Name FUNG Ka Yi
Title Dr
Address Rm A627
Telephone 3702 4529
Email kyfung@cihe.edu.hk 
School Felizberta Lo Padilla Tong School of Social Sciences

Biography

Ka Yi Fung is an Assistant Professor in School of Social Science at Caritas Institute of Higher Education. She obtained the BSSC and Mphil in Sociology from Hong Kong Baptist University and the Ph.D. degree in Sociology from University of Saskatchewan. Her research interests include social networks, social support and caregivers, and ICT. Currently, she is involving in a collaboration about video-gaming and network building among middle and old age players.

Education

Teaching

  1. Introduction to Sociology (BSS)
  2. Social Research Methods (BSS), Social Work Research Methods (BSW)
  3. Urbanisation and Social Change (BSS)
  4. Communication, Media, and Society (BSS)
  5. Sociology of Health (HDGN)
  6. Applied Sociology and Psychology (PDN)
  7. Sociology and Hong Kong Society (GE)

Selected Publications

  1. Fung, Ka Yi and Terry Wotherspoon (Accepted). "Community Resources and Academic Failure: a case study of rural youth in coastal China." Beijing International Review of Education. [Scopus: Q4; Impact Factor: 0.8]
  2. Fung, Ka Yi and Chan Wing Sun (2022). "Carer Café---the mechanism of  informalization as an intervention for building an informal social support network."   Hong Kong Journal of Social Work 56(01/02): 95-99. 
  3. Li, Yao Tai, and Fung Ka Yi. (2021). "Donating to the fight for democracy: the connective activism of overseas Hong Kongers and Taiwanese in the 2019 Anti-extradition Bill Movement." Global Network 22(2): 292-307. [SJR: Q1; Impact Factor: 1.98] 
  4. Fung, Ka Yi. (2020). "Education and Inequality in Employment in China and Japan in 2000s: A Social Network Perspective." International Journal of Sociology and Social Policies (Online first).
  5. Fung, Ka Yi. (2020). "Gender and Network Effects on Occupation: A Case Study of China." International Journal of Sociology and Social Policies 40(3/4): 267-281.
  6. Lai, Gina, and Fung Ka Yi. (2019). "From Online Strangers to Offline Friends: A Qualitative Study of Video Game Players in Hong Kong" Media, Culture & Society 42(4): 483-501.
  7. Fung, Ka Yi. (2017) "How Economic Dependency was Created through the WTO: a case study of South Korea." Journal of Developing Societies 33(4): 469-487.
  8. Fung, Ka Yi. (2015). "Network Diversity and Educational Inequality: A Case Study of China." Journal of Chinese Sociology 2:12.

Research Grant 

  1. PI. "The building and operation of transnational elder care network: a case study of left-behind elderly in Hong Kong." (Co-I: Prof. Gina Lai, Prof. Tsui Ming Sum, and Dr. Chan Wing Sun). Funded by Faculty Development Scheme (FDS), RGC. 2024-2026.  
  2. PI. "Developing strategies to engage informal caregivers based on social network analysis." (Co-I: Dr. Chan Wing Sun, Prof. Chiu Dah Ming, Dr. Fok Yuen Hung, and Dr. Lai Ka Wai). Funded by Ju Shan Tong. 2023-2024. 
  3. Co-I. "Preparing for the Old Age: Singlehood, Social Networks, and Social Support among Middle-aged Never-married Adults in Hong Kong" (PI: Prof. Gina Lai). Funded by RGC-GRF. 2023-2026.
  4. Co-I. "A research study on developing a policy framework for poverty alleviation in Hong Kong (1st phase)." (PI: Dr. Felix Ng, Co-I: Prof. Wong Yu Cheung, Dr. Stephen Chan, Mr. Luk Yiu Tung, Mr. Michael Lau). Funded by Oxfam Hong Kong. 2022-2023.
  5. PI. "Community Support and Resilience Network Study: An evaluation of the Wu Wu Cheng (戶互撐) community support programme" (Co-I: Professor Chiu Dah Ming, Professor Gina Lai, Dr. Chu Cheong Hay, and Dr. Chan Wing Sun). Funded by Chow Tai Fook Charity Foundation. 2022-2023. 

  6. PI: "Mitigating the Burdens of Caregivers of Elderly Persons in Hong Kong: A Social Network Approach" (Co-I: Dr. Chan Wing Sun, Dr. Liliane Chan, Miss SiSi Liu). Funded by Ju Shan Tong. 2022-2023. 

  7. Co-PI: "Research study on Parental Stress and Parenting Practice of Kindergarten Parents." (PI: Prof. Lam Ching Man, Co-I: Dr. Moon Law). Funded by St. James Settlement. 2021-2022. 

  8. PI: "Digital Knowledge and Mobilisation Network Resources: A case study of mask purchase in Hong Kong during the COVID-2019 crisis." Funded by Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Internal Research Grant. 2020-2021. 

  9. Co-I: "Liveability in Rural Sai Kung" (PI: Dr. Chan Wai Yin, Co-I: Dr. Zeno Leung, Dr. Chu Cheong Hay). Funded by Sai Kung District Community Centre. 2019-2020 

Awards

  1. National University of Singapore: Travel Grant Award 2020
  2. Japan Sociological Society: Travel Grant Award 2020
  3. Japan Sociological Society: Grant for Starting Scholars from Overseas 2014
  4. International Sociological Association: Grant for Starting Sociologists 2014