Potential Supervisors – Graduate School, The Education University of Hong Kong

The following is a non-exhaustive list of researchers who have expressed interest in supervising Doctor of Education (EdD) students and will be updated continuously. If applicants identify an academic whose expertise aligns with their study and wish to be supervised by them, they may indicate this under “Potential Supervisor” in the online application. Please note that the proposed supervisor(s) is / are only a preliminary nomination. The supervisory arrangement would be further discussed with the Cluster Coordinator and the department/faculty; and confirmed by the EdD Programme Committee after admission to the programme.

Applicants are strongly advised to refer to the research repository to learn about the researcher’s profile: EdUHK Research Repository

Faculty/Department	Researcher Name and Position	Area(s) of Research Interest	Email
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Early Childhood Education	Prof CHUNG, Kevin Kien Hoa Chair Professor	Dyslexia and other learning disabilities Literacy/math assessment and instruction Cognitive and social- emotional development Family dynamics Mental well-being	kevin@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Education Policy and Leadership	Prof MACFARLANE, Bruce John Chair Professor	Development of conceptual frameworks for interpreting academic practice, ethics, and leadership Integration of empirical and philosophical enquiry to define key concepts including academic integrity, academic citizenship, intellectual leadership and student performativity	bmac@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Early Childhood Education	Prof BAUTISTA ARELLANO, Alfredo Professor	Early childhood education curriculum Pedagogy Teacher education Professional development Music and arts education, creativity, and play	abautista@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Psychology	Prof CHAN, Ka Shing Kevin Professor	Mental health Developmental disabilities Community psychology	kkschan@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Education Policy and Leadership	Prof CHEN, Junjun Professor	School leadership Principal and teacher development	jjchen@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Department of Science and Environmental Studies	Prof HO, Wing Kei Professor	Air pollution control Artificial photosynthesis for energy conversion and environmental remediation Heterogeneous catalysis and photocatalysis Indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring and management Nanotechnology for environmental applications Science and environmental education Green STEAM and Sustainability Education	keithho@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Psychology	Prof HOU, Wai Kai Professor	Public mental health Resilience Digital health Social/environmental determinants of health Health/education equity Big data analytics	wkhou@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Special Education and Counselling	Prof JIANG, Da Professor	Psychology of Aging Emotion and emotion regulation among adults Interpersonal relationship (adults)	djiang@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Education Policy and Leadership	Prof OLEKSIYENKO, Anatoly Professor	Global Higher Education World-Class Universities International Research Collaborations Strategic International Partnerships Governance Dilemmas in Higher Education	anatoly@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Psychology	Dr BUCHTEL, Emma Ellen Kathrina Associate Professor	Lay Prototypes of Virtues and Morality Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Integration	buchtel@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Special Education and Counselling	Dr CHAN, Wai Lan Winnie Associate Professor	Educational psychology Child development Learning theories Learning disabilities Mathematical learning Instructional strategies Home learning environment Intervention	winniechan@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Special Education and Counselling	Dr CHEN, Yuan Associate Professor	Hearing impairment Speech perception Lexical tones Hearing aids Cochlear implants Language processing Intervention	cheny@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Early Childhood Education	Dr CHEUNG, Sum Kwing Associate Professor	Mathematical development Socio-emotional development Quality of home environment Teacher education	sskcheung@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Psychology	Dr LIN, Dan Associate Professor	Digital reading Intervention Reading and technology	lindan@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Special Education and Counselling	Dr LIU, Duo Associate Professor	Children’s learning and difficulties Language and literacy development and difficulties Developmental dyslexia	duoliu@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Humanities Department of Cultural and Creative Arts	Dr MATSUNOBU, Koji Associate Professor	Music education Arts education Aesthetic education	kmatsunobu@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Department of Mathematics and Information Technology	Dr SUN, Daner Associate Professor	AI in education Emerging technologies in education Mobile learning, science education STEM education Higher-order thinking in interdisciplinary contexts	dsun@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies	Dr TAN, Weiqiang Associate Professor	Financial Education Household Finance Financial capacity and Well-being	wqtan@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Education Policy and Leadership	Dr TANG, Hei Hang Hayes Associate Professor	Sociology of higher education (especially higher education and society in East Asia) Futures studies and future imaginaries in education Academic profession Academic entrepreneurialism Graduate employment and its paradigm shifts Ecological paradigm of the ‘post-entrepreneurial university’ Youth studies	hhhtang@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Special Education and Counselling	Dr WANG, Li-chih Associate Professor	Special (inclusive) education Specific learning disabilities (dyslexia) Reading development Well-being	