Events

International Online Student Conference: Dialogue in Diversity: Sustainability Development and AI Innovation in Psychology  

Presenters: Invited student speakers and distinguished scholars

Date & Time: 13 June 2026 (Saturday), 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM (HKT UTC +8)

Mode: Online via Zoom

Applying Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to investigate facilitators and barriers to implementing alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) among primary care physicians and nurses in Hong Kong

Speaker: Dr. Chan Shing Fong Paul, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, EdUHK

Date & Time: 27 April 2026 (Monday), 14:00pm - 15:00pm

Mode: Physical (B4-LP-07 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

Global Consciousness and Environmental Engagement: The Moderating Role of National Development vs. Individual Social-Economic Status

Speaker: Dr. Ayu Okvitawanli, Assistant Professor at Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia, and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Curtin University, Australia.

Date & Time: 21 April 2026 (Tuesday), 11:00am - 12:00nn

Mode: Physical (B3-P-03 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

How does early temperament relate to later development? A longitudinal study about children’s temperament and social adjustment

Speaker: Dr. JIE He, Professor, Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University

Date & Time: 26 February 2026 (Thursday), 11:00am - 12:00nn

Mode: Physical (B4-LP-03 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

The Association Between Cultural Diversity Climates on Student Academic Performance and Psychological Adjustment: A Cross-National Analysis Using PISA 2018

Speaker: Dr. LIN Shiang Yi Ines, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Date & Time: 14 May 2025 (Wednesday), 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Mode: Physical (B2-LP-21 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

Using cutting-edge neuroimaging to improve the understanding of the human cognitionEnquiries

Speaker: Dr YUE Qiuhai, Assistant Professor, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University

Date & Time: 12 May 2025 (Monday), 12 nn - 1pm

Mode: Physical (D2-LP-10 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

Shaping Young Minds: How Environment Influences Mental Well-Being Through the Brain

Speaker: Dr. Wong Ting Yat , Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Centre for Psychosocial Health, EdUHK

Date & Time: 2 May 2025 (Friday), 12:00nn - 1:00pm

Mode: Physical (B2-LP-20 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

Optimising sleep related learning: the critical role of environment

Speaker: Prof Dagmara Dimitriou, Psychology & Human Development, University College London

Date & Time: 30 April 2025 (Wednesday), 11:00am - 12:00nn

Mode: Physical (B4-LP-06 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

Navigating Sleep: Developmental Changes in napping and nocturnal sleep among neurodivergent individuals with Autism, ADHD and Dyslexia

Speaker: Prof Dagmara Dimitriou, Psychology & Human Development, University College London

Date & Time: 28 April 2025 (Monday), 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Mode: Physical (D1-LP-04 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

Novel Perspectives on Well-Being Across Cultures: Happiness Maximization is Not Ideal Everywhere-- and the Meaning-Affluence Paradox

Speaker: Prof Kuba Krys, Associate Professor, Institute of Psychology of the Polish Academy of Sciences 

Date & Time: 16 April 2025 (Wednesday), 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Mode: Physical (B4-LP-01 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

Academic cheating in adults and children and how to mitigate it

Speaker: Prof. Kang LEE, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development University of Toronto

Date & Time: 3 April 2025 (Thursday), 11 am - 12 nn

Mode: Physical (D1-LP-08 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

How to Write Winning Grant and Scholarship Proposals

Speaker: Prof. Kang LEE, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development University of Toronto

Date & Time: 7 April 2025 (Monday), 10 am - 12 nn

Mode: Physical (B2-LP-12 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

How to Write Academic Papers for Publication

Speaker: Prof. Kang LEE, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development University of Toronto

Date & Time: 31 March 2025 (Monday), 2 pm - 3 pm

Mode: Physical (B3-P-12 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

Little liars: How children learn to tell lies

Speaker: Prof. Kang LEE, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development University of Toronto

Date & Time: 28 March 2025 (Friday), 2 pm - 3 pm

Mode: Physical (B3-P-12 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

Understanding Subjective Well-being: Examining the Effects of Personality, Health, and Sleep​

Speaker: Prof. Anu REALO, Department of Psychology The University of Warwick

Date & Time: 20 March 2025 (Thursday), 1 pm - 2 pm

Mode: Physical (D1-G/F-03 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

Are Men from Mars and Women from Venus? Gender/Sex Differences and Similarities in Personality Traits

Speaker: Prof. Anu REALO, Department of Psychology The University of Warwick

Date & Time: 25 March 2025 (Tuesday), 10 am - 11 am

Mode: Physical (B2-LP-20 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

EdUHK Department of Psychology (PS) Psychological Science Seminar Series: Neural Correlates of Strategic Theory of Mind: Understanding Social Interaction through the mPFC

Speaker: Prof. ZHEN Shanshan, Assistant professor, Department of Social and  Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong

Date & Time: 19 February 2025 (Wednesday), 12 nn - 1 pm

Mode: Physical (B2-LP-13 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

The Editor’s Eye: A Journal Editor’s Perspective on Making Your Manuscript Shine

Speaker: Professor Chris Krägeloh, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology

Date & Time: 12 February 2025 (Wednesday), 12 nn - 1 pm

Mode: Hybrid [D1-LP-06 (Tai Po Campus, EdUHK) or via Zoom]

Trends in Mindfulness Research

Speaker: Professor Chris Krägeloh, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology

Date & Time: 17 February 2025 (Monday), 12 nn - 1 pm

Mode: Physical (D2-LP-08 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

Executive functions in autism: A need to
understand the developmental mechanisms

Speaker: Dr. Yeung Kin Chung Michael, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology,
The Education University of Hong Kong

