School of Nursing and Health Sciences
School of Nursing and Health Sciences
SCHOOL OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES

Strategic Research Areas

• Gerontechnology
• Personalised Care
• Technology-based Education

Contact Person

Dr. Catherine Mamaid CAPIO
Tel: 3970 8760
E-mail: ccapio@hkmu.edu.hk

Staff Member Research Interests

AU Wing Han, Doreen
PhD (University of Toronto); MA, BA(Hons) (McMaster University); mIFPA

• Ageing
• Mental health
• Health economics 
• Environmental psychology
• Integrative medicine and complementary therapies 

CAPIO Catherine Mamaid
PhD Physical Activity and Health (HKU); MSc Ergonomics (LTU, Sweden); BSc Physical Therapy (UPM, Philippines)

• Motor development
• Motor learning
• Neurodevelopmental disorders in children
• Physical activity promotion
• Implementation science

CHAN Wing Nga, Chad
PhD (PolyU); MSc (Sports Medicine and Health Science) (CUHK); BSc(Hons) (Physiotherapy) (PolyU); Diploma (Acupuncture) (SYSU); RPT (HK)

• Disabled-sports physiotherapy and classification
• Exercise for people with physical impairments
• Stroke rehabilitation
• Mind-body exercise
• Dual-tasking performance

CHOI Pin Pin, Sandy
PhD, BScN (Hons) (PolyU); RN (General)

• Community and family nursing
• Gerontological care
• Nursing management
• Qualitative research

CHONG Yin Kei, Doris
PhD (Higher Education) (Lancaster University); DScPT (University of Maryland Baltimore);  MSc (HKU), BScPT (Queen's University); RPT (HK, Canada, USA), Neurologic Certified Specialist (ABPTS)

• Neurological rehabilitation
• Assessment for learning in higher education
• Physiotherapy teaching and learning

CHOW Ka Man, Ariel
PhD, MPhil, BSc (HKU); Nutritionist (HKNA)

• Regenerative medicine
• Translational studies of pipeline compounds in cancer therapy
• Cancer cell biology

KWOK Man Ki, Maggie
PhD (HKU); MPhil (CUHK); BSc (CUHK)

• Smart healthy aging and longevity
• Life course epidemiology
• Noncommunicable disease etiology and prevention
• Drug repurposing and discovery
• Digital health interventions (incl. mHealth)

KWOK Tai On, Tyrone
PhD, MPhil, BEng (HKU)

• Gerontechnology
• Smart ageing
• mHealth
• Health promotion

LAI Yuen Kwan, Agnes
PhD (HKU); DN (HKU); MScEPB (CUHK); BN (HKU); FFPH; FRSPH; FFNMRCSI; FHKAN; SFHEA; APN (HK); RN (USA); RPSGT; CET; CZT

• Sleep
• Physical activity 
• Lung Cancer
• COPD
• Sleep apnea 
• Personalised care 
• Self-management 
• E-Health and digital intervention 
• Family Well-being 

LAU Kwok Wai, Way
PhD, MPhil (HKU); BSc (Hons) (HKUST)

• Stress and resilience
• Psychobiology
• Parental resilience
• Stress neuroimaging
• SEN family mental health

LAW Pui Sze, Queenie
PhD (EdUHK); MSc (CUHK); PGDE (EdUHK); BSc(Hons) (HKU); BScN(Hons) (PolyU); APN; Registered Nutritionist (UKVRN); FHKANM

• Nursing education
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Diet modification

LIU Tai Wa
PhD (PolyU); MSc (HKU); MN (CUHK); BN; RN (Psy)

• Cognitive-based intervention
• Stroke rehabilitation
• Psychometric testing

LIU Xianliang, Daniel
PhD (ACU); MD (TJU); MMed (FJTCM); BSc (JGSU); Grad Cert.(University Learning and Teaching) CDU; RN

• Evidence-based practice for long-term conditions care
• Rehabilitation nursing
• Cancer symptom management & supportive care
• Health promotion & self-management
• Complementary therapies in nursing
• Nursing education

LUI Ki, Anthony
PhD (Pharmacology) (State University of New York);  MPhil (Anatomy), BSc(Hons) (Biochemistry) (CUHK)

• Cancer drug identification and development from traditional Chinese medicine and natural products
• Functional study of oncogenes and tumour suppressors genes in cancer development, progression, and metastasis
• Characterisation of chemotherapy-induced cachexia and potential therapy
• Characterisation of chemotherapy-induced brain damage and potential therapy

MA Haixia, Polly
PhD (PolyU); MPH (CUHK); MB (CDMU); RN

• Mental health and wellbeing
• Social stigma
• Health equity in marginalized populations
• Sexual & reproductive health

PANG Ting Kai, Ronald
PhD, MPhil, BSc (HKU)

• Embryo development
• Cancer cell biology
• MicroRNA in cancer and development
• Disease biomarkers
• Proteomics
• Microbiome and metabolomics
• Mental health

SUN Yuying, Grace
PhD (CUHK); MSc (Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health) (PKU); MB (Preventive Medicine) (HEBMU)

• Population mental health 
• Health education and promotion 
• Community-based engagement research 
• Positive parenting
• Mindfulness-based interventions 

TAM Chun Wai
PhD, MPhil, BSc (HKU)

