Rocco Chiou Curriculum Vitae (last updated: April 2023)
Academic appointments
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) (April 2023 - present)
School of Psychology, University of Surrey
Senior Research Associate (Nov 2021 - March 2023)
Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford
Sir Henry Wellcome Fellow (Oct 2016 - Sep 2021)
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge
The Konkle Lab, Department of Psychology, Harvard University
Stepping Stone Fellow (Apr 2014 – Sep 2016)
Neuroscience & Aphasia Research Unit, University of Manchester
Research associate (Oct 2013 – Mar 2014)
The Pearson Lab, School of Psychology, University of New South Wales
Education
PhD in Cognitive Science (2009 – 2014)
School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Australia
PhD advisor: Professor Anina Rich
Master in Neuroscience (2006 – 2008)
Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
Bachelor in Psychology (2002 – 2006)
Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Grants Awarded (as the principle grant-holder/investigator)
2024 (UK): British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant (£10,000 GBP)
2023 (UK): Faculty Research Support Fund of University of Surrey (£12,000 GBP)
2021 (UK): MRC-CBU Support Fund of University of Cambridge (£ 27,066 GBP)
2016 – 2021 (UK): Sir Henry Wellcome Fellowship (£ 297,110 GBP)
2014 – 2016 (UK): Stepping-Stones (Wellcome ISSF) Fellowship (£ 95,000 GBP)
2012 (Australia): Postgraduate Research Fund of Macquarie University ($ 4,717 AUD)
2009 – 2013 (Australia): Postgraduate Grant of Macquarie University ($ 12,000 AUD)
2009 – 2013 (Australia): International Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship ($ 22,500 AUD per annum)
2009 – 2010 (Taiwan): Studying Abroad Scholarship of the Taiwanese Government ($ 16,000 USD per annum)
Academic awards
2013: Elsevier/Vision Research Travel Award (a.k.a. Vision Science Society Student Award)
2012: Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Commendation, Macquarie University
Research interest
Areas of expertise:
Neuroimaging
Neurostimulation
Neurolinguistics
Visual cognition
Synaesthesia
Methodological knowledge:
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Psychophysics (human behavioural experiment)
Memberships
Australian Psychological Society (Australia)
Australasian Experimental Psychology Society (Australia)
British Neuropsychological Society (UK)
Organisation of Human Brain Mapping (USA)
Society for the Neurobiology of Language (USA)
Vision Sciences Society (USA)
Ad hoc reviewing for academic journals
Psychological Science; Psychological Bulletin; Cerebral Cortex, Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics; Memory; Experimental Brain Research;
Cognitive Neuropsychology; PLoS One; Neuropsychologia; Perception; Cortex; Imaging Neuroscience; Consciousness and Cognition;
Behavioural Research Methods; Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience; NeuroImage; Psychonomic Bulletin & Review;
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance; i-Perception; Nature Human Behaviour;
eLife; Annals of New York Academy of Sciences
Grant reviewing for funding agencies
Grant reviewing for National Science Foundation (NSF - USA)
Grant reviewing for Austrian Science Fund (FWF - Austria)
Fellowship reviewing for the Royal Society (UK)
Rocco Chiou Curriculum Vitae (last updated: April 2023)
Academic appointments
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) (April 2023 - present)
School of Psychology, University of Surrey
Senior Research Associate (Nov 2021 - March 2023)
Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford
Sir Henry Wellcome Fellow (Oct 2016 - Sep 2021)
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge
The Konkle Lab, Department of Psychology, Harvard University
Stepping Stone Fellow (Apr 2014 – Sep 2016)
Neuroscience & Aphasia Research Unit, University of Manchester
Research associate (Oct 2013 – Mar 2014)
The Pearson Lab, School of Psychology, University of New South Wales
Education
PhD in Cognitive Science (2009 – 2014)
School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Australia
PhD advisor: Professor Anina Rich
Master in Neuroscience (2006 – 2008)
Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
Bachelor in Psychology (2002 – 2006)
Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Grants Awarded (as the principle grant-holder/investigator)
2024 (UK): British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant (£10,000 GBP)
2023 (UK): Faculty Research Support Fund of University of Surrey (£12,000 GBP)
2021 (UK): MRC-CBU Support Fund of University of Cambridge (£ 27,066 GBP)
2016 – 2021 (UK): Sir Henry Wellcome Fellowship (£ 297,110 GBP)
2014 – 2016 (UK): Stepping-Stones (Wellcome ISSF) Fellowship (£ 95,000 GBP)
2012 (Australia): Postgraduate Research Fund of Macquarie University ($ 4,717 AUD)
2009 – 2013 (Australia): Postgraduate Grant of Macquarie University ($ 12,000 AUD)
2009 – 2013 (Australia): International Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship ($ 22,500 AUD per annum)
2009 – 2010 (Taiwan): Studying Abroad Scholarship of the Taiwanese Government ($ 16,000 USD per annum)
Academic awards
2013: Elsevier/Vision Research Travel Award (a.k.a. Vision Science Society Student Award)
2012: Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Commendation, Macquarie University
Research interest
Areas of expertise:
Neuroimaging
Neurostimulation
Neurolinguistics
Visual cognition
Synaesthesia
Methodological knowledge:
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Psychophysics (human behavioural experiment)
Memberships
Australian Psychological Society (Australia)
Australasian Experimental Psychology Society (Australia)
British Neuropsychological Society (UK)
Organisation of Human Brain Mapping (USA)
Society for the Neurobiology of Language (USA)
Vision Sciences Society (USA)
Ad hoc reviewing for academic journals
Psychological Science; Psychological Bulletin; Cerebral Cortex, Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics; Memory; Experimental Brain Research;
Cognitive Neuropsychology; PLoS One; Neuropsychologia; Perception; Cortex; Imaging Neuroscience; Consciousness and Cognition;
Behavioural Research Methods; Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience; NeuroImage; Psychonomic Bulletin & Review;
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance; i-Perception; Nature Human Behaviour;
eLife; Annals of New York Academy of Sciences
Grant reviewing for funding agencies
Grant reviewing for National Science Foundation (NSF - USA)
Grant reviewing for Austrian Science Fund (FWF - Austria)
Fellowship reviewing for the Royal Society (UK)