Professor Kevin Chung was the Head of the Department of Early Childhood Education (July 2014-December 2019) and the Head of the Department of Special Education and Counselling (July 2011-June 2014) at EdUHK. He has published more than 150 research papers in the areas of reading difficulties, reading and writing, psycholinguistics, child development, educational psychology, and family relationships. As a principal investigator, Professor Chung has received a total of about HK$200 million in funding for different projects. He is also listed among the world’s top 2% scientists by Stanford University.

Professor Chung received the President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Research (Research Excellent Award), and the President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Knowledge Transfer (Team Award) in 2018 and 2021 respectively. He co-developed a screening tool, namely ‘the Chinese Inventory of Children’s Socioemotional Competence’ with an EdUHK scholar, which won a Silver Medal and an International Special Award at the 2021 International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada in 2021, and a Gold Medal at the 2021 International Innovation and Invention Competition.

Professor Chung serves as a consultant and advisor on large-scale research and development projects, and is the Chairperson of the Steering Committee of the Programme for International Student Assessment project 2018 and 2021 in Hong Kong. He is a Specialist of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications, and is the Vice President of the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia. Professor Chung also offers advice to government departments, higher education institutions, and NGOs both regionally and internationally.