Wing-Chee So (Catherine)

Dr. Wing-Chee So  

Office: Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, Room 705, Chen Kou Bun Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong

Office Tel:  (852) 3943 3036

Email: wingchee@cuhk.edu.hk

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6538-1663

EDUCATION

Ph.D., The University of Chicago, 2002-2007; under supervision of Professor Susan Goldin-Meadow, Department of Psychology

B. Soc.Sc. (First Class Honor), The Chinese University of Hong Kong; under supervision of Professor Twila Tardif, Department of Psychology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VIsiting Lecturer (Part-Time), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 09/2024-12/2024, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences,, 

Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 08/2021 – present; Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education

Associate Professor (with tenure), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 08/2018 – 07/2021; Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education

Associate Professor (promotion), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 08/2016 – 07/2018; Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education

Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 08/2012 – 07/2016; Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education

Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore, 07/2007 – 06/2012; Department of Psychology

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Global Senior Leader in Hong Kong, International Society for Autism Research, since 2021 

Full member, Division for Teachers & Researchers in Psychology of the British Psychological Society, since 2020

Chartered member (CPsychol), The British Psychological Society, since 2020 

Member, International Society for Autism Research, since 2019 

Member, International Society for Gesture Studies, since 2010 

Member, Cognitive Science Society, since 2012

Member, Society for Research in Child Development, since 2005

MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Developmental milestones of language and gestural communication skills in typically and atypically developing children

• Robot-based intervention studies for promoting social and behavioral functioning in individuals with autism and factors influencing learning outcomes

• Corpus linguistics and big data

Publications

Grants & Awards

Courses taught

Media Coverage

Technology Transfer Activities

• Technology Licensing of Robot for Autism Behavioral Remediation (RABI; Leading Author, 2020; CUHK Ref No: CR00066-71)

Curriculum for enhancing self-care abilities for individuals with autism (CUHK Ref No: CR00066)

Curriculum for teaching making requests for individuals with autism (CUHK Ref No: CR00067)

Curriculum for teaching essential vocabularies for individuals with autism (CUHK Ref No: CR00068)

Curriculum for enhancing emotional understanding and expression for individuals with autism (CUHK Ref No: CR00069)

Curriculum for improving conversation skills for individuals with autism (CUHK Ref NO: CR00070)

Curriculum for teaching narration skills for individuals with autism (CUHK Ref No: CR00071)

• Establishment of a Social Enterprise, “Science and Technology for Autism Remediation (STAR) Limited”