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Dr Clara Lee
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Dr Clara LEE

Assistant Professor

PDOT, MSc (HKPU), MSc (UCL), PhD (Alberta)

Biography

Dr Clara Lee is both occupational therapist and psychologist. She received her professional training in occupational therapy from the former Hong Kong Polytechnic. Dr Lee is specialized in paediatric rehabilitation and has solid clinical experience in local and foreign settings, such as the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Canada. Dr Lee completed her Master of Science in Applied Paediatric Neuropsychology from the University College London (UCL), UK. After finishing her training in child neuropsychology, Dr Lee obtained the Provost Doctoral Entrance Award and began her PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta, Canada. Dr Lee’s doctoral dissertation was to investigate the working memory of children: The effects of prematurity and training.

Education and Academic Qualifications

  • Professional Diploma in Occupational Therapy, Hong Kong Polytechnic
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology, City University of Hong Kong
  • Master of Science in Health Care (Rehabilitation of People with Developmental Disabilities), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Master of Science in Applied Paediatric Neuropsychology, University College London
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Psychological Studies in Education, University of Alberta

Professional Qualifications

  • Registered Occupational Therapist
  • Graduate Member
  • Certified Occupational Therapist

Research Interests

  • Child neuropsychology and paediatric rehabilitation
  • The executive function (EF), in particular working memory and attention, of children in early and middle childhood
  • The effects of intervention on the EF development of children with neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Rehabilitation for children with physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy

Research Output

  • Lee, C. S. C., Chan, Y.-C., Ho, W.-K., Poon, K.-I., Tse, T.-Y., & Wong, C.-Y. (under preparation). The relationships between visual attention, visual working memory,and traditional Chinese handwriting accuracy in Hong Kong children with dyslexia: A pilot study.
  • Lee, C.S.C., Cheung, K.-Y., Lau, H.-W., Lui, T.-M., Mak, H.-C., & Yuen, P.-L. (under preparation). Association between attention, working memory, and addition performance in preschool and early-school children.
  • Yi-Ching Lin, Carol Strong, Men-Che Tsai, Chung-Ying, Lin, & Clara S.C. Lee (under review). Exploring the mdeiation roles of child screen-viewing in the association between parental factors and child overweight. Childhood Obesity.
  • Lee, C.S.C., Lam, S., Tsang, S., Yuen, C.-M., & Ng, C. (December, 2017). The effectiveness of technology-based intervention in improving emotion regulation through facial expression in people with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
  • Chan, Y., Chan, Y.Y., Cheng, S.L., Chow, Y.M., Tsang, Y.W., Lee, C., & Lin, C.-Y. (2017). Investigating quality of life and self-stigma in children with specific learning disabilities in Hong Kong. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 68, 131-139.
  • Lee, C.S.C., Ma, M.-T., Ho, H.-Y., Tsang, K.-K., Zheng, Y.-Y., & Wu, Z.-Y. (2017). The effectiveness of mindfulness-based intervention in attention of individuals with ADHD: A systematic review. Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy, 30, 33-41.
  • Lee, C. S. C., Pei, J., Andrew, G., Kerns, K., & Rasmussen, C. (2017). The effects of working memory training on children born preterm. Applied Neuropsychology: Child, 6(4), 281-296.
  • Liao, C. H., Deng, C., Hamilton, J., Lee, C.S.C., Wei, W., & Georgiou, G. (2015). The role of rapid naming in reading development and dyslexia in Chinese. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 130, 106-122.
  • Gokiert, R. J., Georgis, R., Tremblay, M., Krishnan, V., Vandenberghe, C., & Lee, C. (2014). Evaluating the adequacy of social-emotional measures in early childhood. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 32, 441-454.
  • To, R., Wong, V., Hui, Y., Goh, W., Yung, A., Lee, C., & Sit, P. (1999). Pilot study of oro-motor habilitation program for children with drooling problems: A pilot observation. Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics, 4, 96-100.

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