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
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”