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Biography
Daniel W.L. Lai is Chair Professor and Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences in the Hong Kong Baptist University. He was the Director of Institute of Active Ageing and Head of Department of Applied Social Sciences in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University between 2016 and 2020. Before working in Hong Kong since 2016, he was Professor and Associate Dean (Research & Partnership) of Faculty of Social Work in The University of Calgary. His expertise includes health and aging, culture and immigration, and outcome evaluation. Other than conducting research in the area of population ageing, Professor Lai served on the Board of Directors of the American Society on Aging and Canadian Association of Gerontology in the past. He is also current Vice-President of the Hong Kong Association of Gerontology.
Research Interests
gerontology, healthy aging, caregiving, mental health, community development, cross-cultural practice, immigration, culture and ethnicity, outcome evaluation, policy review
Chinese Name
黎永亮講座教授
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Case Western Reserve University
External positions
Adjunct Professor, Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University
1 Sep 2020 → 31 Aug 2023
Keywords
- H Social Sciences (General)
- gerontology
- geriatrics
- healthy aging
- mental health
- caregiving
- ethnicity and culture
- outcome evaluation
- policy review
- lifelong learning
- intergenerational relationship
- life satisfaction
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Health differences among South Asian and Chinese older adults in Hong Kong: The role of social capital
1/01/21 → 30/06/24
Project: Research project
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Effects of Social and Political Unrests on Mental Health of Older People in Hong Kong
20/03/20 → 16/12/20
Project: Research project
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Hopes and Wishes of Clients with Mentally Illness in Hong Kong
LAI, D. W. L., Chan, K. C., Daoust, G. D. & Xie, X. J., Nov 2021, In: Community Mental Health Journal. 57, 8, p. 1556-1565 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness of a peer-based intervention on loneliness and social isolation of older Chinese immigrants in Canada: A randomized controlled trial
LAI, D. W. L., Li, J., Ou, X. & Li, C. Y. P., 21 Sep 2020, In: BMC Geriatrics. 20, 1, 356.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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To be or not to be: relationship between grandparent status and health and wellbeing
LAI, D. W. L., Li, J. & Bai, X., 24 Mar 2021, In: BMC Geriatrics. 21, 1, 204.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The experience of growing old in chronic mental health patients
LAI, D. W. L., Chan, K. C., Xie, X. J. & Daoust, G. D., 1 Sep 2020, In: Aging and Mental Health. 24, 9, p. 1514-1522 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)