Conference Presentations

Ang, T.H., & Yow, W.Q. (2024). Happiness Is Not a Feeling: Studies Unveil 3 Factors in Happiness—Feeling, Thinking & Willing, Supporting Our Triarchic Optimal Well-Being Model. Poster to be presented at the 2024 APS Annual Convention, San Francisco.

Fung, K., Fung, K., Sin, K, Lui, T.R., Yow, W.Q., & Perrault, S., Qu, H., & Song, S. (2024). Robot-assisted learning vs. conventional teaching: A comparative study on engagement and knowledge acquisition of kindergarten students using scenario-based learning. Paper to be presented at the International Congress of Psychology, Prague. 

Yow, W.Q. & Li, X. (2024). A life-course perspective on the impact of bilingual experience on social cognition – Evidence from children and older adults. Invited Speaker. International Symposium on Cognition and Neuroscience, March 12, NTU, Singapore.

Yow, W.Q., Ye, N.N., & Li, X. (2023). Perspective-Taking Decline in Older adults With and Without Subjective Cognitive Decline. Paper presented the Gerontological Society of America, Florida.

Yow, W.Q. (2023). Utilizing Technology to Slow Down Cognitive Decline in Older Adults – a Dual-Language Approach, Invited Speaker, Singapore Gerontological Society.

Johari, K., Chen, H.C., Yow, W. Q., & Tan, U. (2023). Insights into Student Attention during Online Lectures: A Classification Approach using Eye Data IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE).

Li, X., Ye, N.N., & Yow, W.Q. (2023). Investigating age-related changes in adults’ cue-integration: An eye-tracking study. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Society, 45.

Li, X. & Yow, W.Q. (2023). Younger, not older, children have a bias to trust human more than robot informants. Paper presented at the Society of Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, USA.

Yow, W.Q., Ong, S., & Lee, C. (2023). “I say liddis got problem meh?” A study on how code switching affects the phonological awareness of bilingual children. Poster  presented at the Society of Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, USA.

Yow, W.Q. (2023). Leveraging Technology to Slow Down Cognitive Decline in Older Adults: A Novel Dual-Language Touch-screen Intervention, Invited Speaker, PoLAR Lab, Department of Language and Culture (ISK), UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

Yow, W.Q. (2023). Eye-tracking as a way to understand attention and learning in a cyberphysical classroom. Invited Speaker. World Congress of Education, Sapporo, Japan.

Yow, W.Q. (2022). Opening address and Keynote speaker. Singapore Conference in Applied Psychology (SCAP).

Yow, W.Q. Lokanathan, T., Chong, W. (2022). How has COVID-19 shaped Singapore older adults’ attitudes toward technology? Mitigating Long-Term Consequences of COVID-19 on Older Adults in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, and U.S.A. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America, Indianapolis.

Ng, Z.Z. & Yow, W.Q. (2022). An Age-related Positivity Effect in Humor: An Asian Context. Paper to be presented at the Gerontological Society of America, Indianapolis.

Yow, W.Q., Li, X., Ng, K.K., Koi, J.J.X.. & Zhou, J.H. (2022). Neurocorrelates Between Theory-of-Mind and Bilingualism in Gray Matter Volume of Young and Older Adults. Poster to be presented at the Gerontological Society of America, Indianapolis.

Li, G., Ng, Z.Z., & Yow, W.Q (2022). How Covid-19 News Affect Older Adults’ Mental Health. Poster to be presented at theGerontological Society of America, Indianapolis.

Li, X., & Yow, W.Q. (2022). Bilingualism protects social cognition in aging: Effects of early bilingualism on older adult theory of mind. Paper presented at the CogSci 2022 44^th Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada.

Ng, Z.Z., & Yow, W.Q. (2022). Where Age Matters in Appreciating Humor Among Southeast Asians. Poster presented at the 2022 APS Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois.

Yow, W.Q. (2021). COVID-19 lockdown measures: Impact on older adults with dementia and their caregivers in Singapore. Keynote address at the Singapore Conference in Applied Psychology.

Yow, W.Q., Lokanathan, T., & Chen, H.C. (2021). COVID-19 lockdown measures: Impact on older adults with dementia and their caregivers in Singapore. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America 2021.

Yow, W.Q., Li, X.Q., & Lee., J.W. (2021). Bilingualism and healthy aging: Onset age of bilingualism as a predictor of older adult Theory-of-Mind. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America 2021.

