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Shen (Lamson) Lin
Doctoral Candidate & Course Instructor lamsonlin.lin@mail.utoronto.ca (647) 230-6802 256 Bloor St. W. • Toronto, ON • M5S 1V4 Google Scholar; Research Gate; PubMed;ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9792-2372
RESEARCH AREAS AND KEYWORDS
Aging: Social gerontology; Geriatric psychiatry; Life course approach Diversity: Immigrant, refugee and racialized minority health Equity: Social determinants of health; Health service research; Social epidemiology
HIGHLIGHTS
Publications (N=40): 10 peer-reviewed papers (3 sole-authored), 3 in revision, 2 in progress, 15 conference presentations, 5 consultancy reports and 5 Chinese articles GPA: Maintained a strong GPA from Bachelor’s (#1) to Master’s degree (#1) Research Grants (sum:HK$1,582,160): co-investigator (CI) of two funded research projects (e.g., Hong Kong SAR Government); team member of one CIHR funded project Scholarly Impact & Media Coverage: research findings disseminated via CTV News Live interview for 3 times (3-5 minutes each)
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
2017 –2021 (Expected)
PhD Candidate
Social Work and Ageing
University of Toronto
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, Institute for Life Course & Aging,
GPA:3.84/4.00
Doctoral Thesis (3-paper format): Healthy aging in a foreign land? Examining health care inequities faced by older racialized immigrants in the Canadian
2014-2015
M.A. (Dean’s List)
Social Policy Longitudinal Studies on Aging (2010-2015; 20152018) –Doctoral thesis proposal approved
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Department of Social Work,
GPA: 3.88/4.00 - rank 1st/53
Master Thesis: Resilience of Marginalized Worker: A Qualitative Study on Street Hawkers in Guangzhou from an Empowerment Approach –Best Paper Award in Social Work Annual Postgraduate Research Symposium 2015, CUHK; Words: 14010; Primary data
Exchange(postgraduate programme): 2015, Summer Risk Society and Policy Research Centre, Faculty of Social Sciences National Taiwan University (NTU)
2010-2014
B.A. (Hons)
Social Security
South China Agricultural University (SCAU)
School of Public Management, GPA: 4.12/5.00 -rank 1st/93
Exchange(undergraduate programme):
GPA:92.86/100
Department of Social Work & Child Welfare, College of Humanities & Social Sciences,
Providence University (Taiwan)
EMPLOYMENT
Academic Appointment
2017 –Current
2018 –2019
Apr 2017 –Aug 2017
Part-time PhD-level research assistant
Factor-InwentashFaculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
Part-time PhD-level research assistant
Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
Social Policy Analyst
Institute of Public Policy, South China University of Technology
Feb 2016 –Nov 2016 Aug 2015 –Jan 2016 Mar 2015 –May 2015 Jun 2015 –Jul 2015 2020 –2021 2019 –2020
Department-based Research Assistant
Social Welfare Practice Research Centre,Department of Social Work, TheChinese University of Hong Kong (Youth & Childhood Research Cluster, Social Work & Social Welfare in China Research Cluster, Research Cluster for Elderly Care & Rehabilitation Services, Research Cluster for Social Service Development
Professional Appointment
& Program Evaluation)
Assistant Research Officer in Public Policy AnalysisOne Country
Two Systems Research Institute Limited (OCTS), Portion B, 61/F, Bank
Academic Placement
of China Tower, 1 Garden Road, HK Research Assistant Intern (with Testimonial) Sau Po Centre on Aging, the Faculty of Social Science, The Universityof
Professional Placement
Hong Kong Care Manager Intern (with Testimonial) Branch ofNorthern District, Taipei City Long Term Care Management Centre, Department of Health, Taipei City Government (conduct on-site
TEACHING
Care Assessment for the frail elders)
Course Instructor, SWK 4622 Social Work Practice in Health
(2020 Fall), Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto • Work as part of a teaching team. • Teach weekly three hour-long lectures to approximately 15 MSW students. • Create weekly lesson plans; course design; mark assignments; ongoing student consultation and mentorship.
