Emily Haoyan Ge 

Dr. Ge is currently Associate Professor in the School of Education and Languages, and Deputy Director of the Research Institute for Bilingual Learning and Teaching at Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU). She also developed and serves as Programme Leader of the Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Child Language Disorders. She received her MPhil and PhD in Linguistics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. 

Her research focuses on advancing understanding and support for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly autism spectrum disorder. Using experimental approaches, she investigates how linguistic properties, child-internal factors (e.g., executive functions, theory of mind), and environmental influences (e.g., language input, family practices) jointly shape language and cognitive development in these children. 

Dr. Ge has secured competitive research funding from the Faculty Development Scheme, Smart Traffic Fund, Health and Medical Research Fund, General Research Fund, and National Social Science Fund of China. Her work has appeared in top-tier high-impact international journals, including Autism, Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Applied Psycholinguistics, and Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Her scholarly work has been recognised through awards, including the Faculty Advancement Fund, the Sino-British Fellowship Trust Fund, and the Outstanding Research Publication Award at HKMU.

In addition, she is certified to administer and code the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Second Edition (ADOS-2), a gold-standard instrument for diagnosing autism, for both clinical and research reliability. She has conducted professional assessments for hundreds of autistic children in Hong Kong. Her evidence-based research has received extensive media coverage and is widely shared with parents, educators, and professionals through community outreach.