Ms. Roni Man Ying CHIU
Roni completed her Bachelor's degree in
Biomedical Sciences at the University of Hong Kong, before studying a Master's
degree in Cognitive Neurosciences at University College London. She joined our
team as a research assistant at the Centre of Child and Family Sciences at
EDUHK. Her research interests include cognitive and psychological changes
induced by health behaviours. She likes travelling (she backpacked around
Europe in 20 days – worst decision of her life, she now prefers
slow-travelling), reading (currently her favorite fiction is If We Were Villains, by M.L Rio and
non-fiction-wise, The Consciousness
Instinct by Prof. Machael S. Gazzniga), and playing video games(she
considers BOTW, The legend of Zelda,
as the greatest game of all time bar none!).
Email: mychiu@eduhk.hk
Ms. Siwei XU
Siwei
is a Doctor of Education student at EdUHK. She completed her undergraduate studies
at Shenzhen University, before moving to England to study a Master's at Durham
University. Whilst working as a research assistant at Vanke School of Public
Health, Tsinghua University, she became interested in health psychology and
health education. She was fascinated by how different behavioural psychology
theories could be applied in health interventions. In
addition to research, she also enjoys meditation and reading spiritual books.
Email: siwei_xu@yeah.net
BADHASS Lab
Behavioural Assessment, Digital Health, and Social Science Laboratory
Ms. Kiko Ka Hei LEUNG (Lab Manager)
Kiko is the Lab
Manager at BADHASS Lab, and is currently a full-time Project Assistant at EdUHK’s
Faculty of Education and Human Development. After completing her Bachelor's
Degree in Sports Management at the Open University of Hong Kong, she went on to
work at a variety of HK universities over 9 years. Her research interests include
health promotion and motivation. When she’s not researching “Active School
Programme”, you will find Kiko exploring the world or cooking yummy food.
Email:kkhleung@eduhk.hk
Lab Members
Dr. Derwin King Chung CHAN (Director)
Derwin is the director of BADHASS Lab. He leads the lab’s research into the psychological and behavioural processes involved in health, sport, education, and medical adherence. Derwin works closely with all lab members, from collaborators and research assistants to admin and students. He loves sports, and when he’s not spending time with his two young kids, you will be able to find Derwin somewhere in Hong Kong either running, cycling, inline skating, playing golf, or swimming.
Email: derwin@eduhk.hk
Dr. Kyra Hamilton
Postgraduate Researchers
Collaborators and Friends
Ms. SU Linyi
Diana earned both
her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Sichuan University, and is currently
pursuing a Doctor of Education degree at EdUHK. Diana's research interests
include organisational behaviour, sports psychology, and personal well-being. Outside
of the lab, you can find Diana with her hands covered in chalk, attached to a
rope, clinging perilously to the side of a cliff, as climbing allows her to be
close to nature.
Email: sulinyidiana@163.com
Prof. Martin Hagger
Dr. James Dimmock
Dr. Alfred Sing Yeung LEE
Alfred is a
motivated young scholar whose expertise is in the areas of school psychology,
health psychology, and behavioural medicine. Alfred obtained his PhD from the
University of Hong Kong in 2020. His PhD focused on applying psychological theories for
the development of health-related smartphone applications. Following his PhD,
Alfred has worked as a post-doctoral fellow at the Centre for Child and Family
Science at the Education University of Hong Kong. Here he researches the
development and evaluation of positive psychology interventions that promote
the well-being of kindergarten teachers and parents.
Email:alfredlee@eduhk.hk
Ms. Tracy Chor Wai TANG
Tracy completed her
bachelor’s degree at the University of London’s Goldsmiths’ College, and her
Master’s degree at King’s College, London. Now, after working at two
universities to enrich her research experience, she is pursuing a PhD at EdUHK.
Tracy’s research experience lies in health-related psychological processes,
behavioural medicine, and wellbeing. She
is a managing associate editor of Stress and Health, and provides support and
training to the editorial board of the journal. When she’s not hard at work you
can find her exploring Hong Kong’s hiking trails and finding places with good
food.
Email:tracytang@s.eduhk.hk
Ms. Alison Wing Lam WAN
Alison is currently studying for a PhD at EdUHK’s Faculty of Education and Human Development. After completing a bachelor’s degree in Applied Sciences (Health Studies) from SPEED at HK Polytechnic University, and a Master’s Degree in Nutrition, Food Science and Technology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, she worked as a Research Assistant at the Centre for Child and Family Science at EdUHK.
Alison’s research
looks at the factors associated with healthy diets, food choices, and eating
behaviours among children. In her spare time, she loves travelling to Japan,
listening to Taylor Swift or watching the American television situation
comedies, such as the Big Bang Theory.
Email:alisonwan@s.eduhk.hk
Dr. Joan CHUNG
Joan finished her first degree and PGDE at the University of Hong
Kong. Recently, she completed her doctorate at the Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, and spent time as a visiting scholar for research at Trinity
Western University in Canada, as well as
being a postdoctoral researcher at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Joan’s
research interests include intercultural
communication and critical discourse analysis in Applied Linguistics,
self-regulated writing, and curriculum and assessments in English Language
Education, and sport psychology in Early Childhood Education. When not hard at
work you can find Joan relaxing in the pool or playing badminton.
Email: sau-kwan.chung@connect.polyu.hk