Members
Room: D1 - 2/F - 19
Tel: (852) 2948 8841
Email: wkhou@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Everyday processes and mechanisms pertinent to adaptation and resilience; emotional processes and flexibility; social determinants of mental health; and psychological and social adaptation among people with chronic medical conditions and their caregivers.
Prof Wai-Kai Hou
Director of Centre for Psychosocial Health
Associate Director of University Research Facility of Human Behavioral Neuroscience
– Professor, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
Room: D1 – 2/F – 19
Tel: (852) 2948 8841
Email: wkhou@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Everyday processes and mechanisms pertinent to adaptation and resilience; emotional processes and flexibility; social determinants of mental health; and psychological and social adaptation among people with chronic medical conditions and their caregivers.
Dr Ting Yat Wong
Co-Director of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
Room: D1 – 2/F – 29
Tel: (852) 2948 8795
Email: wtingyat@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Mental Health; Resilience; Exposome; Trauma; Stress; Developmental Psychopathology; Neuroimaging; MRI; Neurodevelopment; Machine Learning; Network Science; Psychosis; Schizophrenia.
Dr Dandan Wu
Co-Director of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Assistant Professor, Academy for Educational Development and Innovation, EdUHK
Room: B2-2/F-10
Tel: (852) 2948 7504
Email: ddwu@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Early development of spatial cognition and language; developmental cognitive neuroscience; formal and informal learning in Early STEM; teacher-child interactions in constructive play; early language acquisition and Early multilingualism
Dr Emma E. Buchtel
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Associate Head (International Engagement) & Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
Room: D1 – 2/F – 03
Tel: (852) 2948 8756
Email: buchtel@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Cultural influences on prosocial motivation, morality, and virtue; Social environment, multiculturalism, and well-being.
Prof Kevin Ka Shing Chan
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Professor, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
Room: D1 – 2/F – 05
Tel: (852) 2948 8747
Email: kkschan@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Psychopathology of mental illness (e.g., cognitive and social cognitive impairments in schizophrenia); barriers to recovery from mental illness (e.g., stigma and discrimination); promotion of mental health (e.g., interventions for promoting well-being).
Dr Paul Shing Fong Chan
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
Room: D1 – 2/F – 01
Tel: (852) 2948 7324
Email: psfchan@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Behavioral health, mental health, health promotion, and implementation science.
Dr Henry Chun Yip Ho
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
Room: D1 – 2/ F- 33
Tel: (852) 2948 8729
Email: hcyho@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Psychological capital; Organizational behavior; Work performance; Satisfaction and stress; Interpersonal and intergroup conflict; Positive psychology.
Prof Da Jiang
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Professor, Department of Special Education and Counselling, EdUHK
Room: D1 – 2/ F- 36
Tel: (852) 2948 8659
Email: djiang@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Emotion and emotion regulation; Well-being across the lifespan; The role of culture on lifespan development.
Dr Joyce Lok Yin Kwan
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
– Associate Director of Assessment Research Centre
Room: D1 – 2/ F- 25
Tel: (852) 2948 7787
Email: jlykwan@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Structural equation modeling, mediation and moderation analysis.
Prof Esther Yuet Ying Lau
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Professor, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
– Member of Psychological Assessment and Clinical Research Unit (PACRU)
Room: D1 – 2/F – 22
Tel: (852) 2948 8253
Email: laueyy@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Interaction between sleep and daytime functioning, neuropsychology of medical and psychiatric disorders, and spirituality and mental health.
Ms Kammy Kam Mei Lau
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Lecturer I, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
Room: D1 – 1/ F- 01
Tel: (852) 2948 8433
Email: kkmlau@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
The role of self-compassion; heartfulness; meditation; and mindfulness in psychological well-being.
Dr Wilbert Law
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
– Member of Psychological Assessment and Clinical Research Unit (PACRU)
Room: D1 – 2/F – 28
Tel: (852) 2948 8708
Email: wlaw@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Human motivation and well-being; the promotion of compassion (toward self and other), and mindfulness.
Dr Angel Nga Man Leung
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
Room: D1 – 2/F – 14
Tel: (852) 2948 8765
Email: nmleung@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Psychosocial well-being and development of children and adolescents.
