Cheryl Hiu-Kwan Chui

Dr Chui’s research examines the role of civil society actors including nonprofits, social enterprises, social businesses and other hybrid organizations in facilitating positive change at the individual, community, and policy levels. Her works on nonprofit management, social innovation and entrepreneurship, community development, and age-friendly cities have been extensively published in peer reviewed journals. More recently, she is leading several projects investigating the interface between social entrepreneurship and inclusion of people with differences. As both a researcher and a registered social worker, Dr Chui advocates for cross-sector, socially innovative, and community-based solutions in face of increasingly complex societal challenges. She is principal and co-investigator to external competitive research grants funded by the Research Grants Council; government-commissioned projects funded by the Labour and Welfare Bureau, the Policy Innovation and Coordination Office (PICO), and the Equal Opportunities Commission; and charitable organizations-commissioned evaluation and impact assessment projects funded by HK Jockey Club Charities Trust, Swire Charitable Trust (HK), and Hong Kong Housing Society. Dr Chui is actively involved in knowledge exchange activities and works closely with both local and international nonprofit organizations. Prior to joining HKU, she received her BA in International Development Studies from McGill University in Canada.

Publications

• Chui, C. H. K. (2022). Opportunities for organizational learning and innovation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nonprofit case study in Hong Kong. Nonprofit Management & Leadership.
• Chui, C. H. K., Lu, S., Chan, O. F., Cheung, J. C. S., Guo, Y. Q., Liu, Y., Chan, S. W., Tang, J. Y. M., Au, A., Wen, Z. V., Yu, R., Bai, X., Mok, K. H., J., Woo, J., & Lum, T. (2022). Changes in older adults’ perceptions of age-friendliness in Hong Kong: A three-year mixed-methods study. Cities, 127.
• Chui, C. H. K., Chan, C. H., & Chandra, Y. (2021). The role of work integration social enterprise in facilitating labour market integration for persons with disabilities: A convenient deflection from policy mainstreaming? Journal of Social Policy.
• Chan, C. H., Chui, C. H. K., & Chandra, Y. (2021). The role of social innovation policy in social service sector reform: Evidence from Hong Kong. Journal of Social Policy.
• Chui, C. H. K., Chan, O. F., Tang, J. Y. M., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2020). Fostering civic awareness and participation among older adults in Hong Kong: An empowerment-based participatory photo-voice training model. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 39(9), 1008-1015.
• Chui, C. H. K., Shum, H. Y. M., & Lum, T. Y S. (2019). Work integration social enterprises as vessels of empowerment? Perspectives from employees. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, 29(2), 133-148.
• Chui, C. H. K., Tang, J. Y. M., Kwan, C. M. L., Chan, O. F., Tse, M., Chiu, R. L. H., Lou, V. W. Q., Chau, P. P. H., Leung, A. Y. M., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2019). Older adults’ perceptions of age-friendliness in Hong Kong. The Gerontologist, 59(3), 549-558.

Honours and Awards

• 2013 Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, Association for Research on Nonprofit
  Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), USA
• 2016 Excellent Presentation, International Conference of Transforming Social
  Welfare and Social Work in China, Sun-Yat Sen University, China