Prof. Charlene Lok-man LAM

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. in Affective Neuroscience, University of Hong Kong & King’s College London

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Fear and anxiety
• Memory reconsolidation
• Neuropsychology
• Clinical Psychology and mental health issues
• Neuroimaging

RESEARCH LABORATORY 

The Laboratory of Clinical Psychology and Affective Neuroscience (https://www.lcpan.psychology.hku.hk/ ) 

RECENT PUBLICATIONS 

• Cavero, D., Jenni, R., Golay, P., Gorgellino, M., Klauser, P., Cleusix, M., Abrahamyan Empson, L., Petrova, T., Lepreux, I., Conchon, C., Conus, P., Lam, C. L., & Alameda, L. (2025). Associations Between Childhood Trauma and Social Cognition in Early Psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 19(5), e70052. https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.70052
   
• Dong, N., Zhou, Y., Lei, L., Lee, T. M. C., & Lam, C. L. (2025). The longitudinal impact of screen media activities on brain function, architecture and mental health in early adolescence. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 25(3), 100589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2025.100589
   
• Lam, C. L., Hin, A. S., Lau, L. N. S., Zhang, Z., & Leung, C. J. (2025). Mental imagery abilities in different modalities moderate the efficacy of cognitive bias modification for interpretation bias in social anxiety. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 88, 102031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2025.102031
   
• Zhou, Y., Dong, N., Lei, L., Chang, D. H. F., & Lam, C. L. (2025). Predicting the treatment outcomes of major depressive disorder interventions with baseline resting-state functional connectivity: a meta-analysis. BMC Psychiatry, 25(1), 340. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06728-0
   
• Lei, L., Lai, C. S. W., Lee, T. M. C., & Lam, C. L. (2024). The effect of transcranial direct current and magnetic stimulation on fear extinction and return of fear: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 362, 263-286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.06.060
   
• Tong, H., Dong, N., Lam, C. L., & Lee, T. M. C. (2024). The effect of bright light therapy on major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 99, 104149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104149
   

RESEARCH INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES  

I am taking in graduate students and research interns (undergraduate) in the year 2025-26.

Students with a background in clinical neuroscience, clinical psychology, computer science or engineering are encouraged to apply.

If you would like to join the lab as a graduate student/post-doc fellow/research intern, please email charlene.lam@hku.hk with a copy of your CV and a short statement indicating why you are interested in joining the lab.