Prof HUNG Shuk Yu Maria

Name	Prof HUNG Shuk Yu Maria
Title	Professor
Address	A527
Telephone	3702 4249
Email	syhung@cihe.edu.hk
Office hours	Mondays to Fridays, 09:00-18:00
School	Health Sciences
Department	Health Sciences

Biography

Dr. Maria Hung is currently a Professor at the School of Health Sciences, the Caritas Institute of Higher Education. She has more than 20 years of experience as teaching faculty in several tertiary education institutions, including The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Tung Wah College. Dr. Hung has a solid teaching record, principally teaching undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programs.

Before working as teaching faculty in tertiary education institutions, she had around 15 years of clinical nursing experience. Besides, she has attended local and overseas disaster, emergency, and trauma nursing training, virtual reality, and simulation courses. Dr. Hung actively participates in various professional training and community volunteer services locally.

Dr. Hung's research interests originated from her rich emergency nursing experience, focusing on the end-of-life and bereavement care provided by professional nurses in the emergency department. She has extended her research interests to explore the effectiveness of disaster education and psychological wellbeing among healthcare professionals and the general public. To enhance future professional nurses' competency in responding to public health emergencies and disaster events and provide psychological and life support for the general public.

Education 

• Doctor of Health Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Master of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Post-experience Diploma in Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Professional Qualifications 

• Fellow of Hong Kong Academy of Nursing (Education & Research – Education)

• Indicative Register of Teachers of Nurses, Nursing Board Hong Kong

• Registered Nurse (General), Nursing Council of Hong Kong

Teaching

Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programmes in tertiary education institutions for more than 20 years, including Bachelor of Nursing, Master of Nursing, and Master of Disaster Nursing.

Research

Current and Past Funded Projects

• Institutional Development Grant, Caritas Institute of Higher Education. Effects of a health promotion programme for female caregivers during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, a mixed-methods feasibility study. (PI, 2023)

• Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. Jockey Club Smart Navigation Portal for Carers. (Co-I, 2022 – 2025)
• Faculty Development Scheme, Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector 2020/21, The Research Grants Council. The loneliness of older adult being cared for by live-in migrant worker and their dyadic relationship: A mixed-methods study. (PI, 2021 - 2023)
• College Research Grant, Tung Wah College. Effects of laughter exercises and Mental Health First Aid in promoting the health and wellbeing of healthcare students: a feasibility study. (PI, 2021 –2022)
• Professional Development Fund, Association of Hong Kong Nursing Staff. The effects of Laughter yoga exercises and leader training on mental health and wellbeing of nursing students in times of pandemic. (PI, 2021 –2022)
• School Research Grant, Tung Wah College. The psychological and life impacts on females in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic. (PI, 2020 - 2021)
• Faculty Development Scheme, Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector 2016/17, The Research Grants Council. Effectiveness of the Mental Health First Aid Programme for nursing students in Hong Kong. (PI, 2017 - 2019)
• School Research Grant, Tung Wah College. The impacts of the Mental Health First-aid Training Course: An exploratory qualitative study. (PI, 2017 - 2018)
• School Research Grant, Tung Wah College. Effectiveness of the Mental Health First Aid Programme for nursing students in Hong Kong: a pilot study. (PI, 2017 - 2018)
• School Research Grant, Tung Wah College. Knowledge, willingness and perceived ability in disaster management among nursing students in Hong Kong: an evaluation study. (PI, 2017 - 2018)
• Faculty Development Scheme, Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector 2015/16, The Research Grants Council. The effectiveness of learning field triage skills in a web 3D game-based virtual world. (Co-I, 2016 - 2019)
• Internal Research Funding of School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Differentiating Clinical Objectives in Various Stages of Learning. (Co-I, 2011-2013)
• Internal Research Funding of The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. A telephone survey on the attitude and knowledge of the Hong Kong public towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (PI, 2010)

Selected Publications

1. Hung, M. S. Y., Ng, W. W. M., & Choi, E. K. Y. (2022). The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Hong Kong Nursing Students' Mental Health and Quality of Life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22), 15117. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215117

2. Hung, M. S. Y., Chan, L. C. K., Liu, S. P. S. (2022). The Health Impacts and Life Challenges caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic on Hong Kong Chinese Women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(9), 5115. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095115.

3. Hung, M. S. Y., Lam, S. K. K., & Chow, M. C. M., Ng, W. W. M., & Pau, O.K. (2021). The Effectiveness of Disaster Education on Undergraduate Nursing Students' Knowledge, Willingness, and Perceived Ability: an evaluation study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(19), 10545. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910545

4. Hung, M. S. Y., Chow, M. C. M., Chien, W. T., & Wong, P. Y. K. (2021). Effectiveness of the Mental Health First Aid Programme for general nursing students in Hong Kong: A randomized controlled trial. Collegian, 28(1), 106-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2020.04.006

5. Hung, M. S. Y., Lam, S. K. K., & Chow, M. C. M. (2020). Nursing students' experiences and perceptions of learner-centred education in a disaster nursing course: A qualitative study. Nurse Education in Practice, 47, 102829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102829  

Professional Service and Community Participation 

Dr. Hung participated in various professional training for healthcare professionals and community services for the general public. She has the roles below:

• Basic Life Support Instructor, American Heart Association 
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Instructor, American Heart Association 
• Psychological First Aider/Aid Leader, Hong Kong Red Cross 
• Mental Health First Aid Hong Kong Instructor
• Community Resilience Training Instructor, Hong Kong Red Cross 

Awards

2018 – 2019                Research Excellence Award of Tung Wah College

2015 – 2016                Teaching Excellence Award of Tung Wah College

2003 - 2008                 Master Teacher Award, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

2008 – 2009                Teacher of the Years Awards, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

2007 – 2008                Teacher of the Years Awards, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

2005 – 2006                Teacher of the Years Awards, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

2004 – 2005                Teacher of the Years Awards, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

2003 – 2004                Teacher of the Years Awards, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK