Dr Jacky C. K. Ng has been nominated and selected as one of the Rising Stars of the Association for Psychological Science (APS). The Rising Star designation recognizes outstanding APS members in the earliest stages of their post-PhD research career. Individuals being considered for the designation are evaluated for their research excellence based on six criteria, including publications, recognitions, discoveries, methodological innovations, or theoretical or empirical contributions, work with potentially broad impact, commitment to diversity in science, demonstrated independence from mentors.
Dr Ng is dedicated to investigating various methodological artifacts in mediation and moderation models, utilizing these models to gain insights into various social phenomena. His research findings have been published in internationally renowned journals. Currently, Dr Ng’s research focus lies in developing an implementation-friendly statistical tool to differentiate analytically equivalent models in moderation analysis and employing this tool to identify the mitigating factors for social media-induced depression.
The full list of 2024 award winners are available here:
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/members/awards-and-honors/aps-rising-stars/news-rising-stars
| Research Units | Mental Health Research Centre |
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