Applied Sociology
| Department | Research Interests | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Prof Jacky CHEUNG Chau-kiu Social and Behavioural Sciences | Quality of life; Moral development; Work and management; Citizenship; Eminence | 3442-8144 |
| Prof FUNG Sai-fu Social and Behavioural Sciences | Comparative Democratization; Politics of East and Southeast Asia; Political Sociology; Sports; Artificial Intelligence; Psychometrics; Computational social science | 3442-4311 |
| Prof HO Wing-chung Social and Behavioural Sciences | Social Problems and Social; Development in Chinese Societies; Social and Sociological Theories | 3442-8134 |
| Prof Eileen TSANG Yuk-ha Social and Behavioural Sciences | Cultural and political sociology of China’s emerging middle class; Sociology of sex and gender; Sociology of consumption and popular culture | 3442-8965 |
Chinese and History
| Department | Research Interests | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Prof CHING May-bo Chinese and History | Social and Cultural History of Modern China; History of South China; Historical Anthropology | 3442-2431 |
| Prof CHAN Hok-yin Chinese and History | Intellectual history of late imperial China, with particular emphasis on Zhang Tai Yan, Gu Jie Gang and Neo-Confucianism as well as May Fourth Movement in recent years | 3442-9618 |
| Prof FAN Ka-wai Chinese and History | History of Chinese Medicine; History of Diseases in Contemporary China; Internet resource for Chinese studies | 3442-2472 |
| Prof WANG Lianming Chinese and History | Global encounters of art and architecture in early modernity, animal trade, exchange of objects and diplomatic gifts, export art, Ming-Qing gardens, and Qing court workshops | 3442-9618 |
| Prof WUT Tai-shing Chinese and History | Chinese Buddhist translations; Buddhist philosophy; Buddhist Monastic Discipline | 3442-2802 |
| Prof ZHANG Wanmin Chinese and History | Classical Chinese Poetry; Classical Chinese Literary Criticism; The Book of Odes and Classic Studies; Literary Culture of Tang and Song China; Chinese Literature in America and Sinology | 3442-6530 |
| Prof Astrid HARTH Chinese and History | Northern Renaissance art; Baroque art; Technical art history; Art and science; Western art history | 3442-9733 |
| Prof LI Yiwen Chinese and History | East Asia Maritime History; Long-distance Trade in Pre-modern World; Material Culture; History of Cultural Exchanges | 3442-5599 |
| Prof LU Chiahui Chinese and History | Classical Chinese Literature; Classical Chinese Thought | 3442-7297 |
| Prof MA Ka-fai Chinese and History | Sociology of Culture; Class Analysis; Political Sociology | 3442-2475 |
| Prof SHEN Dewei Chinese and History | Chinese archaeology; Material culture; Social and cultural history of early China; Jiandu manuscript studies; Empire studies | 3442-6978 |
| Prof TSUI Lik-hang Chinese and History | Middle Period China; Digital Humanities; Literati Culture of China; Epistolary Culture; Urban History | 3442-2101 |
| Dr Sharon CHEUNG Wai-kwan Chinese and History | Classical Chinese Literature; The reception of Classical Chinese Literature in Korea; The Art of Chinese guqin Music | 3442-2713 |
| Dr Lisa CHUI Lai-sha Chinese and History | Chinese Painting and Calligraphy; Chinese and Japanese Painting in the context of cultural exchange | 3442-2811 |
| Dr LAM Hok-chung Chinese and History | Sino-foreign relations; Cultural Interaction in East Asia; Legal and political history; Intellectual history; Social culture; Traditional gender studies in Chinese history; Traditional Xiqu; Classical Chinese novels | 3442-2473 |
| Dr LO Kar-kee Chinese and History | Socio-cultural history; Chinese Women and gender’s history; Chinese Family and kinship’s history; Children’s history; Hong Kong culture and history; Modern and contemporary Chinese literature; Chinese women literature | 3442-2476 |
| Dr Crystal QIAN Hua Chinese and History | Economic History in Hong Kong; Industrial History in Hong Kong (Jewellery History in Hong Kong); Cultural Creativity and Traditional Industry | 3442-2379 |
| Mr WONG King-chung Chinese and History | Chinese Music History; Cantonese Music; Music Culture and Society; Recording Industry | 3442-2990 |
Counselling
