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Dr. Sam S.S. Lau 劉信信博士
Principal Lecturer; Director, Research Management Office
Teaching Areas
Course(s) taught:- You and Your Health
- Microbiology and Laboratory
- General Chemistry
Research Interests
- Environment and Health, Climate Change, Public Health, Environmental Education, Career Education, Virtual Exchange, Health Literacy, STEM, Wetland Conservation
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Professional Qualifications
- Fellow, Higher Education Academy (HEA)
- Associate Member, Association for Learning Technology
- Honorary Member, Institute of Horticulture (HK)
Selected Publications
- Li C, Lau SSS, Hui T, Tang A (2024) Rethinking Virtual Exchange: Aligning Frameworks with Learning Outcomes. 2024 International Conference on Open and Innovative Education, 3-5 July 2024.
- Lau SSS, Li C, Tsui M, Fan V (2024) AI-backed Student Advising in tackling the Employability Gap of University Students under Global Workplace Transition to an Upskilled Workforce. 2024 International Conference on Open and Innovative Education, 3-5 July 2024.
- Lau SSS*, Fong JW, van Rijsbergen N, McGuire L, Ho CCY, Cheng MC, Tse D. (2024). Emotional responses and psychological health among young people amid climate change, Fukushima's radioactive water release, and wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the mediating roles of media exposure and nature connectedness: a cross-national analysis. The Lancet Planetary Health, 8(6), e365-e377.
- Chan CK, Wong AKY, Poon PYF, Tang AMC, Ho CCY, Leung AOW, Cheng MCH, Lau SSS (2023) Prevalence and correlates of anxiety among Chinese in face of climate change. ISWOPHA 2023 Ensure Healthy Life Supported by Sustainability Energy, Environment, and Health Literacy in The Era of Society 5.0, Indonesia, 25-26 Sep 2023
- Ho CCY, Cheng MCH, Tang AMC, Chan CK, Wong AKY, Poon PYF, Leung AOW, Lau SSS (2023) Climate change: Perceptions, Health Impacts, and Mitigation Intention. ISWOPHA 2023 Ensure Healthy Life Supported by Sustainability Energy, Environment, and Health Literacy in The Era of Society 5.0, Indonesia, 25-26 Sep 2023
- Cheng MCH, Lau SSS, Ho CCY, Kwok HHM (2023) Association between nature exposure and self-reported health of young adults in a highly populated city in China and the mediating role of nature connectedness. 5th Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration, 2-5 Oct 2023
- Tang AMC, Pang RCK, Ho CCY, Jiao J, Fung F, Cheng MCH, Lau SSS (2023) Effect of High-rise Living Environments on Household Transmission of COVID-19, Recovery Time and long-COVID in a Highly Urbanized City in China. 5th Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration, 2-5 Oct 2023
- Lau SSS, Fung F, Cheng MCH, Kwok HHM, Ho CCY (2023) Environment and Health: Nature connection and fear of wildlife among Chinese in a highly urbanized city. 5th Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration, 2-5 Oct 2023
- Lau SSS (2023) Building Institutional Capacity to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education. 2023 AAC&U Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Student Success, 8-11 Mar 2023
- Lau SSS*, Leung SSK, Wong JWC, Lee TCP, Cartwright SR, Wong JTC, Man J, Cheung E and Choi RPW (2023) Brief repeated virtual nature contact for three weeks boosts university students' nature connectedness and psychological and physiological health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pilot study. Frontiers in Public Health
- Lau SSS*, Shum ENY, Man JOT, Cheung ETH, Amoah PA, Leung AYM, Dadaczynski K, Okan O (2022) Assessing COVID-19-related Health Literacy and Associated Factors Among School Teachers in Hong Kong. Frontiers in Public Health
- Lau SSS*, Shum ENY, Man JOT, Cheung ETH, Amoah PA, Leung AYM, Dadaczynski K, Okan O (2022) A Cross-Sectional Study of the Perceived Stress, Well-Being and Their Relations with Work-Related Behaviours among Hong Kong School Leaders during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 19(23), 15777.
- Lau SSS*, Ho CCY, Pang RCK, Su S, Kwok H, Fung SF, Ho RC (2022) Measurement of burnout during the prolonged pandemic in the Chinese zero-COVID context: COVID-19 burnout views scale. Frontiers in Public Health. 10.
- Lau SSS*, Shum ENY, Man JOT, Cheung ETH, Amoah PA, Leung AYM, Dadaczynski K, Okan O (2022) Teachers’ Well-Being and Associated Factors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Hong Kong, China. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 19, 14661.
- Lau SSS, Shum ENY, Man JOT, Cheung ETH, Amoah PA, Leung AYM, Dadaczynski K, Okan O (2022) Level of Health Literacy and Associated Factors amongst Hong Kong School Leaders. 8th AHLA International Conference, 27-28 Oct 2022
- Zhang EH, Lau SSS (2022) The Impact of Language Ability on Intercultural Skills Development. AAC&U's 2022 Conference on Global Learning, 12-14 Oct 2022
- Lau SSS*, Ho CCY, Pang RCK, Su S, Kwok H, Fung S-f, Ho RC (2022) COVID-19 Burnout Subject to the Dynamic Zero-COVID Policy in Hong Kong: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the COVID-19 Burnout Frequency Scale. Sustainability 14(14):8235.
- Lau SSS*, Leung SK, Wong WC, Lee CP, Cartwright SR, Wong TC, Man OT, Cheung TH (2022) Effects of brief virtual nature experience on psycho-physiological health during COVID-19 pandemic. CPCE Health Conference 2022 Long term Care: Financing and Service Delivery in Asia Pacific, Hong Kong, 10 Jan 2022
- Wong KY, Lau SSS* (2022) Parent-reported prevalence of adverse food reactions in Chinese schoolchildren and parental mental well-being. 24th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, Montreal, Canada, 15-19 May 2022 *Corresponding Author
Professional / Community Services
- Member, Expert Group on Conservation for Sha Lo Tung, Environment and Ecology Bureau, HKSAR Government
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