinese]

 

12.  Yang, W. *, Liu,S., Zhou, T., Peng, F., Liu, X., Li, L., Yang, C., Liu, H., &Yi, J. (2014).Reliability and validity of Chinese version of the Beck Depression Inventory-IIin Chinese adolescents. Chinese Journal ofClinical Psychology, 22 (1): 240-245. [InChinese]

 

11.  Yang, W.*, Zhou,T., Peng, F., & Liu, H. (2013).Prevalence of depression in adolescentsin Yueyang county of Hunan province.ChineseJournal of Clinical Psychology, 21, 961-966. [In Chinese]

10.  Yang, W.*, Wu,D., &Peng, F. (2012).Application of Chinese version of BeckDepression Inventory-II among Chinese first-year college students. Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology, 20, 762-764. [InChinese]

 

9.      Yao,S.*, Liu,X., Zhang, W., Yang, W., Tang, W. (2010). Autobiographical memory ofdepressed patients. Journal of Central South University (Medicine Science),35,679-684.[In Chinese]

 

8.      Yang,W.,Yao, S.*, Wu,D., Zhang, Y., Sun, Z., &Liu, Z. (2009). Processingof emotional information before and after antidepressants treatment infirst-episode major depression. Chinese Journal of Psychiatry, 42,206-209. [InChinese]

 

7.      Yang,W.,&Yao, S. * (2009). Relationshipbetween alexithymia and coping style in College Students.ChineseJournal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science, 18, 365. [InChinese]

 

6.      Zhao,W., Yang, W., Liang, L., &Yao, S.* (2009).Thepain threshold of depressed patients and its related factors. ChineseJournal of Behavior and Brain Science, 18,484-486. [In Chinese]

 

5.     Zhao, W., Liu, X., Yang, W., Tang, F., Yao, S.*(2009). The Sleep quality of low back pain patients. ChineseJournal of Clinical Psychology, 17, 120-121. [In Chinese]

 

4.      Sun,Z., Xue, Z.*,Zhang, H., Liu, H., Yang W., &Wang, Y. (2009). A diffusion tensorimaging study in patients with first-episode treatment-naïve major depression.Chinese Journal of Psychiatry,42(4):198-201.[In Chinese]

 

3.      Yang,W.,Yao, S.*, &Liu. D.(2007).The effect of alexithymia on quality of life: Psychologicalmediator modeling. Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine Science, 16, 948-950. [InChinese]

 

2.     Yang, W., Yao, S.*, & He, D. (2007). The Comparison ofpharmacotherapy, psychotherapy and combined pharmaco- psychotherapy on fullremission of major depressive disorder. Medicine and Philosophy (ClinicalDecision Making Forum Edition), 28, 45-46. [In Chinese]

 

1.     Yang, W., Yao, S.*, & He, D. (2004). Thetrends of integrative psychotherapy:Perspectives from the nature of human being. Medicine and Philosophy,25, 75-76.[In Chinese]

 

FIRSTAUTHOR CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

8.      Yang,W. *, Xiong L., Xiong G., Zheng Z. & Zhang J. X. (2017). PAD(Presentation -Assimilation-Discussion）Teaching Modelinfluences the Ability  and Esteem of Undergraduates: RandomizedControlled Trial.Oralpresentation at the 4^th Chinese Higher Education DevelopmentNetwork, CHED, July 7- 9, Shanghai, China. 

 

7.      Yang, W. *, &Xiong, G. (2016). Measure Depression among Chinese Adolescents: Short-Forms of CES-D are Better than the Full. Oral presentation at the 31th International Congress of Psychology, July 24-29, PACIFICO Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan. 

 

6.     Yang, W.*, &Ding, Z. (2016).Mechanisms of Attention BiasModification Training on Reducing Adolescent Depression.Oral presentation at the 31^thInternational Congress of Psychology, July 24-29, PACIFICO Yokohama inYokohama, Japan. 

