Fanny M. Cheung
Fanny Mui-Ching Cheung | |
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| 張妙清 | |
| Born | |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley University of Minnesota |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Psychology |
| Institutions | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Professor Fanny Mui-ching Cheung SBS OBE JP is a Hong Kong psychologist. She is a professor of psychology and co-director of the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).[1] She researchers, publishes, and advocates on topics related to mental health and gender equality.[2]
Early life and education
Cheung was born in British Hong Kong and raised in a "large traditional Chinese family".[2] She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1970, and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1975.[2]
Career
Cheung returned to Hong Kong after completing her studies and became involved in clinical work and advocacy related to mental health, sexual violence, and women's issues.[2][3] In the late 1970s, Cheung led the "War on Rape" campaign in Hong Kong, to promote awareness, change attitudes, and establish better services for survivors of sexual assault.[2][3]
Cheung joined the psychology faculty at CUHK in 1977.[2] She established Hong Kong's first women's centre in the early 1980s.[3] In 1985, she founded CUHK's Gender Research Centre and later, the school's gender studies program (the first in Hong Kong).[4] From 1996 through 1999, she served as founding chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission in Hong Kong, which aims to establish anti-discrimination legislation.[2][4]
Cheung is currently a professor in CUHK's Department of Psychology and co-director of the Hong Kong Institute of Asian Pacific Studies. She also serves as Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research.[1] She conducts research and publishes on topics related to cross-cultural personality assessment, psychopathology, personality, vocational behaviour, gender equality, and women leadership.[1] She has published more than 200 articles, chapters, and books in English and Chinese.[1] One notable contribution to the field of psychology is her development of culturally valid assessment measures. She worked on the development and validation of a Chinese translation of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), a widely used measure in clinical psychology, in collaboration with researchers at the Chinese Academy of Science.[2][3] She also developed the Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory (CPAI) in 1996; the CPAI has since been translated into other languages and used as the Cross-Cultural Personality Assessment Inventory.[3]
Awards and honours
Cheung was named an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1997.[1] In 2004, the American Psychological Association recognized Cheung with the Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology, "for her outstanding contributions to the assessment of cross-cultural psychopathology, personality psychology, and gender issues, as well as her longstanding efforts in support of the development and advancement of psychology in Asia.[5] In 2016, she was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star, Hong Kong's highest civic honour.[6]
Selected works
- Halpern, D.F., & Cheung, F.M. (2011). Women at the top: Powerful leaders tell us how to combine work and family. West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.. doi:10.1002/9781444305210
- Cheung, F. M., van de Vijver, F.J.R., & Leong, F.T.L. (2011). Toward a new approach to the study of personality in culture. American Psychologist, 66(7), 593–603. doi:10.1037/a0022389
- Ho, M.Y., Cheung, F.M., & Cheung, S.F. (2010). The role of meaning in life and optimism in promoting well-being. Personality and individual differences, 48(5), 658-663. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2010.01.008
- Cheung, F.M., & Leung, K. (1998). Indigenous personality measures: Chinese examples. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 29(1), 233–248. doi:10.1177/0022022198291012
- Cheung, F.M., Leung, K., Fan, R.M., Song, W.Z., Zhang, J.X., & Zhang, J.P. (1996). Development of the Chinese personality assessment inventory. Journal of Cross-cultural psychology, 27(2), 181-199. doi:10.1177/0022022196272003
References
- ^ a b c d e "CUHK > Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President > Professor Fanny M.C. Cheung > Biography". www.cuhk.edu.hk. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Fanny M. Cheung: Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology". American Psychologist. 67 (8): 719–721. 2012. doi:10.1037/a0030605. ISSN 1935-990X. PMID 23163472.
- ^ a b c d e Lin Miao L Agler (17 October 2013). "Cheung, Fanny Mui-Ching". The Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Psychology: 164–165. doi:10.1002/9781118339893.wbeccp071. ISBN 9781118339893.
- ^ a b "Women Leaders: Fanny M. Cheung, PhD". APA Monitor on Psychology. Vol. 38, no. 7. 2007. p. 71. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ Cheung, Fanny. "Ewora Women Rectors Association | Fanny M.C. Cheung". www.ewora.org. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
- ^ "Hong Kong award winners announced: Carrie Lam receives top civic medal". South China Morning Post. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
