Faculty

Tsinghua University December 2016 – Present

Associate Professor at Department of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

- Research on behavioral insights, nudge, psychometrics in digital age, AI-empowered teaching and learning

mental health and well-being, stress and resilience, biophysical mechanisms of stress, positive psychology

- Teach undergraduate courses on “Introduction to Psychology”,” Psychometrics”, “Mind, individual & Culture”, “Developmental psychology”, “Mental Health and psychological well-being”, “Personality Psychology”

- Teach postgraduate courses on “Judgement and Decision Making”, seminars on “Decision sciences”

Tsinghua University December 2009 – December2016

Assistant Professor at Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

- Research on behavioral economics and decision making

- （NSFC grant：2014300831）Contextual Models for judgment of subjective well-being

- (Tsinghua Research Initiative grant: 20151080447) Decision Styles: Psychometric and Personality properties

- Teach undergraduate courses on “Introduction to Psychology”,” Psychometrics”, Behavioral Economics”

- Teach postgraduate courses on “Judgement and Decision Making”

Columbia University January 2008 – December 2009

Research Scientist at Center for Decision Sciences,

Columbia University, New York, USA.

- Work on National Institute of Aging funded grant “Decision-Making over the Life Span”

- Conduct experiments related to behavioral decision making and cognitive function

- Using virtual lab to collect and manage complex web-based experiments

- Program complex analyses and computations in MATLAB and R

MPI for Human Development, Berlin, Germany October 2005 – December 2007

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition,

Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany.

- Developed parsimonious decision strategies and compared against complex models

- Developed mathematical models of contextual judgement and magnitude estimation

- Developed theories and models of social cognition

University of Warwick, UK October 2001 – September 2005

Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology (Awarded in 2006)

Thesis: Economic Psychophysics: Theories and Applications.

Advisors: Gordon D.A. Brown (Psychology) , Evan Heit (Psychology), Andrew Oswald (Economics)

Beijing Foreign Studies University, China September 1997 – July 2001

B.Sc. in Economics and Business

B.A. in English

Behavioral Insights | Psychometrics | Mental Health | AI in Education

· Leads the Mavericks Decision Research Lab, focusing on nudging strategies for health, wealth, positive aging and well-being.

· Principal Investigator for multiple grants:

o National Natural Science Foundation of China

o Tsinghua University Independent Research Fund

o AI-enabled teaching reform projects (e.g., AI Teaching Assistant development).

Interdisciplinary Collaboration Potential:

· Psychology & AI: Pioneering AI-powered teaching assistants for psychology courses.

· Medicine & Public Health: Research on mental health interventions and psychometrics.

Social Sciences: Behavioral insights for policy and positive intervention.

Award-Winning Courses:

Exploring Psychology’s Core Concepts (English)

National First-Class Undergraduate Course (MOOC, 150,000+ learners). 国家级本科生一流课程

Adopted by Indonesia/Thai MOOC platforms.

Introduction to Psychology (English)

Ranked among Tsinghua’s “Top 10 Most Popular Courses”

Tsinghua University's signature course 清华大学精品课

Mind, Individual, and Culture (English)

Tsinghua’s first AI-integrated course

Tsinghua’s General Education Honor Course 清华大学通识荣誉课

Tsinghua University's signature course 清华大学精品课

Mental Health Education

Tsinghua University's signature course 清华大学精品课

Teaching Awards:

Tsinghua Young Faculty Teaching Competition 1st Prize (2016).

Gong Yuzhi Teaching Award (2023, Tsinghua’s highest honor).

Annual Teaching Excellence Awards (2022–2024).

Beijing Municipal Award for Teaching Achievements in Higher Education（2022，7/9）

Wang, J., Qin, Y., Wu, Q., Zeng, D., Gao, X., Wang, Q., Li, Z., Ni, Y., Li, H., Zhang, P., Guo, J., Ma, W., Maitusun, M., Jin, X., Chen, M., Zhu, L., Lu, Q., Chen, Q., Wu, Y., Lin, C., Han, R., Cheng, D., Ni, J., Wang, X., Yao, F., Zhuang, J., Xia, J., Liu, D., Lu, Y., Kang, P., Yu, S., Chen, A., Zhang, Y., Li, Q., Ge, W., Long, X., Jiang, Z., Guan, Z., Jin, Z., Jin, P., Li, T., Shu, J., Yang, J., Wang, J., Jiang, N., Qian, J., Jung, Y., Zhang, H., Yang, Q., Ma, L., Wu, X., Huang, X., Si, D., Ren, J., Qiao, H., Guo, Y., Huang, Z., Wang, W., Deng, W., Bi, L., Zhao, D., Li, Y., Lau, R. W. H., Tham, Y.-C., Ma, X., Ma, J., Shen, D., Zhang, S., Guan, H., Zou, W., Guo, M., Guan, X., Yang, X., Xu, A., Wu, J., Panagiotou, G., Tse, M. A., Kim, J., Wu, E., Thalmann, D., Magnenat Thalmann, N., Fregni, F., Wong, T. Y., Jia, W., Zeng, R., Lim, C. T., Sheng, B., & Li, H. (2025) An adaptive AI-based virtual reality sports system for adolescents with excess body weight: a randomized controlled trial. Nature Medicine, 31, 2255-2268. DOI: 10.1038/s41591-025-03724-5

