Dr. Wu Dandan obtained her Ph.D. degree in early childhood education (ECE) at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Early Childhood Education at the Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Education University of Hong Kong. She also serves as the Programme Leader for the Master of Science in Educational Neuroscience at the Academy for Educational Development and Innovation, and is the Co-Director of the Centre for Psychosocial Health at the Faculty of Education and Human Development.

Her research interests developmental cognitive neuroscience, early language acquisition and early multilingualism, early development of spatial language and cognition, formal and informal learning in early STEM. She serves as an editorial board member and reviewer for multiple international peer-reviewed journals, including AI, Brain & Child, Children and Youth Services Review, Early Education and Development, Journal of Research in Childhood Education, NeuroImage, etc.

Dr. Wu has received numerous research grants from the Education University of Hong Kong. She has participated in the revision and compilation of two sets of teaching materials and teacher's guides on Story Approach to Integrated Learning for kindergartens in Hong Kong and mainland China. She has published over 50 academic papers in international peer-reviewed journals. In recent years, her research has primarily focused on exploring how early digital experiences and digital environments shape brain function in young children, as well as diverse learning needs in digital environments.

Development of Early Childhood Education

Honours Project

Child Development