Dr Liman Man Wai Li
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
– Assistant Dean (Quality Assurance and Enhancement), Faculty of Education and Human Development Eduhk
Room: D1 – 2/F – 35
Tel: (852) 2948 8923
Email: mwli@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Decision-making processes; Social relationships and well-being from a socio-ecological perspectives.
Dr Nancy Huinan Liu
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Research Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education and Counselling, EdUHK
– Member of Psychological Assessment and Clinical Research Unit (PACRU)
Room: D2-2/F-33
Tel: (852) 2948 6795
Email: hliu@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Youth mental health, deviant behaviors, community rehabilitation.
Dr Ivan Kai Tak Poon
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
Room: D1 – 2/F – 04
Tel: (852) 2948 8873
Email: ktpoon@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Interpersonal relationships and processes, with an emphasis on the cognitive, emotional, behavioral impacts of ostracism and social rejection.
Dr Sarah Lai Yin Wan
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Senior Lecturer II, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
Room: D1 – 2/F – 30
Tel: (852) 2948 8105
Email: sarahwan@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Cross-cultural personality assessment and educational and vocational development in adolescence.
Dr Clive Ho Yin Wong
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
Room: D1 – 1/F – 02
Tel: (852) 2948 8449
Email: clivewong@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Cognitive processes, particularly processing speed and attentional control; cognitive neuroscience methods; and advanced neuroimaging techniques, including EEG, fMRI, and fNIRS.
Dr Nichol Man Lok Wong
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
Room: D1 – 2/F – 10
Tel: (852) 2948 7431
Email: nmlwong@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Affective neuroscience, Neuropsychology of loneliness; Depression; Autism.
Dr Michael Kin Chung Yeung
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
Room: D1-2/F-32
Tel: (852) 2948 8385
Email: michaelyeung@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Dr Yeung is a cognitive neuroscientist and neuropsychologist interested in understanding executive functions and prefrontal cortex functions across healthy and clinical populations (e.g., autism spectrum disorder).
Dr Trevor Wai Kit Yung
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology EdUHK
Room: D1-2/F-08
Tel: (852) 2948 6485
Email: twkyung@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Dr Yung is an educational psychologist specializing in a wide range of mental health conditions that affect children, including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Dyslexia, and other emotional and behavioral disorders.
Dr Cherry Yen Na Yum
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Associate Professor, Department of Special Education and Counselling, EdUHK
Room: D2-2/F-22
Tel: (852) 2948 8225
Email: yyum@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Bilingualism; communication support for individuals with special needs; language learning; multimodal reading; visual word processing.
Ms Christine Hau Yu Tang
Associate Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Senior Lecturer II, Department of Psychology, EdUHK
– Member of Psychological Assessment and Clinical Research Unit (PACRU)
Room: D1 – 1/F – 13
Tel: (852) 2948 7734
Email: tanghyc@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Multicultural Psychology; mental health counseling for children; adolescents and families.
Dr Mamaid Catherine CAPIO
External Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
Affiliation:
– Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Research Interests:
Intersections of physical and psychosocial health and wellbeing; movement-based strategies to promote wellbeing; implementation science approach for programme design and evaluation.
Dr Rebecca Yuen Man Cheung
External Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
Affiliation:
– Xi’an Jiaotong – Liverpool University
Research Interests:
Developmental psychopathology; Culture, family process, and child development.
Dr Tianyuan LI
External Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
Affiliation:
– The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Research Interests:
Interpersonal relationships and life span development.
Dr Lawrence Ka Yin Ma
External Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
Affiliation:
– Hong Kong Baptist University
Research Interests:
The assessment of prosocial or cooperative behaviors with the utilization of economic games; The role of emotions, particularly gratitude, combined with other situational factors in contributing to people’s willingness to cooperate.
Dr Ricky Tso
External Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
Affiliation:
– University of Hong Kong
Research Interests:
Reading and language development; Reading difficulties (Dyslexia); Second language learning (English and Chinese); Behavioural and emotional interventions.
Dr Lydia Ting Sum Yee
External Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
Affiliation:
– University of Reading
Research Interests:
Cognitive neuroscience of human memory.
Research Personnel
Miss Wong Lam
Research Assistant of Centre for Psychosocial Health
Room: D1 – 2/F – 31
Tel: (852) 2948 7078
Email: evonwong@eduhk.hk
Research Interests:
Social Determinants of Health; Mental Health; Machine Learning