严超博士是2004级华师大心理学学院本科生，他从2008-2013年于中国科学院心理研究所攻读博士，并获得认知神经科学理学博士学位。2013年入职华东师大心理学院，目前在发展与教育心理学研究所邓赐平教授团队下工作。主要研究方向包括精神分裂症谱系（如精神分裂症，分裂型人格障碍）快感缺失的行为与神经机制以及青少年情绪和认知障碍功能的发展机制；主要使用的研究手段和统计方法包括行为学如问卷、实验方法、元分析等方法，脑成像如fMRI（Statistical Parametric Mapping, Representational Similarity Analysis)和结构成像方法(Brain volume (Voxel-based Morphometry); Cortical Thickness(FreeSurfer)) 等。 主要文章发表：1. Chao Yan, Raymond C. K. Chan, Yuan Cao, Yang Zhang, Li-Ling Song, Eric F. C. Cheung, Trait and state positive emotional experience in schizophrenia: a meta-analysis; PloS One, 2012, 7 (7).2. Chao Yan; Wen-hua Liu; Yuan Cao; Raymond CK Chan; Self-report pleasure experience and motivation in individuals with schizotypal personality proneness. East Asian Arch Psychiatry, 2011, 21:115-122.3. Raymond CK Chan; Chao Yan; Yonghong Qing; Ya Wang; Yuna Wang; Zheng Ma; Xiaohong Hong; Zhanjiang Li; Xin Yu； Subjective awareness of everyday dysexecutive behavior precedes ‘objective’executive problems in schizotypy: A replication and extension study. Psychiatry Research, 2011, 185(3): 340-346.4. Wei-zhen Xie, Chao Yan, Xiang-yu Ying, Shi-you Zhu, Hai-song Shi, Yi Wang, Raymond C. K. Chan, Domain-specific hedonic deficits towards social affective but not monetary incentives in social anhedonia. Scientific. Report, 2014., 4. doi: 10.1038/srep040565.Raymond C.K. Chan, Yi Wang , Chao Yan, Qing Zhao, John McGrath, Xiaolu Hsi, William S. Stone;A study of trait anhedonia in non-clinical Chinese samples: Evidence from the Chapman Scales for Physical and Social Anhedonia; PloS One, 2012, 7(4).6. Raymond C.K. Chan, Ya Wang, Chao Yan, Li-ling Song, Yu-na Wang , Yan-fang Shi, Qi-yong Gong, Eric F.C. Cheung, Contribution of specific cognitive dysfunction to people with schizotypal personality, Psychiatry Research, 2011, 186(1): 71-75. 主持项目：1. 中国博士后基金（第56批）一类资助：2015年-2016年。