Dr Wu Qiaobing is Associate Head and Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She received her PhD in Social Work and Master’s degree of Public Health from the University of Southern California, and Bachelor’s degree of Law from Peking University.

Dr Wu’s primary area of research centres on the health and well-being of children and youths, particularly in the context of migration. Her current research focuses on the resilience and mental health of migrant youth across different countries in both the Eastern and Western contexts, education and psychological well-being of migrant and left-behind children in mainland China as a consequence of the large-scale rural-urban migration, identity and health-related outcomes of children and youth resulting from the cross-border migration between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, and the influences of migration policy, welfare boundary and social integration on the health-related quality of life of children from immigrant families.

Dr Wu has extensive experience working with international multidisciplinary research teams on various projects and has good track records in migration, health and youth studies. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation of the United States, the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Worldwide Universities Network Research Development Fund, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, etc. Her publications appear in international interdisciplinary journals, such as Social Science & Medicine, Population, Space and Place, American Journal of Community Psychology, Youth & Society, Children and Youth Services Review, British Journal of Social Work, etc. She also serves as a board member or advisory committee member for various governmental or social service agencies and professional societies.

• Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work, University of Southern California
• Master of Public Health, University of Southern California
• Bachelor of Laws, Peking University