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Maria Chu

 

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Dr Maria Chu

  • Address: B203, Portland Square, Drake Circus,
    Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
  • Telephone: +44 (0)1752 584842
  • Email: maria.t.chu@plymouth.ac.uk


Qualifications & background
2010     PhD Psychology, University of Sheffield
2006     MSc Psychological Research (Thesis awarded distinction), University of Sheffield 
2003     BA (Double Honours) Philosophy and Psychology (First Class), University of Sheffield 
 

Professional membership

  • British Psychological Society (BPS)
  • Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
  • European Society for Developmental Psychology (ESDP)
  • International Association for Research in Economic Psychology (IAREP)
  • Societyfor the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE)
  • International Confederation for the Advancement of Behavioural Economics and Economic Psychology (ICABEEP)
 



Research interests

  • Cooperation and punishment behaviour in children, adolescents and adults
  • Social and moral cognition
  • Judgement and decision making
  • Theory of mind and executive functions in children and adults
  • Social and moral development
  • Children's understanding of the marketplace
  • Evolutionary psychology
  • Cross-cultural research
 

Grants & contracts
Scholarships and Awards

  • Fully funded summer school place, 12th Trento Summer School: Evolution of Social Preferences, Computable and Experimental Economics Laboratory (CEEL), University of Trento, Italy and John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation (2011)
  • Postgraduate bursary, Developmental Section Conference, BritishPsychological Society (2008)
  • PhD full studentship, Proposal (Open) Competition, UK Economic and SocialResearch Council (2006)
  • MSc full studentship, Incentive Award, University of Sheffield (2005)
 



Other academic activities

Academic services

  • Conference session chair, International Association for Research in Economic Psychology (IAREP), Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE) and International Confederation for the Advancement of Behavioural Economics and Economic Psychology (ICABEEP)  Conference, Exeter, U.K. (2011)
  • Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Economic Psychology (2011-)
  • Proposal reviewer, American Psychological Association (APA) 119th Annual Convention (2010)