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Dr. Liu Duo, Phil is now an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education and Counselling (SEC). He got his Ph.D. from the Department of Psychology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr. Liu’s research focuses on cognitive development and related problems, especially on language and literacy development and difficulties.
External Appointments
Yunshan Chair Professor (雲山講座教授) (residence at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China, 2022, October – 2025, September
Distinguished Foreign Professor, Guangdong Province (廣東省海外名師) (residence at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China, 2021, September – 2023, August
Associate Editor, Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017, July - present
Associate Editor, Reading and Writing, 2025, January - present
Editorial Board Member, Scientific Studies of Reading, 2024, April - present
Board member, The Association for Reading and Writing in Asia (ARWA), 2016, August – present
Treasurer, The Association for Reading and Writing in Asia (ARWA), 2016, August – 2021, March
Editorial Board member, Reading and Writing, 2017, January - 2024, December
Editorial Board member, Frontiers in Education (Special education section), 2016, May – present
Voting Member of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading 2014, July – present
Journal Reviewer
Applied Psycholinguistics
Journal of Educational Psychology
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
Annals of Dyslexia
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition
Journal of Learning Disabilities
Child Development
Journal of Psycholinguistic Research
Child Language
Journal of Research in Reading
Child Language Teaching and Therapy
Language, Learning and Development
Cognitive Development
Language, Culture and Curriculum
Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience
Learning and Individual Difference
Developmental Psychology
Memory and Cognition
Developmental Science
Reading & Writing
Educational Psychology Review
Reading Research Quarterly
Frontiers in Education
Scientific Studies of Reading
Frontiers in Psychology
Visual Cognition
International Journal of Behavioral Development
Written Language and Literacy
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Invited Reviewer for Grants
National Science Foundation, U.S.
Research Grants Council, Hong Kong
Professional information
Research interests
Cognitive development, literacy development and difficulties, learning difficulties, transdiagnostic approach
Teaching Interests
Specific Learning Disabilities/Dyslexia, Inclusive/special education
Patents
Developmental Dyslexia Scale for Standard Mandarin (DDSSM)
本發明公開了一種現代漢語發展性讀寫障礙評估方法。
Date of application: 20/12/2023
本發明公開了一種現代漢語發展性讀寫障礙評估方法。
Date of application: 20/12/2023
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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Learning Concepts in Different Languages: Cognitive and Affective Mechanisms
YUM, Y. N. C. (PI), Neil, C. (CoI), Phillip, H. (CoI), Katherine, M. (CoI), WANG, J. (CoI) & LIU, D. (CoI)
01/01/23 → 30/06/25
Project: Research project
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The Dynamic Relations among Cognitive, Ecological, Psychological Factors and Reading Comprehension in Lower Grade Primary School Chinese Children: A Three-Year Longitudinal Investigation of the Componential Model of Reading
LIU, D. (PI), R., M. J. (CoI), Xinyong, Z. (Collaborator), Li, N. (Collaborator), Xi, C. (Collaborator) & Miao, L. (Collaborator)
01/01/21 → 30/06/24
Project: Research project
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Morphological Awareness and Reading among Chinese ESL Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
LIU, D. (CoI), YEUNG, S. S. (PI) & SAVAGE,, R. (CoI)
01/01/21 → 30/06/23
Project: Research project
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Effects of Game-based High-Intensity Interval Training Program on the Executive Function of Children with ADHD: A Randomized Controlled Trial (GRF)
LIU, D. (CoI), YU, C. W. C. (CoI), SIU,, M.-F. P. (CoI), COOPER,, S. (CoI), JENKINS,, D. (CoI), CHOW, C. C. (CoI), WONG,, H.-S. S. (CoI) & SUN, F. (PI)
01/01/21 → 30/06/23
Project: Research project
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Do Children Learn Chinese with Receiving Phonetic System Training Affect the Role of Auditory Temporal Processing to Reading? – A Longitudinal Study
CHUNG, K. K. H. (CoI), CHU,, S.-Y. (CoI), LIU, D. (PI) & WANG, L.-C. (PI)
01/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research project
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Effects of working memory and visual search skill on Chinese reading comprehension: Examining the simple view of reading
LIU, S., LI, N., ZHANG, X., WANG, L.-C. A. & LIU, D., 2025, In: Reading and Writing. 38, p. 329-351Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Motor coordination mediates the relationship between physical activity and executive function among preschoolers
LIU, J., XU, Z. A., FANG, Y., ZHENG, C., WANG, P., WANG, Z., COOPER, S. B., LIU, D. & SUN, F., Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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The moderation effect of morphological awareness on the relationship between word detection skills and reading comprehension in Chinese children with and without dyslexia
WANG, L.-C., LIU, D. & XU, Z. A., 2025, In: British Educational Research Journal. 51, p. 244-258Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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The role of format familiarity and semantic transparency in Chinese reading: Evidence from eye movements
CHEN, M., WANG, L.-C., LIU, S. & LIU, D., 2025, In: BMC Psychology. 13, 207.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Are parenting style and loneliness associated with depression in children with or without developmental dyslexia?
ZHANG, S., LIU, J., DUAN, X., LIU, D., FENG, D., GAO, X. & ZHANG, M., May 2024, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies. 33, 5, p. 1671-1681Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
Prizes
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Yunshan Chair Professor (雲山講座教授) (residence at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China)
LIU, D. (Recipient), 01 Oct 2022
Prize: Prizes / Awards