Ma W., Sheng B., Liu Y., Qian J., Liu X., Li J., Ouyang D., Wang H., Wong T. Y., Atanasov A. G., Keane P. A., Ma W.-Y., Tham Y.-C., & Wong T. Y.（2024）Evolution of Future Medical AI Models — From Task-Specific, Disease-Centric to Universal Health. NEJM-AI, New England Journal of Medicine AI(1),8,1-5.

Qian, J*,Du MY.,& Yang,Y., Qiu,Y. （2024）Promoting educational equity and facilitating effective use of high-quality resources: An empirical study on improving massive open online courses completions. Engineering Education Review, 2,37-43.

《积极的家庭养育幸福的孩子》 钱静、王彩霞、马金库（著） 湖南教育出版社2024 首次印刷：6千册

《在线教学战疫记录—清华大学在线教学指导专家组成员教学案例汇编》，钱静，第四章。清华大学出版社，2021。

《隐藏的自我》作者：大卫・伊格曼。浙江教育出版社。钱静 译，2020。已印刷1.1万册。

《自我的本质》作者：布鲁斯・胡德。浙江人民出版社。钱静 译，2020。已印刷1万册。

Ma, W.,Wang, Z., Zhang, M., Qian,J., Luan, H., Liu, Y.,& Ma, S.(2019). Stance influences your thoughts: Psychology-inspired user attitude and preference prediction. IJCAI2019, paper#6544.

Yang, Y. & Qian, J.*(2019) Teaching History of Science in General Education Classrooms. ICAEM2019.

杨扬，钱静*（2019）如何在大课堂通识课中帮助提高学生的学习效率—雨课堂使用的探索。清华大学教育研究，40，54-59.

Yang, Y. & Qian, J.*(2018) Cooperative Learning Practices in University Classrooms. Proceedings of ESEM 2018 International conference on education science and education management.

钱静，魏薇 译（2018）《人类存在的意义》[美]爱德华 威尔逊 著，浙江人民出版社。已印刷1.7万册。

孙华，钱静*（2017）出生顺序与智力、性格、幸福感的关系，清华大学教育研究，38，109-118.

孙华，钱静*（2017）大城市成年人的幸福感“出生顺序效应”，心理学进展，7，1500-1509。

钱静 （2016）“第十五章 有限理性与认知决策”选自《人类的心智与认知－当代认知科学重大理论与应用研究》蔡曙山主编，603-636页，人民出版社。

钱静，黄钰苹 译 （2016）《津巴多普通心理学》，中国人民大学出版社。已印刷9万册。

Qian,J. (2016) The effect of meta-knowledge on students’performance evaluation. Proceedings of ESEM 2016 International conference on education science and education management, 162-165. Lancaster, PA: DEStech Publications.

钱静（2016）教学评价系统的改进方案研究，高教学刊，23，128-129。

钱静（2016）影响学生自我价值感及学业表现的研究构想，高教学刊，24，18-20。

Qian,J. (2014). The rationality debate in Economics and Psychology. In S.Cai and N. Beltz (Eds.) Mind and Cognition （pp. 235-256）. People’s Publishing House.

Wang, C., Liu, Y., Zhang, M., Ma, S., Zheng, M., Qian, J. & Zhang, K. (2014). Incorporating Vertical Results into Search Click Models. Proceedings of the 36th international ACM SIGIR conference on Research and development in information retrieval.

钱静，赵文嘉 译（2014）《预言家的博弈－预测和改变未来的新逻辑》，浙江人民出版社。印刷1万册。

Qian, J. & Brown, G.D.A. (2009). The sequential effects and anchoring in price judgment. Annals of Economics and Finance, 10-S, 165–177.

Brown, G.D.A., Gardner, J., Oswald, A. & Qian, J. (2008). Does wage rank affect employee’s wellbeing? Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 47(3), 355-389. (authorship in alphabetical order).

