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Prof. David SHUM is a neuropsychologist who has over 30 years of experience in the assessment and rehabilitation of cognitive functions including attention, memory functions in normal and brain-injured children and adults. He obtained his PhD degree at the University of Queensland.

With his extensive experiences in research, Prof. Shum has secured over 25 national and international competitive grants by funders such as the Australian Research Council, the National Health and Medical Research Council in Australia and the Hong Kong Research Grants Council. Besides, he had published several neuropsychological tests such as the Comprehensive Assessment of Prospective Memory and the Australian Retrograde Memory Test. Prof. Shum also contributed on promoting community mental health. His team conducted a study for investigating post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in Hong Kong after COVID-19 and advocated for fostering connections between non-governmental organizations and the older adults to facilitate their health and well-being. His research achievements have been recognized through appointments as an Honorary Academic Consultant at the Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the same institute.

• Bachelor of Arts, Massey University
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Massey University
• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Queensland

• Fellowship of the Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment
• Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society
• Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science
• Academic Member of the APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists
• Associate Fellow of the Hong Kong Psychological Society