| Department | Research Interests | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Mr CHAN Wai-man Social and Behavioural Sciences |
Family Studies; Youth and Marital Counselling; Mental Health | 3442-4744 |
| Prof Annis FUNG Lai-chu Social and Behavioural Sciences |
School Bullying and Cyberbullying; Reactive and Proactive Aggression; Psychopathy in Schoolchildren; Aggressive and Pure Victimization; Evidence-based Intervention; Counselling Strategies in Family and School | 3442-2923 |
| Prof Dennis IP Chi-shun Social and Behavioural Sciences |
Gerontological Counselling; Developmental Issues | 3442-2697 |
Criminology
| Department | Research Interests | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Prof Matthew MANNING Social and Behavioural Sciences | How new technologies can be exploited by criminals to undertake money laundering, terrorism financing and fraud | 3442-5218 |
| Prof Rebecca WONG Wing-yee Social and Behavioural Sciences | Green Criminology; Crime against wildlife; Criminal networks; Trust; Informal Banking | 3442-7069 |
| Prof Lena ZHONG Yueying Social and Behavioural Sciences | Chinese policing; Crime prevention; Drug abuse and crime; Recidivism; Quantitative analysis of crime data | 3442-8767 |
Cultural Heritage
| Department | Research Interests | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Prof Astrid HARTH Chinese and History |
Northern Renaissance art; Baroque art; Technical art history; Art and science; Western art history | 3442-9733 |
| Dr Marianne WONG Pui-yin Chinese and History |
Chinese Art and Archaeology; Cultural Heritage Studies | 3442-2817 |
| Mr LI Lin Chinese and History |
Chinese traditional architecture, landscape garden, contemporary urban development and heritage preservation | 3442-2814 |
Cultural Studies
| Department | Research Interests | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Prof Eileen TSANG Yuk-ha Social and Behavioural Sciences |
Cultural and political sociology of China’s emerging middle class; Sociology of sex and gender; Sociology of consumption and popular culture | 3442-8965 |
| Prof CHAN Yuk-wah Public and International Affairs |
Migration studies; Asian borderlands; Vietnamese-Chinese relationships; Vietnamese and Chinese diaspora; Outbound Chinese tourism; Food, heritage and culture; Death studies | 3442-6108 |
| Prof ZHANG Wanmin Chinese and History |
Classical Chinese Poetry; Classical Chinese Literary Criticism; The Book of Odes and Classic Studies; Literary Culture of Tang and Song China; Chinese Literature in America and Sinology | 3442-6530 |
| Prof LI Yiwen Chinese and History |
East Asia Maritime History; Long-distance Trade in Pre-modern World; Material Culture; History of Cultural Exchanges | 3442-5599 |
| Prof MA Ka-fai Chinese and History |
Sociology of Culture; Class Analysis; Political Sociology | 3442-2475 |
| Prof TSUI Lik-hang Chinese and History |
Middle Period China; Digital Humanities; Literati Culture of China; Epistolary Culture; Urban History | 3442-2101 |
| Dr LAM Hok-chung Chinese and History |
Sino-foreign relations; Cultural Interaction in East Asia; Legal and political history; Intellectual history; Social culture; Traditional gender studies in Chinese history; Traditional Xiqu; Classical Chinese novels | 3442-2473 |
| Dr LO Kar-kee Chinese and History |
Socio-cultural history; Chinese Women and gender’s history; Chinese Family and kinship’s history; Children’s history; Hong Kong culture and history; Modern and contemporary Chinese literature; Chinese women literature | 3442-2476 |
| Mr WONG King-chung Chinese and History |
Chinese Music History; Cantonese Music; Music Culture and Society; Recording Industry | 3442-2990 |
| Prof Klaudia LEE Hiu-yen English |
Nineteenth-century literature and culture; Spatiality; City narratives, adaptation, appropriation and translation; Comparative and world literature; Music and literature | 3442-5377 |
| Prof LIN Fen Media and Communication |
Sociology of Media; Journalism; Political Sociology; Social and Culture Change; Political Communication; Social Movement and Collective Action; China | 3442-8691 |
English
| Department | Research Interests | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Prof Alice CHAN English | Second language acquisition; Grammar; Phonetics and Phonology; Lexicography | 3442-9752 |
