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Kai Qin Chan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at James Cook University (Singapore campus), with additional affiliations at Radboud University Nijmegen (Netherlands) and Ashoka University (India). Their research spans social and cognitive psychology, focusing on emotion, decision making, and social interactions. With 17 publications from 2012-2025, Chan has established a significant research profile across multiple international institutions.
Dr. Chan's research interests center on how emotions, particularly disgust, influence cognitive processes and decision making. Their work explores the relationship between emotional states and sensory perception, especially olfaction, demonstrating that disgust lowers olfactory thresholds across both positive and negative scents. Additional research examines how disgust functions as a mechanism for risk assessment, revealing sex differences in disgust propensity and its correlation with risk-taking behaviors.
Analysis of Dr. Chan's publication record shows a strong focus on experimental social psychology with methodological diversity including eyetracking, text mining, and meta-analysis. Their work bridges theoretical frameworks from evolutionary psychology with empirical investigations of human behavior, particularly examining how emotional states modulate perception, social cognition, and decision processes. Recent publications indicate expanding interests into educational psychology and developmental issues.
- NWO grant number 404-10-078 supported research on olfactory thresholds
- Extensive international collaboration across multiple continents
