Kaiting Mai

Kaiting Mai graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a BSc in Psychology and is currently pursuing a Master of Research in the University College London-Yale program in Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology. Kaiting’s research interests focus on the neural mechanisms of emotion regulation, particularly how brain networks interact to support adaptive and maladaptive strategies. In the Ibrahim Lab, Kaiting is eager to deepen her understanding of the relationship between emotion regulation networks and child psychopathology. She is also interested in the parent-child dyadic interaction and intergenerational transmission of maladaptive emotion regulation patterns, examining how parental influences may affect the development of regulatory networks. Her background includes training and experience across both research and clinical settings. She has contributed to research evaluating parenting interventions for children with ADHD, mother-child cross-brain associations during emotion processing in children with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, and assessing cognitive control and statistical learning in children. Her honors thesis examined social cognition across neurotypical and neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ADHD. Kaiting has clinical experience as an intern in a local mental health hospital in Guangdong, China, where she worked with individuals who have schizophrenia. She has also produced science communication pieces about depression, mental health issues in children and adolescents, and parent-infant interaction.