Faculty Members

Dr. Janet Hui-wen HSIAO
Head and Associate Professor

Office: 6.23
Tel: (852) 3917-4874
E-mail: jhsiao@hku.hk

• Cognitive science
• Computational modeling
• Learning and visual cognition
• Explainable AI

Prof. Terry Kit-fong AU
Emeritus Professor

E-mail: terryau@hku.hk

• Health and science education
• Conceptual development
• Language development
• Parent-child relationship
• Development of social skill

• Clinical psychology & Neuropsychology
• Psychological assessment
• Aging
• Affective disorders

Prof. Zhansheng CHEN
Professor

Office: 6.65
Tel: (852) 3917-2294
E-mail: chenz@hku.hk

• Social exclusion
• Objectification
• Morality
• Aggression

Prof. Cecilia CHENG
Professor

Office: 6.60

• Social psychology
• Health psychology

Dr. Christian S. CHAN
Associate Professor

(on leave 2022/2023)

Office: 
Tel:
E-mail:shaunlyn@hku.hk

• Disaster mental health
• Community psychology
• Clinical psychology

Dr. Sing-hang CHEUNG
Associate Professor

Office: 6.24
Tel: (852) 3917-4225
E-mail: singhang@hku.hk

• Visual perception

Dr. Fan CAO
Associate Professor

Office: 6.14
Tel: (852) 3917-2293
E-mail: fancao@hku.hk

• reading development and disorders

Dr. Xiaoqing HU
Associate Professor

Office: 6.62
Tel: (852) 3917-2291
E-mail: xiaoqinghu@hku.hk

• Sleep
• Memory
• Social learning

Dr. Frendi Wing-sai LI
Associate Professor of Practice

Office: 6.66
Tel: (852) 3917-5889
E-mail: fwsli@hku.hk

• Mental Health
• Psychotherapy
• Psychotraumatology
• Clinical Psychology

Dr. Shirley X. LI
Associate Professor

Office: 6.63
Tel: (852) 3917-7035
E-mail: shirley.li@hku.hk

Area of Expertise:

• Sleep and mental health
• Sleep and cognition
• Clinical psychology

Dr. Jeffrey Allen SAUNDERS
Associate Professor

Office: 6.26
Tel: (852) 3917-8596
E-mail: jsaun@hku.hk

• Visual perception
• Judgment and decision making

Dr. Kathy Kar-man SHUM
Associate Professor

Office: 6.08
Tel: (852) 3917-4223
E-mail: kkmshum@hku.hk

• Educational psychology
• Psychoeducational intervention
• Socioemotional development
• Childhood developmental disorders

Dr. Wai Sze CHAN
Assistant Professor

Office: 6.64
Tel: (852) 3917-2295
E-mail: chanwais@hku.hk

• Clinical Psychology
• Health Psychology
• Sleep Health
• Behavioral Management of Obesity

Dr. Dorita H. F. CHANG
Assistant Professor

Office: 6.07
Tel: (852) 3917-2383
E-mail: changd@hku.hk

• Visual neuroscience

Dr. Gilad FELDMAN
Assistant Professor

Office: 6.22
Tel: (852) 3917-4151
E-mail: gfeldman@hku.hk

• Judgment and decision making
• Open Science
• Meta Science

Dr. Lucy Shih Ju HSU
Assistant Professor

Office: 6.06
Tel: (852) 3910-2188
E-mail: lucyhsu@hku.hk

• Language acquisition and socialization
• Literacy intervention for children with/at risk of dyslexia
• Early childhood development
• Educational neuroscience
• Mindfulness for children, parents and teachers

Dr. Frances Jingwen JIN
Assistant Professor

Office: 6.61
Tel: (852) 3917-2296
E-mail: frances.jin@hku.hk

• Psychopathology
• Affective neuroscience
• Clinical psychology

Dr. Karson KUNG
Assistant Professor

Office: 6.05
Tel: (852) 3917-7131
E-mail: karson.kung@hku.hk

• Autism
• Gender
• Hormones
• Play
• Sexuality

Dr. Charlene Lok-man LAM
Assistant Professor

Office: 6.59
Tel: (852) 3917-2385
E-mail: charlene.lam@hku.hk

Clinical psychology and neuropsychology
Neuroscience

Area of Expertise:

• Fear and anxiety (fear conditioning, memory reconsolidation, cognitive biases)
• Neuropsychology
• Neuroimaging (fMRI), pupillometry

Dr. Terry Tin-yau WONG
Assistant Professor

Office: 6.25
Tel: (852) 3917-4875
E-mail: terrytyw@hku.hk

• Mathematical cognition
• Children with learning disabilities
• Cognitive development
• Reasoning skills
• Science learning

Dr. Amanda Kingsze CHEUNG
Research Assistant Professor

Office: 6.66
Tel: (852) 3917-5889
E-mail: aksc@hku.hk

• Individual Differences
• Child Development
• Vulnerabilities
• Parenting
• Behavioral Genetics

Dr. Nichol Man-lok WONG
Research Assistant Professor

Office: 6.58
Tel: (852) 3917-8927
E-mail: nichol.wong@hku.hk

• Affective neuroscience
• Affective processing
• Loneliness

Dr. Diane Hai-yen HUANG
Principal Lecturer

Office: 4.35
Tel: (852) 3917-8229
E-mail: dhuang@hku.hk

Dr. Kathy WONG
Principal Lecturer

Office: 4.30
Tel: (852) 3917-8055
E-mail: kawong@hku.hk

Dr. Carole Chi-kwan LI
Senior Lecturer

Office: 4.34
Tel: (852) 3917-2378
E-mail: lickc@hku.hk

Dr. Melody Jia-Qi XU
Senior Professional Practitioner

Office: 6.20
Tel: (852) 3917-5652
E-mail: meloxu@hku.hk

Dr. Sonia Man Kuen CHAN
Lecturer

Office: 6.01
Tel: (852) 3917-7137
E-mail: smkchan@hku.hk

Ms. Elsa Lai Yi CHIU
Lecturer

Office: 6.01
Tel: (852) 3917-7137
E-mail: elsachiu@hku.hk

Dr. Matthew Ho-tat CHU
Lecturer

Office: 4.30
Tel: (852) 3917-8055
E-mail: matchu@hku.hk

Ms. Rachelle Wing Sze LI
Lecturer

Office: 6.01
Tel: (852) 3917-7137
E-mail:  rachwsli@hku.hk

Dr. Henry K. S. NG
Lecturer

Office: 6.16
Tel: (852) 3917-8205
E-mail: nghks@hku.hk

Dr. Jonathan Nai-chi YEUNG
Lecturer

Office: 6.16
Tel: (852) 3917-8205
E-mail: jncy@hku.hk

Dr. Kitty Kit-yu YEUNG
Lecturer

Office: 4.30
Tel: (852) 3917-8055
E-mail: kykyeung@hku.hk

Dr. Charmian Ming-Yan YOUNG
Lecturer

Office: 4.34
Tel: (852) 3917-2378
E-mail: myyoung@hku.hk