| Prof Christoph HAFNER English | English for specific purposes; Language and law; Digital literacies; Multimodality; Language learning and technology | 3442-8734 |
| Prof Simon Mark HARRISON English | Participatory sense-making; bodily relating and being-with; 4E cognition; empirical and philosophical approaches to gesture; languaging dynamics; classroom interactivity; negation | 3442-9608 |
| Prof Ge LAN English | Corpus linguistics; Grammar/syntax; English for academic purposes; Second language writing; and Natural language processing | 3442-8554 |
| Prof Klaudia LEE Hiu-yen English | Nineteenth-century literature and culture; Spatiality; City narratives, adaptation, appropriation and translation; Comparative and world literature; Music and literature | 3442-5377 |
| Prof Jeffrey Lang MATHER English | Literary studies; Travel writing; Literary journalism; Modernism; China/West studies | 3442-9884 |
| Prof Eric Peter SANDBERG English | English Literature; World Literatures; Genre fiction; Crime fiction; Novel | 3442-8862 |
| Prof Matthew SUNG Chit-cheung English | Language and identity; Language ideology; World Englishes; Multilingualism; Second language education | 3442-9873 |
| Prof XU Xiaoyu English | English for Academic Purposes; Corpus Linguistics; Systemic Functional Linguistics; Discourse Analysis and Intercultural Communication | 3442-9877 |
| Prof Jerrine TAN English | Global anglophone literature; Transnational literature and film; Gender and sexuality studies; and Critical race theory | 3442-9758 |
International Affairs
| Department | Research Interests | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Prof Mark R THOMPSON Public and International Affairs |
Democracy in Southeast Asia; East Asian authoritarianism; Political Dynasties in Asia | 3442-4483 |
| Prof Federico FERRARA Public and International Affairs |
Political Development; Comparative Political Institutions; Thailand | 3442-6306 |
| Prof CHAN Yuk-wah Public and International Affairs |
Migration studies; Asian borderlands; Vietnamese-Chinese relationships; Vietnamese and Chinese diaspora; Outbound Chinese tourism; Food, heritage and culture; Death studies | 3442-6108 |
| Prof Renaud EGRETEAU Public and International Affairs |
Democracy Studies; Civil-Military Relations; Parliament and Legislative Politics; Myanmar/Burma, India | 3442-6433 |
| Prof Diego FOSSATI Public and International Affairs |
Voting behaviour; Accountability; Representation; Identity politics; Indonesia; Southeast Asia | 3442-6987 |
| Prof Claudia KIM Public and International Affairs |
Military bases; Social movements; Alliance politics; Korea and Japan | 3442-7040 |
| Prof Daniel C LYNCH Public and International Affairs |
China’s developmental trajectory; Chinese foreign policy; East Asian security relations; State-society relations | 3442-6302 |
| Prof Justin ROBERTSON Public and International Affairs |
International Political Economy; Firms as Actors; US International Economic Relations; The Foreign-Domestic Divide in Emerging Markets | 3442-6301 |
| Prof Nicholas THOMAS Public and International Affairs |
Chinese Foreign Policy; Health Security in Asia; Asian security | 3442-5301 |
| Prof Linda TJIA Yin-nor Public and International Affairs |
Transport and Infrastructure Development; Socialist and post-socialist Development; Social Capital and Social Development | 3442-7694 |
| Prof Brad WILLIAMS Public and International Affairs |
International Relations of the Asia-Pacific; Comparative Asian Politics; Japanese Politics | 3442-7374 |
| Prof ZHANG Jun Public and International Affairs |
Social Transformation and Urban Development; Mobility and Class Politics; Infrastructure and Spatial Politics; Science, Technology and Society in Asia; China Studies | 3442-4482 |
Linguisitcs and Translation
| Department | Research Interests | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Prof LIU Meichun Linguistics and Translation | Functional Syntax; Lexical Semantics; Corpus Linguistics; Cognitive Linguistics | 3442-8722 |
| Prof Cecilia CHAN Yuet-hung Linguistics and Translation | Acquisition of English by Chinese speakers; Acquisition of Chinese by non-Chinese speakers; Phonological variation and change of Cantonese, English and Putonghua; Chinese sentence comprehension and production by dyslexic children | 3442-8792 |
