Personal profile
Personal profile
LIN Dan is a developmental psychologist. Her research focuses on reading and writing development, digital literacy and intervention.
Research interests
reading and writing development, language and learning, learning difficulties and interventions
Teaching Interests
Human Development across the Lifespan
External Appointments
Editorship
01/2015 – present Editorial board, International Journal of Behavioral Development
04/2016 -- 03/2018 Consulting editor, Educational Psychology
Invited Ad-hoc Reviewer for Journals
Child Development
Developmental Psychology
Scientific Studies of Reading
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Applied Psycholinguistics
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Journal of Research in Reading
Social Development
Educational Psychology
Journal of Learning disabilities
International Journal of Behavioral Development
Reading and Writing
Journal of Child Language
Learning and Individual Differences
Invited Ad-hoc Reviewer for Grants
National Science Foundation, U.S.
Research Grants Council, Hong Kong
Professional information
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Empower Families to Enhance Children’s Reading Skills through an Interactive Self-learning Storybook Reading Programme
LIN, D. (PI) & KUCIRKOVA,, N. (CoI)
01/09/24 → 31/08/26
Project: Research project
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Learning in the Digital Age: Online Storybook Intervention in Reading Development
LIN, D. (PI) & CHEUNG, H. (CoI)
01/01/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Research project
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Chinese Mainland Visiting Scholars Exchange Programme
LIN, D. (PI)
19/02/24 → 02/03/24
Project: Research project
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Development and Evaluation of a Computerised Morphology Training Package on English Literacy in Hong Kong Primary School Students with Reading Comprehension Difficulties
YEUNG, S. S. (PI), CHEUNG, H. (CoI), POON, K. Y. (CoI), Chai,, C. S. (CoI) & LIN, D. (CoI)
01/10/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Research project
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Executive Functioning in Reading Comprehension in Chinese with and without Dialect Speaking
LIN, D. (PI) & SAVAGE,, R. (CoI)
01/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research project
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Evaluating educational technology: Consolidating across multiple impact indicators and rating systems
KUCIRKOVA, N., UPPSTAD, P. H., HOLETON, R., LIN, D., CLARK-WILSON, A. & CHIGEDA, A., 2026, In: Computers & Education. 240, 105467.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Exploring parents’ utterances during free play in Hong Kong: The associations with language complexity and lexical diversity
HUNG, C. O. Y., LIN, D. & LO, S. W., 2026, In: Early Childhood Education Journal. 54, p. 563-576Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Disentangling family environmental factors in predicting children’s short-term memory capacity and social understanding competency
CHAN, Y. F., LIANG, J., XIE, M., SHI, X. & LIN, D., Jun 2025, In: Reading and Writing. 38, p. 1801-1824Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Socioeconomic account of reading abilities in learning Chinese as a first language and English as a second language
LIN, D., LIANG, J., TONG, X., YEUNG, S. S., LIU, D. & CHEUNG, H., Jun 2026, In: Language Learning. 76, 2, p. 425-453Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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The impact of COVID-related school disruption on kindergarten children’s development
LEE, K., GAO, X., ZHANG, D., FONG, K. M. Y., NG, C. W., BAUTISTA ARELLANO, A., SUN, J., CAPIO, C. M., CHEUNG, S. K., SIU, C., LIN, D., LAM, H. C., NG, M. L. & YUM, Y. N. C., 2025, In: Early Child Development and Care. 195, 1-2, p. 74-91Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review