• Herbal medicine
• Gerontechnological product innovations and evaluations

TANG Wai Ho, Jack
PhD, MPhil, BSc (HKU)

• Platelet and vascular biology
• Metabolic and cardiovascular diseases 
• Application of genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics studies 

TSANG Wai Nam, William
PhD (PolyU); MPhil (CUHK); PgD (Biomechanics) (U of Strathclyde);
Dip (Epidemiology and Applied Statistics) (CUHK); Prof. Dip (Physiotherapy) (PolyU); RPT (HK)

• Global ageing
• Postural control and fall rehabilitation
• Mind-body intervention
• Cancer rehabilitation

TSE Gary
PhD, MD (Cantab); MPH (Manchester); MHM (UNSW); MBBS (Imperial); BA (Cantab); FRCP, FRCPath

• Cardiovascular diseases
• Precision health
• Risk stratification
• Predictive analytics

TUNG Ling Ngai, Fabian
PhD (EdUHK); MSN, BSN (PolyU); PRCC (Advanced Medical Nursing) (IANS); RN, APN (Education and Research in Nursing)

• Mindfulness, self-compassion
• Forest Bathing
• Simulation based education

WONG Yee Man, Bonny
PhD (University of Toronto); MPhil, MPH (HKU); MSc (CUHK); BSc(Hons) (HKUST)

• Physical activity and health
• Health behaviours
• Gerontology
• Mobile health
• Cardiometabolic health
• Mental health

WONG Yuen Ha, Janet
PhD, MNurs (HKU); RN, FHKCHSE, FCHSM, FAAN

• Personalised care
• MHealth
• Women's health
• Health equity
• Violence and abuse

YAM Tsz Ting, Timothy
PhD (HKU); MPT (PolyU); BSc (Kin) (University of Waterloo); RPT (HK & UK)

• Biomechanics
• Gait kinetics and kinematics
• Postural control
• Sports rehabilitation
• Gait rehabilitation

ZHANG Wen, Wendy
PhD (HKU); MSc (Nurs), BSc (Nurs) (CSU); RN

• Mental health promotion
• Building resilience in vulnerable groups
• Risky sexual behaviours
• Economic evaluation of healthcare programmes
• Technology-based intervention

HUANG Po Ching
PhD; MPT; BPT (National Cheng Kung University)

• Social Psychology
• Behavioral Addiction
• Health behavior promotion

LAM Yun Wah
PhD (HKU); BSc (Hons) (HKU)

• Analytical biochemistry
• Tissue engineering
• Cancer pharmacology
• Pedagogy development and education technology

WONG Wing Yu, Valerie
PhD (CUHK); MPhil (HKU); MSc Epidemiology (LSHTM, London), MPH (HKU), BNurs (HKU); RN, FRSPH

• Food literacy
• Health promotion
• AI in education
• Nursing education

CHEUNG Ka Tik
PhD Medical Microbiology (PolyU); MMSc Pathology (HKU); BSc Biological Science (Edinburgh Napier University)

• Antibiotic resistance
• Mechanism of antimicrobial effects
• Zoonotic diseases
• Medical laboratory science
• AI in Laboratory Medicine 

LAM Kwok Fai, Eddy
PhD (HKU); MA (UNB); BA(ST)

• Biostatistics
• Gerontechnology
• Clinical Trials
• Public Health
• Epidemiology
• Vaccine Effectiveness

LEUNG Yee Fong, Vivian
PhD (CUHK); MPhil (CUHK); PDDR (HKPolyU), FHKCRRT, RDMS, RVT

• Ultrasound
• Paediatric ultrasound
• Liver Elastography
• MSK Elastography

CHENG Shuk Han
PhD (London); BSc(Hons) (HKU); MH; MEASA; FRSB

• Digital health and predictive analytics
• Non-animal testing platforms
• Technology-enabled precision health
• Translational biomedical innovation

AU YEUNG Shiu Lun, Ryan
BSc(HKU); MPH(HKU); PhD(HKU); FFPH(UK)

• Cardiovascular diseases
• Causal inference
• Drug target discovery and drug reposition
• Mendelian randomization
• Type 2 diabetes

CHAN Yuen Kwong, Kelvin
BSc Canada; PhD HKU; Reg. MLT Part I (HK)

• AI-Enabled Biomarker Discovery and Clinical Interpretation
• One Health and Translational Health Research
• Advanced Sequencing, Multi-Omics, and Precision Medicine
• Pet–Human–Environment Microbiome and Resistome Research
• Cancer Genetics and Precision Oncology

LAM Kam Ki, Stanley
BN; MN; PhD; RN; APN (Education & Research in Nursing); FHKANM (Education & Research - Education); Registered EMDR Therapist (EMDRHK); EMDR Certified Therapist (EMDRIA)

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Complex PTSD
• Trauma-Informed Care and Psychosocial Interventions
• Digital Mental Health and Online Psychological Interventions
• Family Caregiver Mental Health and Support

CHEUNG Yuk Yam, Andy
BSc CUHK; MPhil HKU; PhD CUHK; Reg. MLT Part I (HK)

• Antimicrobial resistance mechanism
• Molecular diagnostics
• Emerging infectious diseases
• Medical Microbiology
• Laboratory management and accreditation

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