Qian, J. & Garcia-Retemero, R. (2007). A sampling explanation for the formation of social stereotypes. Proceedings of the 2^nd European Cognitive Science Conference (pp. 676-681). Hove, UK: Erlbaum.

Qian, J. & Brown, G.D.A. (2005). Similarity-based sampling: Testing a model of price psychophysics. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 1785–1790). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Board Member of the Economic psychology Division, Chinese Psychological Science Society （2019-2025）

Board Member of the Learning science Division, Chinese Psychological Science Society （2020-2025）

Board Member of the Positive Psychology Division, Chinese Psychological Science Society （2021-2025）

Board Member of the International affairs Division, Chinese Psychological Science Society （2022-2025）

Committee Member of the Mental Health Education Branch of the China Health Promotion and Education Association （2024-2029）

Editorial Board Member of Advances in International Psychology 《国际心理学进展》编委

Editorial Board Member of Scientific Development Information 《科学发展资讯》编委

Editorial Boardof Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X)

Young Editorial Board Member of Engineering Education Review国际心理学进展 青年编委

Ad hoc Reviewer for: 心理学报，心理科学进展

国家自然科学基金（管理类）

International Conference for Cognitive Modeling; Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Attitude and Social Cognition; Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Qian,J,(2024) Keynote Speech: “AI-empowered teaching and learning”, at “The Future of Learning: Unveiling the Challenges and Opportunities of Generative AI (GenAI) in Higher Education” conference, organized by the Indonesia Cyber Education Institute (ICE Institute). 2024.7.28, Yogikarta, Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia.

Qian,J,(2021) Keynote speech "Opportunities and challenges for hybrid teaching and learning" at the 2021 China - Australia Universities Summit on Teaching and Learning (CAUSTL). 2021.12.3. Online.

Qian,J,(2021) "Demonstration of Blended Teaching Design" at the Tsinghua University Informatization - based Teaching Open Day. 2021.9,7-8. Beijing, China.

Qian,J,(2021) Keynote speech titled "Substantial Equivalence of Online and Offline Teaching: Demonstration of Blended Teaching Design" at the Blended Teaching Training of University of Science and Technology Liaoning. 2021.8.23. Liaoning, China. Broadcased online with 650 participants.

Qian,J,(2021) Keynote speech titled "Substantial Equivalence of Online and Offline Teaching: Demonstration of Blended Teaching Design" at the Symposium on Blended Teaching in Response to the Epidemic. 2021.8.15. The number of online participants was around 32,000 (30,783 via Rain Classroom and over 1,000 via Tencent Meeting).

Qian,J,(2020) Keynote speech titled "Student - centered Blended Teaching" at the Symposium on the Construction of First - class Online Courses in Guangxi's Colleges and Universities. 2020.11.27. The number of online participants was 748.

Qian,J,(2020) "Parallel and Integrated Interaction: Exploration of Blended Teaching in Autumn 2020" at the First Session of the Teaching Mode Sharing and Symposium in the New Semester. 2020.9.8. The number of online participants was 5,135.

Qian,J. (2019) Time-off: A study on combatting smart phone addiction in China. Invited talk，International Workshop：The digital world, cognition and behaviour. 2019.11.30. Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, Italy.

Qian,J.（2019）Keynote speech titled "Nudging on Tsinghua Campus” 11th Cross - Strait Psychologists Academic Symposium, 2019.10.26. Nanjing, China.第十一届两岸心理学家学术研讨会，专题报告。

Qian,J. (2019). Better, Healtheir, and Wiser: How to nudge college students into better selves. Invited talk given at Center for Interdisciplinary studies in economics psychology and social sciences, BIB, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.

钱静（2019）“Promoting MOOC completion rate in online learning environment：an empirical study” The 1st Academic Annual Conference of the Professional Committee of Psychology and Social Governance of the Chinese Psychological Society. 2019.3.28. Nanjing, China.中国心理学会心理学与社会治理专业委员会首届学术年会，中国，南京。

Qian,J. (2017). EMI Course for University Lecturers Tsinghua University Summer 2017, Oxford EMI Association, Hertford College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Qian,J. (2017). MathPsych/ICCM 2017, Warwick University, UK.

钱静 （2017）The effect of meta-knowledge on students’ performance evaluation. The 3rd Symposium on the Science of Learning and Learning Technologies, hosted by the Institute of Learning Sciences and Technologies, National Tsing Hua University, 2017.6.16-17，Taiwan, China。

Qian, J.(2016) The Use of "Rain Classroom" in Improving Learning Efficacy in College Teaching. International Conference on Modern Education, Sanya, Hainan.2016.12.22-24.

