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Shi Jiannong
Professor
Tel:  86-10-64855744
Fax:  86-10-64872070
Mailing Address:  16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
Email:  shijn@psych.ac.cn
Website:  http://www.iratde.org/
Resume:
Jiannong Shi is a senior researcher at the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and he is also a professor of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and a guest professor of Aalborg University, Denmark. He worked in University of Munich, University of Michigan, Yale University, University of Adelaide, and Regensburg University as a visiting scholar respectively.
He focuses his research in the field of intelligence, giftedness, creativity, and Problem Based Learningtheoretically and practically. He and his team conducted a series cognitive and neuropsychological studies on cognitive development and brain function of gifted children. Meanwhile, he developed a bio-socio-psycho- model to guide gifted education and creativity cultivation in kindergarten, primary, and secondary schools in China. He authored (or co-authored) 11 books in the field of child development and gifted education, as well as more than 160 journal articles and book chapters since 1990. He served as the president of Asia-Pacific Federation of WCGTC twice (2002 – 2004, 2010 – 2012) and the director of Research Center for Supernormal (G/T) Children at the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is also a committee member of the International Research Association for Talent Development and Excellence and serves as an editor-in-chief of Talent Development and Excellence.
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He focuses his research in the field of intelligence, giftedness,creativity and Problem Based Learning theoretically and practically.

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Selected Publications:

1. Shi, J., &Zha, Z. (2000). Psychological research on and education of gifted and talented children in China. In K. Heller, F. Moenks, R. Sternberg, & R. Subotnik (Eds.), International handbook of research and development of giftedness and talent (2nd ed.) (pp. 757-764). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Ltd.
2. Shi, J. (2004). Diligence makes people smart: Chinese perspectives of intelligence. In R. J. Sternberg (Ed.). International Handbook of Intelligence (pp. 325-343). Cambridge University Press.
3. Shi, J. (2004). Intelligence current in creative activities. High Ability Studies, 15(2), 170-185.
4. Shi, J., & Liu, Z. (2006). Film course makes schooling more attractive: An example of educational reform in China. Gifted Education International, 22, 78-85.
5. Shi, J., & Chen, N. (2006). Enlightening the mathematical talents of children in kindergarten. Gifted and Talented International, 21(1), 22-29.
6. Liu, T., Shi, J., Zhang, Q., Zhao, D., Yang, J. (2007). Neural mechanisms of auditory sensory processing in children with high intelligence. Neuroreport. 18(15):1571-1575.
7. Zhang, Q., Shi, J., Luo, Y., Liu, S., Yang, J., Shen, M. (2007). Effect of task complexity on intelligence and neural efficiency in children: an event-related potential study. Neuroreport. 18(15):1599-1602.
8. Zhang, Q., Shi, J., Fan, Y., Liu, T., Luo, Y., Sang, H., Shen, M. (2007). An event-related brain potential study of children’s conservation. Neuroscience Letters. 43(1), 17-20.
9. Shi, J.*, Li, Y., & Zhang, X. (2008). Self-concept of gifted children aged 9-to 13-years-old. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 31(4):481-499.
10. Zhang, Q., Shi, J.*, Fan, Y., Liu, T., Luo, Y., Sang, H., Shen, M. (2008). An event-related brain potential study of children’s conservation. Neuroscience Letters, 431, 17-20.
11. Liu, T., Shi, J.*, Zhao, D., & Yang, J. (2008). The relationship between EEG band power, cognitive processing and intelligence in school-age children. Psychology Science Quarterly, 50(2): 259-268.
12. Liu, T., &Shi, J.* (2008). Event-related potentials during preattentional processing of color stimuli. Neuroreport. 19(12):1221-1225.
13. Liu T., Shi, J.*, Zhao D, Yang J. The event-related low frequency activity of highly and average intelligent children. High Ability Studies, 2008,19,131-139.
14. Han R， Li S， Shi JN (2009). The Territorial prior-residence effect and children’s behavior in social dilemmas, Environment and Behavior. 41(5), 644-657.
