Research Students

Research Student List

Name	Degree Enrolled	Research Project Title/Area	Chief Supervisor	Study Mode
AHADULLAH -	PhD	Maternal Exposure to PM2.5 as a Risk Factor for Developing Autism-like Behavior in Offspring: The Role of Impaired Hippocampal Plasticity	Dr Sonata Yau	Full-time
ALI Mohammed Usman	PhD	To be determined	Dr Priya Kannan	Full-time
BAI Zhongfei	PhD	Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined with Task-specific Training for Motor Planning in Functional Recovery after Stroke	Prof. Kenneth Fong	Full-time
BELLO Umar Muhammad	PhD	Sensorimotor Cortex Activation and Upper Limb Functional Performance during Mirror Box Therapy (MBT) among Sub-acute Stroke Survivors: A Study with Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)	Dr Stanley Winser	Full-time
CHAN Ka Siu	MPhil	Computational Mechanism Underlying Information Sampling in Multiple Choice Decision Making	Dr Bolton Chau	Full-time
CHAN Mei Yan Melody	PhD	Investigating the Therapeutic Effect of Music Making on Functions of Mirror Neurons in Social Communication in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Neurophysiological Study	Dr Yvonne Han	Full-time
CHAN Ming Chung	PhD	Disordered Cortical Connectivity and Working Memory Deficits underlie the Social Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders	Dr Yvonne Han	Full-time
CHAN Yau Shan Zoe	PhD	Application of Wearable Sensors for the Advancement of Rehabilitation	Prof. Gladys Cheing	Full-time
CHEN Peiming	PhD	Effects of Unilateral and Bilateral Cutaneous Electrical Stimulation with Task-orientated Training to Improve Upper Limb Functions in Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Randomised, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial	Prof. Shamay Ng	Full-time
CHUNG Ho Ming	PhD	The Effect of Virtual Reality Hypnosis in Resilience of the Breast Cancer Survivors in Chinese Population	Dr Andy Cheng	Part-time
CRUZ GONZALEZ Pablo	PhD	The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Attention in Clients with Mild Dementia and its Impact on Activities of Daily Living and Quality of Life	Prof. Kenneth Fong	Part-time
DERBIE Abiot Yenealem	PhD	Neural Correlates of Visual Attention in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment: Examining Allocentric and Egocentric Frame of References. A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Study	Prof. Chetwyn Chan	Part-time
FORMOLO Douglas Affonso	MPhil	Adiponectin as a Rapid-acting Antidepressant Investigation of its Mechanisms of Action	Dr Sonata Yau	Full-time
FUNG Cheuk Chin	PhD	Understanding the Mechanism between Weight Stigma and Unhealthy Behavior: What is the Role of Self-regulation?	Dr Andrew Siu	Full-time
FUNG Kai Hang	MPhil	Protective Effect of Aerobic Exercise to Cigarette Smoke and its Associated Mechanisms: Crosstalk between Pulmonary, Musculoskeletal and Nervous System	Dr Shirley Ngai	Full-time
GIRON Cristian Geovanny	MPhil	Investigating Dispositions in Prefrontal and Striatal Dopaminergic Genes in Multi-Option Value-Based Decision-Making	Dr Bolton Chau	Part-time
HE Jiali	PhD	To be determined	Dr Sunny Chan	Full-time
HE Wanjia	PhD	Effect of Non-invasive Ventilation (NIV) on the Disease Management of People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): A Randomized Controlled Trial	Dr Shirley Ngai	Full-time
HUANG Chen	PhD	Tendon Adaptation Induced by Eccentric, Isometric and Heavy Slow Resistance in Healthy and Jumping Athletes with Patellar Tendinopathy	Prof. Amy Fu	Part-time
HUANG Jiebin	PhD	Investigation on Physical Factors Leading to the Development and Aggregation of Early Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis in People after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery	Prof. Amy Fu	Full-time
HUANG Quting	PhD	Motor Coordination and Neural Activity during Functional Upper limb and Hand Movements in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder	Dr Will Chien	Full-time
HUI Yu Ling Karen	PhD	Cognitive and emotional processes associated with motivational interviewing among injured workers: An ERP study	Prof. Chetwyn Chan	Part-time
KAN Laidi	PhD	To be determined	Dr Georg Kranz	Full-time
