Prof. Grace SEO

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Associate Professor

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+852 2766 5632
grace.seo@polyu.edu.hk

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Biography

Prof. Grace SEO is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences and the director of the Centre for Social Policy and Social Entrepreneurship (CSPSE) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her research focuses on healthy housing, affordable housing policy, and an age-friendly housing environment in East Asia. Currently, she is conducting research projects on the impact of housing disadvantage on health, home modifications for ageing in place, the role of the non-profit sector in housing policy, and intergenerational housing.

Education and Academic Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong
Master of Science, Department of Urbanism, Delft University of Technology
Bachelor of Science, Department of Architectural Engineering, Kyungpook National University

Teaching Area

Housing Issues, Challenges and Solutions

Social Policy

Research for Policy and Administration

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Research Interests

Grants (selected)

General Research Fund (PI), Research Grant Council, 2024-2026 “Promoting older adults’ proactive home modifications for successful ageing in place: A mixed methods study”

General Research Fund (PI), Research Grant Council, 2023-2025 “The role of housing in the effects of poverty on health in Hong Kong: A mixed methods study”

Collaborative Research (PI), Habitat for Humanity Hong Kong, 2024-2026 “Impact evaluation of the ageing in place home modification project (phase 2)”

Collaborative Research (Co-PI), The Chinachem Group, 2024-2025 “A study of age-friendly intergenerational communities for HK elders in GBA”