Gloria Hoi Yan Wong

I study, work, and teach in mental health. My key areas are: (1) care innovations for people with severe mental illness (mainly psychosis); (2) advancing support for people with dementia; and (3) preventive mental wellness in youth and older persons. These works have led to over 90 publications with real-world implications. A government-commissioned dementia evaluation study I led has contributed to the ‘regularisation’ of a medical-social collaboration service, providing support to 2,000 families per year. A pilot service for older people at-risk of depression I co-led has broken down silos between aged care and mental health services; with demonstrated effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, the service has received funding for scaling up to cover all districts in Hong Kong.

An ongoing Research Impact Fund project I lead has resulted in a cross-sectoral collaboration involving key stakeholders in developing a dementia plan. I am working on a youth mental wellness programme, emphasising youth participation and service co-creation.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) The University of Hong Kong (2006 — 2010)
• Master of Arts (MA) The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2002 — 2004)
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) The University of Hong Kong (1996 — 1999)

Honor and Key Community Services

• 2021 Teaching Exchange Fellowship, HKU
• 2018 Overseas Fellowship Awards, HKU
• 2017-2019 Honorary Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, HKU
• 2012 Young Scientist Travel Award, The 7th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Schizophrenia Research, Japanese Society of Schizophrenia Research
• 2008 Poster Award, 6th International Conference on Early Psychosis, International Early Psychosis Association
• 2019-present Executive Committee Member, Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Disease Association
• 2018-present Honorary Advisor, The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation
• 2018-present Director of Training, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy – Hong Kong, International Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Centre
• 2014-present HKU Project Coordinator for the Certified Dementia Care Planner (CDCP) programme of the Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Disease Association; Alzheimer’s Disease International; and the Sau Po Centre on Ageing, HKU.
• 2007-present Foundation Member, Hong Kong Early Psychosis Foundation (previously Hong Kong Early Psychosis Intervention Society)

Publications

• Shi, C., Chen, S., Salcher-Konrad, M., Choy, J. C. P., Luo, H., Leung, D. K. Y., Cai, X., Zeng, Y., Dai, R., Comas-Herrera, A., McDaid, D. M., Knapp, M., & Wong, G. H. Y. (in press). Effectiveness of interventions for people living with dementia and their carers in Chinese communities: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open.
• Lau, W. Y. T., Stoner, C., Wong, G. H. Y., & Spector, A. (2021). New horizons in understanding the experience of Chinese people living with dementia: A positive psychology approach. Age and Ageing.
• Wong, H. Y. G. (2020). Social anxiety within a network of mild delusional ideations, negative symptoms and insight in outpatients with early psychosis: A psychopathological path analysis. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping.
• Knapp, M., & Wong, G. (2020). Economics and mental health: the current scenario. World Psychiatry.
• Wong, G. H. Y., Yek, O. P. L., Zhang, A. Y., Lum, T. Y. S., & Spector, A. (2018). Cultural adaptation of cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) for Chinese people with dementia: multicentre pilot study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33, 841-848.