Dr Stone Hsieh
Faculties, departments and locations
- Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
- Department of Psychology
- School of Law, Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Penrhyn Road
Senior Lecturer in Biological Psychology
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
Dr Hsieh is a biopsychologist whose research focuses on ADHD, self-regulation, and lifestyle behaviours across development. His work combines biological psychology and behaviour science to understand how attention, emotion, and self-control influence physical activity, eating behaviour, wellbeing, and everyday functioning. His research particularly explores ADHD and neurodivergence, alongside practical behaviour change approaches that help people build healthier and more sustainable lifestyles.
Dr Hsieh completed his PhD in Exercise Psychophysiology at National Taiwan Normal University in 2018. He subsequently worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health at Northeastern University between 2019 and 2021. He joined Kingston University in 2021 and was progressed to Senior Lecturer in 2024.
Qualifications
- PhD in Exercise Psychophysiology
- MEd in Exercise Physiology
Domains
Dr Hsieh leads the Brain, Behaviour and Cognition module.
Dr Hsieh teaches across biological psychology, neurodevelopment, health behaviour, and research methods. His teaching includes:
- Attention and perception
- ADHD and neurodevelopmental conditions
- Motivation and behaviour change
- Biopsychology of eating and emotion
- Hormones and behaviour
- EEG, NIRS, and HRV practical workshops
He is particularly interested in connecting teaching with student-led research and real-world application.
Qualifications
- FHEA
Courses taught
In the Brain Resilience, Exercise and Development (BREAD) Lab, we study how biological, psychological, and lifestyle factors shape behaviour, wellbeing, and development. Our research has a particular focus on ADHD, self-regulation, and healthy daily habits across childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. We examine how physical activity and other lifestyle behaviours can support attention, wellbeing, and cognitive functioning, especially in children and young people. We also study eating behaviour, motivation, and routines, including practical approaches such as exercise, meditation, and behaviour change strategies to support healthier lifestyles.
Our work uses a cross-disciplinary approach that combines experimental psychology, psychophysiology, questionnaire methods, and community-based research. We actively collaborate with local charities and community organisations (such as Action Attainment and Gaming the Mind) and clinicians within the NHS to develop inclusive and evidence-based support. For more information about our projects, please visit the BREAD Lab website.
Selective research grants (total grants awarded: £128k)
- Research Investment Funds. Using functional NIRS to probe neural substrates of disordered eating traits.
- KERI Pump-priming Funds. Co-producing the ActiGamer intervention package with children with traits of ADHD.
- Kick Starter Grant. The neurocognitive and psychopathological profiles of socioeconomic disadvantages during childhood.
- First KU Grant. Effects of acute exercise on general and food inhibitory control, appetite, and energy intake.
Specialisms
- ADHD
- Psychophysiology
- Psychopathology
Industry links
- Action Attainment
- Gaming the Mind
Journal Editorial Board Member
- Mental Health and Physical Activity
- International Journal of Psychophysiology
- Psychophysiology
- International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Qualifications and expertise
- Specialised working group for International Consensus Statement on ADHD
Professional and scholarly affiliations
- World Federation of ADHD
- European College of Sport Sciences
- Director, Brain Resilience, Exercise, and Development (BREAD) Lab (Sep 2021–present)
- Module Leader, PS5003 Brain, Behaviour, and Cognition (Sep 2024–present)
University responsibilities
- KUREOS reviewer
Publications
Moving the body or watching the screen: 20-minute exercise modulates brain activity and enhances cognitive performance in younger and older male adults
Wang, Kuo Pin, Chen, Li Ju, Yu, Chien Lin, Chen, Dong Tai, Hung, Tsung Min and Hsieh, Shu Shih, 2026, Mental Health and Physical Activity (30), Published
Moderate-to-vigorous and light-intensity aerobic exercise yield similar effects on food reward, appetitive responses, and energy intake in physically inactive adults
Hsieh, Shu Shih, Bala, Angelos, Layzell, Kapris, Fatima, Qanita, Pushparajah, Clarciya, Maguire, Rebecca K., Chen, Yung Chih, Finlayson, Graham and Allgrove, Judith E., 2025, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (79), 12pp 1204-1210, Published
Systematic review on the effects of exercise with and without breakfast consumption on cognitive performance in healthy adults
Hsieh, Shu Shih, Tian, Yu, Cheng, Chun Yuan and Chen, Yung Chih, 2025, BMC Psychology (13), 1, Published
Motor skills and the relation between preterm birth and working memory during preadolescence
Hsieh, Shu-Shih, 2025, Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, E-pub ahead of print
Healthy body - healthy mind? Does exercise benefit people with ADHD?
