Dr. FU is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She received her PhD in Social Work and Master of Social Work from The University of Hong Kong.

Her research focuses on migration, social mobility, and the mental well-being of migrants and their families. She has extensive experience conducting mixed-methods research with migrant families in China and Southeast Asia, with particular attention to the context-specific effects of parental migration on the well-being of left-behind children. She also works closely with non-governmental organizations to examine the financial and mental well-being of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong.

As a trained social worker, Dr. FU is committed to translating research evidence into practice. She is currently leading an intervention project on parenting support for caregivers of left-behind children in rural China and collaborating with NGOs to develop online parenting courses for migrant mothers from Southeast Asia.

Her work has been published in leading interdisciplinary journals, including Social Science & Medicine, Developmental Psychology, and the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. She also serves as an Editorial Board Member of BMC Psychology and as a reviewer for several international journals in social work, social policy, and psychology.

Dr. FU has participated in a range of consultancy and intervention projects with organizations such as the International Organization for Migration, Innovations for Poverty Action, the Ministry of Civil Affairs of China, Caring for Children Foundation, and Wofoo Social Enterprises.

• Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work, The University of Hong Kong
• Master of Social Work, The University of Hong Kong
• Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Communication University of China