Dr. Sammy K. Ho

B.A.(Hons.) (Pub. Admin. & Mgt.), De Montfort University, UK

Higher Dip. (Pub. Admin. & Mgt.), P.G.Dip.Psy., M.Soc.Sc. (Appl. Psy.), City University of Hong Kong

P.G.Dip.Ed., M.Ed. (Child & Adolescent Development Concentration), Ph.D., Hong Kong Baptist University

Senior Lecturer, Department of Education Studies

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Academic & Professional Experience

Sept 2022 – PresentSenior Lecturer, Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
Sept 2013 – Aug 2022Lecturer I, Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University

Research Interests

  1. Humor and psychological well-being
  2. Teacher stress, burnout and engagement
  3. Child and adolescent development
  4. Teaching and learning of psychology

Research Grants (External)

  1. General Research Fund (GRF) (~$1,400,000). Gendering and Intersectionality of Social Capital: Community Development in Beijing and Hong Kong (2020 – ). (Serving as a Co-Investigator; Principal Investigator: Prof. Shirley S. L. Hung)

Research/Teaching & Learning Grants (Internal)

  1. Service-Learning Mini-Grants (~$42,000). Catering for Learner Diversity in a Multicultural Classroom (2020-2021). (Serving as a Co-Investigator; Principal Investigator: Dr. Wai-Chi Chee)
  2. Faculty Research Grant (~$100,000). A psychometric investigation of a Chinese version of the Engaged Teachers Scale (ETS) (2016 – 2017). (Serving as the Principal Investigator)
  3. Faculty Research Grant (~$100,000). A data-driven corpus-aided analysis of formulaic patterns in textbooks for learners of different educational contexts (2015 – 2016). (Serving as a Co-Investigator; Principal Investigator: Dr. Joshua H. Chan)
  4. Faculty Research Grant (~$100,000). A psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of Humor Styles Questionnaire (C-HSQ) among children in Hong Kong (2014 – 2015). (Serving as a Co-Investigator; Principal Investigator: Dr. Kelly Y. L. Ku)

Consultancy/Community Services

  1. Review Editor (Educational Psychology)(2020–2021). Frontiers in Psychology and Frontiers in Education
  2. Action Research Co-ordinator/Instructor (2017-2022). Preparation for Principalship Course for Aspiring Principals, EDB/Department of Education Studies, HKBU.
  3. Action Research Instructor (2018/2019). Leadership Development Programme for Middle Leaders of Secondary and Primary Schools, EDB/Department of Education Studies, HKBU.
  4. Instructor: Quantitative Data Analysis/Action Research (2017/2018). Paid Non-local Study Leave Scheme for Secondary School Teachers, EDB/Department of Education Studies, HKBU.
  5. External Reviewer (2017/2019/2020). Teaching Development Grants, The Education University of Hong Kong.
  6. Delivered two double lessons (Liberal Studies) for a class of secondary four students at Yan Chai Hospital Law Chan Chor Si College on 8 and 13 May 2015.
  7. Delivered an enhancement workshop for “Online Learning Programmes (Psychology)” at The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE), 18 January 2014.
  8. Consultant, Provision of “Online Learning Programme” on Gifted Education, The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE), Education Bureau (EDB), HKSAR (Jan – Jun 2012)
  9. Instructor, Provision of Services for 2-day Workshops on “Catering for Diverse Learning Needs for Teaching Assistants(TAs) Working in Ordinary Schools”, Education Bureau (EDB), HKSAR (Mar – July 2011)
  10. Member of the Abstract Review Committee, the 22nd Annual Conference of the International Society for Humor Studies (ISHS)(Jun 2010)
  11. Instructor, Provision of Services for 2-day Workshops on “Catering for Diverse Learning Needs for Teaching Assistants(TAs) Working in Ordinary Schools”, Education Bureau (EDB), HKSAR (Mar – May 2010)
  12. Visiting Tutor, The Open University of Hong Kong/Hong Kong Correctional Services Department (2008-2010)
  13. Mentor (Postgraduate Diploma in Education), School of Education and Languages, The Open University of Hong Kong (2002-2004)
  14. Ad hoc Reviewer [New Horizons in Education (May 2009), Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (2011), Social Behavior and Personality (2012), Journal of Adolescence (2014), Child Indicators Research (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019), The Sociological Review (2016), Cogent Social Sciences (2017), Atlantic Journal of Communication (2017), Journal of Family and Economic Issues (2017), SAGE Open (2018, 2019, 2020), Learning and Individual Differences (2019), Frontiers in Psychology (2021), Asia Pacific Journal of Education (2021), Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology (2021), European Journal of Humour Research (2022), Cogent Education (2022]