| Prof KIT Chun-yu Linguistics and Translation | Computational linguistics; Machine translation; Text mining, Web mining; Terminology, computational terminology; Linguistics, psycholinguistics, language acquisition; Poetry, computational poetry/poetics; Taichi and Chinese philosophy | 3442-9310 |
| Prof Alex FANG Chengyu Linguistics and Translation | Computational Linguistics; Corpus Linguistics; Natural Language Processing; Computer-Assisted Language Learning | 3442-8793 |
| Prof Jackie LAI Yan-ki Linguistics and Translation | Syntax; Morphology; Syntax–Semantics Interface; Minimalism; Distributed Morphology; Chinese Linguistics | 3442-8773 |
| Prof John LEE Sie-yuen Linguistics and Translation | Computational linguistics; Corpus linguistics; Digital humanities; Treebanks; Learner corpora | 3442-5597 |
| Prof Vanti LEE Wai-sum Linguistics and Translation | Phonetics; Phonology; Chinese dialects | 3442-6605 |
| Prof LI Bin Linguistics and Translation | Speech perception and production; Second language acquisition; Teaching Chinese as a second language; TESL; Discourse analysis | 3442-6267 |
| Prof Jackie YAN Xiu Linguistics and Translation | Second Language Acquisition; Interpreting and Translation Studies; Sociolinguistics | 3442-8489 |
| Prof Caesar LUN Suen Linguistics and Translation | Sociolinguistics; Computer-assisted language learning (CALL); Terminology & Terminography; Contrastive Studies of English and Chinese | 3442-8791 |
| Prof LI Jixing Linguistics and Translation | Human-computer interaction | 3442-5596 |
Media and Communication
| Department | Research Interests | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Prof Christine HUANG Yi-hui Media and Communication | Cross-cultural communication and relationship; Chinese communication and relationship management; Public relations management, effectiveness, and value; Crisis management and crisis communication; Conflict resolution and negotiation | 3442-8736 |
| Prof ZHOU Shuhua Media and Communication | International Communication; Visual Communication; Media Content, Form and Effects; Cognition of Mediated Messages | 3442-9331 |
| Prof Jonathan ZHU Jian-hua Media and Communication | Mobile User Analytics, Social Network Analysis, Scientific Paradigm Shift | 3442-7186 |
| Prof Chris SHEN Fei Media and Communication | Political Communication; Public Opinion; Computational Social Science Methods; Data Mining and Text Analysis; Internet Censorship and Freedom; Consumer Behavior; Social Movements | 3442-5965 |
| Prof Crystal JIANG Li Media and Communication | Psychological and Interpersonal Processes in Social Media; Health Communication; Mobile Health | 3442-9332 |
| Prof LIN Fen Media and Communication | Sociology of Media; Journalism; Political Sociology; Social and Culture Change; Political Communication; Social Movement and Collective Action; China | 3442-8691 |
| Prof Marko SKORIC Media and Communication | New Media and Social Change; Political Participation and Civic Engagement; New Technologies and Public Policy | 3442-8990 |
| Prof SUN Ye Media and Communication | Media and Society | 3442-7655 |
| Prof Nancy DAI Yue Media and Communication | Person perception; Impression formation; Computer-mediated communication; Interpersonal communication; Social influence and persuasion; Parasocial interaction with public figures | 3442-5966 |
| Prof HUANG Guanxiong Media and Communication | Digital Advertising; Integrated Marketing Communications; Health Communication; Psychophysiological Measures | 3442-5967 |
| Prof KIM Ji Won Media and Communication | Psychology of New Media; Computer-Mediated Communication; Interactive Media Effects; Media Effects on Health/Risk Behaviors; Rumor and Misinformation | 3442-8602 |
| Prof KIM Ki Joon Media and Communication | Human-Technology Interaction; Psychology of New Media; Computer-Mediated Communication; ICT Adoption and Use; Social Robotics | 3442-8611 |
| Prof LIU Xiaofan Media and Communication | Network science, cryptocurrency, and the Darknet | 3442-8730 |
| Prof Vincent WANG Xiaohui Media and Communication | Computational Social Science; Social Media; Consumer Health Informatics; Human-Computer Interaction | 3442-4725 |
