Kong Brandon Chee Kin

PhD student (FT)

Biography

Chief Supervisor: Dr. Dennis Tay

Education and Academic Qualifications

MPhil from The University of Hong Kong
BA in Language and Communication, The University of Hong Kong

Academic and Professional Experience

Teaching Assistant at The University of Hong Kong (Sep-Dec 2021)

Teaching Areas

Language and Professional Communication
Area Studies and Intercultural Communication
Transitional Discourses
Healthcare Communication
Language and Identity

Research

Title of thesis: (Tentative) Mental wellbeing in an increasingly liminal and fractured world: leaps of faith in complexity and contemporary society

Description of thesis research: My project focus is to examine the mental health and discourses of South Asian and African migrants in Hong Kong during liminalities and life transitions. There is value in understanding transitional discourses due to the noticeable rise of transitional periods and experiences that people encounter in the present day. In response, I will attempt to elucidate the discourses of transitions of migrants in Hong Kong to understand further the sociocultural elements that influence transitions, and how they can impact both identity construction and individuals’ mental health.

Involvement in research groups, networks and projects:

(Tentative) International Research Centre for the Advancement of Health Communication

Publications

Journal Articles

Zayts, O., Edmonds, D. M., Kong, B. C. K., & Fortune, Z. (2023). Mental health of new and recent graduates during the university-to-work transition: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 13(4), e071357–e071357. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071357
Pun, J., Tsang, C. M., Wong, J., & Kong, B. C. K. (2023). Experience of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Qualitative Study of a Nurse-Led Clinic. Clinical Nursing Research, 32(4), 840–849. https://doi.org/10.1177/10547738231164395
Pun, J., & Kong, B. (2023). An exploratory study of communication training for Chinese medicine practitioners in Hong Kong to integrate patients’ conventional medical history. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 23(1), 10–10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-022-03811-x