Teaching Apprentice, SWK 4622 Social Work Practice in Health
(2020 Summer), Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto • Work under supervision of a professor • Teach one module as a guest lecturer • Markassignments; ongoing student consultation and mentorship • Student evaluation: overall average 4.5/5, 20 MSW students
2019 –2020 Sep 2019 –Present 2017 –2018; 2019 –2020 2017 –2018 Nov 2018 –Present Mar 2019 –Present Jul 2018 –Present Nov 2016 –Present Dec 2017 –Present Oct 2017 –Present Sep 2017 –Present
Teaching Apprentice, SWK4510 Research for Evidence-Based Social Work Practice
(2019 Winter), Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto • Work under supervision of a professor • Teach one module as a guest lecturer
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION AND SERVICE
• Student evaluation: overall average 4.3/5, 23 MSW students President, PhD Student Association, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (FIFSW), University of Toronto • Advocates for doctoral students’ interests at the FIFSW. • Promotes links between doctoral students and the FIFSW. • The PhDSA is the formal link to the Graduate Student Union (GSU). Student Member, Task Force on PhD Program Activities, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
Student Representative, Ph.D. Studies Committee, Factor-InwentashFaculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
Student Member, Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)
Student Member, Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers (SRHP)
Student Member, The Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG)
Full Member, Hong Kong Society of Behavioral Health (HKSBH)
Full Member, China Association of Social Security
External Reviewer, Perspectives on Social Work, University of Houston, GraduateCollege of Social Work
Honorary Research Fellow, Institute of Public Policy, South ChinaUniversity of Technology
SCHOLARSHIPS AND HONORS
Academic Prizes
2020
2019
2019
2018
2015
CIHR IPPH Travel Awards – CPHA Annual Conference (Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institutes of Population and Public Health (IPPH) Travel Awards – Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) annual conference 2020)
Abstract title: Stroke Symptoms among the stroke-free older adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Ageing (CLSA): immigration, nutrition and implication for stroke prevention (#435977) Award account: CAD$1,500
Best Original Research Abstract- Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers, Annual Student and Trainee Abstract Competition, North American Refugee Health Conference, (Toronto, June 2019)
Abstract title: Depression among middle-aged and older Canadian refugees in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: the fundamental role of social support Media coverage: https://www.psychcongress.com/article/refugees-have-highburden-mental-health-problems Award amount: USD$ 500
Doctoral Student Travel Award - Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Conference presentation at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), 24th SSWR Annual Conference, January 15-19, 2020, Washington DC, United States.
Abstract title: Does Social Health Insurance System Ensure Equitable Access to Physician Visits and Hospital Admissions Among Older Adults in China? Evidence from 2014 China Family Panel Studies https://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2020/webprogram/Paper40359.html Award amount: USD$ 500
Best Abstract Certificate of Distinction (Gero-Ed Track) – Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), CSWE Annual Program Meeting (Orlando, November 2018)
Abstract title: Gender and Socioeconomic Disparities in Psychophysical Health of Chinese Elders
Best Paper Award (2/50), Social Work Annual Postgraduate Research Symposium 2015, CUHK-Nankai Joint Research Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Paper title: Lin, S. (2015, May) Resilience of Marginalized Worker: A Qualitative Study on Street Hawkers in Guangzhou from an Empowerment Approach
Fellowship
2017 –2022
Scholarship
2019
2020
2020
2020
2020
2018
2018
2018
2018
2018, 2019
2015
2015
2014
2010 –2014
University of Toronto Fellowship (CAD$ 51,500) –
Factor-InwentashFaculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
The Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad (USD $6,000)
The China Scholarship Council
Helene and George Coward Award in Gerontology (CAD $882)
Institute for Life Course and Aging, University of Toronto
Seydegart Spears Fellowship in Gerontology (CAD$ 3,323)
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
Student Emergency Grant: COVID-19 (CAD$ 500)
Factor-InwentashFaculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Emergency Grant: Covid-19 (CAD $1,700)
University of Toronto
School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Conference Grant (CAD $700)
University of Toronto
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work Conference Travel Grants (CAD$500)
University of Toronto
The Wilfred George Scott Fellowship in Gerontology (CAD$ 2,327)
Institute for Life Course and Aging, University of Toronto
Provost’s PhD Enhancement Fund-Dollars for Global Scholars (CAD$ $2,387)
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
The Yip Scholarship for Chinese Scholars (CAD $ 1,520)
Factor-InwentashFaculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
Dean’s List 2014-2015 for outstanding academic performance
Faculty of Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Distinguished Academic Scholarship for MA in Social Policy Students 201415, (HKD$ 800)
Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Distinguished Graduate Representative 2014
South China Agricultural University
Second Grade Scholarship
South China Agricultural University
2013 Top Ten Excellent Students 2013/14 Office of Student Affair, South China Agricultural University
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Lin, S. L. (2020). Intersectionality and inequalities in medical risk for severe COVID-19 in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, The Gerontologist (Impact factor=3.28), Special collection: Gerontology in a Time of Pandemic, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa143 Eurekalert: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/uot-isi092420.php CTV News coverage: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/researcher-urges-canada-totrack-link-between-race-and-covid-19-as-study-reveals-troubling-trend-1.5127684 CTV Channel Live interview: https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2046681
CTV Winnipeg Live interview:
https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2048618&binId=1.1164782&playlistPageNum=1
Lin, S. L. (2020). Inequities in Access: The Impact of a Segmented Health Insurance System on
Physician Visits and Hospital Admissions Among Older Adults in the 2014 China Family
Panel Studies. International Journal of Health Services, 50(2), 184-198. (Impact factor=1.75) https://doi.org/10.1177/0020731419867529 Eurekalert: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/uot-uoa031220.php
Lin, S. L. Kobayashi K., Hongmei T., Karen D., Simran R. A., Fuller-Thomson E (2020). Close
Relations Matter: The Association between Depression and Refugee Status in the Canadian
Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (Impact factor=1.58). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-020-00980-0 CTV News coverage: https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/older-refugees-more-likely-to-strugglewith-depression-even-decades-after-coming-to-canada-1.4781773 Eurekalert:https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/uot-orh012320.php
Lin, S. L. (2018) “We work like ants…we avoid being troublemaker”: An exploratory inquiry on resilience of Chinese street vendors in the urban village, International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-01-2018-0008
Davison, K. M., Lin, S. L., Tong, H.,Kobayashi, K. M., Mora-Almanza, J. G., & Fuller-Thomson, E. (2020). Nutritional Factors, Physical Health and Immigrant Status Are Associated with Anxiety Disorders among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Findings from Baseline Data of The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). International Journal of Environmental Research and
Public Health, 17(5), 1493. (Impact factor=2.47). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051493 Eurekalert: https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uot-lfa022620.php
Fuller-Thomson, E. Karen, D., Lin, S. L. ,Kobayashi K., Hongmei T., (2020) Psychological distress in older adults linked to immigrant status, dietary intake, and physical health conditions in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), Journal of Affective Disorders (Impact factor=4.16) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.024 Eurekalert: https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uot-nak021020.php
Fuller-Thomson, E., Karen, D., Lin, S. L., Kobayashi K., Hongmei T., (2020) Nutrition, Immigration and Health Determinants are Linked to Verbal Fluency among Anglophone Adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), Journal of Nutrition, Aging and Health (Impact factor=2.79), 24,672–680 (2020).https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-020-1402-8 Eurekalert: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/uot-nak062320.php
Karen, D., Yu, L., Lin, S. L. Kobayashi K., Hongmei T., Fuller-Thomson, E. (2019), Depression in middle and older adulthood: The role of immigration, nutrition, and other determinants of health in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, BMC Psychiatry. (Impact factor=2.67), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-019-2309-y Eurekalert: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/uot-dlt111219.php
HongmeiT., Lung. Y., Lin, S. L., Kobayashi K., Karen D., Fuller-Thomson E (2020). Refugee Status is Associated with Double the Odds of Psychological Distress in mid-to-late life: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)Canadian Refugees, International Journal of Social
Psychiatry (Impact factor=1.63).
Ngai, S. Y., Cheung, C. K., Yuan, R., Lin, S. L. (2016). Work motivation of unemployed youths: Moderating effects of financial dependence on parents, Children and Youth Services Review 71, 157-165. (Impact Factor=1.521), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.11.005
Papers at the Revision Stage
Lin, S. L., (Major revision) Toward a multi-level ecosocialframework of access to health care by racialized older immigrants in Canada: A theoretical and empirical synthesis, Aging & Society,
(Impact factor=1.77).
Lin, S. L., (Minor revision), Social work indigenization in Mainland China: Towards a state-led decolonizing framework, Journal of Social Work (Impact factor=1.19).
Karen, D., Lin, S. L., Kobayashi K., Hongmei T., Fuller-Thomson, E. (Minor revision) Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in older adults differs by immigrant status and ethnicity, nutrition, and
health characteristics in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. (Impact factor=2.54).
