People - Faculty of Social Sciences

Faculty Leaders

Academic Staff

Teaching Staff

Research Postgraduate Students

Administrative Staff

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Deanery

Prof. Ming WEN

Dean

mingwen@hku.hk

Prof. Paul YIP

Associate Dean

Institutional Advancement & Knowledge Exchange

Director

HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention

sfpyip@hku.hk

3917 4375

Prof. George LIN

Associate Dean

Research

Director

International Centre for China Development Studies

gcslin@hku.hk

3917 7023

Prof. Eric FONG

Associate Dean

Teaching & Learning

Director

HKU Research Hub of Population Studies

ewcfong@hku.hk

3917 7439

Prof. Kwan Nok CHAN

Assistant Dean

Teaching & Learning

kwachan@hku.hk

3917 7862

Prof. Cheryl CHUI

Assistant Dean

Student Enrichment

chkchui@hku.hk

3917 7310

Heads of Department

Prof. Tarani CHANDOLA

Head

Department of Sociology

Director

Methods Hub of Research, Policy and Practice

chandola@hku.hk

3917 2066

Prof. Zhansheng CHEN

Head

Department of Psychology

chenz@hku.hk

3917 2294

Prof. Amy CHOW

Head

Department of Social Work and Social Administration

chowamy@hku.hk

3917 5530

Prof. Shunlin LIANG

Head

Department of Geography

shunlin@hku.hk

39177113

Prof. Robert THOMSON

Head

Department of Politics and Public Administration

rthomson@hku.hk

3917 2399

Prof. Ruby YANG

Director

Journalism and Media Studies Centre

rubyang@hku.hk

Centre Directors

Prof. Clifton Robert EMERY

Director

Centre for Criminology

cemery@hku.hk

3917 2077

Prof. Rainbow HO

Director

Centre on Behavioral Health

tinho@hku.hk

3917 4087

Prof. Wai-Fung LAM

Director

Centre for Civil Society and Governance

dwflam@hku.hk

3917 2391

Prof. Frederick LEE

Executive Director

Centre for Water Technology and Policy

leey@hku.hk

Prof. George LIN

Associate Dean

Research

Director

International Centre for China Development Studies

gcslin@hku.hk

3917 7023

Prof. Vivian LOU

Director

Sau Po Centre on Ageing

wlou@hku.hk

3917 4835

Prof. Duoduo XU

Director

Social Sciences Research Centre

ddxu@hku.hk

3917 2062

Prof. Paul YIP

Associate Dean

Institutional Advancement & Knowledge Exchange

Director

HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention

sfpyip@hku.hk

3917 4375

Hub Directors

Prof. Eric FONG

Associate Dean

Teaching & Learning

Director

HKU Research Hub of Population Studies

ewcfong@hku.hk

3917 7439

Prof. Xiaojun YAN

Director

Research Hub on Instiutions of China

xyan@hku.hk

3917 4880

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Prof. Kathy SHUM

Associate Professor

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Professor

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The Honourable CHEUNG Kin-chung Matthew Faculty of Social Sciences

Adjunct Professor

Faculty of Social Sciences

Prof. Guy ABEL Sociology

Professor

Sociology

guyabel@hku.hk

3917 2057

Prof. Patrick ADLER Geography

Assistant Professor

Geography

adler@hku.hk

3917 7460

Prof. Satoshi ARAKI Sociology

Assistant Professor

Sociology

araki@hku.hk

3917 8532

Prof. Wesley ATTEWELL Geography

Assistant Professor

Geography

wlha@hku.hk

3917 7025

Prof. Terry AU Psychology

Emeritus

Psychology

terryau@hku.hk

Prof. Benjamin BECKER Psychology

Professor

Psychology

bbecker@hku.hk

3917 5097

Prof. Gordon BRETT Sociology

Assistant Professor

Sociology

gordonb@hku.hk

3917 1092

Prof. John BURNS Politics and Public Administration

Emeritus Professor and Honorary Professor

Politics and Public Administration

jpburns@hku.hk

3917 1088

Prof. Yanjia CAO Geography

Assistant Professor

Geography

yanjiac@hku.hk

3917 7451

Prof. Fan CAO Psychology

Associate Professor

Psychology

fancao@hku.hk

3917 2293

Prof. Hongjian CAO Psychology

Assistant Professor

Psychology

hjcao@hku.hk

3917 8395

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Dean

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Prof. Carrie Li

Assistant Professor

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Prof. Kathy SHUM

Associate Professor

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Prof. Benjamin BECKER

Professor

Faculty

Ms. Joyce FUNG

Assistant Lecturer

joyceflh@hku.hk

Dr. Nayoung HEO

Lecturer

nayoung@hku.hk

Dr. Andrew HOANG

Senior Lecturer

andrewph@hku.hk

Dr. Estela IBANEZ GARCIA

Lecturer

estelaig@hku.hk

Ms. Elsa LAM

Director (Experiential Learning)

