黎永亮教授

黎永亮教授

黎永亮教授

BSocSc (CUHK), MSocSc (HK), MSW (Calgary), PhD (Case Western Reserve)

電郵：[email protected]
獎項及成就：

專長、興趣及範疇：

•Internationally recognized in the field of research on socio-cultural determinants of health and wellbeing, culturally sensitive social and health care practice, social exclusion, and social integration among culturally diverse and immigrant older adults, of significant importance in the context of increasing diversity and population aging locally and internationally. Indicators of success include strong track records of research grants and publications, and high H-index value.

簡介
Previous Academic Positions:
⋅ Chair Professor & Head, Department of Applied Social Sciences (15/12/2015-23/08/2020)
⋅ Director of Institute of Active Ageing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (13/01/2016-30/06/2020)
⋅ Associate Dean (Research & Partnerships), Faculty of Social Work, The University of Calgary (07/01/2008-06/30/2013)
⋅ Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary (07/01/2005-12/30/2016)
⋅ Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work, The University of Calgary (07/01/2000-06/30/2005)
⋅ College Professor, Department of Social Work, Okanagan University College (07/01/1996-06/30/2000)
⋅ Senior Instructor, Department of Social Work, Grant MacEwan Community College (07/01/1992-06/30/1996)
⋅ Lecturer, Department of Applied Social Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic (01/08/1989 – 31/07/1991)
獎項及成就：
Professorship of Endowment Nature:
07/2003-06/2009 Alberta Heritage Health Scholar, awarded by the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
07/2014-06/2015 Killam Annual Professor, awarded by the Killam Trusts
獎項及成就：
Awards
03/1997-03/1999 AARP Andrus Foundation fellowship (United States) to support research training in minority aging through the American Society on Aging
07/2003-06/2009 Alberta Heritage Health Scholar Award, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (Amount: Approximately $500,000)
04/2005 Distinguished Professional Award, Immigrants of Distinction Awards 2005, Calgary Immigrant Aid Society
07/2014-06/2015 Killam Annual Professor, University of Calgary
2015 Mitacs 2015 Globalink Research Internship
相關
文章
研究活動（過去5年）：

  • 1. 06/2022 – 05/2024: Development of AI and real time interactive app-based platform for tracking of longitudinal happiness and healthy aging outcomes of the aging population. Wofoo Foundation. Role: Principal Investigator.

  • 2. 05/2021-04/2024: Inter-Generational Engagement in Secondary Schools (iGESS). Zeshan Foundation and Lee Kum Kee Family Foundation. Role: Principal Investigator.

  • 3. 01/2020-12/2023: Health differences among South Asian and Chinese older adults in Hong Kong: the role of social capital. General Research Fund (GRF). Role: Principal Investigator.

  • 4. 09/2020-11/2023: Project evaluation of the Mapperthon Sports Project. Chinese YMCA. Role: Principal Investigator.

  • 5. 06/2020-07/2024: Enhancement of Positive Ageing, Family Relations, and Quality of Later Life. University Grant Council – Matching Grant. Role: Switched to Co-investigator in 08/2020.

  • 6. 04/2020-12/2020: Effects of social and political unrests on mental health of older people in Hong Kong. Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office. Role: Principal Investigator.

  • 7. 06/2022-12/2025: Who Cares for Sandwiched Ageing Carers? Effects of Intergenerational Care Provision on Future Care Planning. Research Grant Council – General Research Fund. Role: Co-investigator.

  • 8. 04/2022: Exploring inter-ethnic relationship in the settlement sector. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Canada). Role: Co-investigator.

  • 9. 04/2021-03/2025: Multidisciplinary effort to prevent and intervene elder abuse. Lee Hysan Foundation. Role: Co-investigator.

