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Fiona Yan-Yee HO

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Ph.D., HKU
Associate Professor
Rm 353, Sino Building
fionahoyy@cuhk.edu.hk
3943 3469
2603 5019

Brief Introduction

Professor Fiona Ho is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and an Assistant Dean (Student Affairs) in the Faculty of Social Science at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). She received her PhD with a specialisation in Clinical Psychology from the University of Hong Kong. She is the Director of the Public Mental Health Laboratory and the Founder of a social enterprise, Wellness Travellers. Additionally, she is a registered Clinical Psychologist with the Hong Kong Institute of Clinical Psychologists (HKICP) and a Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional with the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine (IBLM). She mentors undergraduate students in becoming psychological wellbeing practitioners to deliver low intensity psychological interventions. Her research interests include lifestyle medicine, circadian rest-activity rhythm phenotyping, transdiagnostic sleep medicine, and low-intensity psychological interventions using digital technologies.

Research Interests

- Lifestyle medicine for mental health and the role of the gut microbiome
- Circadian rest-activity rhythm phenotyping in major depressive disorder
- Transdiagnostic sleep medicine in psychological disorders
- Stepped care/low-intensity psychological interventions using digital technologies

Teaching Areas

2023-2024
  • PSYC3740- Evidence-based Practice
  • PSYC3730- Professional Development

Publications

Representative

Ho, Y. Y., Chan, C. S., & Tang, K. N. S. (2016). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for sleep disturbances in treating posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Clinical Psychology Review, 43, 90-102.

Ho, Y. Y., Yeung, W. F., Ng, T. H. Y., & Chan, C. S. (2016). The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of stepped care prevention and treatment for depressive and/or anxiety disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports, 6,29281.

Ho, Y. Y., Chung, K. F., Yeung, W. F., Ng, T. H., Kwan, K. S., Yung, K. P., & Cheng, S. K. (2015). Self-help cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 19, 17-28.

Yeung, W. F., Chung, K. F., Ho, Y. Y., & Ho, L. M. (2015). Predictors of dropout from Internet-based self-help cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 73, 19-24.

Ho, Y. Y., Chung, K. F., Yeung, W. F., Ng, T. H. Y., & Cheng, S. K. W. (2014). Weekly brief phone support in self-help cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia disorder: Relevance to adherence and efficacy. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 63, 147-156.

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