wanglca@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Education Policy and Leadership	Dr WONG, Koon Lin Associate Professor	Citizenship Leadership Higher education Primary and secondary education Graduate capital Soft skills	wongkl@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Education Policy and Leadership	Dr WRIGHT, Ewan Thomas Mansell Associate Professor	International education International student mobility Cosmopolitanism Social class	etmwright@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies	Dr XIAO, Hanyu Associate Professor	Administrative accountability Public leadership Anti-corruption Government transparency Public management	hxiao@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Curriculum and Instruction	Dr ZHAO, Zhenzhou Associate Professor	Citizenship and diversity in the curriculum Gender studies Sociology of education	zhaozz@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Early Childhood Education	Dr Chan, Yun-Chen Jenny Assistant Professor	Environmental features in learning: how toys and digital tools influence children’s ability to learn about the world Individual differences in cognition and emotion: developing new, effective ways to teach math skills Evidence‑based activity design: partnering with educators and caregivers to improve children’s math, language, and problem‑solving skills Collaborative, interdisciplinary approach: integrating insights from multiple fields to deepen understanding of how children learn and grow across contexts	chanjyc@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Department of Science and Environmental Studies	Dr CHENG, Jinping Assistant Professor	Innovative, nondestructive environmental monitoring techniques to promote ecosystem sustainability Translation of monitoring methods into environmental education practices that encourage sustainable behaviors Training students in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) education and reporting to advance sustainable development Fostering technical innovation and entrepreneurship within environmental education and monitoring Developing creative solutions to address ecosystem challenges	jincheng@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Curriculum and Instruction	Dr CHENG, Wing Tung Michelle Assistant Professor	Design, implementation, and evaluation of experiential learning in higher education Utilize student housing and living-learning programs to promote holistic student development and well-being	chengwt@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Curriculum and Instruction	Dr CHEUNG, Ka Ching Assistant Professor	Science education AI in science education Multimodality in science education Future-oriented science education	cheungkac@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Special Education and Counselling	Dr DENG, Qinli Ellie Assistant Professor	Neural mechanisms of language processing Bilingual literacy development among children with and without special educational needs	qdeng@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Education Policy and Leadership	Dr HAN, Xiao Ivy Assistant Professor	Critical Policy analysis Foucault and Bourdieu Studies International and Transnational Education Critical policy studies covering transnational education, graduate employment and vocational education	ivyhan@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Early Childhood Education	Dr LAM, Ho Cheong Assistant Professor	Multicultural education Chinese language instruction for children Phenomenography and variation theory Designing technology for learning	hclam@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Humanities Department of Chinese Language Studies	Dr LAW, Lok Yin Login Assistant Professor	Modern Asian history and cultural heritage History education, heritage education, or education within the humanities disciplines	llylaw@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Psychology	Dr LAW, Wilbert Assistant Professor	Student well-being Parenting Digital health Motivation Mindfulness Listening	wlaw@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Early Childhood Education	Dr LI, Yixun Assistant Professor	Reading development and intervention among young children Multilingualism in education, supported by emerging technologies Literacy research (broadly constructed) Multidisciplinary foundations in Education, Psychology, and Engineering	lyixun@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Curriculum and Instruction	Dr MENDOZA, Norman Biliwang Assistant Professor	Educational psychology and formative assessment Assessing and intervening in the psychoeducational mechanisms that underpin learning practices, motivation, and achievement Growth mindset practices, motivation, and well-being Teachers’ pedagogies that foster positive outcomes Need-supportive teaching and need-supportive task instructions	nbmendoza@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Special Education and Counselling	Dr NALIPAY, Ma Jenina Nalipay Assistant Professor	School mental health Teacher well-being Counsellor education	jmjnalipay@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Department of Mathematics and Information Technology	Dr NG, Tsz Kit Assistant Professor	AI literacy Computer-human interaction STEAM Education Pedagogical Innovation Learning analytics	davyngtk@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Curriculum and Instruction	Dr PEI, Leisi Assistant Professor	Learning Sciences Educational Technology AI in Education Human-computer Interaction	lpei@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies	Dr SHANG, Liang Assistant Professor	Social innovation and entrepreneurship Generative-AI in entrepreneurship Disability employment and inclusion	lshang@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Early Childhood Education	Dr SONG, Huiqi Hedy Assistant Professor	Children’ physical activity and health promotion eHeath intervention Movement behaviors Cognitive function Dietary behaviors Parenting style	hhhsong@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Education Policy and Leadership	Dr TSANG, Kwok Kuen Assistant Professor	Teacher work and emotions Education leadership Vocational education	