Prof. Elsie YAN

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PolyU Scholars Hub

Professor

甄秋慧教授

GH349
+852 2766 5733
elsie.yan@polyu.edu.hk

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Biography

Prof. YAN's research focuses on inter-related areas in gerontology: elder abuse, resident aggression in long term care facilities, fear of crime, elder sexuality, as well as formal and informal caregiving. Her research areas cover also aging experience of LGBT, and health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prof. YAN's work appeared in renowned international journals, including Trauma Violence and Abuse, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Journal of American Geriatric Society, and Journals of Gerontology.

Recognized as an expert in the field of elder abuse, she was invited to share her work at various international organizations, including the United Nations, World Health Organization and Institute of Medicine. She was elected Fellows of the Gerontological Society of America and Society of Psychological Science in 2016 and 2023 respectively.

Education and Academic Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

Teaching Area

Capstone Project

Aging and Psychology

Summer Internship

Foundations in Behavioral and Social Sciences

Abnormal Psychology

Historical and Contemporary Issues in Psychology

Quantitative Research Methods in Social Work Research

Advance Quantitative Research Methods

Research Interests

Grants (selected)

PI – Research Grant Council General Research Fund (GRF): Educational Intervention for Resident-to-Resident Aggression: A Randomized Control Trial (15618325) Awarded: HKD1,198,100. Year of Award: 2025

PI – Research Grant Council General Research Fund (GRF): Use of Motivational Interviewing in Elder Abuse Intervention (15607021) Awarded: HKD 1,063,392. Year of Award: 2021

PI – Research Grant Council General Research Fund (GRF): Resident to Resident Aggression in Residential Care Homes in Hong Kong: The Interrelationship among Resident Characteristics, Caregiving Context and the Physical Environment (15606018) Awarded: HKD 680,420. Year of Award: 2018

PI – Research Grant Council General Research Fund (GRF): Preventing Elder Mistreatment – Resilience and Risk Patterns of Family Caregivers. (15603017) Awarded: HKD 667,220. Year of Award: 2017

PI – Research Grant Council General Research Fund (GRF): Caregiver Stress and Potentially Harmful Behaviors: A study of Family Caregivers of Older Chinese with Dementia

Preventing Elder Mistreatment – Resilience and Risk Patterns of Family Caregivers. (751113) Awarded: HKD 402,000. Year of Award: 2013

PI – Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF): Public compliance with disease prevention and public health measures to control COVID-19. Awarded: 1,127,120. Year of Award: 2020

PI - Lee Hysan Foundation: Multidisciplinary effort to prevent and intervene elder abuse. Awarded: HKD 10,947,250. Year of Award: 2020