I welcome inquiries about supervision from all students interested in studying at the Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR.

Ideally, research proposals will broadly match my academic areas of interest, but I will consider all proposals.

For more information about the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme, please follow the link.

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PhD Supervision Interests

Comparative and global social policy analysis, comparative research methods, social investment, new social risks, old-age poverty, child well-being, youth transitions, work-family reconciliation policy, welfare stigma, social politics, and historical institutionalism.

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MPhil/PhD Supervision (Last Five Years)

2024–, Zeleke Kassahun Dejene, The Social Burden of Podoconiosis and Its Stigmatization among the Central Ethiopian Region Communities: A Sustainable Livelihood Framework (PhD)

2024-, Suen Chun Kit, Hong Kong Youth Policy in the Making: Multiple Linear Regression Analysis of Youth Belonging with Factors in Youth Transitions (PhD)

2023-, Juliana Yuncg, Motivating Older Citizens to Move into Public Old Age Care Housing: A Comparative Case Study Between Hong Kong and Macau (PhD)

2022-2024, Chen Anqi, The Impact of Structural Factors on the Health of Migrating Elderly People in China (MPhil)

2021-2024, Yuda Tauhid Komara, Process-Oriented Explanation of Institutional Changes:
Comparative Cases of National Health and Pension System Reforms in Indonesia (Phd)

2019-2022, Evelyn Aboagye Addae, Exploring the Role of Social Capital in the Relationships between Socioeconomic Status and Well-being, Health Status, and Health Behaviours of Young People in Ghana (PhD)

2019-2022, Paul Ogwang Tulibaleka, Inclusive Development for Social Integration: A Capability Approach to Youth-oriented Active Labour Market Policies (PhD)

2018-2022, Sarah Tara Sam, Inclusive Education in Tertiary Institutions in Ghana: Experiences of Students with Disabilities (PhD)