書籍（過去2年）:

  • 1. Tong H., Walsh C.A., Bouchard N., Lai D.W.L. (2021) Social Inclusion and Immigrant Older Adults. In: Liamputtong P. (eds) Handbook of Social Inclusion. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48277-0_40-1

  • 2. Lai, D.W.L., & Ruan Y. (2020) Revisiting Social Work with Older People in Chinese Contexts from a Community Development Lens. In: Todd S., Drolet J. (eds) Community Practice and Social Development in Social Work. Social Work. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6969-8_13.

期刊著作：
Selected Journal Papers (Past two years)

  • 1. Lai, D.W.L., Lee, V.W.P., & Ruan, Y-X. (2022). Use of unstructured intervention in a community-based mental health setting for the recovery of people with depression in Hong Kong: A qualitative assessment. Health & Social Care in the Community. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13999

  • 2. Bai, X., Lai, D.W.L., & J.J. Zhang (2022). Development and Evaluation of an Infusion Active Aging Education (IAAE) Model for university students. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2022.2117170

  • 3. Lo, I. P. Y., Liu, E. H., Lai, D.W.L., & Yan, E. (2022). Reflexive Planning for Later Life: Minority Stress and Aging Challenges among Midlife Chinese Lesbians and Gay Men. Journal of Homosexuality, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2022.2095242

  • 4. Shankar, J., Lai, D., Chen, S. P., Turin, T. C., Joseph, S., & Mi, E. (2022). Highly Educated Immigrant Workers’ Perspectives of Occupational Health and Safety and Work Conditions That Challenge Work Safety. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(14), 8757. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148757

  • 5. Lai, D.W.L., Ou, X., & Jin, J. (2022). A Quasi-Experimental Study on the Effect of an Outdoor Physical Activity Program on the Well-Being of Older Chinese People in Hong Kong. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(15), 8950.https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19158950

  • 6. Yang, C., Lai, D.W.L., Sun, Y., Ma, C. Y., & Chau, A. K. C. (2022). Mobile Application Use and Loneliness among Older Adults in the Digital Age: Insights from a Survey in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(13), 7656. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137656

  • 7. Yan, E., Sun, R.W., Wu, A.M.S., Lai, D.W.L., & Lee, V.W.P. (2022). The Impact of Pandemic-Related Life Stress on Internet Gaming: Social Cynicism and Gaming Motivation as Serial Mediators. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(8332). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148332

  • 8. Lei, L., Lam, B., Lai, D., Bai, X., Li, J., Zou, Z., & Chan, C. (2022). Stability of Montreal Cognitive Assessment in Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment: Potential Influence of Practice Effect. Journal of Alzheimer’s disease : JAD, 87(3), 1401–1412. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-220003

  • 9. Yan, E., Lai, D.W.L., Lee, V., Bai, X., & K L Ng, H. (2022). Abuse and Discrimination Experienced by Older Women in the Era of COVID-19: A Two-Wave Representative Community Survey in Hong Kong. Violence against women, 28(8), 1750–1772. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221085998

  • 10. Yan, E., Lai, D.W.L., Ng, H. K., & Lee, V. W. (2022). Predictors of COVID-19 actual vaccine uptake in Hong Kong: A longitudinal population-based survey. SSM-Population Health, 101130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101130

  • 11. Li, L., Lee, Y., & Lai, D. W.L. (2022). Mental health of employed family caregivers in Canada: a gender-based analysis on the role of workplace support. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150221077948

  • 12. Lee, V. W., Lai, D.W.L., & Ou, X. (2022). Perspectives of community processes in establishing community-based mental health services in Hong Kong: a case study. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 16(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-022-00518-x

  • 13. Li, J., Lai, D. W.L., & Chappell, N. L. (2022). The Older, the Happier?: A Cross-Sectional Study on the “Paradox of Aging” in China. Research on Aging, 44(1), 34-43. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027521994225

  • 14. Lai, D. W.L., & Li, J. (2021). Personality and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of Hong Kong Chinese older people: resilience as a mediator and financial status as a moderator. Aging & mental health, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.2000936

