Prof. FAN Linlin
Assistant Professor

Room: E21-3037
Tel: +(853) 8822 4226
E-mail: linlinfan@um.edu.mo

The PATH Lab website: https://fanpathlab.weebly.com/

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Psychological Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas
  • M.S. in Psychology, Sun Yat-sen University
  • B.S. in Psychology, Sun Yat-sen University

Research Areas

  • The nature, mechanisms, and treatments of threat dysregulation, particularly paranoia, in schizophrenia, psychosis, and serious mental illness (SMI)
  • Social cognition and socioemotional processes in schizophrenia, psychosis, and SMI
  • Neuromodulation and psychosocial interventions targeting pathological threat perception, psychotic symptoms, and social functioning

Grants, Awards, and Honors

  • F.J. McGuigan Dissertation Award, American Psychological Foundation (2023)
  • Dean of Graduate Education Dissertation Research Award, The University of Texas at Dallas (2022)
  • The James C. Bartlett Ph.D. Fellowship, The University of Texas at Dallas (2021 – 2023)
  • Graduate Student Scholarship, Sun Yat-sen University (2015 – 2017)
  • Excellent Graduate, Sun Yat-sen University (2015)
  • National Scholarship, The Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China (2014)
  • Excellent Student Scholarship, Sun Yat-sen University (2012 – 2014)

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, The International Consortium on Paranoia Research (ICPR) (2023 – present)
  • Associate Member, Society for Research in Psychopathology (SRP) (2021 – present)
  • Student Member, Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) (2022 – 2024)
  • Associate Member, American Psychological Association (APA) (2022 – 2024)

Publications

# indicates joint first authors

  1. Fan, L., Springfield, C., Klein, H., Ackerman, R. A., Sasson, N. J., & Pinkham, A. E. (2023). Assessing the diametrical model of schizotypal and autistic traits in emotion recognition and social functioning in a community sample. Schizophrenia Research, 261, 194-202.
  2. Fan, L., Bass, E., Klein, H., Springfield, C., & Pinkham, A. (2022). A preliminary investigation of paranoia variability and its association with social functioning. Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, 29, 100258.
  3. Fan, L. & Wang, Y. (2022). Healthy eating behaviors and self-control in scarcity: The protective effects of self-compassion. Appetite, 169, 105860.
  4. Fan, L.#, Yu, M.#, Pinkham, A., Zhu, Y., Tang, X., Wang, X., Zhang, X., Ma, J., Zhang, J., Zhang, X., & Dai, Z. (2022). Aberrant large-scale brain modules in deficit and non-deficit schizophrenia. Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 113, 110461.
  5. Fan, L., Klein, H., Bass, E., Springfield, C., & Pinkham, A. (2021). Amygdala hyperconnectivity in the paranoid state: A transdiagnostic study. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 138, 117-124.
  6. Huang, J., Lin, K., Fan, L., Qiao, S., & Wang, Y. (2021). The effects of a self-compassion intervention on future-oriented coping and psychological well-being: A randomized controlled trial in Chinese college students. Mindfulness, 12, 1451-1458.
  7. Guo, X.#, Yang, F.#, Fan, L.#, Gu, Y., Ma, J., Zhang, J., Liao, M., Chen, C., Zhai, T., Zhang, Y., Li, L., Su, L., & Dai, Z. (2021). Disruption of functional and structural networks in first-episode, drug-naïve adolescents with generalized anxiety disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 284, 229-237.
  8. Yang, F. #, Zhang, J. #, Fan, L. #, Liao, M., Wang, Y., Chen, C., Zhai, T., Zhang, Y., Li, L., Su, L., & Dai, Z. (2020). White matter structural network disturbances in first-episode, drug-naïve adolescents with generalized anxiety disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 130, 394-404.
  9. Huang, J., Fan, L., Lin, K., & Wang, Y. (2020). Variants of children with psychopathic tendencies in a community sample. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 51, 563-571.
  10. Wang, Y. #, Fan, L. #, Zhu, Y., Yang, J., Wang, C., Gu, L., Zhong, S., Huang, Y., Xie, X., Zhou, H., Luo, S., & Wu, X. (2019). Neurogenetic mechanisms of self-compassionate mindfulness: The role of oxytocin-receptor genes. Mindfulness, 10(9), 1792-1802.
  11. Yang, F. #, Fan, L. #, Zhai, T., Lin, Y., Wang, Y., Ma, J., Liao, M., Zhang, Y., Li, L., Su, L., & Dai, Z. (2019). Decreased intrinsic functional connectivity in first-episode, drug-naive adolescents with generalized anxiety disorder. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12, 539.
  12. Li, L. M. W. #, Luo, S. #, Ma, J. #, Lin, Y., Fan, L., Zhong, S., Yang, J., Huang, Y., Gu, L., Fan, L., Dai, Z., & Wu, X. (2018). Functional connectivity pattern underlies individual differences in independent self-construal. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 13(3), 269-280.
  13. Yi, Y., Li, L. M. W., Xiao, Y., Ma, J., Fan, L., & Dai, Z. (2018). Brain activity mediates the relation between emotional but not instrumental support and trait loneliness. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 13(9), 995-1002.
  14. Wang, Y., Liang, Y., Fan, L., Lin, K., Xie, X., Pan, J., & Zhou, H. (2018). The indirect path from mindful parenting to emotional problems in adolescents: The role of maternal warmth and adolescents’ mindfulness. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 546.
  15. Zhou, H., Chen, X., Fan, L., Su, L., Xie, X., Lin, K., & Wang, Y. (2018). Application of mindful parenting intervention in Chinese parents: Investigating the feasibility and effectiveness. Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology, 26(3), 615-619.