TEAM
Meet our Team

DR. FRANCES JINGWEN JIN
Principal Investigator
EDUCATION
Licensed Psychologist, New York State, USA (2020 - )
Ph.D in Clinical Psychology, 2018, Stony Brook University
B.S. in Psychology, 2011, The University of Iowa

HILARY NGAI
PhD Student
I am a third-year PhD student at the PANDM Lab. I grew up in Hong Kong and obtained my Bachelor of Science (BS) in Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior with a minor in English Literature in the University of California, Davis. My research interest include decision-making, neural mechanisms of affective experiences and related issues in internalising disorders. My passions include working out, coffee and teaching!

RAMESH KARNANI
PhD Student
After earning a MSocSc (Psychology) at HKU in 2020, I joined Dr. Frances Jin’s PANDM Lab and am now a second-year PhD student pursuing an interdisciplinary study of psychopathology and decision neuroscience.
My prior background includes a BSc in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA and over 30 years of experience in senior management positions in the manufacturing industry in Hong Kong.
Using novel behavioral paradigms, I hope to combine theory with computational modeling and neuroimaging technologies to improve our understanding of the psychological and neural mechanisms of human behaviour. I have broad interests and enjoy reading, sports and good conversation.

FRIEDERIKE ELISABETH HEDLEY
MPhil Student
I am an MPhil student in Cognitive Psychology & Neuroscience. Before joining PANDM Lab, I earned a BSc in Psychology and Psychotherapy. The human brain and the complexities of emotion fascinate me. I am curious about emotion-related perceptual decision-making and how this is modulated by psychopathology.
Growing up in the marshlands of Northern Germany has given me a passion for sailing and - I’d say - a pragmatic mentality.

WING MAN LAM
Lab Coordinator
I am currently a third-year undergraduate student and the lab coordinator of PANDM Lab.
I am double majoring in Psychology and Neuroscience, with research interests in decision-making and internalising disorders, particularly on its underlying mechanisms.
CP STUDENTS

ANDREAS WONG

VERONICA HEI YAN CHAN

KAREN PUI KEI CHAN

HELEN HAU LAM WONG

LARISSA LOUIE

KELVIN CHING
RESEARCH INTERNS & VOLUNTEERS

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HILARY HUITUNG CHAN

MORRIS MANG FUNG CHAN

YIRAN JIANG

MIMI NG

ALAN MING CHUN TANG

CHRISTY YIM FAN WONG

YIMING ZHONG
ALUMNI
RIDDHI JAIN PITLIYA
I was born and raised in Hong Kong. Whilst I obtained my undergraduate degree (in psychology, neuroscience and cognitive science; with first honours) at The University of Hong Kong, I worked at the Psychopathology, Affective Neuroscience & Decision Making Laboratory (PANDM) and Experimental Psychopathology Laboratory as a senior research assistant and laboratory coordinator at both labs.
I am currently obtaining a DPhil degree at the University of Oxford, under the supervision of Prof. Robin A. Murphy at the Computational Psychopathology Laboratory. I examine individual differences in casual learning, attention and decision-making, and their associated neural signals, particularly along the depression and anxiety spectrum. I am interested in active inference and Bayesian models to understand the pathology of these psychological illnesses.


NATASHA BANGA

NICHOLE WAI MAN CHONG

DAISY YIK SUM LAW

MAGGIE SIN-YING LAW

GRACE YAT SUM LEUNG

JISOO KIM

WONG SAM

VRITTI VASWANI
