Staff Profile

School of Nursing and Health Studies People Key Staff Staff Profile
Dr. Lau Kwok Wai Way 劉國威博士
PhD HKU, MPhil HKU, BSc HKUST
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing and Health Studies

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

  • Teaching Areas: Research Method
  • Research Interests:
  • - Stress and resilience
  • - Mindfulness
  • - Well-being of family with SEN
  • - Neurobiological features of ASD

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

  • Leung, M. K., & Lau, W. K. W. (2020). Resting-state abnormalities of posterior cingulate in autism spectrum disorder. Autism, 139.

Journal Articles

  • Tai, A. P., Leung, M. K., Lau, B. W., Ngai, S. P., & Lau, W. K.(2023). Olfactory dysfunction: A plausible source of COVID-19-induced neuropsychiatric symptoms. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17, 1156914.
  • Lau, W. K., Sanchez Vidaña, D. I., Tai, A. P., Chan, J. N., Ngan, L. H., Leung, M. K., & Lau, B. W. (2023). The Differential Effect of Oxytocin on Mindfulness in People with Different Resilience Level. Mindfulness, 1-11.
  • Tai, A. P., Leung, M. K., Geng, X., & Lau, W. K. (2023). Conceptualizing psychological resilience through resting-state functional MRI in a mentally healthy population: A systematic review. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 17, 1175064.
  • Datu, J. A. D., Yang, W., & Lau, W. K. (2022). Does Mindfulness Matter for Cognitive Reappraisal and Academic Engagement? A Cross-Lagged Panel Model Study in Filipino High School Students. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 02724316221137951.
  • Lau, W. K. (2022). The role of resilience in depression and anxiety symptoms: A three‐wave cross‐lagged study. Stress and Health, 38(4), 804-812.
  • Lau, W. K., Tai, A. P., Chan, J. N., Lau, B. W., & Geng, X. (2021). Integrative psycho-biophysiological markers in predicting psychological resilience. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 129, 105267.
  • Lau, W. K., Leung, M. K., & Zhang, R. (2020). Hypofunctional connectivity between the posterior cingulate cortex and ventromedial prefrontal cortex in autism: Evidence from coordinate-based imaging meta-analysis. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 103, 109986.
  • Lau, W. K., Leung, M. K., & Lau, B. W. (2019). Resting-state abnormalities in autism spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis. Scientific reports, 9(1), 3892.
  • Leung, P. P. Y., Lau, W. K. W., & Chung, C. L. P. (2019). Development and validation of perceived self-transformation scale for the Satir model. Contemporary Family Therapy, 41, 56-67.
  • Lau, W. K., Leung, M. K., Wing, Y. K., & Lee, T. M. (2018). Potential mechanisms of mindfulness in improving sleep and distress. Mindfulness, 9, 547-555.

Further Information

Link to Google Scholar page

Modified Date: 26 Sep, 2023
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