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Research Assistant Professor

 

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CUHK Jockey Club
Institute of Ageing

 

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Dr. Doreen W.H. AU 歐穎憪

Dr. Au has a background in psychology and health economics. She completed her PhD studies at the University of Toronto in social and administrative pharmaceutical sciences, specializing in addiction studies. Prior to joining the Institute, she received her post-doctoral training in the areas of public health, rehabilitation sciences, and education. Her current research focus is on economic evaluations of elderly care services, urban risk evaluations, active ageing, and end-of-life care.

• Health economics
• Program and policy evaluations
• Ageing
• Integrative health care
• Mental and behavioral health
• Mixed methods research

1. Au, D.W.H., Tsang, H.W.H., Lee, J.L.C., Leung, C.H.T., Lo, J.Y.T., Ngai, S.P.C., & Cheung, W.M. (2016). Psychosomatic and physical responses to a multi-component stress management program among teaching professionals: A randomized study of cognitive behavioral intervention (CB) with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approach. Behaviour Research and Therapy; 80:10-16.
2. Au, D.W.H., Tsang, H.W.H., So, W.W.Y., Bell, M. D., Cheung, V., Yiu, M.G.C., Tam, K.L., & Lee, G. T.H. (2015). Effects of integrated supported employment plus cognitive remediation training for people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders. Schizophrenia Research, 166(1-3):297-303.
3. Au, D.W.H., Tsang, H.W.H., Ling, P.P.M., Leung, C.H.T., Ip, P.K., & Cheung,W.M. (2015). Effects of acupressure on anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acupunct Med, 33(5), 353-359.

Principal Investigator, Establishment of an Active Ageing Index in Hong Kong: Re-inventing the Lived Experience and Potential of Older People (General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong, 2017-2019)

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Research Assistant Professor

 

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Institute of Future Cities, CUHK

CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing

Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, CUHK

 

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Dr Kevin Ka-Lun LAU 劉家麟

Dr Kevin Lau is a urban climatologist with research interests in outdoor thermal comfort in high-density cities and the effect of the built environment and urban green space on elderly health and well-being. He is also interested in spatial modelling of outdoor heat stress within complex urban environment. He has been involved in research projects of sustainable urban planning conducted in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Sweden and France.

• Effect of urban morphology and vegetation on urban climate and their implications on urban planning and design
• Dynamic (transient) thermal comfort in urban outdoor environment
• Spatial modelling of outdoor heat stress within complex urban environment
• Relationship between the built environment and elderly health and wellbeing in high-density cities

1. Ho HC, Lau KKL, Ren C, Ng E, 2017. Characterizing prolonged heat effects on mortality in a sub-tropical high-density city, Hong Kong. International Journal of Biometeorology, in press.
2. Wang D, Lau KKL, Yu RHY, Wong SYS, Kwok TTY, Woo J, 2017. Neighboring green space and mortality of the Chinese elderly in Hong Kong: A retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open 7: e015794.
3. Ho HC, Lau KKL, Yu R, Wang D, Woo J, Kwok TCY, Ng E, 2017. Spatial variability of geriatric depression risk in a high-density city: A data-driven socio-environmental vulnerability mapping approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14(9), 994.
4. Wang D, Lau KKL, Yu RHY, Wong SYS, Kwok TCY, Woo J, 2016. Neighbouring green space and all-cause mortality in elderly people in Hong Kong: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet 388: S82. Available at: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)32009-8/fulltext
5. Lau KKL, Ng EYY, Chan PW, Ho JCK, 2016. Near-extreme summer meteorological data set for sub-tropical climates. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, in press, DOI: 10.1177/0143624416675390.
6. Lau KKL, Ren C, Ho J, Ng E, 2016. Numerical modelling of mean radiant temperature in high-density sub-tropical urban environment. Energy and Buildings 114: 80–86.
7. Zheng T, Lau KKL, Ng E, 2016. Urban tree design approaches for mitigating daytime urban heat island effects in a high-density urban environment. Energy and Buildings 114: 265–274.
8. Lau KKL, Lindberg F, Rayner D, Thorsson S, 2015. The effect of urban geometry on mean radiant temperature under future climate change: A study of three European cities. International Journal of Biometeorology 59(7): 799–814.

1. Principal Investigator, Designing Better Urban Green Spaces for Active Ageing in High-density Cities (General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong, 2017-2020)
2. Co-Investigator, Climatic-responsive planning and action for mitigating heat-related health risk at community level in high density cities – A Case of Hong Kong (General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong, 2017-2019)
3. Co-Investigator, A study on the long-term association between urban design and geography and mortality in Hong Kong: 2009-2013. (General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong, 2017-2019)
4. Co-Investigator, Understanding Urban Transient Human Comfort for More Pedestrian Friendly Design of Urban Spaces in the Summer Months of High Density Tropical Cities (General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong, 2017-2019)

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University position

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Research Fellow

 

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CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing

Department of Medicine & Therapeutics,
Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

 

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Dr. Ruby HY YU 余浩欣

Dr. Ruby Yu has studied the association of multiple health behaviors with physical and cognitive functioning. She has examined the factors associated with sarcopenia and the predictive ability of sarcopenia on fracture risk in community-dwelling older adults. She has been involved in several studies to assess the effects of mindfulness intervention (such as Dejian mind body intervention) on cognitive functions and physical fitness among older adults. She has authored and co-authored several book chapters, reports, and peer-reviewed journal articles.

