Contact Details
- Phone
- +64 022 375 2741
- jerry.hsu@otago.ac.nz
- Position
- Lecturer
- Department
- Department of Psychological Medicine (Dunedin)
- Qualifications
- PhD (University of Otago) PGDipClPs (Registered Clinical Psychologist) MSc (National Taiwan University)
- Research summary
- Cognitive bias modification in mental health and social stereotyping; digital eHealth and mHealth
- Teaching
- Lecturing and facilitating tutorials in mental health for second and third year medical students
- Vertical Module Convenor
- Student Disability Co-ordinator
- Memberships
- Full Member of the New Zealand Psychological Society
- Clinical
- Dr Hsu works as a clinical psychologist in private practice
Research
Jerry's research interests include cognitive bias modification (CBM)—a digital self-administered intervention addressing unhelpful interpretation bias in various psychopathologies. Jerry has also applied CBM to other areas, including stereotype bias in medical students towards Māori patients. Jerry is also appointed as a Visiting Lecturer at King's College London, where he remains actively involved in CBM projects.
Other areas of interest include evidential and clinical interviewing using digital tools. Jerry has examined the use of an avatar interviewer to interview both children with autism and adults in a forensic setting.
Both research areas focus on one common goal—to digitize mental health interventions and educational tools to boost effectiveness and create better accessibility, discretion, and flexibility, at a low cost (i.e., mHealth and eHealth).
Additional details
Jerry was born in Taiwan and grew up in New Zealand. He first trained as a computer scientist and electrical engineer and worked as a web developer before moving towards teaching. He was a primary teacher for 11 years in Taiwan. He then began his psychology research career in Taiwan with a focus on the intersection between technology and people. He completed his PhD and Clinical psychology qualifications here in NZ.
Clinical
Jerry works as a clinical psychologist in private practice. He sees adults clients online for brief intervention. He is interested in helping people who are still meeting life's needs but would like a psychological 'boost'. He aims to work with people short-term so that more people can benefit from psychology.
Empath Psychology website
Teaching
Jerry is currently involved in lecturing and facilitating tutorials to second and third year medical students at the University of Otago on a variety of mental health-related topics. As a Vertical Module Convener, he oversees the teaching of the vertical module by the department. His other role includes the Student Disability Services Coordinator.
Publications
Hsu, C.-W., & Akuhata-Huntington, Z. (2024). I have a dream: Altering medical students’ ethnic bias towards Indigenous population (NZ Māori) using a digital training called cognitive bias modification. Stigma & Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/sah0000505 Journal - Research Article
Hsu, C.-W., Gross, J., & Hayne, H. (2024). The avatar face-off: A face(less) avatar facilitates adults’ reports of personal events. Behaviour & Information Technology, 43(4), 800-810. doi: 10.1080/0144929X.2023.2187242 Journal - Research Article
Taher, R., Hsu, C.-W., Hampshire, C., Fialho, C., Heaysman, C., Stahl, D., … Yiend, J. (2023). The safety of digital mental health interventions: Systematic review and recommendations. JMIR Mental Health, 10, e47433. doi: 10.2196/47433 Journal - Research Other
Hsu, C.-W., Stahl, D., Mouchlianitis, E., Peters, E., Vamvakas, G., Keppens, J., … Yiend, J. (2023). User-centered development of STOP (Successful Treatment for Paranoia): Material development and usability testing for a digital therapeutic for paranoia. JMIR Human Factors, 10, e45453. Retrieved from https://humanfactors.jmir.org/2023/1/e45453 Journal - Research Article
Hsu, C.-W. (2023). Mind over prejudice: An implicit bias training in medical education using Cognitive Bias Modification. Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 15(5), 541-543. doi: 10.4300/jgme-d-23-00146.1 Journal - Research Other