 

5.      Yang, W.*(2016).Mechanismsof Dysfunctional Attitude Resulting in Depressive Symptoms: The MediatingEffect of Rumination. Oral presentation at the 6^thPsychological Forum of Central region , August 19- 21, Henyang, China

 

4. Yang, W. *, Dai, T., & Ding, Z.(2012). Attention bias training with word stimuli: An effective treatment fordepressive symptoms. International Journal of Psychology, 47, 95. Posterpresented at the 30^th International Congress of Psychology, July22-27, Cape Town, South Africa.

 

3.  Yang, W., & Yao, S.* (2011). Treatmenteffects of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors on the temporal course of emotional processing inmajor depression. Oral presentation at the14^thannualmeeting of Chinese psychology conference, Xi’an. 

 

2.     Yang,W.,Zhao W., & Yao, S.*(2010). Fronto-central N2component of the ERP: A potential predictor of treatment response in majordepression. Poster presented at the 7th International Conference on CognitiveScience, August 17-20, Beijing, China.

 

1.      Yang,W., Yao,S.*, &Liu, Z.(2007). The effect of alexithymia on stress generation: Mediator modeling. Posterpresented at the WPA Regional Conference and Chinese Psychiatric Society AnnualCongress, October 3-7, Shanghai, China.

 

THESES

Ph.D.Thesis

Yang, Wenhui. (2009).Electroencephaphysiological Mechanisms of Negativity Bias in Major Depressive Disorder.Ph.D. Thesis presented to the Central South University, China.

 

Master of Clinical Psychology Thesis

Yang, Wenhui. (2006).The Impact of Alexithymia on Quality of Life: Psychological Mediator Modeling.Master Thesis in Clinical Psychology, presented to Central South University,China.

 

Ad Hoc Reviewing

2018  Behavioural andCognitive Psychotherapy

2017  Scientific Journal of Depression & Anxiety

2017  PLOS ONE

2017  BAOJ Psychology

2016  Journal of AffectiveDisorders

2015 American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

2014 Peer J.

 

 

TEACHINGAND MENTORING EXPERIENCE

GraduateCourse 

Title:PsychologicalCounseling:Theories and Techniques  

Year:2011-2014, 2016 - 2017

Location/Enrollment: HunanNormal University, 4-hr sessions/wk, 14 wks

 

Title:CognitiveBehavior Therapy

Year:2016 - 2018

Location/Enrollment: HunanNormal University, 4-hr sessions/wk, 9 wks

Undergraduate Courses

Title: Clinical Psychology

Year:2010-2014, 2017

Location/Enrollment: HunanNormal University, 4-hr sessions/wk, 14 wks

 

Title: Techniques of PsychologicalTherapy

Year:2010-2014, 2017-2018

Location/Enrollment: HunanNormal University, 4-hr sessions/wk, 8 wks

 

Title: PsychologicalConsulting:Theories and Techniques 

Year:2010-2014

Location/Enrollment: HunanNormal University, 4-hr sessions/wk, 8 wks

Title: GeneralPsychology for Public Course  

Year:2010-2014, 2016-2018

Location/Enrollment: HunanNormal University, 2-hr sessions/wk, 17 wks

Title:Mental Health Education

Year:2010-2014, 2016-2017

Location/Enrollment: HunanNormal University, 3-hr sessions/wk, 3 wks

MasterStudents Mentor

BoyuanHuang (2017- )

ShuilinJiang (2017- )

XushuXia (2017- )

ChunguanZhang (2017- )

MeilingWan (2017- )

KaiboZeng (2016- )

LishaXiong (2016- )

HongyingXie (2016- )

ZhifanZhen (2016- )

JianHuang (2014- )

LiYuxuan (2014- )

XiaochunShu (2013- 2015)

GeXiong (2013- 2015)

ChaomingYang (2012-2015)

LiLi (2012-2015)

TingZhou (2012-2014)

FangPeng (2011- 2013)

