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.
Dr. HOU Wai Kai
Director of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Associate 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. LAW Wilbert
Co-Director 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. 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.
Dr. CHAN Ka Shing, Kevin
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Head and Associate 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. Ho Chun Yip, Henry
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Assistant 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.
Dr. JIANG Da
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Associate 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. KWAN Lok Yin, Joyce
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Associate Head (Learning & Teaching) & Assistant 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.
Dr. LAU Esther Yuet Ying
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Associate 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.
Dr. LI Man Wai Liman
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.
Ms. LAU Kam Mei, Kammy
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. LEUNG Nga Man, Angel
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Assistant 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 Liu Huinan, Nancy
Associate Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Research Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education and Counselling
– 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. MA Ka Yin, Lawrence
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Lecturer I, Department of Psychology Eduhk
Room: D1 – 1/F – 03
Tel: (852) 2948 7640
Email: lkyma@eduhk.hk
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. POON Kai Tak, Ivan
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. WAN Lai Yin, Sarah
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 WONG Man Lok Nichol
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 WONG Ting Yat
Member 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. WU Dandan
Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
– Assistant Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education 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. YUM Yen Na Cherry
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. TANG Hau Yu Christine
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. LI Tianyuan
External Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
Affiliation:
– The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Research Interests:
Interpersonal relationships and life span development.
Dr. YEE Ting Sum Lydia
External Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
Affiliation:
– University of Reading
Research Interests:
Cognitive neuroscience of human memory; Use of behavioral and brain-imaging techniques (e.g., fMRI) to study declarative memory and its changes across the lifespan.
Dr. CHEUNG Yuen Man, Rebecca
External Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
Affiliation:
– University of Reading
Research Interests:
Developmental psychopathology; Culture, family process, and child development.
Dr. TSO Ricky Van Yip
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. CAPIO Catherine Mamaid
External Member of Centre for Psychosocial Health
Affliation:
– 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.