KRISHNAMURTHY Karthikeyan	PhD	Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Effortful Control and Intrinsic Functional Connectivity in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders – A Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy Study	Dr Yvonne Han	Full-time
KWOK Man Ying	PhD	The Effect of Aquatic High Intensity Interval Training (AHIIT) on Cardiometabolic Health and Physical Functions in Women	Dr Billy So	Full-time
KWOK Wan Yu	PhD	Development and Investigation of the effectiveness of Training Programs for Swimming Athletes for Biomechanical Performance Enhancement	Dr Billy So	Full-time
LAM Lok Hang	PhD	The Aging Effect of Working Memory on Attention Modulation of Early Visual Processing of New Human Faces – An Event-related Potential Study	Dr Sam Chan	Full-time
LAW Chun Kit	PhD	Neural Mechanism Underlying Value Computation	Dr Bolton Chau	Full-time
LI Zongpan	PhD	The effect of altered muscle stiffness and tibia torsion on joint loading in people with knee osteoarthritis	Prof. Amy Fu	Full-time
Lo Wai Ting	PhD	Identification and Management of High Risk Fallers after Total Knee Arthroplasty	Dr Arnold Wong	Full-time
MILLER Tiev	PhD	Mechanical Properties of Muscle and Bone Tissue after Stroke	Prof. Marco Pang	Full-time
OUYANG Huixi	PhD	Using High-resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography to Study the Long Bone Structural Changes after Stroke: A Longitudinal Study	Prof. Marco Pang	Full-time
PAN Hong	PhD	Randomized Controlled Trial of Upper Limb Training with Mirror Therapy (MT) and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) to Improve Upper Limb Functions in Patients with Sub-acute Stroke	Prof. Shamay Ng	Full-time
PINTO Sabina Margaret	PhD	The Relations between the Morphology or Function of Lumbar Multifidus and Back Pain in People with or without Low Back Pain - A prospective Study	Dr Arnold Wong	Full-time
SIMPSON Michael William	PhD	The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on upper limb motor performance for people with Parkinson's disease	Prof. Margaret Mak	Full-time
SO Wing Yan	PhD	The Scientific Basis of Qigong as Mind-body Intervention to Reduce Foreign Language Anxiety	Prof. Hector Tsang	Full-time
SU Shan	PhD	An Investigation into a Structured Supervised Exercise Program for Promoting Aerobic Capacity and Physical Performance in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis and Healthy Older Community Dwellers	Dr Shirley Ngai	Full-time
SUN Wen	PhD	To be determined	Prof. Hector Tsang	Full-time
TOH Fong Mei	PhD	To be determined	Prof. Kenneth Fong	Full-time
TSE Cho Kwan	PhD	Effects of Mahjong Game Cognitive Training in Older Adults: Evaluation of Behavioural and Neural Evidence	Prof. David Shum	Full-time
TSOI Chun Wai	PhD	The effect of time pressure on kinesthetic motor imagery and motor performance of elderly with cognitive deficits - An event-related potential study	Dr Sam Chan	Full-time
WENG Yiting	PhD	Cognitive, social and vocational functioning of young adults at familial risk for psychosis (FRP) and with early psychosis (EP)	Prof. Hector Tsang	Full-time
WONG Ngai Kiu	PhD	Neuropsychological Mechanism of Physical Activity and Social-cognitive Intervention in Social and Executive Functions in Adolescents with Broader Autism Phenotype	Prof. Chetwyn Chan	Full-time
YANG Zhenhui	PhD	Muscle Function and Bone Structural Properties in Stroke Patients	Prof. Marco Pang	Full-time
YE Jiajia	PhD	An East meets West theory of depression: from "Zang Fu" to neuroscience	Prof. Hector Tsang	Full-time
YU Jiasui	MPhil	To be determined	Dr Sonata Yau	Full-time
YUAN Huanling	PhD	Combating Hyperactive Auditory Responses in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders	Prof. Chetwyn Chan	Full-time
YUNG Wai Kit	PhD	Effect of anxiety on mind-wandering among children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	Dr Cynthia Lai	Part-time
ZHANG Bingbing	PhD	Probing Homeostatic Plasticity with Priming Theta-burst Stimulation of the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex	Dr Georg Kranz	Full-time
ZHANG Jiaqi	PhD	Priming Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Upper Limb Motor Recovery in People with Stroke	Prof. Kenneth Fong	Full-time
ZHOU Fengming	PhD	To be determined	Prof. Amy Fu	Full-time