Yow, W.Q., Chen, H.C., & Lokanathan, T., (2021). The Dual-Langauge Semantic Computerized Program (DISC) maintained local switch costs in MCI older adults. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America 2021.

Yow, W.Q., Lee, J.W., & Li, X.Q. (2021). Age-related decline in pragmatic reasoning of older adults. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America 2021.

Neo, S.M., Ha, T.M., Chan, C., Chong, K.H., & Yow, W.Q.  (2021). The impact of sense of belonging on neighbourliness and community contribution in Singapore Public Housing. Paper presented at the Singapore Conference on Applied Psychology, Singapore.

Chan, C., & Yow, W. Q. (2021). Perceptions of technology among Singaporean adults: A large-scale community sample. Paper presented at the Singapore Conference on Applied Psychology, Singapore.

Yan, L., Wu, S., Chen, X., Leung, J., & Yow, W.Q.  (2021). Mining relationships between personality, Emoji usage patterns and interpretation. Paper presented at the Singapore Conference on Applied Psychology, Singapore.

Khan, S., Achenbach, A.V., Yow, W.Q., & Blessing, L. (2021). Case study on the Design of Touchscreen-based User Interfaces for Multilingual Older Adults from Southeast Asian Backgrounds. Paper presented at the Asian CHI Symposium 2021.

Lee, J., Li, X., & Yow, W.Q. (2021). Extent of bilingual experience in modulating young adults’ processing of social-communicative cues in a cue integration task: An eye-tracking study. Poster presented at the Cognitive Society Conference 2021.

Chan, C.G.H., & Yow, W.Q. (2021). Examining the value of mother tongue in bilingual Singapore through the Mother Tongue Perception Scale. Paper presented at the International Symposium of Bilingualism, Poland.

Li, X., & Yow, W.Q. (2021). Children’s language usage moderates the relationship between parental language-mixing attitudes and behaviors. Paper presented at the International Symposium of Bilingualism, Poland.

Chiu, S.F., Lai, X.L., Thia, Z.Y., Kang, A., & Yow, W.Q. (2021). Factors that affect the Chinese linguistic self-confidence of students studying in an integrated programme-Special Assistance Plan School: A study based on students’ perceptions.  Paper presented at the International Symposium of Bilingualism, Poland.

Li, X., Lee, J. W., & Yow, W.Q. (2021). Degree of bilingualism matters: Balanced dual language exposure enhances children’s sensitivity to the context of a speaker’s inaccuracy. Paper presented at the SRCD 2021.

Li, X., & Yow, W.Q. (2021). Children’s beliefs about robot knowledgeability vary with their ascriptions of mind in robots. Paper presented at the SRCD 2021.

Yow, W.Q., Lokanathan, T., & Chen, H.C. (2020). Older adults-friendly multi-modal touch-screen platform measures for bilingual cognitive interventions. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America. 

Yow, W.Q., Chen, H.C., Lokanathan, T., Achenbach, A., & Blessing, L. (2020). A novel touch-screen dual-language intervention program for older adults. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America.

Yow, W.Q., Li, X., & Lee, J.W. (2020). Developmental trajectory of theory-of-mind decline in older adults. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America.

Li, X., & Yow, W. Q. (2020). The Moderation Effect of Children’s Language Usage on the Relationship between Parental Language-Mixing Attitudes and Behaviors. Paper to be presented at the American Psychological Society (conference cancelled), Chicago, USA.

Chan, C., & Yow, W. Q. (2020). Examining the Values of Mother Tongue in Bilingual Singapore through the Mother Tongue Perception Scale. Paper to be presented at the American Psychological Society (conference cancelled), Chicago, USA.

Li, X., & Yow, W.Q. (2020). Which robot knows more? Children evaluate how robots learn to guide their selective learning. Poster presented at the BCCCD, Budapest, Hungary.

Yow, W.Q., Lee, J.W., & Li, X. (2019). Age-related Declines in Social Cognitive Processes of Older Adults. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting, Austin, USA.

Yow, W.Q., Lee, J.W., & Li, X. (2019). Improvement in fine motor control in dementia elderly from a computerized touchscreen training program. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting, Austin, USA.

Yow, W.Q., Tan, Y.N., & Lokanathan, T. (2019). Understanding, Designing and Developing Assistive Technology for Students with Dyslexia in a Singapore Classroom. Paper presented at the 11^thAsian Conference on Education, Tokyo, Japan.

