Chi-Keung (Alex) Chan
Tung Wah College, HONG KONG, Hong Kong
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Professor Alex CHAN is currently the Dean and Professor of the School of Arts and Humanities at Tung Wah College. He joined Tung Wah College in July 2022. Prior to joining TWC, he was an Associate Professor in Department of Counselling and Psychology, Hong Kong Shue Yan University (HKSYU). While in HKSYU, he also served as Director of University Research, Associate Director of Industrial Attachment, and Chairperson of Human Ethics Research Committee. He was the founding Director of Positive Psychology Laboratory at HKSYU.
Alex has been devoting himself to advocate rigorous research and evidence-based practice in positive psychology. He has been actively engaging in school-based and community-based projects and workshops to promote positive education and strength-based approaches to support mental health and well-being of teachers, parents, children, youth, elderly people, and the wider community. His research interests also include cyberpsychology and positive technologies by applying positive psychology theories and scientific approaches to develop interventions to alleviate online risky behaviors as well as using emerging technologies to cultivate strengths, build resilience, and support human flourishing.