Projects per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
Dr Jinjin (Helen) Lu has over 15 years of international experience in educational research and professional roles in education. Dr. Lu obtained her M.A. from the University of Wisconsin in the U.S.A and her Ph.D. in the Faculty of Education at the University of Tasmania. After she finished her Ph.D, Dr. Lu successfully completed a range of education research projects in interdisciplinary teams in Tasmania and New South Wales in Australia. She has developed her professional and academic skills in China, Europe, USA and Australia and her leadership skills as a leading researcher. Between 2018 and 2020, Dr. Lu attracted a large amount of funding from the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme in Europe. In the last two years, she closely collaborated with senior staff at the Early Childhood Education Research Centre at Macquarie University, Charles Sturt University Australia to complete a range of projects. Dr. Lu has served as an Associate Editor and editorial board member for numerous SSCI- and SCI-indexed journals, including Educational Psychology, Digital Health, BMC Public Health, and Humanities & Social Sciences Communications. Currently, Dr. Lu’s research interests include language and literacy in early years, developmental psychology, and AI in early childhood education.
Experience
Senior Associate Professor, Academy of Future Education, Xian Jiaotong- Liverpool University August 2021-present
Research Fellow, Faculty of Education and Arts, Charles Sturt University, Australia 2015-2017
Survey Manager, DVC office, Penrith campus, Western Sydney Universty, Australia 2017
Research Fellow, Early Start, University of Wollongong, 2020-2021, Australia
Research Fellow, Faculty of Education, Masaryk University, Czech Republic 2018-2020
Research Assistant and Tutor, Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania, Australia 2012-2014
Research interests
Language and literacy in early years
Developmental psychology
Social media technology in early childhood education
Teaching
EDS 419 Developing and Evaluating Programmes for Children
EDS450 Principles & Practices In Early Childhood Education
ALA 006 Research Method
EDS 412 School and Educational Psychology
Awards and honours
Adjunct Research Fellow, Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Honorary Chair Professor in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Chaoyang University of Technology in Taiwan.
Education/Academic qualification
B.A. South-Central University For Nationalities
M.A. University of Wisconsin
Ph.D University of Tasmania
External positions
Adjunt Prof., Charles Sturt University
1 Feb 2026 → …
Research areas
- Early Childhood Education
- language and literacy in early years
- digital technology in early years
- Educational Psychology
Person Types
- Staff
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
-
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
-
SDG 4 Quality Education
-
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
-
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Fingerprint
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
-
A theoretical and empirical study of using drama-in-education to promote young children's social and emotional development
Xu, S. (PI), Lu, J. (Team member), Ren, L. (Team member), Jin, L. (Team member), Wu, A. (Team member) & Tateo, L. (Team member)
1/07/26 → 1/07/27
Project: Governmental Research Project
-
Using AI agents to strengthen Chinese early childhood teachers’ wellbeing
Lu, J. (PI), Jin, N. (CoPI) & Li, T. (CoPI)
8/05/26 → 1/05/29
Project: Internal Research Project
-
Early Childhood Teachers’ Well-being and home-preschool collaboration in China
Lu, J. (PI)
1/11/24 → 1/11/26
Project: Internal Research Project
-
How Are Home Math Environment and Children’s Mathematical Skills Related? The Evidence from China.
Qin, J. (PI), Lu, J. (Team member), Yan, R. (Team member), Luo, Y. (Team member) & Wei, W. (Team member)
1/09/22 → 1/08/26
Project: Internal Research Project
-
International Comparative Study on Socialization Education in Primary and Secondary Schools and Database Construction
Zhao, Y. (PI), Yu, J. J. (Team member), Yan, R. (Team member), Lu, J. (Team member), Qin, J. (Team member), Jin, L. (Team member), Shcheglova, I. (Team member), Mao, Z. (Team member), Ren, L. (Team member), Day, M. (Team member), Wu, M. (Team member), Zhou, Q. (Team member) & Wang, Y. (Team member)
1/05/24 → 17/06/26
Project: Collaborative Research Project
-
Challenging Gender Norms: Perspectives of Chinese Preschool Leaders on the Participation of Male Educators and Fathers in ECE
Lu, J., Mullick, J., Tang, Y. & Christie, E., Mar 2026, In: Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. 51, 1, p. 61-76 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Inclusive STEAM Pedagogy in Chinese Kindergartens: Evidence-Based Practices and Sustainability Challenges
Pan, X., Lu, J. & Mullick, J., May 2026, Sustainability in and of STEM Education: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Applications. SpringerResearch output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
-
Integrating Intelligent Technology in Preschool STEAM: Instructional Patterns, Challenges, and Opportunities Within the ATDE Framework
Jiang, H. & Lu, J., 2026, ICAIE 2026 conference.Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
-
Neurocognitive academic training to improve symptoms executive functions and Chinese handwriting in children with ADHD
Jiang, H., Johnstone, S. J., Li, Y., Lu, J. & Mao, B. B., Apr 2026, In: NPJ Science of Learning . 11, 1, 29.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
The Relationship between Parental Psychological Control and Fear of Failure: A Case of Youth Self-Employment
Gao, Y., Lu, J., Wang, X., Morrin, K. & Chen, B., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal for the Study of Education and Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
-
-
-
-
An exploration of early childhood leadership emotional labor in East China
Lu, J. (Supervisor)
Jun 2026 → Aug 2026Activity: Supervision › Completed SURF Project