XimeiLiu (2011-2014)

ZhiruiDing (2010- 2015)

TingDai (2010-2012)

 

Undergraduate Honors Theses Supervised

MeixiangLiu (2017)

DuojingWu (2012)

HuangYu(2011)

 

NARRATIVE REPORT OFRESEARCH AND TEACHING

	In general, we suggest the following structure for the  narrative: ·    An opening paragraph that provides an overall  summary of your major activities and achievements.  Include an estimate  of the proportion of your effort dedicated to teaching, research, clinical  service, administrative activities and other relevant professional roles ·    Description of achievements in your Area of  Excellence (Investigation, Teaching and Educational Leadership, or  Clinical Expertise and Innovation); may include a description of work in  progress such as pending grants or manuscripts in preparation ·    Description of contributions to Teaching and  Education (if not your area of excellence).  This may include a  description of mentorship activities not discussed elsewhere in the CV ·    Description of contributions in Significant  Supporting Activities, if any ·    A final paragraph that integrates and summarizes the contributions  described above
As a clinical psychologist, my  research has emphasized translation of the basic psychopathological mechanisms  into treatment and prevention of depression.      My early work for doctoral degree candidate focused on neurophysiological mechanisms  of negative processing bias in major depressive disorder (MDD), including its  temporal specificity, and directionality, as  well as its role in predicting antidepressant treatment response of MDD.  My series of research suggested that the  affective processing bias in MDD begins in the early stages of perceptualprocessing and continues at later cognitive stages,  and negativity bias in  depression might stem from impaired processing of positive information rather  than an enhanced processing of negative information at perceptual and post-perceptual stages, which could be improved  by selective serotonin re-uptake  inhibitors (SSRIs) treatment. Fronto-central  N2 component of event-related potential (ERP) is a potential predictor of  treatment response in antidepressant treatment  for MDD.  In recent years, my  research has focused on targeting the negative processing bias by designing  computerized programs, which are easy performed without psychotherapists, for  clinical treatment and prevention of depression. A series of clinical  randomized controlled trials were employed on the efficacy of attention bias  modification training (i.e., repeatedly redirecting participants’ attention  away from negative emotional cues, sadness words, to induce selective attention  towards neutral and positive stimuli) for treatment and prevention of depression,  especially for adolescent MDD. This line of research  has extended previous findings and  verified the causal role of negative attention bias in maintenance of  depressive symptoms. Of importance, it would add a  useful and cost-efficient tool for treatment  and prevention of depression. During the time, I designed efficacious  training procedures for attention bias modification with Chinese words and first  extended it to treatment of mild-to-moderate adolescent MDD in the world. Meanwhile, I and my  graduate students have validated the most commonly used measures for  screening depression, such as the Center for Epidemiological Studies  Depression Scale (CES-D), Chinese Versions of Beck depression inventory-II (BDI-II),  and the Patients Health Questionnaire 2-Item for depression (PHQ-2) among  Chinese adolescents, and tested the optimal cut-off scores for Chinese  adolescents, which would facilitate the effective screening for adolescents  depression in China. Further research, I am conducting integrative  research examining multiple levels of analysis such as cognitive (i.e.,  negative cognitive bias), genetic (i.e., risk factor for vulnerable youth  with depressed mother or maltreatment), neural, hormonal within my study.  Meanwhile, longitudinal work have been doing to explore how behavioral (e.g.  depressive symptoms), cognitive and neurobiological aspects of depression  (e.g., structural abnormalities in the hippocampus) unfold over time, and how  this relates to cognitive changes/risk.      My recent teaching activities have primarily involved mentoring  master degree students and teaching clinical psychology for undergraduates.  Over the past eight years, I have mentored more than 15 students at undergraduate  and 15 graduates. This involvement has included training and supervision in  basic research methods, clinical interview, neuropsychological assessment,  statistical analysis, and thesis, as well as manuscript preparation for  publication.