Asaba, M., Li, X., Yow, W.Q., & Gweon, H. (2019). A friend, or a toy? Four-year-olds strategically demonstrate their competence to a puppet but only when others treat it as an agent. Paper presented at the 40^thAnnual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Montreal, Canada.

Li, X., & Yow, W.Q. (2019) Do children really have a trust bias? Preschoolers reject labels from previously inaccurate robots but not inaccurate humans. Poster presented at the 40^thAnnual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Montreal, Canada.

Yow, W.Q., Li X., Tan, Y.N., & Sia, S. (2019). Are Bilingual Children Better Able to Integrate a Speaker’s Information Access and Past Accuracy in Communicative Cues Than Monolingual Children? Paper presented at the International Symposium on Bilingualism 12 (ISB12), Edmonton, Canada.

Chan, C., & Yow, W.Q. (2019). Taxing Language Control Processes Through Elicited Codeswitching Negatively Impacts Executive Control. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Bilingualism 12 (ISB12), Edmonton, Canada.

Poulin-Dubois, Vanderbilt, K., & Yow, W.Q. (2019). To trust or not to trust? A conversation on children’s selective trust. Roundtable presented at the Society of Research in Child Development, Baltimore.

Li, X, & Yow, W.Q. (2019). Do children consider the reasons for inaccuracy when deciding to trust or not to trust a speaker’s communicative cues? Paper presented at the Society of Research in Child Development, Baltimore.

Chen, H.C.,Lokanathan, T, & Yow, W.Q. (2019). Understanding attitudes towards and interest in technology use with elderly with dementia. Poster presented at the International Symposium on Cognition and Neuroscience (ISCN), Singapore.

Yow, W.Q., Sia, S., Lokanathan, T., & Achenbach, A.V. (2018). Gerontechnology Enhances Attitudes Towards and Interest in Technology Use of Older Adults With Dementia. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, USA.

Ong, H.S.R., Chow, W.L., Sharma, S., Oei, C.M.A., Oh, H.C., Tiah, L., Courcoubetis, C., Yow, W.Q., Das, B., Lim, Z.M.T., & Gupta, M.K. (2018). Exploration of factors influencing choice of health care provider for non-emergency conditions. Poster presented at 13^th Public Health and Occupational Medicine Conference (PHOM), Singapore.

Tamasi, K., & Yow, W.Q. (2018). Early onset of bilingualism and frequent language switching confers advantage in executive functioning: A study of two bilingual populations. Poster presented at the 40^th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development.

Setiawan, V., Chor, T., Lai, V., Wang, G., Yap, W.L., & Yow, W.Q. (2018). Transfer learning of cognitive control using mobile applications. Paper presented at the 15th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning (CELDA 2018), Budapest, Hungary.

Tamasi, K., & Yow, W.Q. (2018). Early onset of bilingualism and frequent language switching confers advantage in executive functioning: A study of two bilingual populations. Poster presented at the 40^th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development.

Yow, W.Q. (2018). Dual-Modality Features in Electronic Books Improves Children’s Attention to Print. Poster presented at the 30^th APS Annual Convention, San Francisco.

Lim, Z.M., & Yow, W. Q. (2018). Bilingualism and Appraisal Mediate the Relationship between Stress and Mental Well-Being. Poster presented at the 30^th APS Annual Convention, San Francisco.

Sridhar, S., & Yow, W.Q. (2018). Triangulation of Physiological, Behavioural and Observational Data Offers Better Insights into Cognitive-Emotional States in Learning. Poster presented at the 30^th APS Annual Convention, San Francisco.

Tamasi, K., Zhang, L., & Yow, W.Q. (2018). Early onset of bilingualism and frequent language switching confers executive control advantage: A Principal Component Analysis of two bilingual populations. Paper presented at the 7^th Annual International Conference on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology, Singapore.

Yow, W.Q., & Tan, S.H. (2017). Is selective trust real? Do children accept and subsequently use the communicative cues of an accurate or inaccurate speaker? Poster to be presented at the Cognitive Development Society Conference, Oregon.

Li, X., & Yow, W.Q. (2017). Children’s own belief trumps testimony from an inaccurate adult: Effects of informant reliability on preschoolers’ belief revision. Poster to be presented at the Cognitive Development Society Conference, Oregon.