tkwokkuen@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Early Childhood Education	Dr VALDEZ, Jana Patricia Millonado Assistant Professor	Positive Psychology/Education Digital Well-being Digital Citizenship AI Literacy Technology-Integrated Teaching and Learning ICT competence beliefs	jpvaldez@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies	Dr WEN, Zhuoyi Vincent Assistant Professor	Social Science and Human Well-being	zwen@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Humanities Department of English Language Education	Dr WONG, Ming Har Ruth Assistant Professor	Motivation EFL Language learning and teaching teacher training and professional development	wongmh@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Special Education and Counselling	Dr WONG, Rosa Sze Man Assistant Professor	Social influences on student resilience and mental health	rswong@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Education Policy and Leadership	Dr XIONG, Weiyan Assistant Professor	Higher education policy and management International and comparative higher education Indigenous and ethnic minority education Higher education for sustainability Liberal arts education	wxiong@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Psychology	Dr YEUNG, Kin Chung Michael Assistant Professor	Cognitive control and executive functions, including working memory, inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, and emotional control Cutting-edge neuroimaging and psychophysiological techniques, including functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), electroencephalography (EEG), pupillometry, and skin conductance Neurobiological mechanisms underlying executive control and related phenomena Leveraging up-to-date psychological and neuroscientific knowledge to develop innovative paradigms for assessing and enhancing executive functions in both healthy individuals and those with mental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder	michaelyeung@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Education Policy and Leadership	Dr YING, Ji Assistant Professor	International and intercultural education Ethics and values Equity and inclusion Educational governance Teacher education Higher education	jying@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Humanities Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies	Dr YIP, Wai Chi Jesse Assistant Professor	Teacher identity and emotions Care cultures and care pedagogy Teacher, teaching and mental health Teacher-student interactions	jwcyip@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Humanities Department of English Language Education	Dr ZADOROZHNYY, Artem Assistant Professor	Computer-Assisted language learning Informal language learning Learner autonomy	archiezador@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Humanities Department of Chinese Language Studies	Dr ZHANG, Ling Assistant Professor	Sociolinguistics Language & Culture Phonetics & Phonology Chinese as a Second Language Technology-Enhanced Language Education	zhangl@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Humanities Department of English Language Education	Dr ZHANG, Yue Ellen Assistant Professor	Identity Investment Critical pedagogy Critical inquiries Decolonizing/decolonization Equity Global Englishes World Englishes Generative AI CALL	yuezhang@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Early Childhood Education	Dr ZHOU, Yanling Assistant Professor	Bilingual language and literacy acquisition, particularly in Chinese-English bilingual children Language development in bilingual children Literacy acquisition in dual-language contexts Educational strategies for supporting bilingual learners Cultural and cognitive factors influencing bilingualism Technology integration (GenAI) for early language and literacy development	ylzhou@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Curriculum and Instruction	Dr ZHU, Jinxin Assistant Professor	Assessment and Feedback in the Digital Era Data Analytics in Education (educational measurement and assessment) Educational Psychology, specifically related to Mathematics/STEM Education & Self-regulated Learning. Quantitative Research Method	jxzhu@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Special Education and Counselling	Dr AHORSU, Daniel Kwasi Research Assistant Professor	Mental Health Therapy/Neuropsychological/Neurocognitive interventions/Rehabilitation Psychometrics	dkahorsu@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Humanities Department of Chinese Language Studies	Dr TAM, Wing Yu Hugo Research Assistant Professor	Teaching Cantonese and Mandarin as Second Languages Home, Heritage and Community Language Education Classroom Discourse and Interaction Multilingualism and Glocalised Powers	twingyu@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Department of Mathematics and Information Technology	Dr YANG, Yin Nicole Research Assistant Professor	AI-powered creative language learning systems that support metacognitive strategies through emerging technologies Cognitive mechanisms that drive human–computer collaboration Innovative learning design that integrates insights from cognition and technology to optimize learning outcomes.	yyin@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Special Education and Counselling	Dr CHIM, Ho Yeung Hastings Senior Lecturer I	Inclusive education and teacher training for diversity Strategies to support students with Special Educational Needs (SEN), particularly those with Specific Learning Difficulties such as dyslexia School-based mechanisms for Tier-2 support, differentiated curriculum design, and multimodal instructional approaches (e.g., VARK) Neurodiversity and strengths-based education: shifting from deficit models to inclusive practices Digital and practical resources for teachers: creating online guidebooks, inclusive teaching packages, and collaborative platforms to enhance teacher efficacy in mainstream classrooms	hhychim@eduhk.hk
Faculty of Education and Human Development Department of Early Childhood Education	Dr CHAN, Chung Kit Ken Lecturer I	Family therapy Child abuse and domestic violence Management and policy in ECE	chkichan@eduhk.hk

[Updated on 6 January 2025]