Professor Chetwyn Che Hin CHAN

Ph.D.  Center for Research in Applied Measurement and Evaluation
           Department of Educational Psychology
           University of Alberta
           Alberta, CANADA
M.Sc.  University of Hull
           Hull, ENGLAND
B.Sc. Health Administration and Research
           University of Alberta
           Alberta, CANADA
PDOT Occupational Therapy (Professional Diploma)
           Hong Kong Polytechnic
           HONG KONG

Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health and Primary Care
Professor and Head, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Biography 
Professor Chetwyn Chan is a full professor and head of Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is occupational therapist and psychologist by training. He obtained his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from University of Alberta in Canada in 1995. Professor Chan specializes in cognitive neuroscience and its application to occupational therapy and human-task interface, and occupational rehabilitation. He is the founder of the Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory. He published widely in international journals in cognitive neuroscience, rehabilitation psychology and occupational rehabilitation. Professor Chan's clinical expertise is in prevention and intervention for the people with work-related problems, occupational health and ergonomics, and medico-legal consultation. He is the Editorial Board Member of Rehabilitation Psychology and WORK. He is the Vice-Chair of Hong Kong Association of Occupational Therapy and Council Member of Hong Kong Ergonomics Society. Professor Chan is a Member of Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Board and Advisor of Public Advisory Committees including the Rehabilitation Advisory Committee, Social Welfare Department, and Occupational Safety and Health Council of Hong Kong.
Teaching Modules 
Applied Statistics – Validation and instrumentation
Psychometrics – Measurement and testing
Biological Psychology (at The Hong Kong Polytechnic)
Research Interests 
  • Applied cognitive neuroscience
  • Attention and mental workload
  • Human and computer interface
  • Workers' compensation and return to work
  • Evidence based practice and clinical program evaluation 
Select Publications (2006 onward)
Lee, T. M. C., Ng, E. H.., Tang, S. W.,  & Chan, C. C. H. (in press). The effects of a sad mood on facial emotion recognition in Chinese people. Psychiatry Research.
Yu, M. S. W., Tsim, R. K. M., & Chan, C. C. H. (in press).  Usefulness of Elderly Mobility Scale for residential placement considerations.  Clinical Rehabilitation.
Chan, C. C. H., Wong, A. W. K., Lee, T. M. C., & Chi, I. (accepted). Modified automatic teller machine prototype for older adults: A case study of the inclusion approach to universal design. Applied Ergonomics.
Chow, K. W. S., Chan, C. C. H., Huang, Y-X, Liu, K. P. Y., Li, L. S. W., & Lee, T. M. C. (in press). Temporal course of vibrotactile imagery. NeuroReport.
Chan, C. C. H., Leung, A. W. S., Luo, Y-J., & Lee, T. M. C. (in press). How do figure-like orthographs modulate visual processing of Chinese words? NeuroReport.
Chan, C. C. H., Wong, R., Wang, K., & Lee, T. M. C. (in press). Emotional recognition in Chinese people with schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research.
Leung, S. O. C., Chan, C. C. H., & Shah, S. (in press). Development of Chinese version Modified Barthel Index – Validity and Rehabilitation. Clinical Rehabilitation.
Fong, K. N. K., Chan, M. K. L., Ng, P. P. K., Tsang, M. H. M., Chow, K. K. Y., Lau, C. W. L., Chan, F. S. M., Wong, I. P. Y., Chan, D. Y. L., Au, D. K. S., & Chan, C. C. H. (in press). The effect of voluntary trunk rotation and half-field eye-patching for patients with unilateral neglect in stroke: A randomized controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation.
Chan, S. C. C., Chan, C. C. H.,  Siu, A. M. H., & Poon, P. K. K. (2007). Stage of change in self-management of chronic diseases: Psychometric properties of Chinese version of the University of Rhonde Island Change Assessment (C-URICA) scale. Rehabilitation Psychology, 52(1), 103-112.
Lee, T. M. C., Leung, A. W. S., & Chan, C. C. H. (2007). Regulation of human behaviors. Future Neurology, 2(2), 189-199.
Chan, C. C. H., Chan, D. Y. L., & Au, D. K. S. (2006). Letter to Editor - Response. Clinical Rehabilitation, 20(11), 1018-1020.
Siu, A. M. H., Chan, C. C. H., Poon, P. K. K., Chui, D. Y. Y., & Chan, S. C. C. (2006). Evaluation of the Chronic Disease Self-Management program in a Chinese population. Patient Education and Counseling, 65, 42-50.
Wu, J. H., Mai, X. Q., Chan, C. C. H., Zheng, Y. Q., & Luo, Y. J. (2006). Event-related potentials during mental imagery of animal sounds. Psychophysiology, 43(6), 592-597.
Chan, H. H. K., Li-Tsang, C. W. P., Chan, C., Lam, C. S., & Lo-Hui, K. Y. L. (2006). Validation of Lam Assessment of Employment Readiness (C-LASER) for Chinese injured workers. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 16, 697-705.
Chan, H. H. K., Li-Tsang, W. P. C., Chan, C. C. H., Lam, C. S., & Lo-Hui, K. Y. L. (in press). Psychosocial aspects of injured workers’ returning to work (RTW) in Hong Kong. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation,
Li, E. J. Q., Li-Tsang, C. W. P., Lam, C. S.,, Hui, K. Y. L., & Chan, C. C. H. (2006). The effect of a “training on work readiness” program for workers with musculoskeletal injuries: A randomized control trial (RCT) study. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 16, 529-541.
Lee, T. M. C., Chan, M. W. C., Chan, C. C. H., et al. (2006). Prose memory deficits associated with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 81 (203), 199-209.
 
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