Hsieh, Shu Shih, 2024, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, E-pub ahead of print
Acute moderate-intensity aerobic exercise facilitates processing speed involving inhibitory control but not neuroelectric index of control process and cognitive integration
Hsieh, Shu Shih, McGowan, Amanda L., Chandler, Madison C. and Pontifex, Matthew B., 2024, International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, E-pub ahead of print
Acute bouts of aerobic exercise do not modulate task-evoked midfrontal theta oscillations in school-age children
Hsieh, Shu Shih, Kao, Shih Chun, Raine, Lauren B., Lloyd, Katherine M., Pontifex, Matthew B. and Hillman, Charles H., 2023, Journal of Cognitive Enhancement (8)pp 9-20, Published
Effects of acute aerobic exercise with self-selected music on working memory and alpha oscillation
Tsai, Yu Jung, Chueh, Ting Yu, Catalán, David Garrido, Hsieh, Shu Shih and Hung, Tsung Min, 2023, International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, E-pub ahead of print
The unique contribution of motor ability to visuospatial working memory in school-age children: evidence from event-related potentials
Lin, Chih Chien, Hsieh, Shu Shih, Huang, Chung Ju, Kao, Shih Chun, Chang, Yu Kai and Hung, Tsung Min, 2022, Psychophysiology, E-pub ahead of print
The role of chronic physical activity in alleviating the detrimental relationship of childhood obesity on brain and cognition
Hsieh, Shu Shih, Raine, Lauren B., Ortega, Francisco B. and Hillman, Charles H., 2022, Journal of Cognitive Enhancement (6), 2pp 248-271, Published
Effects of a single bout of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on executive functions in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Chueh, Ting Yu, Hsieh, Shu Shih, Tsai, Yu Jung, Yu, Chien Lin, Hung, Chiao Ling, Benzing, Valentin, Schmidt, Mirko, Chang, Yu Kai, Hillman, Charles H. and Hung, Tsung Min, 2022, Psychology of Sport and Exercise (58), Published
The relationship of muscular endurance and coordination and dexterity with behavioral and neuroelectric indices of attention in preschool children
Kao, Shih Chun, Tsai, Yu Jung, Hsieh, Shu Shih, Chen, I. Fan, Schmitt, Sara and Hung, Tsung Min, 2022, Scientific Reports (12), 1, Published
The relationship between internalizing problems and acute exercise duration in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: the role of frontal alpha asymmetry
Chueh, Ting Yu, Hsieh, Shu Shih, Tsai, Yu Jung, Yu, Chien Lin, Huang, Chung Ju and Hung, Tsung Min, 2021, Research in Developmental Disabilities (118), Published
Up-regulation of proactive control is associated with beneficial effects of a childhood gymnastics program on response preparation and working memory
Lin, Chih Chien, Hsieh, Shu Shih, Chang, Yu Kai, Huang, Chung Ju, Hillman, Charles H. and Hung, Tsung Min, 2021, Brain and Cognition (149), Published
Sympathetic Nervous System and Exercise Affects Cognition in Youth (SNEACY): study protocol for a randomized crossover trial
Raine, Lauren B., McDonald, Katherine, Shigeta, Tatsuya T., Hsieh, Shu Shih, Hunt, Jennifer, Chiarlitti, Nathan A., Lim, Michelle, Gebhardt, Kristen, Collins, Nina, De Lisio, Michael, Mullen, Sean P., Kramer, Arthur F. and Hillman, Charles, 2021, Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine (22), 1, Published
Dose-response effects of acute aerobic exercise intensity on inhibitory control in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Tsai, Yu Jung, Hsieh, Shu Shih, Huang, Chung Ju and Hung, Tsung Min, 2021, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (15), Published
Systematic review of the acute and chronic effects of high-intensity interval training on executive function across the lifespan
Hsieh, Shu Shih, Chueh, Ting Yu, Huang, Chung Ju, Kao, Shih Chun, Hillman, Charles H., Chang, Yu Kai and Hung, Tsung Min, 2021, Journal of Sports Sciences (39), 1pp 10-22, Published
