Participant Recruitment

Partial Sleep Deprivation and Eating Behavior

The study aims to explore whether partial sleep deprivation (PSD) could affect eating behavior.

Sleep and Eating

The study aims to explore whether partial sleep deprivation (PSD) and sleep recovery could affect eating behavior.

Sleep-Wake Arousal and Dissociation Among Survivors of Childhood Trauma    

The study aims to examine sleep-wake arousal in survivors of chronic childhood trauma, and how this interacts with dissociation.

Sleep and Mental Health in Perinatal Women

The study aims to examine the longitudinal effects of sleep and mental health among perinatal Chinese women.

Focus Group for Perinatal Women    

The study aims to learn more about the difficulties and challenges that perinatal women with insomnia face.

Previous Studies

Digital CBT-Insomnia

The study aims to look at the effectiveness of CBT-I intervention for adults with insomnia.

Digital CBT-Insomnia X ADHD    

The study aims to look at the effectiveness of CBT-I intervention for ADHD adults with insomnia.

Lifestyle Intevention for adults with Prediabetes/ Type 2 Diabetes / Obesity

The study aims to look at the effectiveness of lifestyle intervention on weight management for adults with Prediabetes/ Type 2 Diabetes / Obesity.   

Intern Recruitment

RESEARCH INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES (2022-2023)

Interns will work closely with other members of the lab on different aspects of one or more ongoing research projects including:
- conduct literature review
- prepare experimental materials
- administer experimental procedures
- assist clinical psychologists in conducting assessments and scorings of questionnaires in community and university settings

Intern selection:
- Strong academic competence is a must
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills are necessary
- Strong organization skills and attention to detail are required
- Fluency in written and spoken Chinese (Cantonese) and English is required
- Prior lab experience is an advantage

Interns are required to work for approximately 12 hours/week and must commit to two semesters.

Highly motivated and capable individuals will have the opportunity to contribute to data analysis and manuscript writing and earn authorship credits.

Credit-bearing research internship courses, PSYC2072, and PSYC2073 are available.

If you are interested in getting involved in the lab, please email Dr. Wai Sze Chan (slashlab@hku.hk) with your CV and academic transcript.