Biography

Dr. HO received her Ph.D. from the City University of Hong Kong and has taught at The Education University of Hong Kong and at the City University of Hong Kong. Dr. HO has over 10 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in a school setting and has provided counseling for individuals and families to address anxiety, depression, abuse, grief, ADHD, and autism. The Education University of Hong Kong named her an Honorable Professional Consultant in 2015-2019. Dr. HO’s research interests include experiential learning, psychological trauma, mirror effects, special education needs, learning engagement, and the development of student-teacher relationships.

Scholarships

2012-2014 Research Tuition Scholarship, Department of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong

2011-2012 Departmental Tuition Scholarship, Department of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong

2007-2008 Best Graduate Scholarships, Department of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong

2007-2008 Entrance Scholarships, Department of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong

Awards

2015-2019 Honorable Professional Consultant Award, Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong

2011-2012 Outstanding Teaching Achievement, Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

• Educational Psychology
• Children with Special Educational Needs
• Counseling Psychology (Child-centered Play Therapy, Drama Therapy)
• Psychodrama

Academic & Professional Experience

Research Grant Applications

The relationship between career-related experiences and career planning, and stress among Non-Chinese-Speaking secondary school students in Hong Kong, collaborate with City University of Hong Kong and Caritas-Hong Kong, June-August 2018, (Co-Investigator, Funding: $40,000) 

Project Grant Applications

Provision of Services for Developing Learning and Teaching Resources for Combined Modules on Personal and Social Development in Life and Society (Secondary 1-3), Jan 2020 - Jan 2021, (Project Coordinator, Funding: HK$755,720)

Conferences

Ho, W. Y. (2020, August 6-9). The therapeutic healing process of mirror effect in group counseling education, The 2020 Annual American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, USA. https://convention.apa.org/

Ho, W. Y., & Lee, M. W. (2020, May 21-24). Child’s play reaps psychological benefits, but parents prioritize academic work, The 32nd APS Annual Convention, Chicago, IL USA. https://www.psychologicalscience.org/conventions/annual

Cheung Vanessa H. M., Ho, W. Y., & Lee, M. W. (2020, May 21-24). Demonstrating the Mediating Effect of Play and Resilience through Emotional Intelligence and Quality, The 32nd APS Annual Convention, Chicago, IL USA. https://www.psychologicalscience.org/conventions/annual

Ho, W. Y. (2019, October 9-12). The therapeutic healing process of mirror effect in group counseling education, The 10th ICEEPSY The International Conference on Education and Educational Psychology, Barcelona, Spain. https://www.futureacademy.org.uk/conference/ICEEPSY/2019chairs

Ho, W. Y. (2019, April 26-28). Mirror effects: Curative factors of group counseling in tertiary education, The 9th International Conference on Education, Teaching & Learning, New York, United States. http://globalbizresearch.org/New_York_Conference_2019_April1/docs/doc/4.%20Education/NE905.pdf

Ip, Vivianne K. T., & Ho, W. Y. (2018, December 18-20). Childhood psychological trauma: cosmetic surgery and body image among young women in Hong Kong, The 5th International Academic Conference on Social Sciences, Sydney, Australia.http://www.iacss-conf.org/page.php?menuid=8&id=39

Ho, W. Y. (2018, November 13-15). Mirror effects in group counseling education, The 4th International Conference on Education and Psychology, Bangkok, Thailand. http://www.iceap.org/page.php?menuid=8&id=39

Guest, Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore, Nov 2017 Hidden Youth Syndrome Round Table Discussion and Symposium.

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

• Ho, W. Y. (2020). New vistas for mixed methods case studies: Sharing experiences of exploring childhood psychological trauma through cosmetic surgery. SAGE Research Methods Cases: Medicine & Health Methods Case. UK: SAGE. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529741285
• Ho, W. Y. (2019). Starting literature review in qualitative research: An illustration using the mirror effect. In K. K. Tsang, D. Liu, & Y. B. Hong (Eds.), Challenges and opportunities in qualitative research: Sharing young scholars’ experiences (pp.7-18). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5811-1_2

Journal Articles

• Ho, W. Y. (2019). Students’ experiences of the mirror effect while studying group counselling. In P. Besedová, N. Heinrichová & J. Ondráková (Eds.), ICEEPSY 2019 - 10th International Conference on Education and Educational Psychology: European Proceedings of Social & Behavioural Sciences (pp. 110-125). (eISSN: 2357-1330) Retrieved from https://www.futureacademy.org.uk/files/images/upload/ICEEPSY2019F09.pdf
• Ip, Vivianne K. T., & Ho, W. Y. (2019). Healing childhood psychological trauma and improving body image through cosmetic surgery. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 540. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00540 (SSCI-indexed journal) Retrieved from https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00540/full
• Ho, W. Y. (2019). Mirror effects: Curative factors of group counseling in tertiary education. International Journal of Research in Teaching, Learning, Creativity & Technology, 2(1), 95-120.
• Lo, T. W., & Ho, W. Y. (2012). Action therapy ---Application of psychodrama in teaching counselling in Hong Kong tertiary education. DaTEAsia, 3, 93-110.

Selected Professional & Community Services

• 2020 Examiner of Doctor of Education Thesis Examination, The University of Western Australia
• October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2023 Associate Editor for International Journal of Research in Teaching, Learning, Creativity & Technology (IJRTL) by Global Business Research
• 2020 Editorial board member of Global Business Research Journals (GBRJ)
• 2020 Ad hoc reviewer of AIDS Care - Psychology, Health & Medicine - Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
• 2020 Ad hoc reviewer of American Psychological Association (APA) conference 2020, the Division 15 (Educational Psychology)
• 2019 Member of Expert Task Force, The 21st Century Learning Environments for Publication, The Lifelong Learning Platform, The European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)
• 2019 Member of Editorial Review & Advisory Board for The 10th International Conference on Education, Teaching & Learning
• 2015 Consultant, Youth Outreach-HangOut
• 2012-present Reviewer of Asia Pacific Education Researcher (SSCI-indexed journal)

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