Profile
I am a Lecturer in Mental Health and a Co-director of the MSc Mental Health: Cultural Psychology and Psychiatry, based at the Unit of Psychological Medicine in the Centre of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Wolfson Institute for Population Health.
I completed an undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Hong Kong. After working as a mental health worker for the Salvation Army, I did an MPhil study investigating the cognitive deficits of developmental dyslexia. During my DPhil study at the University of Oxford, I conducted a longitudinal twin study, examining the roles of genes and environment on language and cognitive development. In the last decade, I completed 28 theoretical and applied projects covering a range of areas, including behavioural and molecular genetics, mindfulness, virtual reality, comic/graphic novel reading, bilingualism, physical health, etc. In particular, I am interested in studying the cognitive and social development in children with special educational needs, such as ADHD, Autism, Developmental Language Disorder, and Dyslexia.
More recently, I have obtained a Master of Counselling (Monash) and a CertTESOL (Trinity) and have been applying my knowledge and skills to improve mental health in schools and the community.
Postgraduate Teaching
I am the Co-director of the MSc Mental Health: Cultural Psychology and Psychiatry. I also teach on the MSc Mental Health: Psychological Therapies.
Research
Research Interests:
- Behavioural and molecular genetics
- Mindfulness
- Virtual reality
- comic/graphic novel reading
- bi-/mulit-lingualism
- Physical health, sport and exercise psychology
I am currently a Co-PI for a multidisciplinary project titled “Multimodal approaches to testing and prediction in early academic achievement: Chinese, English, and mathematics”.
Publications
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Mok K-M, Sze CHH, Yu CCW et al. (publicationYear). A Self-Narrative Study: Changes in Physical Ability and Social Communication in Children with Autism through Taekwondo Training with Elements of Music Therapy from the Parents’ Perspective. nameOfConference
DOI: 10.3390/bs14070530
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Wong SWL, Li W-O, Cheung A (2023). Graphic novel reading comprehension in Chinese children with developmental language disorder (DLD). nameOfConference
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Ip HHS, Wong SWL, Chan DFY et al. (2024). Enhance affective expression and social reciprocity for children with autism spectrum disorder: using virtual reality headsets at schools. nameOfConference
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Xie Q, Zheng M, Ho CS-H et al. (2022). Exploring the Genetic and Environmental Etiologies of Phonological Awareness, Morphological Awareness, and Vocabulary Among Chinese–English Bilingual Children: The Moderating Role of Second Language Instruction. nameOfConference
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Wong SWL, Leung VWH, Tsui JKY et al. (2021). Chinese ESL learners’ perceptual errors of English connected speech: Insights into listening comprehension. nameOfConference
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Chow BW, Wong SWL (2021). What does genetic research tell us about the origins of language and literacy development? A reflection on Verhoef et al. (2020). nameOfConference
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13399
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Wong SWL, Yu CCW, Li AM (publicationYear). The Understanding of Peak Oxygen Uptake in Children Aged 8–16. nameOfConference
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Wong SWL, Cheung H, Zheng M et al. (2020). Effect of Twinning on Chinese and English Vocabulary Knowledge. nameOfConference
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13400
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Wong SWL, Lin CCY, Wong ISY et al. (2020). The Differential Effects of Subtitles on the Comprehension of Native English Connected Speech Varying in Types and Word Familiarity. nameOfConference
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Wong SWL, Dealey J, Leung VWH et al. (2021). Production of English connected speech processes: an assessment of Cantonese ESL learners’ difficulties obtaining native-like speech. nameOfConference
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