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Dr. Yingchen He is an Assistant Professor in the Human Factors and Applied Cognition Program at the Department of Psychology, NC State University. She completed her undergraduate study at Peking University, Beijing, China (major: Biological Sciences and Psychology), and obtained her Ph.D. degree in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN.

Dr. He’s work aims to use knowledge in vision science and interdisciplinary approaches to improve the quality of life for people with vision loss. On the one hand, she examines how human visual processing is affected by eye diseases, cortical plasticity, and various sensory and cognitive factors. On the other hand, she translates the research into the impact on health by developing and optimizing training programs, assistive tools, medical devices, and accessible products.