成員

Angela YM Leung is Professor and Associate Head (Research) of the School of Nursing of Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She was the awardee of the Hartford Geriatric Scholars Program at the Johns Hopkins University in 2014, and Distinguished Geronotological Nursing Educator by National Hartford Centre for Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE). She is an active researcher in health literacy and dementia caregiving, with a wide range of publications in international journals. She developed various interventions (photovoice, e-painting mobile app, a sensor-based system for alleviating stress) addressing the issues of depressive symptoms or stress among caregivers for persons with dementia.  She has a strong belief that technology can help people to understand their current health status and make the informed health decision. Her projects were funded by Health and Medical Research Fund, Karolinski Institute (KI) – HK Polytechnic University (KI-PolyU) Collaborative Research Fund, Kamprad Foundation Fund of Sweden, and Hong Kong Jockey Club Charity Trust. She has good network with non-academic partner organizations, such as Hong Kong Housing Society, Astrix, Hong Kong Science and Technology Corporation. Prof. Leung also serves as the Council member of the Hong Kong Association of Gerontology (HKAG), the Committee on Rehabilitation of Hong Kong Society of Rehabilitation (HKSR), and Assessment Panel member on the Innovation and Technology Fund for Application in Elderly and Rehabilitation Care (I&T Fund) of Hong Kong Government. Internationally, Prof. Leung is the President of Asia Health Literacy Association (AHLA) and board member of International Union of Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) and Director of WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services.

• Bachelor of Nursing, Deakin University
• Master of Health Administration, The University of New South Wales
• Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong

• Registered Nurse
• Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Nursing (Gerontology)