CHUNG, KEVIN KIEN HOA （鍾杰華） 

Professor Kevin Chung was the Head of the Department of Early Childhood Education (July 2014-December 2019) and the Head of the Department of Special Education and Counselling (July 2011-June 2014) at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK). He previously served as an Associate Dean (Research) from 2008 to 2010 at the Faculty of Education Studies and as a Coordinator, Key Research Area: Learning and Assessment at the Hong Kong Institution of Education (retitled as The Education University of Hong Kong). Before joining the Institute, he was an Assistant Professor and Program Director of the Master of Education (Special and Inclusive Education), Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong. 

Professor Chung is an educator, psychologist, and economist. He has published more than 200 research papers on dyslexia and other learning disabilities, reading acquisition and impairment, cognitive-social-emotional development, family relationships, psychological well-being and health, and teacher and inclusive education. As a principal investigator, Professor Chung has received about HK$312 million in funding for projects from government agencies, a charitable trust, and private foundations. He is also listed among the world’s top 2% of scientists by Stanford University.

Professor Chung received the President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Research (Research Excellent Award) and the President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Knowledge Transfer (Team Award) in 2018 and 2021, respectively. He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship (Research) in Educational Psychology from the Division of Educational Psychology, The Hong Kong Psychological Society in 2024.

Professor Chung developed more than 20 standardized assessment tests for psychologists and teachers to identify children and adolescents with dyslexia in Chinese and English. He also developed Chinese and English literacy curricula and resources to enhance kindergarten and primary school students’ language and literacy competence. These assessment batteries, curricula, and resources are widely used in Hong Kong, China. 

He co-developed a screening tool called the Chinese Inventory of Children’s Socioemotional Competence with an EdUHK scholar, which won a Silver Medal and an International Special Award at the 2021 International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada 2021 and a Gold Medal at the 2021 International Innovation and Invention Competition. He also contributed to developing and implementing 3Es: the Early Prevention, Early Identification, and Early Intervention Program, which is a tiered, school-based curriculum targeting the socioemotional skills of kindergarten children. Since 2021, the 3Es have been widely used in kindergartens and supported by the Education Bureau in Hong Kong. 

Professor Chung serves as the President of the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia and is the Chairperson of the Steering Committee of the Programme for International Student Assessment Project 2021 and 2025 in Hong Kong. He is a Specialist of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications. Professor Chung also offers advice to government departments, higher education institutions, and NGOs, both regionally and internationally.