Research Student Profiles

Ms LIANG, Lishi

Teaching and Learning Innovation

Programme of Study: PhD

Field of Study: Vocational Education Interest

Email Address: lsliang@connect.hku.hk

Office: Room 668, Meng Wah Complex

About Me:
I am currently pursuing a PhD in Education at HKU. I completed my bachelor's degree in Psychology at Wuhan University and my master's degree in Human Development at The University of Pennsylvania. My main research interest lies in primary school students' language development and language learning motivation.

Current Research:
I am currently working on a scoping review on the effectiveness of phonics-based instructions on improving East-Asian EFL learners' reading ability.

Primary Supervisor: Professor FRYER, Luke

Co-supervisor(s): Professor PARK, Somin and Professor ZHANG, Xiao

Research Outputs:
Chen, Y., Liang, L., & You, J. (2019). Health Effects of Attachment Writing Intervention among Chinese College Students [Conference Presentation]. Society of Behavior Medicine 40th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Washington DC, USA.

You, J., Liang, L., & Chen, Y. (2019, 3). Could Self-regulation Expressive Writing Intervention Benefit Health among Chinese College Student? [Conference Presentation]. Society of Behavior Medicine 40th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Washington DC, USA.

Awards and Prizes:
Scholarships:
The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme, awarded by University Grants Committee, 2022-2026
Masters Scholarship, awarded by The University of Pennsylvania, 2020-2021
Second Class Undergraduate Scholarship, awarded by Wuhan University, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019

Awards:
Outstanding Dissertation, awarded by Wuhan University, 2020
Outstanding Graduate, awarded by Wuhan University, 2020
Outstanding Student, awarded by Wuhan University, 2017, 2018, and 2019