Professor Andy Cheng Shu-kei completed his professional training in Occupational Therapy at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1990, earned a Bachelor’s degree in Health and Safety from Curtin University in 2002, and obtained his PhD in Orthopaedics and Traumatology from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2006. He was the first Asian recipient of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Scholarship for postgraduate training on the Work Disability Prevention CIHR Strategic Training Programme at Université de Sherbrooke and the University of Toronto (2008-2010). Before joining The Education University of Hong Kong, he served as Professor of the School of Health Sciences at Western Sydney University, and as Professor and Associate Head of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Professor Cheng has held numerous professional and academic leadership roles. He has been President of the Hong Kong Ergonomics Society, Vice President of the Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association, and a Member of the Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Board.

He has served as Associate Editor of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Associate Editor of the Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation, and Academic Editor of Occupational Therapy International.

Currently, he serves as Treasurer of the Chinese Association of Ergonomics Societies, Director of the Hong Kong Workers’ Health Centre, an Approved Assessor for Persons with Disabilities under the Minimum Wage Ordinance (Labour Department), and a Specialist of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications. He is also Specialty Chief Editor for Translation Research in Rehabilitation, Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation.

Professor Cheng’s work positions work disability management as a public health issue, with a strong emphasis on injury and ill-health prevention, physical activity participation, and sustained workforce engagement. Drawing on his background in occupational therapy, ergonomics, and health and safety, his research examines the physical, psychosocial and environmental determinants of injury risk, delayed recovery and long-term disability. Through a public health lens, his publications inform population-level strategies for injury prevention, early intervention, and safe return to work, with the aim of reducing disability burden and promoting lifelong health.

Professor Cheng has published more than 180 research papers and secured over HK$30 million in competitive research, industry, and development grants. He is recognised among the world’s top 2% of scientists in rehabilitation by Stanford University. He has also been invited as an expert occupational therapist, preparing more than 60 medico-legal reports on rehabilitative needs for individuals with a wide range of personal injuries.