Jinyun Lyu

Ph.D Student

She is a PhD candidate in the Department of Psychological and Cognitive Science at Tsinghua University. Her research focuses on children's play and cognitive development. Can children learn through play? What behaviors and factors during play can enhance learning? Does the availability of play opportunities in a child's environment directly influence their ability to learn through play? Additionally, she is actively involved in building child-friendly cities.

Publications：

[1] Christie, S., Lyu, J. Gao, Y. (2024). Parent-Friendly City: Urban Design as a Solution to the Aging Population Problem. China City Planning Review, 33 (1). 47-57.
[2] Lyu, J., Yang, H., & Christie., S. (2023) Mommy, Can I Play Outside? How Urban Design Influences Parental Attitudes on Play. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (6)
[3] 吕金云., 方艺瑾., 樊薇薇., 杨慧颖., & Stella Christie. (2022). 早期玩耍是终身学习的基础. 早期儿童发展, 1: 9-23.
[4] Huang, Y., Lyu, J#., Xue, X., & Peng, K. (2020). Cognitive basis for the development of aesthetic preference: Findings from symmetry preference. PloS one, 15(10), e0239973.
[5] Christie, S., Lyu, J., Fang, Y., & Han., X. (2020). The cognitive science of urban space design for children. Landscape Architecture Frontiers, 8(2), 84-100.
[6] 彭凯平等. (2019). 清华积极教育课程汇编. 清华大学出版社(参著，编委)

Honors, Awards, and Participation in Academic Societies：

Third Prize for Best Presenter at the Annual Seminar of the Tsinghua Brain and Intelligence Laboratory, Tsinghua University, 2021
Outstanding Assistant for Library Services in Finance,  Tsinghua University, 2022
Innovation Award in recognition of the excellence of the research in innovation, Tsinghua Brain and Intelligence Laboratory, 2023