Jacky is interested in understanding informal care shared by multiple family members and interventions for improving preparedness for future care at individual, family and societal level. 

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He is leading two research projects in the capacity of Principle Investigator (PI):

1) 'Family care shared by multiple carers: longitudinal changes in family-level demands, resources, perceptions, and wellbeing among carers of people living with dementia', funded by General Research Fund (GRF), 2024-2026, HK$739,432.

2) 'Explorative study of family preparedness for caregiving among families living with dementia', funded by HKU Seed Fund, 2023-2024, HK$147,564.

3) 'Forest bathing intervention for people living with dementia and family carers: a feasibility study', contract research in collaboration with Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), 2024-2024.

 

​He is also teaching two postgraduate courses offered to MSW, MSocSc (Gerontology/ Mental Health/ Social Service Management) and RPg students:

1) SOWK6201 Mental Health Problems in Old Age, and;

2) SOWK6337 Evidence-based Intervention and Care for People with Dementia. 

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Over the past few years, Jacky has been coordinating multiple dementia research projects, including the TIP-CARD project for developing dementia policy solutions, the BrainLive project for implementing a barrier-free dementia care model using technology and non-professionals, and a randomised control trial investigating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Virtual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy. 

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Since 2018, he coordinated the Certified Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) Practitioner Training Course in Hong Kong in collaboration with the International CST Centre of University College London.

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