Grace Wang

Grace Wang is an Associate Professor at the School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland. She holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Auckland and has conducted interdisciplinary research at the intersection of addiction, mental health, cognitive neuroscience, and computational modeling. Her work integrates neuropsychological methods, EEG, and machine learning to explore the neurobiological mechanisms of addictive behaviors and stress-related conditions.

• BA(Psych), University of Auckland (2008)
• MSc, University of Auckland (2009)
• PhD, University of Auckland (2021)

Her research focuses on substance use disorders, mental health, and the application of spiking neural networks and deep learning for EEG analysis. She has extensively studied the cognitive impacts of methamphetamine, e-cigarettes, and mindfulness interventions, while also examining cultural perspectives in chronic pain and traditional Chinese medicine.

Recent publications highlight her expertise in neuroimaging, psychoneuroimmunology, and digital addiction. She serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse and on the Editorial Board of BMC Psychiatry.