Scholarly Conference Presentation
Lin, S. L. (2020). Toward a multilevel eco-social framework: Crystallizing structural determinants of access tohealthcare by racialized older immigrants and refugees in Canada (#ID: 954), Conference theme: Responses to Migration and Displaced Persons, Concurrent Session (30 minutes) presentation. Social Work and Social Development (SWSD) 2020 - IFSW Global Social Work Conference, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), Calgary, Alberta July 15 -18, 2020. Affected by COVID-19.
Lin, S. L. (2020). The effect of a segmented social pension system on psycho-physical health among older adults in China: Evidence from 2012 China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) (#ID: 1032), Conference theme: Social Protection Systems, Concurrent Session (30 minutes) presentation. Social Work and Social Development (SWSD) 2020 - IFSW Global Social Work Conference, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), Calgary, Alberta July 15 -18, 2020. Affected by COVID-19.
Lin, S. L. (2020). Racial inequities in late-life mental health burden: the prevalence of depression, distress, PTSD, anxiety and mood disorders among ethnic minority immigrants from the Canadian longitudinal study on ageing. 13th Annual R.F. Harney Ethnic and Pluralism Studies Graduate Research Conference, Munk School of Global Affair and Public Policy, University of Toronto, January 30-31, 2020 https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/ethnicstudies/files/2020/01/13th_EPS_Conference_Program_ABS TRACTS.pdf
Lin, S. L. (2020). Does Social Health Insurance System Ensure Equitable Access to Physician Visits and Hospital Admissions Among Older Adults in China? Evidence from 2014 China Family Panel Studies, Conference presentation at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), 24th SSWR Annual Conference -Reducing Racial and Economic Inequality, January 15-19, 2020, Washington DC, United States.https://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2020/webprogram/Paper40359.html
Fuller-Thomson E., Lin, S. L., Kobayashi K., Simran R. A., HongmeiT., Karen D., (2019) Depression among Older Canadian Refugees: The Protective Role of Social Support. Conference presentation at 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting (Fellows Symposium) of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA)-Strength in Age: Harnessingthe Power of Networks, November 13 to 17, 2019)Innovation in Aging, 3(Supplement_1), S539-S539. Published abstract https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1980
Fuller-Thomson E., Lin, S. L., Kobayashi K., Simran R. A., Hongmei T., Karen D., (2019) Depression
among Older Canadian Refugees in the CLSA: The Protective Role of Social Support. Conference presentation at the 48th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG)-Navigating the Tides of Aging Together, October24-26, 2019 https://cag.conferenceservices.net/reports/template/onetextabstract.xml?xsl=template/onetextabstract.xsl&conferenceI D=4297&abstractID=1059314
Karen D.; Jose G. M.; Christina H.; Lin, S. L., Fuller-Thomson, E., (2019) Determinants of posttraumaticstress disorder in participants of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), 47th NAPCRG Annual Meeting,November 1620, 2019 Toronto, Canada.
Lin, S. L., Kobayashi K., HongmeiT., Karen D., Simran R. A., Fuller-Thomson E. (2019) Oral presentation: Depression among middle-aged and older Canadian refugees in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: the fundamental role of social support. Conference presentation at the North American Refugee Health Conference, Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers (SRHP), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, June 14-16, 2019, Toronto Canada https://www.northamericanrefugeehealth.com/agenda/june-14-2019
Lin, S. L., (2019),Oral presentation: Social Stratification of Psycho-Physical Health Outcomes Among Older Adults in China: Evidence from China Family Panel Studies, Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)– 23th SSWR Annual Conference, “Ending Gender Based, Family and Community Violence”, January 16-20, 2019, San Francisco, United States. https://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2019/webprogram/Paper36307.html
Lin, S. L., (2019),Oral presentation: Factors Associated with Physician Visit and Hospitalization of China's Aging Population: Evidence from Nationally-Representative Data, Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)–23th SSWR Annual Conference, “Ending Gender Based, Family and Community Violence”, January 16-20, 2019, San Francisco, United States. https://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2019/webprogram/Paper35389.html
Lin, S. L., (2018) Oral presentation: Medical Needs, Health Insurance and Healthcare Utilization among Older Adults in China (Oral paper presentation), The International Federation on Ageing, 14th Global Conference on Aging: Toward a Decade of Healthy Ageing: From Evidence to Action, Toronto, August 08-10,https://www.ifa-abstracts.com/medical-needs-health-insurance-andhealthcare-utilization-among-older-adults-in-china/
Lin, S. L., Goulden, A., Hu, R., & Bhuyan, R. (2018). Poster presentation: Narrative co-production in health research: The interplay between inter-subjectivity, reflexivity and feminist intersectionality.