lamelsa@hku.hk

Mr. Abel LAU

Assistant Lecturer

abellau2@hku.hk

Ms. Cherry LI

Counsellor

cherlims@hku.hk

Dr. Michael RIVERA

Lecturer

mrivera@hku.hk

Dr. Yutong Olivia WANG

Lecturer

oliviayt@hku.hk

Dr. Kwan To WONG

Lecturer

kwanto@hku.hk

Ms. Zita WONG

Assistant Lecturer

zitawcy@hku.hk

Departments

Geography

Politics and Public Administration

Psychology

Social Work and Social Administration

Sociology

Journalism and Media Studies Centre

Departments/Centre/Institute

Geography

Politics and Public Administration

Psychology

Social Work and Social Administration

Sociology

Journalism and Media Studies Centre

Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science

Central Administration Team

Tommy FAN

Faculty Secretary

yhfan@hku.hk

Wing WAN

Administrative Assistant I

wing811@hku.hk

Pik Ying CHAN

Administrative Assistant II

pikyingc@hku.hk

Eva MAK

Administrative Assistant II

evamak@hku.hk

Pik YAN

Administrative Assistant II

piky@hku.hk

Vivian TING

Executive Officer

vwkting@hku.hk

Mary HO

Senior Executive Assistant (Personal Assistant to the Dean)

maryh@hku.hk

Phoebe TAI

Executive Assistant

hcht@hku.hk

Research Team

Elyse LEUNG

Administrative Assistant II

elyse.leung@hku.hk

Josephine WONG

Executive Officer

josewsm@hku.hk

Jaden KO

Senior Executive Assistant

jadenko@hku.hk

Student Team

Myra WONG

Administrative Assistant I

myra.wong@hku.hk

Yannis HO

Administrative Assistant II

yannish@hku.hk

Ryan TSUI

Administrative Assistant II

ryant@hku.hk

Aggie HUI

Executive Officer

aggiehky@hku.hk

Wincy KWOK

Executive Officer

wincykw@hku.hk

Joyce LEI

Executive Officer

joyce.lei@hku.hk

Angel LI

Executive Officer

angelli2@hku.hk

Angela POON

Executive Officer

poonkya@hku.hk

Constance TONG

Executive Officer

cmytong@hku.hk

Eunice LAI

Executive Officer

eytlai@hku.hk

Carman LAU

Executive Officer

lauyankc@hku.hk

Susan CHAN

Senior Executive Assistant

susanc12@hku.hk

Angel LAU

Senior Executive Assistant

angelmyl@hku.hk

Dante LEE

Senior Executive Assistant

dantelee@hku.hk

Henry CHAN

Executive Assistant

henry418@hku.hk

Steven FONG

Executive Assistant

stevenhs@hku.hk

Jonas LAM

Executive Assistant

jonaslam@hku.hk

Jenny SUN

Executive Assistant

jennyxs@hku.hk

Celia SZE

Executive Assistant

celiasyy@hku.hk

Cathy YEUNG

Executive Assistant

yeungkmc@hku.hk

Admission Outreach Team

Louisa HO

Administrative Assistant I

louisa.ho@hku.hk

Communications Team

Jessica NG

Administrative Assistant II

jessnys@hku.hk

Savon CHAN

Executive Officer

savon@hku.hk

Kelly DUEN

Executive Officer

kyduen@hku.hk

Crystal TSE

Multimedia Officer

tseyccl@hku.hk

Eka YUNG

Graphic Designer

ekayung@hku.hk

Alumni Team

Pauline HUI

Administrative Assistant II

huicw@hku.hk

Kelly WAI

Senior Executive Assistant

kelly317@hku.hk

IT Team

Sky TSUI

IT Manager

skytsui@hku.hk

Francis CHAN

IT Officer

francis3@hku.hk

Dino CHOI

IT Officer

dinochoi@hku.hk

Alan HUI

IT Officer

alanhui@hku.hk

Marcus CHAN

IT Technician

marcusck@hku.hk

Victor LUK

IT Assistant

mcvictor@hku.hk

Project Team

Alan TANG

Administrative Assistant II

alantsl@hku.hk

Michael YEUNG

Administrative Assistant II

pmyy@hku.hk

Issac CHAN

Executive Officer

tsunhinc@hku.hk

Laura CHAN

Senior Project Co-ordinator

laurac@hku.hk

Ada BUT

Senior Executive Assistant

adabut@hku.hk

General Support Team

Debbie YAN

Clerical Assistant

dppyan@hku.hk

Wai Ha WONG

Office Attendant

wongwaih@hku.hk