Shu Jiang

About

I am an assistant professor in the Psychology Department at St. Lawrence University.

I study culture and language.

Selected Work

• From "Inner" Game to "Outer" Game: An Ecological Approach to Self-talk in Sport and Performance Psychology (2025) - Principles of Self-talk in Sport Settings: Theory, Research, and Practice
• Examining Affordances of Outdoor Natural versus Built Environments (2024) - Journal of Environmental Psychology
• Toward a Dynamic Approach of Person Perception at Zero Acquaintance: Applying RQA to Thin Slices (2023) - Acta Psychologica
• The Quantum Self: Examining Methodologies to Understand How Language Impacts Bilinguals' Dual Selves (2022) - Handbook of Language Analysis in Psychology

Research

I am drawn to elegant, principled approaches that are both practical and scalable, with broad relevance in real-world settings. Currently, I am actively thinking about: What aspects of our culture facilitate or hinder connections to oneself, others, and nature? How do these connections, or lack thereof, impact our psychology? What interventions can effectively foster meaningful connection?