| Mr Sunny CHAN Sing-lai Media and Communication | Advertising; e-Marketing; Crisis Communication; Integrated Marketing Communication; Internet Communication | 3442-5771 |
Psychology
| Department | Research Interests | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Prof LI Kin-kit Social and Behavioural Sciences | Physical activity promotion; Sport and exercise psychology; Social gerontology; Health communication; Time perspective; Life course perspectives | 3442-8261 |
| Prof Anna HUI Na-na Social and Behavioural Sciences | Creativity and Innovation; Motivation and Self Regulation; Gifted Education; Lifespan Development | 3442-8260 |
| Prof CHEN Huifang Social and Behavioural Sciences | Psychometrics, item response theory, latent growth modeling, multilevel analysis, applied measurement, and psychological functioning and adjustment | 3442-2972 |
| Prof Maggie JIANG Mengyin Social and Behavioural Sciences | Self-related information processing; Cross-culture comparison; Evolution and behaviour; Categorisation; Priming | 3442-8832 |
| Prof Julian LAI Chuk-ling Social and Behavioural Sciences | Optimism, Resilience, and Health; Psychosocial Determinants of Neuroendocrine Function; Psychology of Biculturalism | 3442-4306 |
| Prof Andus WONG Wing-kuen Social and Behavioural Sciences | Disability Studies; Disabled Women's Issues; Gender Studies; User Participation; Self-help Organization; Barrier-free Society | 3442-9551 |
| Prof YE Shengquan Social and Behavioural Sciences | Values and beliefs; Positive psychology; Psychometrics | 3442-8114 |
| Prof Dannii YEUNG Social and Behavioural Sciences | Psychological adjustment to retirement; Age difference in work motives, emotion regulation, and conflict management; Attention and emotion | 3442-8119 |
| Prof Nancy YU Xiaonan Social and Behavioural Sciences | Public health psychology, especially resilience in adversities: 1) To investigate positive effects of resilience in vulnerable populations 2) To develop effective interventions to promote resilience | 3442-9436 |
| Prof WANG Xijing Social and Behavioural Sciences | Objectification and dehumanization; Immoral behaviour, aggression, and self-interested behaviour; Inequality, social power, social dominance, and hierarchy | 3442-8262 |
| Prof ZHEN Shanshan Social and Behavioural Sciences | Social neuroscience; Decision making; Cognitive psychology; Developmental psychology; Creativity | 3442-8994 |
| Prof Mark Lawrence WONG Social and Behavioural Sciences | Sleep; Circadian rhythm; Youth mental health; Diversity and well-being; Body image and self-evaluation; Neurocognitive functions | 3442-8746 |
Public policy and administration
| Department | Research Interests | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Prof Alfred HO Tat-kei Public and International Affairs | Public budgeting; Performance management and governance; Local government; Comparative budget reform, citizen participation, e-government | 3442-8902 |
| Prof Yanto CHANDRA Public and International Affairs | Entrepreneurship; Innovation; Strategy; Social Entrepreneurship; Impact Investing; Managing emerging technologies (i.e., Metaverse, Blockchain, DAO); Artificial Intelligence and Robots; Visual Methods | 3442-7001 |
| Prof Edmund CHENG Wai Public and International Affairs | Contentious politics and political sociology; Hong Kong politics and global China; Public opinion survey and mixed methods | 3442-9401 |
| Dr Arthur CHEUNG Kam-chuen Public and International Affairs | Public administration and administrative law in the PRC; Public administration and administrative law in Hong Kong; Political and social development in the PRC | 3442-8755 |
| Prof FAN Ruiping Public and International Affairs | Bioethics and health care policy; Confucian ethics and politics; Comparative philosophy | 3442-7488 |
| Prof Bert GEORGE Public and International Affairs | Strategic planning and management; Public sector performance; Behavioral public policy and administration; Meta science in public administration; Red tape and administrative burden; Cognitive and affective neuroscience | 3442-4596 |
| Prof HSIEH Chih-wei Public and International Affairs | Public Service Values and Performance; Workplace Wellness; Workforce Diversity | 3442-7236 |