Yow, W.Q., A. Oei, & Li, X. (2017). Novel evidence for the bilingual advantage: Effects of language control on executive function in balanced and unbalanced dual-language users. Paper presented at the 39^th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, London.

Li, X., & Yow, W.Q. (2017). “I’m better than you at labeling!”: Preschoolers use past reliability when accepting unexpected labels. Poster presented at the 39^th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society.

Yow, W.Q., A. Oei, & Li, X. (2017). Novel evidence for the bilingual advantage: Effects of language control on executive function in balanced and unbalanced dual-language users. Paper presented at the 39^th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, London.

Yow, W.Q., & Flynn, S. (2017). Code-switching with peers is positively associated with language competency. Paper presented at the Society of Research in Child Development, Texas.

Yow, W.Q. (2017). Language and Cognition. Keynote Speaker, Singapore Congress of Applied Psychology, Singapore.

Yow, W.Q., & Oei, A. (2017). Cognitive mixing costs advantage in balanced bilingual elderly. Paper presented at the 6^th Annual International Conference on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology, Singapore.

Yow, W.Q., & Oei, A. (2017). Cognitive mixing costs advantage in balanced bilingual elderly. Paper presented at the 6^th Annual International Conference on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology, Singapore.

Yow, W. Q. (2016). Social cognitive and language development in bilingual children. Invited Speaker, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

Yow, W.Q., Li, X., Lam, S., Gliga, T., Chong, Y.S., Kwek, K., & Broekman, B.F.P. (2016). Effects of bilingualism on children’s use of social cues in word learning. Poster presented at the Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston.

Yow, W.Q., & Flynn, S. (2016). Bilingual children’s code-switching as a mark of linguistic competency. Paper presented at the Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Code-switching, Cambridge, UK.

Yow, W. Q. (2016). Language learning and mindsets. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, Washington DC. 

Yow, W. Q. (2016). Dual-language books and biliteracy – Do enhanced features in e-books help? Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, Washington DC.

Oei, A. C., & Yow, W. Q. (2016). Balanced dual language use is associated with reduced cognitive cost in the elderly. Paper presented at the International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan.

Lim, Z.M., & Yow, W. Q. (2016). Do we work better if we speak similarly? The relations between language diversity and similarity and adults’ collaborative creative problem solving. Poster presented at the 18^th International Conference on Applied Psychology, Yokohama, Japan.

Lim, Z. M. T., & Yow, W. Q. (2016). Bilingual advantage in Collaborative Problem Solving: The role of sharing similar languages. Poster presented at 31st International Congress of Psychology 2016, Yokohama, Japan.

Yow, W. Q. (2016). Intervention strategies in academic performance – Role of growth mindset and a sense of purpose. Poster presented at the 24^th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Lithuania.

Yow, W. Q. (2016). Role of mindsets in language learning. Poster presented at the 24^th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Lithuania.

Yow, W. Q. (2016). Co-evolution of social networks and language use. Poster presented at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego.

Li, X.Q., Lam, S., Broekman, B.F.P., & Yow, W. Q. (2016). Multilingual children’s sensitivity to referential cues in fast mapping: Evidence from 54-month-old monolinguals, bilinguals and trilinguals. Poster presented at the Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive Development, Budapest.

Yow, W.Q. (2015). How nonverbal references to print impact children’s visual attention during independent reading in single- and dual-language books. Invited Speaker, International Conference on e-Learning and New Media Application & 6^th Educational Informatization Forum of Zhejiang University(数字化学习与新媒体应用学术研讨会,暨浙江大学第六届教育信息化论坛). Hangzhou.

Yow, W.Q. (2015). Keynote Speaker, Asian Congress of Applied Psychology, Singapore.

Yow, W.Q. (2015). Bilingual code-switching in spoken discourse and written texts. Invited Speaker, Asian Festival of Children’s Content, National Library Board, Singapore.

Yow, W. Q., & Li, X.Q. (2015). Bilingual children’s social preferences towards people who code-mix in two languages. Paper presented at the Society of Research in Child Development, Philadelphia.

 Yow, W. Q., & Patrycia, F. (2015). Code-switching and its impact on linguistic competency in bilingual preschoolers from two different language environments. Paper presented at the Society of Research in Child Development, Philadelphia.

Kang, C., Yow, W. Q., Flynn, S., & Lust, B. (2015). Patterns in English-Chinese Children’s Code Switching in Singapore. Paper presented at the Society of Research in Child Development, Philadelphia.