Critical Pedagogies Symposium on Teaching and Learning Qualitative Health Research.
Toronto, ON.October 12, 2018
Lin, S. L., (May, 2015). Resilience of marginalized worker: A qualitative study on street hawkers in Guangzhou from an empowerment approach, Proceedings of Social Work Annual Postgraduate Research Symposium 2015, organized byCUHK-Nankai Joint Research Centre, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 26-27 May 2015. China: Hong Kong
Lin, S. L., (July, 2017).Impact of social support on cognitive function in Chinese elderly: One-year follow-up cohort study, Innovation in Aging, 2017 Vol.1, No. S1 (Abstract Book of The 21st IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics), organized by The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), 23-27 July, 2017. USA: San Francisco, Published abstract: https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igx004.1697
Academic Manuscript in Progress
Kobayashi K., Hongmei T., Lin, S. L., Karen D., Fuller-Thomson E (in progress). “And the Greatest of These is Love”: The Relationship between Social Support and PTSD among Older Canadian Refugees, Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.
Lin, S. L., Hu, R. Goulden, A., Bhuyan, R. (in progress), Narrative co-production in social work research: inter-subjectivity, reflexivity and feminist intersectionality, Qualitative Social Work.
Non-SSCI-indexed Chinese Articles
Shen (Lamson) Lin, (2018).Unemployed youth’s Job-seeking motivation and the mediating mechanism in reemployment: an examination by structural equation modeling (in Chinese), Youth Exploration, 2(214):63-76.DOI:10.13583/j.cnki.issn1004-3780.2018.02.001.
Yang, M. & Lin, S. (2018). The Exploration of Developing University-affiliated Think Tank with Chinese Characteristics and Multidimensional Capacity Building: A Case Study of SCUT Institute of Public Policy (in Chinese), Think tank: Theory and Practice. DOI:10.19318/j.cnki.issn.20961634.2018.01.13
Lin, S. (2017).Developing social welfare system is essential to resolve the deepened conflict in Hong Kong society (in Chinese), China Development Observation, 13(169): 11-12
Lin, S. (2016). Comparative long-term care system in Taiwan & Hong Kong: screening mechanism, service delivery and governments’ roles (in Chinese), Social Security Studies, 2(24):154-166 (Bulletin Source of Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index, CSSCI)
Lin, S. & Cheung, H. L.(2016). Cultural and creative industries in Hong Kong: Opportunities, challenges and enhanced strategies (in Chinese), Hong Kong & Macau Affairs Bauhinia Tribune, 2016 March-April(26):52-61.
Consultancy Reports
Cheung, M. C., Chan, S. Y., Wong, Y. C., Lin, S., Liu, Y., (2016). Inception report of Evaluative Study on Pilot Project on Strengthening Support for Persons with Autism and their Parents/Carers (Submitted to Social Welfare Department, Hong Kong SAR Government, page 33)
Ngai, S. Y., Cheung, C. K., To, S. M., Ngai, N. P., Leung, S. M., Liu, Y., & Lin, S. (2016). First-stage Report (Quantitative Results) and Second-stage Report (Qualitative Results) of the Evaluation Study of Student Counseling Service in Macao (Submitted to Centre of Psycho-pedagogical support and Special Education, Education and Youth Affairs Bureau of Macao SAR Government; page 96 & page 21; in Chinese)
Ngai, S. Y., Cheung, C. K., & Lin, S. (2016). Interim Progress Report (Preliminary findings by the mixmethod approach) of “Life College” -A Research and Service Development Project for Young Drug Abusers Who Are Either Unemployed or Working in High Risk Industries (Submitted to the Beat DrugFund, The Narcotics Division of the Security Bureau, Hong Kong SAR Government; page 33)
Lin, S. & Cheung, H. L. (2015). Report of Opportunities and Challenges of Cultural and Creative Industries in Hong Kong (Submitted to The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce; page 72; in Chinese)
Lin, S. &Lin, H. H. (2017), Report ofEnhancing the effiency of Administrative approval process in Licensing and registration of Real Estate Propety (Submitted to the Municipal Government of Shunde District Foshan City; page 70; in Chinese)
RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
Funded Project Title
1. Interventions to Mitigate COVID-19 Related Mental Health Risks for Those with Pre-Existing Chronic Health Conditions and Facing Social and Economic Barriers: A Scoping and Rapid Realist Review
Investigator(s)
Dr. Karen Davison (PI) Simon Carroll; Esme Fuller-Thomson; Brandon Hey; Krystal Kelly; Marya Jaleel;
Shen (Lamson) Lin;
Maura MacPhee; Ron Remick,; Janice Sorensen, Kwantlen, Vicki Smye; Vidhi Thakkar
Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Knowledge Synthesis Grants (CIHR’s COVID-19 and Mental Health (CMH) Initiative
Duration
2020/05present (over six months)
Amount
CAD 50,000
2.