Qian,J. (2016). From maximizing to satisficing: Evidence for adaptive decision making strategy. Oral presentation at 31th International Congress of Psychology, ICP2016, Yokohama, Japan.

钱静（2015）第十八届全国心理学学术会议，中国，天津。

钱静（2014）第十七届全国心理学学术会议，中国，北京。

钱静（2013）第十六届全国心理学学术会议，中国，南京。

钱静（2013）社会比较的心理学机制——GEMS模型。清华大学社科沙龙第六期主讲。

Qian,J. (2013). Decision Style and personality. SPUDM24 Subjective Probability, Utility, and Decision Making Conference. Barcelona, Spain.

钱静（2013）年第一届学习科学学术研讨会：多元面向之融合与发展。台湾清华大学学习科学研究所，台湾新竹，中国。

Qian,J. (2012). A generalized Exemplar model of Sampling: Its applications in applied economics. Invited talk, City University of Hong Kong.

钱静（2012）第十五届全国心理学学术会议，中国，广州。

钱静（2012）第三届全国认知科学大会， 中国，杭州。

钱静（2012）第二届国际积极心理学大会， 中国，北京。

Qian, J., Zhao W., Wang, R, Xiao,X. Herding in Path Selection. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Society of Judgment and Decision Making, Seattle, WA, November 2011.

钱静（2011）风险认知的特殊性以及测量。第三届全国认知大会。中国，北京。

钱静（2011）偏见的形成机制。“学习、认知与文化“两岸四地研讨会。中国，北京。

Qian, J. Being the Top dog makes us happier then simply getting top dollar. Talk Presented at the first International China Congress for Positive Psychology, Beijing, 2010.

Qian, J., Johnson, E.J., & Weber, E.U. The effect of age in Decision Making. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Society of Judgment and Decision Making, Boston, MA, November 2009.

Qian, J. & Weber, E.U. The effect of age and gender in domain-specific risk taking. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Society of Judgment and Decision Making, Chicago, IL, November 2008.

Qian, J. & Olsson, H. The effect of information distribution on the communication of magnitudes. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Society of Judgment and Decision Making, Long Beach, CA, November 2007.

Qian, J. & Garcia-Retemero, R. Stereotype formation due to sampling asymmetry. Talk given on the 21th conference on Subjective Probability, Utility and Decision Making (SPUDM), Warsaw, Poland, August 2007.

Qian, J. & Garcia-Retemero, R. A sampling explanation for the formation of social stereotypes. The 2nd European Cognitive Science Conference, Delphi, Greece, May 2007.

Qian, J. & Brown, G.D.A. A further investigation in Probability Weighting. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Society of Judgment and Decision Making, Houston, TA, November 2006.

Qian, J. The effect of information distribution on the communication in advice taking. Poster presented at ATDM (Advice and Trust in Decision Making) conference in London, UK, June 2006.

Qian, J. Generalised Exemplar Model of Sampling: Modeling propensity and contextual sensitivity for risks and utility. Computer-driven presentation given at FUR XII conference in Rome, Italy, June 2006.

Qian, J. & Brown, G.D.A. A psychophysical explanation of the Probability Weighting Function. Poster presented at Psychonomics 46th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, November 2005.

Qian, J. & Brown, G.D.A. Similarity-based sampling: Testing a model of price psychophysics. Poster presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Turin, Italy, July 2005.

Qian, J., Brown, G.D.A. & Oswald, A. Economic Psychophysics: Rank Dependence in Pay Satisfaction. Poster presented at Bounded Rationality Summer School, Berlin, Germany, August 2004.

Qian, J. Economic psychophysics: Studies on wage satisfaction and price perception. Talk given on 28th International Congress of Psychology (ICP 2004), Beijing, China, August 2004.

Brown, G.D.A., Gardner, J., Oswald, A. & Qian, J. Rank dependence in pay satisfaction. Poster presented at Annual meeting of the Society of Judgment and Decision Making, Vancouver, Canada, November 2003.

Qian, J. & Brown, G.D.A. Price perception: Evidence for multiple reference points. Poster presented at Psychonomics 44th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, November, 2003.

ELSE/ABC Judgment and Decision Making Workshop, University College of London, UK, June 2003.

Qian, J. Contextual effect in probability weighting. Poster presented at MRC postgraduate workshop, York University, UK, June 2002.

Australian Cognitive Science Conference, Fremantle, Australia, April 2002.