The effect of acute high-intensity interval training on executive function: a systematic review
Ai, Jing Yi, Chen, Feng Tzu, Hsieh, Shu Shih, Kao, Shih Chun, Chen, Ai Guo, Hung, Tsung Min and Chang, Yu Kai, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (18), 7, Published
The effects of barbell resistance exercise on information processing speed and conflict-related ERP in older adults: a crossover randomized controlled trial
Lin, Ting Yu, Hsieh, Shu Shih, Chueh, Ting Yu, Huang, Chung Ju and Hung, Tsung Min, 2021, Scientific Reports (11), Published
Greater childhood cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with better top-down cognitive control: a midfrontal theta oscillation study
Hsieh, Shu Shih, Chueh, Ting Yu, Morris, Timothy P., Kao, Shih Chun, Westfall, Daniel R., Raine, Lauren B., Hopman, Rachel J., Pontifex, Matthew B., Castelli, Darla M., Kramer, Arthur F. and Hillman, Charles H., 2020, Psychophysiology (57), 12, Published
Muscular fitness, motor competence, and processing speed in preschool children
Tsai, Yu Jung, Huang, Chung Ju, Hung, Chiao Ling, Kao, Shih Chun, Lin, Chi Fang, Hsieh, Shu Shih and Hung, Tsung Min, 2020, European Journal of Developmental Psychology (17), 3pp 415-431, Published
The effects of acute aerobic exercise on inhibitory control and resting state heart rate variability in children with ADHD
Yu, Chien Lin, Hsieh, Shu Shih, Chueh, Ting Yu, Huang, Chung Ju, Hillman, Charles H. and Hung, Tsung Min, 2020, Scientific Reports (10), 1, Published
Motor competence moderates relationship between moderate to vigorous physical activity and resting EEG in children with ADHD
Yu, Chien Lin, Chueh, Ting Yu, Hsieh, Shu Shih, Tsai, Yu Jung, Hung, Chiao Ling, Huang, Chung Ju, Wu, Chien Ting and Hung, Tsung Min, 2019, Mental Health and Physical Activity (17), Published
The subject-dependent, cumulative, and recency association of aerobic fitness with academic performance in Taiwanese junior high school students
Hsieh, Shu Shih, Tsai, Jia Ren, Chang, Shao Hsi, Ho, Jen Yu, Chen, Jui Fu, Chen, Po Hsi, Sung, Yao Ting and Hung, Tsung Min, 2019, BMC Pediatrics (19), 1, Published
Differences in working memory as a function of physical activity in children
Hsieh, Shu Shih, Fung, Dennis, Tsai, Heng, Chang, Yu Kai, Huang, Chung Ju and Hung, Tsung Min, 2018, Neuropsychology (32), 7pp 797-808, Published
The relations between 3-year changes in physical fitness and academic performance in nationally representative sample of junior high school students
Hsieh, Shu Shih, Tsai, Jia Ren, Chang, Shao Hsi, Cheng, Chih Fu, Sung, Yao Ting and Hung, Tsung Min, 2018, Scientific Reports (8), 1, Published
Acute exercise facilitates the N450 inhibition marker and P3 attention marker during Stroop test in young and older adults
Hsieh, Shu Shih, Huang, Chung Ju, Wu, Chien Ting, Chang, Yu Kai and Hung, Tsung Min, 2018, Journal of Clinical Medicine (7), 11, Accepted/In press
Effects of childhood gymnastics program on spatial working memory
Hsieh, Shu Shih, Lin, Chih Chien, Chang, Yu Kai, Huang, Chung Ju and Hung, Tsung Min, 2017, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (49), 12pp 2537-2547, Published
Sports training enhances visuo-spatial cognition regardless of open-closed typology
Chueh, Ting Yu, Huang, Chung Ju, Hsieh, Shu Shih, Chen, Kuan Fu, Chang, Yu Kai and Hung, Tsung Min, 2017, PeerJ (5), Published
The effects of acute resistance exercise on young and older males' working memory
Hsieh, Shu Shih, Chang, Yu Kai, Hung, Tsung Min and Fang, Chin Lung, 2016, Psychology of Sport and Exercise (22)pp 286-293, Published
Acute resistance exercise facilitates attention control in adult males without an age-moderating effect
Hsieh, Shu Shih, Chang, Yu Kai, Fang, Chin Lung and Hung, Tsung Min, 2016, Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (38), 3pp 247-254, Published