• Ageing
• Frailty
• Sarcopenia
• Cognitive disorders
• Dementia care
• Mindfulness interventions
• Health services research

1. Yu R, Woo J. Exploring the link between depression and accelerate cellular ageing: telomeres hold the key. Research and Reports in Biochemistry 2015; 6: 1-12. doi: http://doi.org/10.2147/RRBC.S57484.
2. Yu R, Tang N, Leung J, Woo J. Telomere length is not associated with frailty in older Chinese elderly: cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 2015; 152: 74-79. doi:10.1016/j.mad.2015.10.002.
3. Yu R, Leung J, Woo J. Sarcopenia combined with FRAX probabilities improves fracture risk prediction in older Chinese men. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2014; 15(12): 918-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.07.011.
4. Yu R, Leung J, Woo J. Incremental predictive value of sarcopenia for incident fracture in an elderly Chinese cohort: Results from MrOs (Hong Kong). Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2014; 15(8): 551-558. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.02.005.
5. Yu R, Woo J, Chan AS, Sze SL. A Chinese Chan-based mind-body intervention improves psychological well-being and physical health of community-dwelling elderly: A pilot study. Clinical Interventions in Aging. 2014; 9: 727-736. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S59985.
6. Yu R, Wong M, Leung J, Lee J, Auyeung TW, Woo J. Incidence, reversibility, risk factors and the protective effect of high body mass index against sarcopenia in community-dwelling older Chinese adults. Geriatrics & Gerontology International. 2014; 14(S1): 15-28. doi: 10.1111/ggi.12220.
7. Yu R, Leung J, Woo J. Housework reduces all-cause and cancer mortality in Chinese men. PLoS ONE. 2013; 8(5): UNSP e61529. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061529.
8. Yu R, Chau PH, McGhee SM, Cheung WL, Chan KC, Cheung SH, Woo J. Trends in prevalence and mortality of dementia in elderly Hong Kong population: projections, disease burden, and implications for long-term care. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2012; 406852, doi:10.1155/2012/406852.
9. Yu R, Yau F, Ho SC, Woo J. Cardiorespiratory fitness and its association with body composition and physical activity in Hong Kong Chinese women aged from 55 to 94 years. Maturitas. 2011; 69(4): 348-353. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.05.003.
10. Yu R, Woo J, Chan R, Sham A, Ho S, Tso A, Cheung B, Lam TH, Lam K. Relationship between dietary intake and the development of type 2 diabetes in a Chinese population: the Hong Kong Dietary Survey. Public Health Nutrition 2011; 14(7): 1133-1141. doi: 10.1017/S136898001100053X.

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Postdoctoral fellow

 

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CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing

 

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Dr. Yang FANG 方洋

I study the role of social psychological processes in the aging experience. These include socio-cognitive processes (e.g., context-dependence, dialectical thinking, framing), use of information communication technologies (ICTs), and meaningful engagement. My current work also examines how lonely older adults can benefit from different community-based interventions. My research investigates how these processes can be harnessed to help older adults make better decisions, build satisfying relationships, and lead meaningful lives.

• Aging, psychological well-being, and loneliness
• Information communication technology (ICT) use among older adults
• Aging across cultures
• Framing and decision making

1. Fang, Y., Chau, A. K., Wong, A., Fung, H. H., & Woo, J. (2017). Information and communicative technology use enhances psychological well-being of older adults: the roles of age, social connectedness, and frailty status. Aging & Mental Health, 1-9.
2. Wong, A., Chau, A. K. C., Fang, Y., & Woo, J. (2017). Illuminating the psychological experience of elderly loneliness from a societal perspective: a qualitative study of alienation between older people and society. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(7), 824.
3. Fang, Y., Gong, X., Lu, M., Fung, H.H. (2016). Cross-cultural aging. In Encyclopedia of Geropsychology. Nancy Pachana (Ed.), New York, NY: Springer.
4. Kuang, M., Mueller, F-N, Fang, Y., Fung, H. H., & Lang, F. R. (2016). Assessments of older adults. In F. Leong, J. Gregoire, M. Born, J. Hattie, K. Geisinger & F. Cheung (Eds.). Handbook of Testing and Assessment. Oxford University Press.
5. Noels, K. A., Kil, H., & Fang, Y. (2014). Ethnolinguistic orientation and language variation: Measuring and archiving ethnolinguistic vitality, attitudes, and identity. Language and Linguistics Compass, 8(11), 618-628.
6. Yang Y., Liu, X., Fang, Y., Hong, Y-y. (2014). Unresolved World War II animosity dampens empathy toward 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 45(2) 171–191.
7. Hong, Y-y, Fang, Y., Yang, Y., Phua, D. (2013) Cultural attachment – A new theory and method to understand cross-cultural competence. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 44(6), 1024-1044.