Kang, C., Li, N., Yow, W. Q., & Lust, B. (2015). Code-switching in Singaporean English-Mandarin 5-6 year-olds reveals grammatical interaction. Paper presented at the International Symposium of Bilingualism, Rutgers.

Dietz, S. & Yow, W. Q. (2015). Longitudinal changes in Asian university students: Language code switching as a moderator in college adaptation. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, Chicago.

Yow, W. Q, & Patrycia, F. (2014). Challenging the “linguistic incompetency hypothesis” – Code-switching positively impacts on lexical development in bilingual preschoolers. Poster to be presented at the Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston.

Yow, W. Q., & Li, X.Q. (2014).  Effects of L2 Age-of-acquisition, Usage, and Proficiency on Executive Control in Bilinguals.  Paper to be presented at the 23^rd Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Shanghai, China.

Yow, W.Q., Goldring, M. Hung, W. Y., Li, X.Q. (2014). Mobile phone usage and physical colocation predicts friendship patterns, language group preferences, and psychological maladjustment.  Poster presented at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Texas.

Yow, W.Q. (2013). Role of Bilingualism and Mindsets in Early Childhood Development and Academic Motivation. Keynote speaker, Mother Tongue Languages Symposium, Singapore.

Yow, W.Q., Xu, Q.M., Li, X.Q., Wang, Y.Y. (2013). Age-of-acquisition effects on executive control in bilinguals.  Paper presented at the International Symposium of Bilingualism, Singapore. 

Yow, W.Q., & Hung, W.Y. (2013). Impact of bilingual (code-switching) experience on preschoolers? Sensitivity to pragmatic cues.  Paper presented at the Society of Research in Child Development, Seattle.

Yow, W.Q. (2012). Monolingual and bilingual children’s use of gestures and grammatical agreement in pronoun interpretation.  Paper presented at the Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston. 

Yow, W.Q. (2012). Experience of communication breakdown increase preschoolers’ sensitivity to communicative cues.  Paper presented at the International Congress of Psychology, South Africa.

Yow, W.Q. (2011). Challenges in the Brave New World – Some Perspectives from Developmental Psychology.  Invited speaker, Singapore HR Reunion, Singapore.

Yow, W.Q., & Markman, E.M. (2009). Bilingual children’s integration of multiple cues to understand referential intent.  Paper presented at the Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston.

Yow, W.Q., & Markman, E.M. (2009).  What do you mean?  Bilingual children’s heightened awareness of pragmatic cues to speaker’s communicative intent.  Paper presented at the Society Research in Child Development, Colorado.

Yow, W.Q., & Markman, E.M. (2009).  What you say is not what you mean:Bilingual children’s better use of paralinguistic cues to determine emotion in speech. Poster presented at Society of Research in Child Development, Colorado.

Yow, W.Q., & Markman, E.M. (2009).  Bilingual children’s integration of multiple cues to a speaker’s referential intent. Poster presented at Biennial Conference of the Cognitive Development Society, Texas.

Master, A., Yow, W. Q., Chan, J., & Lepper, M. R. (2009). The relationship between academic goals and intrinsic and extrinsic motivational orientations across cultures. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), Florida.

Yow, W.Q., & Markman, E.M. (2008). Understanding speaker’s communicative intent – Bilingual children’s heightened sensitivity to referential gestures.  Paper presented at the Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston.

Yow, W.Q., & Markman, E.M. (2008). Understanding speaker’s communicative intent – Bilingual children’s heightened sensitivity to referential gestures.  Paper presented at the Conference on Bilingual Acquisition in Early Childhood, Hong Kong.

Yow, W.Q., & Markman, E.M. (2008). Bilingual children’s heightened social awareness of referential gestures.  Poster presented at the International Conference in Infant Studies, Vancouver.

Yow, W.Q., & Markman, E.M. (2007).  Monolingual and bilingual children’s use of mutual exclusivity assumption and pragmatic cues in word learning.   Poster presented at Society of Research in Child Development, Boston.

Yow, W.Q., & Fernald, A. (2007).  How fast is fast-mapping?  Frequency effects in word learning by 2.5-year-olds. Poster presented at Society of Research in Child Development, Boston.

Yow, W.Q. (2006).  Singapore developmental continuum in social and emotional learning.  Paper presented at the Psychological Assessment & Research Branch, Ministry of Education, Singapore.