Education and Honours

• PhD in Educational Psychology, University of Cambridge, UK

Arts, Creativity Research Group Nov. 2021 –Present

Thesis title: Constructing a Creative Learning Environment in Chinese Secondary

Schools: Exploring the social and material dimensions in STE(A)M

• MSc Sociology, The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK (Sep. 2020 –Sep. 2021)

• BSc Education Studies (First Class Honours), University of Bristol, UK (Sep. 2017 – Jun. 2020)

Research Experience:

• Visiting Doctoral Researcher (Advised by Prof. Todd Lubart), LaPEA, Université Paris Cité Jan.-Jun. 2025

1.  Project 1: ‘AI for creative jobs’, co-led mixed-methods studies on AI for music composers and curriculum designers (four occupations selected for the study).

2. Project 2: Designed an experimental study on AI-enhanced board games for creativity and learning.

3. Project 3: Assessing the creative capabilities of seven Generative AI tools in the social domains.

4. Project 4: Evaluation of Potential Creativity (EPoC), validated a novel programme for measuring creative potential in music domain.
   
   

• Research Assistant, Digital Education Futures Initiative (DEFI), University of Cambridge (PI: Dr. Imogen Casebourne, and Prof. Rupert Wegerif) Feb. 2024-

1. Project 1: Co-designed and conducted experiments to test the efficacy of LLMs in assisting educators to create formative assessment items in maths and sciences

2. Project 2: Systematic review of national and institutional AI policies on academic writing, publishing, and analysed policy and guidelines on AI from the top 100 universities to identify trends and gaps.

Published Journal and Book Articles

1. Wu, E. L., Du. Z., Chang, C. Y.,* Kuo, H. C., Chen, I. H., and Shen, T. Y. (2025). Canvas and Quill: Improving Students’ Creativity and Writing Composition through Creative Painting Diary. Thinking Skills and Creativity. (SSCI Q1 in Education; H-Index=66-SJR. SSCI, Q1 in Education & Educational Research; 53/756; Top 10%; IF-3.5). (First Author)

2. Kuo, H. C., Chang, C. Y., Wang, J. P., Wu, E. L., and Li, P. L. (2024). Creating My Own Story: Improving Chinese Children’s Creativity and Composition Creativity through a Three-staged Individual-Group-Individual Story Writing Framework. Cognitive Development https://DOI.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2024.101513 (SSCI, Q2 in Developmental and Educational Psychology; H-index=91; SJR; IF=1.8). 

3. Wu, P. H., Wang, C. Y., Chen, I. H., Wu, L., and Kuo, H. C. (2026). Effects of Artificial Intelligence–Driven Dialogic Learning Guidance in a Siraya Virtual Reality Platform on Oral Performance Among Students of Different Proficiency Levels. Curriculum and Instruction Quarterly. (TSSCI)

4. Book series on Project-Based Learning Practical Guide (2025, Beijing Normal University Press).

International Conferences

5. Chen, I. H., Wu, E. L.*, and Kuo, H. C. (2025). "Growing Hearts and Minds: The Impact of Social Emotional Learning Guided Peer Counseling (SEL-PC) on Young Learners’ Emotional Regulation and Resilience." British Educational Research Association (BERA) Annual Conference, UK: Brighton.  (Corresponding Author)

6. Wu, E. L.* (May, 2025). (Invited symposium), “AI-Driven Transformation of Creative Learning Environments in STEAM”. The Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity (SfNC) conference 2025. Paris, France.

7. Wu, E. L.* (Sep, 2024). “Constructing a Creative learning environment: Exploring the Environmental Features of the Learning Environment”. British Educational Research Association Conference 2024. University of Manchester.

8. Wu, E. L.* (Aug, 2024). “Making to Learn: Cultivating Creativity in Makerspaces”. American Psychological Association Convention 2024. Seattle, Washington.

9. Wu, E. L.* (Jul, 2024). “Expanding Possibilities in Educational Research: Harnessing the Power of Advanced Large Language Models”. The 4th International Possibility Studies Conference. Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge.

10. Wu, E. L.* (May, 2022). “Diffracting Brecht’s Life of Galileo: a virtual reality presentation confronting liminal pedagogy”. Kaleidoscope, The Power of Storytelling in Education: Perspectives and Positionality 2022, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge.

Under Review

Chen, I.-H., Kuo, H.-C., Chan, C.-H., Wu, E. L.* (Under Review). Unlocking Potentials: Impact of Integrating Scaffolded Educational Escape Rooms on Junior High School Students’ Motivation, Creativity, and Academic Achievement in Chinese Language Instruction. (CD, SSCI, Q2). (Submitted in Early Dec 2025)

WANG, L.-C.*, Liu, D., Xu, Z., Chung, K. H., Kuo, H.-C., & Wu. E. L. (Under Review). Text-to-Image Generation in Classical Chinese Instruction for Secondary School Students with Reading Disabilities: The Moderating Role of AI Attitude. (EC, SSCI, Q1). (Submitted to CL-SSCI Q1 in Dec 2025).

Manuscript Redrafting/Revising

(Revising and will be resubmitted in Feb-Mar 2026). Wu, E. L., & Kuo, H. C.* The Influence of Gender, Socioeconomic Status, and Domain Competencies on Students’ Creative Thinking. (TS, SSCI, Q1) (Submitted in Sep 2025; Resubmission decision received in Nov, 2025) 

Abstract Accepted

(Drafting for Jun 2026). Wang, L. C., Wu, E. L., and Kuo, H. C.* Enhancing Math Word Problem-Solving for Chinese Students with Specific Learning Disabilities through an AI Chatbot Intervention: The Moderating Role of Attitudes Toward AI. (BJ/Special Issue, SSCI, Q1)