Prof. Edward K.L. CHAN
RGC Senior Research Fellow & Chair Professor of Child and Family Welfare
- HJ405
- +852 2766 5709
- koling.chan@polyu.edu.hk
Biography
Prof. Edward Chan is Chair Professor of Child and Family Welfare at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the RGC Senior Research Fellow and a Fulbright Scholar committed to preventing family violence through the development of high-impact and socially relevant research. He is an internationally leading scholar in family violence studies and is the first scholar around the globe to examine family poly-victimization. His research expertise includes child and family polyvictimization, disadvantaged children with poverty and disability, and internal migration in the Chinese mainland.
An outstanding scholar with intellectual rigor and passion for his research, Prof. Chan was conferred the title “RGC Senior Research Fellow” by the Research Grants Council in 2022. He received the Senior Scholar Award, RGC-Fulbright Hong Kong Research Scholar Program, in 2013-14. He was awarded as an outstanding scholar by the RGC Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme in 2016. His international leadership was recognized by being nominated as the first social work academia board member of the Academy on Violence and Abuse, a global health professional association based in the USA.
Prof. Chan excels in his research, and his academic outputs stand out among his peers. He has authored over 200 research publications in health and social sciences and has been sustainably awarded large and competitive research grants from local and international funding agencies.
Prof. CHAN Highly Ranked Among Top 2% of Scientists in the World
Prof. Chan’s excellence in scholarship has been consistently recognized as one of the top 2% scientists worldwide, according to Stanford University reports published since 2019. Compared to scholars in related fields, including social sciences, he is ranked top 1% among social scientists.
Education and Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D., Department of Social Work & Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
- MA(SW), Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- BSW, Department of Social Work, Hong Kong Baptist University