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Professor Lum, Terry Yat Sang 林一星

Title:
Henry G Leong Professor in Social Work and Social Administration
Director, Sau Po Centre on Ageing
Professor
Associate Director, Sau Po Centre on Ageing

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Professor Lum, Terry Yat Sang 林一星

Title:
Henry G Leong Professor in Social Work and Social Administration
Director, Sau Po Centre on Ageing
Professor
Associate Director, Sau Po Centre on Ageing

Curriculum Vitae:

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Also Cited As:
Lum, T
Lum, YS
Lum, TY

Professional Qualifications
YearAwarding InstitutionQualification
1988The University of Hong KongB.Soc.Sc
1993The University of Hong KongM.S.W
1998Washington UniversityPh.D.
Biography

My research focuses on social policy and evidence based multicomponent intervention for social problems. I am particularly interested in the interface among aging, culture, and humanity. I enjoy very much identifying and exploring the Asian perspectives in these topics. I work closely with community stakeholders to develop, implement, and test various clinical and policy interventions to enhance the well-being of older people. Apart from serving as the Head of the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, I am the Deputy Convenor of the HKU Strategic Research Theme on Aging and Associate Director of the Sau Po Center on Aging. Since 2011, I have received more than HK$79 million external research funding (US$10.1 million) as the principle investigator or co-principle investigator. My research findings on aging-in-place have led to the development of aging-in-place program for low income elders in public rental housing estates of the Hong Kong Housing Society. My research findings in long term care policy have led to the development of new assessment and service matching systems and reshaped the long term care infrastructure of Hong Kong. In 2001, I was awarded the prestigious Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar award. In 2011, I was elected as a Fellow by the Gerontological Society of America. In 2016, I was awarded the Career Leadership Award by the Association of Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGESW) in the United States.

 
Honours, Awards & Prizes
AwardeesAward DateHonours / Awards / PrizesCategory
2014-07-01Promoting ageing-in-place for elderly tenants in rental housing estates of Hong Kong Housing Society: Faculty of Social Sciences Knowledge Exchange Award 2014
Research Achievement
2015-06-01Outstanding Investigator Award (1st Runner Up, International Alzheimer’s Disease Conference 2015): The University of Hong Kong
Research Achievement
2017-03-01Provision of Evaluation Study Service for Dementia Community Support Scheme ($1,376,366): Food and Health Bureau
Research Achievement
2017-08-01Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award 2017: University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Architecture
Others
Cheng, YM
Fu, Y
Ko, WT
2018-12-01Enhancing family functioning for stroke caregivers using a two-tier care management mode: 15th World Congress on Long Term Care in Chinese Communities
Research Achievement
2013-01-01Best Article Award 2013: Danso, K. & Lum, T. (2013). Intergroup relations and predictors of immigrant experience. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 22(1), 60-75.: Journal of Ethnic & Culture Diversity in Social Work
Research Achievement
2002-10-01The Marie Wasie Elder Life Enhancement Award.: Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly of Minnesota
Others
2010-10-0160th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Award: Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
Others
2011-11-01Fellow: Gerontology Society of America
Research Achievement
1993-09-01William H. Beveridge Scholarship: Washington University in St. Louis
Research Achievement
WANG, Junfang
2014-06-01Best Poster Award: Wang J. & Lum T. (2014, Jun 6-7). The challenge of dementia care in urban China – case example of Guangzhou.: International Alzheimer’s Disease Conference 2014 in Hong Kong
Research Achievement
2015-04-01Training Grandma/pa - Robustness against Frailty - Healthy Ageing x Productive Ageing Project (Co-I, $5.3M): Simon KY Lee Foundation
Research Achievement
Professional Societies
Term PeriodPositionProfessional Societies
Since 11/2011FellowGerontological Society of America
05/2012Registered Social WorkerSocial Workers Registration Board
01/2011MemberSociety for Social Work and Research
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Area of Expertise:
Area of Expertise (EN)Area of Expertise (ZH)
Social security and retirement benefits社會保障及退休保障
Social gerontology社會老年學
Productive ageing老有所為政策
Productive ageing老有所為
Long term care長期照顧
Health and mental health policy身心健康政策
Family caregiving家庭照顧
Environmental gerontology and age friendly city環境老年學及長者友善城市
Aging policy老齡政策
Spoken Languages:
Spoken Language(s) (EN)Spoken Language(s) (ZH)
English, Cantonese, Putonghua英語、粵語、普通話
English, Cantonese英語、粵語
Written Languages:
Written Language(s) (EN)Written Language(s) (ZH)
English, Chinese英文、中文
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