Eugene Chan (professor)

Eugene S. L. Chan
陳西林
Born
Chen Xilin (陳西林)

Jinjing (金井鎮), Jinjiang, Fujian
Other namesChan Sai Lam
OccupationLinguist
Academic work
DisciplineLinguistics
InstitutionsMax Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Main interestsNumeral systems
Websitehttps://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/

Eugene Chan (or Eugene S.-L. Chan; Chinese: 陳西林; pinyin: Chén Xīlín) is a linguist from Hong Kong who specializes in numeral systems of world languages. He is best known as the creator and curator of the Numeral Systems of the World's Languages database, which contains lists of numerals for over 5,000 of the world's languages.[1][2] The database is currently the largest online collection of numerals in the world's languages.

Chan is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.[3]

Early life

He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, master's degree from the University of Chicago, and doctoral degree from the University of Toronto.[4]

Research

Chan has published research on how food packaging can be useful against obesity,[5] and how merely exposure to concepts related to coffee can create a "coffee buzz" even without actual coffee consumption.[6][7][8] He has also published research in how sexual identity influences financial risk-taking,[9] and about how moral beliefs predict stance towards wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] For his work, he received the 2018 ANZMAC Emerging Researcher Award.[11]

Articles

  • Chan, E. Y., & Ilicic, J. (2019). "Political ideology and brand attachment". International Journal of Research in Marketing, 36(4), 630-646.
  • Chan, E. Y., & Faria, A. A. (2022). "Political ideology and climate change-mitigating behaviors: Insights from fixed world beliefs". Global Environmental Change, 72, 102440.
  • Chan, E. Y., & Palmeira, M. (2021). "Political ideology moderates consumer response to brand crisis apologies for data breaches". Computers in human behavior, 121, 106801.
  • Chan, E. Y. (2021). "Moral foundations underlying behavioral compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic". Personality and individual differences, 171, 110463.

Awards

Chan was awarded the 2018 ANZMAC Emerging Marketing Researcher Award by the Australia and New Zealand Marketing Academy.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Number systems in 4,000 languages". SIL International. Dallas. 2010. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  2. ^ "Endangered Numeral Systems of the World's Languages". SOAS. 2018. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  3. ^ "People". Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. Jena.
  4. ^ "Eugene Chan – Hospitality & Tourism Management – Purdue University". www.purdue.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  5. ^ Wang, Eugene Y. Chan | Liangyan (September 23, 2022). "Preventing obesity starts in the grocery aisle with food packaging". inquirer.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Rodriguez, Jeremiah (April 17, 2019). "You can feel a coffee buzz without actually drinking it: study". CTVNews.
  7. ^ "Get the Coffee Buzz Without Drinking Coffee!" – via www.youtube.com.
  8. ^ "Just seeing reminders of coffee can stimulate the brain". ScienceDaily.
  9. ^ Meyer, Zlati. "If you're a straight man, hot guys equal more $ risks". Detroit Free Press.
  10. ^ Chan, Eugene Y. (November 16, 2020). "Pro-mask or anti-mask? Your moral beliefs probably predict your stance". The Conversation.
  11. ^ "Monash Business School's Department of Marketing shines at 2018 ANZMAC awards". Monash Business School. December 11, 2018.
  12. ^ "ANZMAC - Awards". anzmac.wildapricot.org. Retrieved 2022-03-31.