3. Evaluative Study on Pilot Project on Strengthening Support for Persons with Autism and their Parents/Carers (Ref. SWD/Q018/2016, Contract No. SWD/C71/2016)
Long-term Psychological Outcomes of Young Adolescent Survivors at 8 Years after Sichuan Earthquake Experienced in Childhood Dr. Cheung Mei Chun (PI) Dr. Agnes Chan Sui Yin (CI) Dr. Wong Yu Cheung (CI)
Mr. Lin Shen (CI)**
Dr. Liu Ying (CI) Dr. Yvonne Han (CI, PolyU) Dr. Cheung Mei-chun (PI) Dr. Liu Ying (CI)
Mr. Lin Shen (CI)**
Ms. Zhang Yiyin (CI) Social Welfare Department (Branch of Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services), Hong Kong SAR Government South China Programme Research Grant, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 2016-18 Status: ongoing
2016-17 Status: ongoing HKD 1,394,160
HKD 188,000
Total amount of research grants/ contracts: HK$1,582,160 & CAD 50,000
**CI: in the capacity of Co-investigator with major roles including proposal preparation, theoretical conceptualization, development of study protocol, training and supervision of research personnel, data management, analysis and interpretation, professional report generation. Other non-CI projects or CI projects that pending for funding result are outlined in the RESEARCH EXPERIENCE subsequently.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
During Ph.D. Degree Study in FIFSW
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5. Research assistant to Prof. Linda McGillis Hall for a project on: Nurse forecasting in Europe (RN4CAST) Research assistant to Prof. Esme Fuller-Thomson for a project on: the health of older immigrants in Canada: evidence from Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Research assistant to Prof. Esme Fuller-Thomson for a project on: the association of lead and cognitive function among older adults: evidence from American Community Survey 2008-2016. Research assistant to Prof. Tsang ka-tat for a project on Researcher-Clinician Partnership Program 2017 in collaboration with Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care. Research assistant (proposal development) to Prof. Tsang ka-tat for a funded project: Randomized Control Trail for Strategies and Skills Learning and Development (SSLD) Parallel Parent-Child Program for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, The Hong Kong Christian Service
6. Research assistant (proposal development) to Prof. Tsang ka-tat for a funded project:
Randomized Control Trail for Play-based intervention for older adults livingwith dementia, Yan
After joining CUHK (2016-2017)
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7. 1. 2. 1. Oi Tong Research assistant (protocol development, data collection by focus group, report drafting) to
Professor Ngai Sek-yum (Department Chair) for a funded project: Evaluation Study of Student
Counseling Service in Macao, Education and Youth Affairs Bureau of Macao SAR Government
Research assistant (SPSS template development) to Professor Ngai Sek-yum (Department Chair) for a funded project: Research on Cyber Youth Outreach Project―Engaging Youth at Risk from
Social Exclusion to Social Inclusion, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust Fund
Research assistant (initial data interpretation) to Professor Wong Hungfor the project:
Homeless Outreach Population Estimation HK (H.O.P.E 2015 Report)
Co-investigator (fundraising and proposal development) with Professor Cheung Mei-chun for a proposed project: Impact of Multidimensional Social Support on Cognitive Health of Older
Adults in Hong Kong: Implications for Community versus Residential Elderly Care, Central
Policy Unit Public Policy Research Funding Scheme.
Co-investigator (fundraising and proposal development) with Professor Cheung Mei-chun for a proposed project: Enhancing Community Service Learning Experience of Students through
Visual Arts and Intergenerational Communication, The University Grants Committee (UGC)
Funding Scheme for Teaching and Learning Related Proposals in the 2016-19 Triennium.
Co-investigator (fundraising and proposal development) to Professor Cheung Mei-chun for a proposed project: School screening for spine deformities and back pain amongst adolescentsat risk, Health Care and Promotion Fund, Research Office of the Food and Health Bureau.
