Dr. Xiao’s general research interests are in the areas of children’s socio-emotional functioning and developmental psychopathology. In particular, she is interested in childhood social withdrawal, parenting, and peoples’ attitude about shyness. She is also a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS) at The University of British Columbia, where she explores the online risks associated with cyberbullying, as well as privacy-related concerns due to the over-disclosure of personal information online.