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Prof. Chen Juan
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Prof. Juan CHEN

Assoc. Dean(CUS), ADoMHRC & Professor

陳涓教授

Biography

Prof. Juan CHEN's research centers on migration and urbanization, health and mental health, and help seeking and service use. The key issues she addresses are the ways in which structural disadvantages contribute to individual disparities and the means by which such disadvantages can be eliminated through policy and practice interventions. Her work has appeared in China Quarterly, Urban Studies, Habitat International, Cities, Social Science & Medicine, Transcultural Psychiatry, among others. She is a recipient of the Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme awarded by RGC in 2023/24.

 

Education and Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work and Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States of America
  • Master of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States of America
  • Master of Laws in Political Science, Peking University, Beijing, China
  • Bachelor of Laws in Political Science and Law, Peking University, Beijing, China

Professional Qualifications

Registered Social Worker

Research Interests

  • Migration, urbanization, and urban governance
  • Health, mental health, and well-being
  • Help seeking and service use
  • Social policy and social service system
  • Research design

Grants (selected)

2024-2025 Developing Community Mental Health Care in Rural China: Local Policy Network, Implementation, and Advocacy, Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme (HSSPFS), Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, HK$396,000.

2023-2025 Having a Parent with Severe Mental Illness in Rural China: The Family Situation, Impact on Children, and Potential Service Provision, General Research Fund (GRF), Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, HK$610,900.

2022-2025 Neighborhood Transitions and Citizens’ Well-being in Urbanizing China, Collaborative Research with World-Leading Research Groups, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK$1,640,000.

 

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