Doctoral Candidate Junwen Gu

Junwen Gu is a doctoral student at the Institute of Psychology at Heidelberg University, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Cornelia Wrzus, where she researches longitudinal personality development across cultural contexts. She holds an MSc in Marketing from the University of Nottingham and an MSc in Psychology of Mental Health from the University of Edinburgh. Her PhD research focuses on how the personalities of non‑Western international students change during their first year of studying in Western countries, and how these changes might relate to mental health, well‑being, and academic adaptation.