15. Shangguan F., &Shi, J.* (2009). Puberty timing and fluid intelligence: A study of correlations between testosterone and intelligence in 8- to 12-year-old Chinese boys. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 34, 983 – 988.
16. Duan, X., Shi, J.*, Wu, J., Mou, Y., Cui, H., & Wang, G. (2009). Electrophysiological correlates for response inhibition in intellectually gifted children: A Go/NoGo study. Neuroscience Letters, 457, 45-48.
17. Fan, Y., &Shi, J.* (2009). The challenge-and-response model of normal anxiety. Journal of Adult Development, 16, 66–75.
18. Duan, X. J., Shi, J.N.*, & Zhou, D. (2010).Developmental Changes in Processing Speed: Influence of accelerated education for gifted children. Gifted Child Quarterly, 54(2), 85-91.
19. Duan, X. J., Wei, S. W., Wang, G. Q., &Shi, J. N*.(2010).  The relationship between executive function and intelligence on 11- to 12-year-old children. Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, 52 (4), 419-431.
20. Liu, M., Hu, W., Shi, J., Adey, P. (2010). Gender Stereotyping and Affective Attitudes Towards Science in Chinese Secondary School Students, International Journal of Science Education, 32(3), 379-395
21. Lu L., Weber, H., Spinath, F., and Shi, J.* (2011). Predicting school achievement from cognitive and non-cognitive variables in a Chinese sample of elementary school children. Intelligence, 39, 130-140.
22. Liu, T., Xiao, T., Shi, J., Zhao. D., Liu. J. (2011). Conflict control of children with different intellectual levels: An ERP study. Neuroscience Letters, 490, 101-106. DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.12.035
23. Liu, T., Xiao, T., Shi, J., Zhao, D. (2011). Response preparation and cognitive control of highly intelligent children: A go-Nogo event-related potential study. Neuroscience, 180, 122-128. DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.02.022
24. Xu, X., Yu, F., &Shi, J. (2011). Ethical Leadership and leaders’ personalities. Social Behavior and personality, 39(3), 361-368. DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2011.39.3.361
25. Liu, T., Xiao, T., Shi, J., & Zhao, L. (2011). Sensory gating, Inhibition control and child intelligence: An Event-Related Potentials study. Neuroscience, 189, 250-257. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.05.009
26. Duan, X., &Shi, J.* (2011). Intelligence does not correlate with inhibitory ability at every age. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 12 (2011), 3-8. (International Conference on Education and Educational Psychology, 2010).
27. Han, R., Shi, J.*, Yong, W., & Wang, W. (2012). Intelligence and prosocial behavior: Do smart children really act nice? Current Psychology. DOI 10.1007/s12144-012-9133-6.
28. Liu, T., Xiao, T., &Shi, J. (2012). Response inhibition, preattentive processing, and sex difference in young children: an event-related potential study. Neuroreport, 12/2012; DOI:10.1097/WNR.0b013e32835d846b
29. Duan, X., Wei, S., Wang, G., &Shi, J. *. The relationship between executive function and intelligence on 11- to 12-year-old children. Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, Volume 52, 2010 (4), 419-431
30. Tao, T., Duan, X., &Shi, J.* (2012). Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms of Chinese Rural Children and Adolescents Surviving the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake Assessed Using CRIES. Journal of Loss and Trauma DOI:10.1080/15325024.2012.734201))
31. Duan, X., Zhou, D., &Shi, J.* (2012). The speed of information processing of 9-to 13- year-old intellectually gifted children. Psychological Reports, 111(3), 1-10.
32. Shi, J. *, Chen, N., Du, X-Y., Zhang, X., Zhang, Z., Duan, X., & Liu, T. (2012). Psychology of Creativity and Cultivation of Excellent Talents. Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Accepted and in press) (In Chinese)
33. Shi, J., Tao, T.,Chen, W., Cheng, L. Wang, L., & Zhang, X. (2013). Sustained attention in intellectually gifted children assessed using a continuous performance test. PLOS ONE (accepted)
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