Date & Time: 22 January 2025 (Wednesday), 2 pm - 3 pm

Mode: Physical (B4-LP-01 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Emerging Adults: Bridging the Research-to-Practice Gap

Speaker: Prof. Abby Goldstein, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto

Date & Time: 25 November 2024 (Monday), 3 pm - 4 pm

Mode: Physical (B4-LP-09 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

“Power of Play”: An Exploration of How and Why Drama-based Pedagogy (DBP) Can Be Used to Teach for Effective Learning in Psychology and Other Academic Areas

Speaker: Katie Dawson, Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

Date & Time: 12 July 2024 (Fri), 3 pm - 5pm

Mode: Physical (B3-LP-05 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

EdUHK PS Psychological Science Seminar Series:
The use of machine learning in psychological research

Speaker: Dr Lin Ying, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Sun Yat-Sen University

Date & Time: 4 July 2024 (Thur), 2:30pm – 3:30pm

Mode: Physical (D2-LP-03 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

EdUHK PS Psychological Science Seminar Series:
The Emotional Ties of Loneliness and Depression

Speaker: Dr Wong Man Lok Nichol, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong

Date & Time: 17 June 2024 (Mon), 11 am - 12 nn

Mode: Physical (B3-LP-08 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

EdUHK PS Psychological Science Seminar Series:
Intercultural Contact in the Digital Age: How Cyberspace is Changing Acculturation

Speaker: Dr. Jaimee Stuart, Senior Researcher - Team Lead United Nation University Institute in Macau

Date & Time: 23 May 2024 (Thur), 11 am - 12 nn

Mode: Hybrid (B4-LP-05 @ Tai Po Campus or via zoom)

EdUHK PS Psychological Science Seminar Series:
From Population Neuroscience to Population Mental Wellness

Speaker: Dr Wong Ting Yat, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong

Date & Time: 20 May 2024 (Mon), 11 am - 12 nn

Mode: Physical (B4-LP-08 @ Tai Po Campus)

EdUHK Tin Ka Ping Education Fund Talk Series:
Brain signatures for the statistical learning of Chinese reading acquisition

Speaker: Dr Lee Chia-Ying, Research Fellow, Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica

Date & Time: 13 March 2024 (Wed), 11 am - 12 nn

Mode: Hybrid (D2-LP-09 @ Tai Po Campus or via Zoom)

EdUHK Tin Ka Ping Education Fund Talk Series:
The Effect of the Text Style of Public Figures' Statements on Trust Repair

Speaker: Prof LI Qinggong, Professor, School of Psychology, Zhejiang Normal University

Date & Time: 27 February 2024 (Tue), 11 am - 12 nn

Mode: Hybrid (D1-LP-07 @ Tai Po Campus or via Zoom)

EdUHK Tin Ka Ping Education Fund Talk Series:
How To Teach Young Children Not To Go With Strangers

Speaker: Prof LI Qinggong, Professor, School of Psychology, Zhejiang Normal University

Date & Time: 23 February 2024 (Fri), 11 am - 12 nn

Mode: Hybrid (D1-LP-07 @ Tai Po Campus or via Zoom)

EdUHK PS x HKPS Talk Series:
Conflict Management in Organizations and a Polarized Society

Speaker: Dr Franki Kung, Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University 

Date & Time: 8 December 2023 (Fri), 10 am - 11:15 am

Mode: Hybrid (B4-LP-08 @ Tai Po Campus or via Zoom)

EdUHK Tin Ka Ping Education Fund Talk Series:
Person-Environment Fit and Career Development in the Boundaryless Career Era

Speaker: Professor Yanjun GUAN, Department of International Business and Management, University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Date & Time: 15 November 2023 (Wed), 10 am - 11:15 am

Mode: Hybrid (D1-LP-07 @ Tai Po Campus or via Zoom)

EdUHK PS x HKPS Talk Series:
Exploring How Internet and Social Media Adoption Relates to Global Well-being in the Digital Age

Speaker: Professor Andrew K. PRZYBYLSKI, The Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford

Date & Time: 28 September 2023 (Thur), 11 am - 12 nn

Mode: Hybrid (D1-LP-06 @ Tai Po Campus or via Zoom)

A Psychological Perspective on Parental Leave
Speaker: Dr Anna M. STERTZ, Institute of Psychology, RWTH Aachen University

Career Goals and Goal Pursuit in Early-career Scientists
Speaker: Dr Ruth NOPPENEY, Institute of Psychology, RWTH Aachen University

Date & Time: 23 August 2023 (Wed), 10:30 am - 12nn

Mode: Physical (B3-LP-04 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus)

The Role of Cognitive Control in Children’s Dishonest Behavior

Speaker: Dr Liyang SAI, Department of Psychology, Hangzhou Normal University

Date & Time: 15 August 2023 (Tue), 11 am - 12 nn

Mode: Online (via Zoom)

Prefrontal Executive Function and Psychopathology: Insights from Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy Studies

Speaker: Dr YEUNG Kin Chung Michael, Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong

Date & Time: 23 May 2023 (Tue), 11 am - 12 nn

Mode: Hybrid (D1-G/F-03 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus or via Zoom)

Why Have I Shifted from Traditional to Large-Scale Psychological Experiment

Speaker: Dr Liqiang HUANG, Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Date & Time: 25 April 2023 (Tue), 11 am - 12 nn

Mode: Hybrid (B3-LP-09 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus or via Zoom)

EdUHK x HKPS Talk Series: The Hong Kong Paradox

Speaker: Dr Felix CHEUNG, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto

Moderator: Dr LAU Esther Yuet Ying

Date & Time: 16 February 2023 (Thur), 11 am-12 nn

Mode: Hybrid (D3-LP-01 @ EdUHK Tai Po Campus or via Zoom)