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

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)