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Jennifer is a clinical psychologist and an assistant professor at the Department of Educational Psychology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She obtained her bachelor degree in psychology, master degree in clinical psychology, and PhD in psychiatry in the University of Hong Kong. She also received a master degree in epidemiology in University of Cambridge. Jennifer has two major research themes: mental health promotion interventions and supporting families affected by severe mental illness. She has a focused interest in universal and selective mental health interventions and is leading a mental health promotion program in secondary schools. She is also developing a reflective parenting intervention for families affected by mental illness. Apart from her dedicated effort to clinical research, she also applies big data analytics to investigate the aging process of persons affected by severe mental illness and outcome of their offspring. Previously, Jennifer has been heavily involved in various gerontology projects that facilitated the building of Hong Kong into a/an age-friendly community.

Research Interest

• Acceptance and commitment therapy for youth
• Mental health promotion interventions
• Interventions supporting families affected by severe mental illness
• Aging and cardiovascular health of persons with severe mental illness

Courses Taught

Recent Publications

1. Tang, J. Y. M., Xu, J.-Q., & Wang, Q. (2025). Group acceptance and commitment therapy for promoting mental health in schools: A feasibility study. East Asian Archives of Psychiatry, 35(2), 71-76. https://doi.org/10.12809/eaap2546
2. Tang, J. Y. M., Luo, H., Tse, M., Kwan, J., Leung, A. Y. M., Tsien Wong, T. B.-k., Lum, T. Y. S., & Wong, G. H. Y. (2025). Frailty, Fitness, and Quality of Life Outcomes of a Healthy and Productive Aging Program (GrandMove) for Older Adults With Frailty or Prefrailty: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Aging, 8, e65636. https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/65636
3. Xu, J.-Q., Tang, J. Y. M., & Chen, K. H. Y. (2025). Impact of an online mindfulness-based program on wellbeing and trait mindfulness for research postgraduate students: a randomized-controlled trial. BMC Psychology, 13, 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-02233-3
4. Zhou, H., Tang, J. Y. M., Chan, S. K. W., & Luo, H. (2025). The reliability of medication and death recording in electronic health records among people with schizophrenia in Hong Kong. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 103, 104315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104315
5. Liu, T., Sze, L. C. Y., Yiu, E. K. L., Wong, E. L. Y., Leung, D. K. Y., Kwok, W.-w., Tang, J. Y. M., Xu, J., Wong, G. H. Y., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2024). 'I am more stressed if my infection affects others': development of a COVID-19-related stress scale in older people and examination of its validity and associations with mental health risks. BJPsych Open, 10(6), e187. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.769
6. Chai, Y., Tang, J. Y. M., Ma, C. F., Luo, H., Chan, S. K. W. (2024).Self-harm and suicide rates before and after implementation of an early intervention program among patients with first-episode schizophrenia in Hong Kong. JAMA Network Open, 7(8):e2426795. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.26795
7. Wong, T. Y., Luo, H., Tang, J. Y. M., Moore, T., Gur, R., Suen, Y. N., C. L. M., Lee, E. H. M., Chang, W. C., Yan, W. C., Chui, E., Poon, L. T., Lo, A., Cheng, K. M., Kan, C. K., Chen, E. (2024). Development of an individualized risk calculator of treatment resistance in patients with first-episode psychosis (TRipCal) using automated machine learning: A 12-year follow-up study with clozapine prescription as proxy indicator. Translational Psychiatry, 40, 50. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-024-02754-w 
8. Liu, T. Leung, D. K. Y., Lu, S., Kwok, W.-W., Sze, L. C. Y., Tse, S. S. Y., Ng, S. M., Wong, P. W. C., Lou, V. W. Q., Tang, J. Y. M., Wong, D. F. K., Chan, W. C., Kwok, R. Y. K. Lum, T. Y. S., & Wong, G. H. Y. (2022). Collaborative community mental health and aged care services with peer support to prevent late-life depression: study protocol for a non-randomised controlled trial. Trials, 23(1), 280. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06122-1
9. Tang, J. Y. M., Luo, H., Tse, M., Lum, T. Y. S., & Wong, G. H. Y., & Li, S. X. (2021). The relationship between insomnia symptoms and frailty in community-dwelling older persons: A path analysis. Sleep Medicine, 84, 237-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2021.05.039
10. Tang, J. Y. M., Chui, C. H. K., Lou, V. W. Q., Chiu, R. L. H., Kwok, R., Tse, M., Leung, A. Y. M., Chau, P. H., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2021). The contribution of sense of community to the association between age-friendly built environment and health in a high-density city: a cross-sectional study of middle-aged and older adults in Hong Kong. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40(12), 1687-1696. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464821991298

Recent Projects

• 2025 - Development of neurodevelopmental disorders and psychopathology in offspring of parents with severe mental illness: A population-based study. Early Career Scheme; PI.
• 2024 - Enhancing reflective parenting in parents with mental illness: A feasibility study of an app-based intervention. Health and Medical Research Fund; PI.
• 2023 - Thriving through the storms: A school-based mental health promotion program for building psychological flexibility and resilience. The Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fund; Project Leader.
• 2023 - Validation of measurement scales for emotional and behavioral problems in youths in Hong Kong. Direct Grant for Research, CUHK; PI.