Dr Luyao (Louie) Liang

Research Program: Brain Sciences

Research  Lab: Babylab

Biography

Dr. Luyao (Louie) Liang obtained his Ph.D. degree in early childhood education (ECE) in 2023 at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Prior to that, Luyao obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in ECE in Mainland China and Hong Kong, respectively. Luyao joined Western Sydney University in February 2024 at the School of Education. His research interests cover early language and multiliteracies education, early bi/multilingualism, and technology in early literacy and language education, etc. His recent studies expand to explore how digital technology facilitates early literacy education, and how technology in early literacy experience impacts on child brain development. He serves as a review editor and reviewer for several international peer-reviewed journals in the field of ECE, including Frontiers in Psychology, Early Education and Development, Early Child Development and Care, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, etc.

Research Interests

• Early multiliteracies
• Bi/multilingualism in early childhood
• Technology in early language and literacy education
• Psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic research

​Qualifications and Honours

• August 2023: PhD in ECE, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
• November 2014: Master of Education (ECE), The University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China
• June 2012: Bachelor of Education (ECE), Sichuan Normal University, China

Publications

My publications can be found on my Google Scholar page.

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