| Prof KIM Sungmoon Public and International Affairs | Comparative Political Theory; Democratic Theory; Confucianism | 3442-8274 |
| Prof Linda LI Che-lan Public and International Affairs | Central-Local relations and politics: China, Hong Kong; Public finance, education and government reforms in China; Institutional and agency change processes; Responsible governance in Asia; Cross-border collaboration, tension, and politics | 3442-9556 |
| Prof LIU Dongshu Public and International Affairs | Political Institution and Political Economy of Authoritarian Regime; Public Opinion and Political Behavior in Autocracies; Chinese Politics and Public Policies | 3442-9557 |
| Prof LIU Ning Public and International Affairs | Government-Business Relations; Regulatory Compliance; Public Policy Implementation | 3442-6597 |
| Prof Nick OR Hin-kin Public and International Affairs | Policy agendas and processes; Authoritarian regimes; Globalisation; Information processing; Hong Kong Politics | 3442-6949 |
| Prof Nicolai PETROVSKY Public and International Affairs | Public service performance; Turnover of senior managers and civil servants; Citizen interactions with public services; Research transparency | 3442-6590 |
| Prof Bill TAYLOR Public and International Affairs | Labour studies and Industrial relations, particularly in East Asia; Business and Human Rights; Multinational management, especially Japanese operations and Japanisation; Organisation of work, HRM and gender | 3442-9612 |
Social Work
| Department | Research Interests | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Prof CHAN Siu-ming Social and Behavioural Sciences | Poverty and Inequality; Housing; Social work; Social welfare and social policy; Social determinants of health | 3442-7994 |
| Dr Estella CHAN Yue-kuen Social and Behavioural Sciences | Mental Health; Medical Social Work | 3442-8967 |
| Prof KWAN Chi-kin Social and Behavioural Sciences | Community work; Counselling | 3442-4532 |
| Prof Sylvia KWOK LAI Yuk-ching Social and Behavioural Sciences | Positive psychology; Mental health (suicide, anxiety, depression); Children and adolescents; Families (parent-child, marital relationship) | 3442-8976 |
| Prof LEE Tak-yan Social and Behavioural Sciences | Positive Youth Development; Resilience: Childhood, Adolescence, and Family; Evaluation of Social Work Intervention; Group work Practice | 3442-8978 |
| Prof Lamson LIN Shen Social and Behavioural Sciences | Healthy Ageing; Diversity; Health Equity; COVID-19 Pandemic; Methodology | 3442-8768 |
| Prof Cherry TAM Hau-lin Social and Behavioural Sciences | Youth related concerns and issues; Social work development in China; Life of young migrant workers in China; Significance of fieldwork practice; Qualitative research methods | 3442-7748 |
| Prof Jerf YEUNG Wai-keung Social and Behavioural Sciences | Family and Children; Religion and Health; Adolescent Healt | 3442-9989 |
| Prof Daniel YOUNG Kim-wan Social and Behavioural Sciences | Social Work | 3442-8954 |
Urban Planning
| Department | Research Interests | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Prof HU Wanyang Public and International Affairs |
Urban and regional development; Housing policy; Migration; Quantitative method | 3442-7472 |
| Prof LI Wanxin Public and International Affairs |
Environmental and social governance; Information transparency; Sustainable water management; Land use; Subjective well-being | 3442-9651 |
| Prof WANG June Public and International Affairs |
Cultural cities/creative cities, culture-led urban development; Social relations in urban redevelopment, gentrification, neoliberalization; Public housing, citizenship and flow of population | 3442-8707 |
| Prof WANG Xiaohu Public and International Affairs |
Environmental Financing, Sustainability; Chinese Public Budgeting and Financial Management; Performance Management and Program Evaluation | 3442-9616 |
| Prof Bart WISSINK Public and International Affairs |
Asian Urbanism; Contemporary Art and the City; Enclave Urbanism; Cities and the Super-Rich; Urban controversies; Social Networks and the Neighbourhood | 3442-9555 |
| Prof ZHANG Lin Public and International Affairs |
Energy and Environmental Economics | 3442-4012 |