Research assistant (proposal development) to Professor Lam Ching Man (Department Vice-
Chair) for a proposed project: Blended learning for reflection and user-oriented pedagogical
Teaching and Learning Related Proposals in the 2016-19 Triennium.
After joining OCTS Research Institute (2015-2016)
approach in social work education, The University Grants Committee (UGC) Funding Scheme for Co-investigator(report writing),Opportunities and Challenges of Cultural and Creative
Industries in Hong Kong, commissionedby The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, 2015/08-15/11
Co-investigator, CGCC Suggestions for the 2016 Policy Address and 2016-17 Budget of Hong
Kong SAR Government, commissioned by The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC),
After joining Sau Po Centre on Aging, HKU (2015, spring)
2015/11 Research assistant (audio-typing transcription) to Prof. Terry LumYat Sang (HKU SWSA
2. 1. 2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Department Chair) for a Project: Explore the trajectory of quality of life, physical and emotional burden experienced by caregivers of first-ever stroke survivors, partnered with Queen Mary Hospital Research assistant (SPSS template development) to Prof. Terry LumYat Sang (HKU SWSA Department Chair) for a funded project: Evaluation study on pilot scheme on living allowance for carers of elderly persons from low-income families, funded by Social Welfare Department,
During Master’s Degree Study
HKSAR Government Research assistant (data analysis and interpretation: multiple regression)to Prof. Wang LihRong, Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University, for a project: Female Global Caregivers and its Well-being in Host Country: A Social Inclusion Perspective (conference presentation at 4th Biennial International Symposium), 2015/06-15/08 Research assistant (dataCollectionby face-to-face interview) to Prof. Zhang, Jia-an, The Chinese Shanghai and Hong Kong: Convergence or Divergence, 2014/12-15/02
TEACHING AND INVITED SPEECH
University of Hong Kong, for a project: The Pattern and Impact of Elder Care Arrangements in Escorting Teacher, Study Tour 2016: Understanding Social Welfare in Taiwan, organized by Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, co-organized by National Taiwan University and Chang Kung Christian University, 18-25 May 2016 2015 Graduate Representative, Individual Programme Sharing Session (Master of Arts in Social Policy), Invited speech at Orientation Day for New Postgraduates Students 2016-17, Graduate Division, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 3 September 2016 2015 Graduate Representative, Individual Programme Sharing Session (Master of Arts in Social Policy), Invited speech at Orientation Day for New Postgraduates Students 2015-16, Graduate Division, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5 September 2016 Moderator, Social Work Departmental Seminar (5 Oct 2016) of CUHK, The 'end-of-line' temporality and social work, presented by Dr. Marc-Antoine Berthod from the School of Social Work, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland. Moderator, Parallel Session 3D of four presentations, Social Work Annual Postgraduate Research Symposium 2015, organized byCUHK-Nankai Joint Research Centre, Department of Social Work, 26-27 May 2015.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND SERVICE
2017
2016 Residential Representative (Social Officer), Graduate House Council, University of Toronto Registered Hong Kong Delegate (Governance and Diplomacy track), The 2016 Asia Conference of Harvard Project for Asia and International Relations, organized byHarvard Project for Asia and International Relations (HPAIR, student-run organization), the Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, partnering with The Chinese University of Hong Kong, August 19-23, 2016
Jun 12, 2016
2016 –Present Mentor, The HPAIR 2016 Mentorship Program, paired up with mentees (seniorform secondary school students from less privileged families) to attend the 2016 Asia Conference and series of empowerment events Residential Hall Tutor, Chih-HsingHall, New Asia College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2015 Student Leader Trainee with Certificate of Completion, Student Leader Training Scheme 2014/15, organised by Office of Student Affairs, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
MEDIA COVERAGE & REVIEW
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6. CTV News Channel 5-minute Live interview (September 30, 2020): Researcher urges Canada to track link betweenrace and COVID-19 as study reveals troubling trend INTERVIEW: Link between race and COVID-19 outcomes CTV News Winnipeg 5-minute Live interview (October 02, 2020): INTERVIEW: COVID-19 and racialized Canadians CTV News Channel 3-minute interview (January 24, 2020): Older refugees more likely to struggle withdepression, even decades after coming to Canada INTERVIEW: Higher level of depression in refugee The Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Learning Network (June 19, 2019): RefugeesHave High Burden of Mental Health Problems As the Assistant Research Officer from One Country Two SystemsResearch Institute, be exclusive interviewed on Belt & Role Initiatives by China Daily (1 March, 2016), HK scholars: A Super connector HK pinned in the map of B&R Initiative, Retrieved from http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2016-03/01/content_23701651.htm As the Mentor and delegate of HPAIR 2016, be exclusive interviewed on the Mentorship Programme, Harvard Project for Asia and International Relations by CU Alumni Magazine (2016 Sep, Issue 87), Retrieved from http://www.alumni.cuhk.edu.hk/magazine/issuu/
