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Research Awards

Research Awards

The awards are established to recognize publications of outstanding quality, and the engagement and impact of staff research on the development of society.

  • Dean's Research Award: Journal Articles;
  • Dean's Research Award: Books; and
  • Dean's Research Award: Research Engagement and Impact


Research Awards 2024/2025

Dean’s Research Award: Journal Articles

Dr. CHOI Soobin

Department of Education Policy and Leadership

  • Choi, S., Mao, X., & Park, S. (2025). Promoting school belonging for immigrant students: The interplay of inclusive school climate and multicultural education. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2025.2492012

 

Dr. Eva LAU

Department of Early Childhood Education

  • Lau, E. Y. H., Wu, X. Y., Siu, C. T. S., Williams, K. E., & Bautista, A. (2025). Examining the effectiveness of a video-based parent-child program on executive functions for children 5 to 6 years old: A randomized controlled trial. Child Development, 96(2), 781–796. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.14208

 

Dean’s Research Award: Books

Dr. Ivy HAN

Department of International Education

  • Han, X. (2025). A Bourdieusian Analysis of Chinese Transnational Higher Education Policy Enactment: Policy Habitus. Abingdon and New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032692043

 


List of Recipients for Past Years

2023-24

Dean’s Research Award: Journal Articles

Dr. JIANG Da, Department of Special Education and Counselling
Guan, Y., Jiang, D.*, Wu, C., Deng, H., Su, S., Buchtel, E. E., & Chen, S. X. (2024). Distressed yet bonded: A longitudinal investigation of the COVID-19 pandemic’s silver lining effects on life satisfaction. American Psychologist, 79(2), 268–284. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001188

Dean’s Research Award: Books

Dr. Adam POOLE, Department of Education Policy and Leadership
Poole, A. (2023). Teachers’ journeys into international school teaching in China:  Exploring motivations and mobilities. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003396291

2022-23

Dean’s Research Award: Journal Articles

Dr. WANG Hui, Department of Special Education and Counselling
Wang, H., & Klassen, R. M. (2023). Longitudinal relationships between teachers’ utility values and quitting intentions: A person-organization fit perspective. Teaching and Teacher Education, 127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2023.104109

2021-22

Dean’s Research Award: Journal Articles

Dr. Darren BRYANT, Department of Education Policy and Leadership
Bryant, D. A., & Walker, A. (2022). Principal‐designed structures that enhance middle leaders’ professional learning. Educational Management, Administration & Leadership. 52(2), 435-454, http://doi.org/10.1177/17411432221084154

Dean’s Research Award: Books

Dr. Mark HARRISON, Department of International Education
Harrison, M. G. (2021). School counselling in an Asian cultural context: Insights from Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific Region. Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003144571/school-counselling-asian-cultural-context-mark-harrison

Dean’s Research Award: Research Engagement and Impact

Dr. Eva LAU, Department of Early Childhood Education
Supporting Hong Kong families to foster positive child development during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020-21

Dean’s Research Award: Journal Articles

Dr. Henry HO, Department of Psychology
Ho, H. C. Y., Mui, M. W.-K., Wan, A., Yew, C. W.-S., & Lam, T. H. (2020). A cluster randomized controlled trial of a positive physical activity intervention. Health Psychology, 39(8), 667–678. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000885

Dean’s Research Award: Research Engagement and Impact

Dr. Margarita PAVLOVA, Department of International Education
Creating an Impact: Setting up a Green Skills Hub at the EdUHK