Research in progress

• Co-I, Developing a community development network: A Transdisciplinary data hub bridging social, community and digital infrastructures for positive human development (FNRA-IG, SOSC, HKBU, $717,877)
• Co-PI, An evaluation study on “My Grand Buddies Volunteers Project” (Lee Kum Kee Family Foundation, HKD$463,920)
• Co-PI, Reaching out service for the unmotivated stressful mothers living in sub-divided flat units – Researching on an evidence-based innovative model (Fu Tak Iam Foundation; HKD$5,693,233)
• Co-I, Gendering and Intersectionality of Social Capital: Community Development in Beijing and Hong Kong (Funded; HKS$1,432,340).
• Co-PI, Consultancy Service and Evaluative Research on Body Movement Programme for At-risk Female Youth (Hong Kong Jockey Club; HKD$727,200)
• Co-I, Practice research on model development and intervention effectiveness of narrative practice with divorced and non-residing fathers (Hong Kong Family Welfare Society; HKD$290,000)
• Co-PI, Body can voice out: A pilot program on strengthening medical social work professional development in South and Southwest China (United Board, $450,000)
• Co-I, An exploratory research study on the application of narrative practice with gay people with drug abuse (Hong Kong Christian Service, $351,900)

Research completed

2020

• PI, Community development under Covid-19 Pandemic in Hong Kong: Strategies of empowering the community and the use of ICT.
• As Co-I, Perception of the underlying causes of the recent social incidents from the perspectives of low-income migrants: Identities and cultural values (Funded; HKD$499,910.75)
• As Co-I, A Critical Analysis on Social Mobility Discourse: Views from Young Professionals (Funded; HKD$183,009.85)
• PI, Working from the ground up: A participatory approach to community revitalization in old urban neighbourhoods in Hong Kong (GRF12644516, $813,268)
• PI, A research on the effectiveness of social work intervention in building social capital in social housing (St. James Settlement, $127,875)

2019

• Co-I, Meanings of divorce: A feminist analysis of the narrative accounts of Chinese divorced women in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China (GRF12606715, $651,300)
• Co-I, Changing social composition of subdivided unit production and consumption: An exploratory study. (FRGII/15-16/073, $150,000)
• Co-I, Fifteen years of history: Identifying the state of local narrative practice (FRGI/17-18/047, $50,000)
• Co-I, Consultancy services for evaluation and research of HE Project of Harmony House (commissioned by Harmony House, $240,000)