About Katherine
As a sociolinguist and linguistic anthropologist, my research and teaching are interdisciplinary in nature. I draw on theories and knowledge from linguistics, anthropology, psychology, and neurosciences to study the nexus of discourse, identity, and ideology. My projects include the discourse and application of mindfulness, language identities and ideologies in multilingual Hong Kong, the gender stereotypes of Kong Girls, and the autobiographical voices of Indonesian Chinese transnationals.
Before joining the University of Macau, I worked at the School of English of the University of Hong Kong, and at the Department of Linguistics, as well as the English Language Institute of the University of Michigan.
My current research and teaching focus on mindfulness, see the Mindfulness Research & Teaching Group at UM, and a randomized controlled trial of Mindfulness courses for research postgraduate students in Macau and Hong Kong.
Current positions
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and Director of the English Language Centre, University of Macau
Honorary Associate Professor of English, School of English, University of Hong Kong
Education
PhD & MA Linguistics, University of Michigan
MPhil & BA (Hons) English, University of Hong Kong
Additional Professional training
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Foundational Teacher Training, Trauma-sensitive Mindfulness Training, Oxford Mindfulness Foundation
Interpersonal Mindfulness Program teacher training, Association pour le Développement de la Mindfulness
Contact:
khychen at hku.hk
k-chen at umich.edu
khychen at um.edu.mo
2024 Katherine Chen
I see language as a window to the understanding of human social relationships and meanings, and I am especially interested in the nexus of discourse, identity, and ideology in diverse contexts. See my research projects below, click the titles to go to each research page. Some papers are available at Academia.edu and ResearchGate.