7. Publication in newspaper, “Twenty years on: how Hong Kong become a city with the most longevous population all over world?” (in Chinese) by The Beijing News (30 June, 2017),
Retrieved fromhttp://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2017-06/30/content_686835.htm?div=-1
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE
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9. Registered Participant, Dementia Conference 2017 “Innovations in Dementia Care for Helping Professionals working with Caregivers”, organized by Chinese Mental Health Initiative of York Region (CMHI) in partnership with Alzheimer’s Society of York Region and Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care, October 18, 2017, Toronto, Canada Registered Participant, The 2017 IPP International Conference “Development and Poverty: China and The World”, organized by Institute of Public Policy, South China University of Technology, co-organized by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), 19-20 August, 2017 Registered Participant (Poster presenter) with Certificate of Attendance, BeHealth 2 Conference 2016 “Behavioral Interventions: Evidence, Practice, and Life-course Perspectives”, organized by Hong Kong Society of Behavioral Health, 13 November, 2016. Registered Participant with Certificate of Attendance, “Invest in our Young for a Brighter Tomorrow”, BGCA 80th Anniversary Scientific Conference, organized by the Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong (BGCA), co-organized by Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. 7-8 October, 2016. Registered Participant, Asia Leadership Conference 2015: Leading Change in the 21st Century, organized by Shaw College, Center for Asia Leadership Initiatives and Asia Leadership Trek, supported by Harvard University Asia Center, 13 June 2015. Registered Participant, International Conference on Youth Studies and Public Policy, organized by Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies and Department of Government and Public Administration, The Chinese University ofHong Kong, 29-30 May 2015. Registered Participant, Conference on Aging: "Putting Aging Research and Clinical Practice in Cultural Context", organized by Department of Psychology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Gerontological Society of America, co-organized by Department of Social Work and Jockey Club Institute of Ageing and The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5-6 January, 2015 Registered Participant (Presenter & Moderator), “Challenges for Social Welfare and Social Work in a Polarizing World” , Social Work Annual Postgraduate Research Symposium (APRS) 2015,organized byCUHK-Nankai Joint Research Centre, Department of Social Work, 26-27 May 2015. Registered Participant, 22nd FISS International Conference: “Social Security East and West: Common Challenges, Distinctive Solutions?”, organized by Foundation for International Studies on Social Security (FISS), co-organized by Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 7-9 June, 2015
10. Registered Participant, “WUN Migration Conference”, Worldwide Universities Network (WUN)
Network co-organized by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 25 April 2015.
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
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3. Conference and Annual General Meeting 2015, organized by The Worldwide Universities Certificate of Completion: 12-hour Mental Health First Aid Standard Course by Dr. Ada Yuen, MHFA Course Instructor, organised by Office of Student Affairs, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 13-15 September, 2016. Certificate of Attendance:Two-day (14-hour) Workshop on Understanding the DSM-5 by Dr. Evaon Wong-kim organised by Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 21-22 May, 2015. Certificate of Attendance: Two-day (12-hour) Workshop on the Role and Relevance of Families in the Origin, Prevention and Treatment of Addiction by Dr. Judith Landau, October 31 & November 1, 2014.
LANGUAGES AND SKILLS
Chinese Cantonese(native), Chinese-Mandarin (native), English (fluent) SPSS (Descriptive analysis; Bivariate correlation; Exploratory factor analysis; Multiple linear regression; Multiple mediation model by Bootstrapping; Moderation model) Amos (Path Analysis; Confirmatory Factor Analysis; Structural Equation Model) IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 7 (Reading:9) BULATS (Business Language Testing Service): B2 (Upper intermediate level)
REFERENCES
Dr. Rachelle Ashcroft, Assistant professor,Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto Email: rachelle.ashcroft@utoronto.ca Phone Number: 416-978-3842 Dr. Arjumand Siddiqi, Associate professor, Canada Research Chair in Population Health Equity, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Division Head (Epidemiology Division), Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Email: aa.siddiqi@utoronto.ca Phone Number: 416-978-4017