  • 15. Lai, D.W.L., Liu, E., Ruan, Y. X., Lee, V., Ou, A., & Wu, Z. Y. (2021). Back to the campus: lifelong experience of older learners in a university setting. Gerontology & geriatrics education, 1–12. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2021.1988588

  • 16. Lai, D. W.L., Li, J., & Bai, X. (2021). To be or not to be: relationship between grandparent status and health and wellbeing. BMC geriatrics, 21(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02052-w

  • 17. Baines, D., & Lai, D. (2021). Guest Editorial—Social Justice and an Ethic of Care. Research on Social Work Practice, 31(6), 559–560. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315211016042

  • 18. Yan, E., Lai, D. W.L., Lee, V. W., & Ng, H. K. (2021). Predicting Public Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures: A Cross-Sectional Study in Hong Kong. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23), 12403. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312403

  • 19. Yan, E., Lai, D. W. L., & Lee, V. W. P. (2021). Predictors of Intention to Vaccinate against COVID-19 in the General Public in Hong Kong: Findings from a Population-Based, Cross-Sectional Survey. Vaccines, 9(7), 696. MDPI AG. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9070696

  • 20. Wong, M. N., Lai, D. W.L., Chan, H. H. L., & Lam, B. Y. H. (2021). Neural and retinal characteristics in relation to working memory in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. Current Alzheimer Research, 18(3), 185-195. https://doi.org/10.2174/1567205018666210608114044

  • 21. Leung, V. W., Tan, W., Chuang, D. M., Tsang, K. T., & Lai, D. W.L. (2021). A Multidimensional Approach to Explore the Experiences with Ethnic Matching amongst Chinese Social Service Practitioners in the Greater Toronto Area. The British Journal of Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcab122

  • 22. Lai, D. W.L, Chan, K. C., Daoust, G. D., & Xie, X. J. (2021). Hopes and Wishes of Clients with Mentally Illness in Hong Kong. Community Mental Health Journal, 57(8), 1556-1565. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-021-00779-9

  • 23. Lee, V.W.P., Lai, D.W.L., & Ruan, Y. (2020). Receptivity and readiness for cultural competence training amongst the social workers in Hong Kong. British Journal of Social Work, 00, 1-20.  https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaa191

  • 24. Lai, D., Li, J., Ou, X., & Li, C. (2020). Effectiveness of a peer-based intervention on loneliness and social isolation of older Chinese immigrants in Canada: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics, 20(1), 356. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01756-9

  • 25. Wang, J., & Lai, D. (2020). Mental health of older migrants migrating along with adult children in China: A systematic review. Ageing and Society, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X20001166

  • 26. Lee, L. P., Har, A. W. Y., Ngai, C. H., Lai, D. W. L., Lam, B. Y. H., & Chan, C. C. H. (2020). Audiovisual integrative training for augmenting cognitive-motor functions in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. BMC Geriatrics, 20(64). https://doi:10.1186/s12877-020-1465-8

  • 27. Au, A., Lai, D.W.L., Yip, H. M., Chan, S., Lai, S., Chaudhury, H., Scharlach, A., & Leeson, G. (2020). Sense of community mediating between age-friendly characteristics and life satisfaction of community-dwelling older Adults. Frontiers in psychology, 11, 86. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00086

  • 28. Au, A., Lai, D. W. L., Biggs, S., Cheng, S.-T., Haapala-Biggs, I., Chow, A., & Gallagher-Thompson, D. (2020). Perspective-Taking Interventions for Intergenerational Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Diseases: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Research on Social Work Practice, 30(3), 306–319. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731519864165

  • 29. Bai, X., Lai, D.W.L., & Liu, C. (2020). Personal care expectations: Photovoices of Chinese ageing adults in Hong Kong. Health and Social Care in the Community, 28(3), 1071-1081. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12940

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