Team member of “Pursuing Meaningful Goals as Intervention to Reduce Loneliness Among Hong Kong Elders” (CUHK Knowledge Transfer Project Fund)

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Postdoctoral fellow

 

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CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing

 

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Dr. Anna WONG 王靈宇

Anna graduated with a PhD degree in Education, specializing in musical engagement and well-being. She is particularly interested in researching human development and psychosocial interventions that empower individuals to live a healthy, active and meaningful life. Since joining the Institute of Ageing in 2015, Anna has been actively involved in community projects. She’s currently working on developing and evaluating arts-based interventions that reduce loneliness in later life in community and care home settings.

• Ageing
• Loneliness
• Music and psychological well-being
• Arts-based intervention
• Lifelong Learning

1. Wong, A., Chau, A. K. C., Fang, Y., & Woo, J. (2017). Illuminating the psychological experience of elderly loneliness from a societal perspective: a qualitative study of alienation between older people and society. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(7), 824.
2. Fang, Y., Chau, A. K. C., Wong, A., Fung, H. H., & Woo, J. (2017). Information and communicative technology use enhances psychological well-being of older adults: the roles of age, social connectedness, and frailty status. Aging & Mental Health, 1-9.
3. Chau, A. K. C., Fang, Y., Wong, A., Yu, R. & Woo, J. (2017). Social Connections Mediate the Association Between Frailty and Meaning in Life in Older People. Poster presented at: Global Aging and Health: Bridging Science, Policy, and Practice. The 21st IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics; 2017 July 23-27; San Francisco, CA.

Team member of “Pursuing Meaningful Goals as Intervention to Reduce Loneliness Among Hong Kong Elders” (CUHK Knowledge Transfer Project Fund)

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PhD Student

 

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CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing

Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

 

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Ms.Demi Dan WANG 王丹

Ms.Dan Wang is now a PhD student in the Institute of Ageing, placing under the School of Public Health and Primary Care in Faculty of Medicine. Dan got her Bachelor’s degree in Preventive Medicine from Southern Medical University and Master’s degree in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from CUHK. She has been systematically trained in clinical medicine and public health, as well as conducting clinical trials and epidemiological studies for six years. Particularly, she is experienced in doing systematic review and meta-analysis and now her PhD research interests are the influence of built environment on wellness of the elderly.

• Living environment and wellness of the elderly
• Risk assessment and potential preventive strategy for frailty
• Active ageing and ageing-in-place
• Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of geriatric depression

1. Wang D, Lau KK, Yu R, et al. Neighbouring green space and mortality in community-dwelling elderly Hong Kong Chinese: a cohort study. BMJ Open 2017;7:e015794. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015794
2. Chen, S., Wang, D., Fung, H., Wong, L. Y., & Xiang, L. (2017). Psychological aid following medical crises in China. The Lancet, 389(10066), 250. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30086-7
3. D. WANG, K. Lau, R. Yu, S. Wong, T. Kwok, J. Woo; NEIGHBORING GREEN SPACE AND TRANSITIONS BETWEEN FRAILTY STATES AMONG CHINESE ELDERLY IN HONG KONG[abstract], Innovation in Aging, Volume 1, Issue suppl_1, 1 July 2017, Pages 433, https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igx004.1553
4. Wang, D., Lau, K. K. L., Ruby, H. Y., Wong, S. Y., Kwok, T. C., & Woo, J. (2016). Neighbouring green space and all-cause mortality in elderly people in Hong Kong: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet, 388, S82. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32009-8
5. Yang, S., Wang, D., Zhang, Y., Yu, C., Ren, J., Xu, K., ... & Li, Y. (2015). Transmission of Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection Through Body Piercing: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Medicine, 94(47), e1893. DOI:10.1097/MD.0000000000001893

Award

The Best 'Living' Building Award, WSBE17 Hong Kong - International Youth Competition.
http://wsbe17hongkong.hk/iyc

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PhD Student

 

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CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing

Department of Medicine & Therapeutics,
Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

 

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Mr. Zimu WU 吳子木

Mr. Zimu Wu is currently a PhD student in the Institute of Ageing, placing under the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics in The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Zimu has a background in Public Health, majoring in Epidemiology and Biostatistics and his previous research mainly focused on cancer epidemiology, particularly in etiology and prognosis of cancer. His current research investigates how regular measurement of health indicators impacts the frailty of elderly people.

• Ageing and frailty
• Social cohesion and well-being
• Cancer epidemiology

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