Professional Memberships

  1. Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) (The British Psychological Society) (2013-date)
  2. Registered Teacher, Education Bureau (EDB), HKSAR (2003-date)

Publications (Book Chapters)

  1. Hung, S. L., Fung, K. K., Ho, S. K., & Feng, J. (2021). Gender and social capital: The case of a deprived urban community in Hong Kong. In A. J. Bailey & K. S. Mak (Eds.), Asia and China in the Global Era. Boston MA: De Gruyter. DOI: 10.1515/9781501505591-006

Publications (Peer-reviewed)

  1. Ho, S. K., Chan, H., Chan, E. S., Fung, K. K., & Hung, S. L. (2021). A Preliminary Psychometric Investigation of a Chinese version of the Engaged Teachers Scale (C-ETS). Frontiers in Education, 6:676835. DOI: 3389/feduc.2021.676835
  2. Chan, E. S., Ho, S. K., Ip, F. L., & Wong, M. W. Y. (2020). Self-efficacy, work engagement, and job satisfaction among teaching assistants in Hong Kong’s inclusive education. Sage Open, 10, 1-11. DOI: 10.1177/2158244020941008 2019 SSCI Impact Factor: 0.715; Ranked 83/108 (Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary)
  3. Ho, S. K. (2017). The relationship between teacher stress and burnout in Hong Kong: positive humor and gender as moderators. Educational Psychology, 37, 272-286.  DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2015.1120859 2016 SSCI Impact Factor 1.31; Ranked 33/58 (Psychology, Educational); 90/235 (Education & Educational Research)
  4. Ho, S. K., & Chan, E. S. (2017). Modification and validation of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support for Chinese school teachers. Cogent Education, 4:1277824. DOI: 10.1080/2331186X.2016.1277824.
  5. Ku, K. Y. L., Ho, S. K., Chan, E. S., Chik, M. P. Y., & Chan, D. W. K. (2016). Chinese translation and psychometric testing of the Humour Styles Questionnaire Children Version (C-HSQC) among Hong Kong primary-school students. European Journal of Humour Research, 4, 61-75. DOI: 10.7592/EJHR2016.4.3.ku.
  6. Ho, S. K. (2016). Relationships among humour, self-esteem, and social support to burnout in school teachers. Social Psychology of Education, 19, 41-59. DOI: 10.1007/s11218-015-9309-7. 2015 SSCI Impact Factor 0.855; Ranked 43/57 (Psychology, Educational)
  7. Ho, S. K., Chik, M. P. Y., & Chan, D. W. K. (2012). A psychometric evaluation on the Chinese version of the multidimensional sense of humor scale for children (C-MSHSC). Child Indicators Research, 5, 77-91. DOI: 10.1007/s12187-011-9114-6. 2011 SSCI Impact Factor 0.958; Ranked 31/89 (Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary)
  8. Ho, S. K., & Chik, M. P. Y. (2010). The effects of humor and gender on the relationship between social support and psychological well-being (社會支持與心理幸福感的關係研究: 幽默與性別的調節效應). American Journal of Psychological Research, 6, 218-240.
  9. Proyer, R. T., Ruch, W., & 93 Members (including Ho, S. K.) (2009). Breaking ground in cross-cultural research on the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia): A multi-national study involving 73 countries. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 22, 253-279. DOI: 10.1515/HUMR.2009.012. 2008 SSCI Impact Factor 0.25; Ranked 93/101 (Psychology, Multidisciplinary)
  10. Ho, S. K., Chik, M. P. Y., & Thorson, J. A. (2008). Psychometric study of a Chinese version of the multidimensional sense of humor scale. North American Journal of Psychology, 10, 425-434.

Presentations

  1. Ho, S. K., & Chan, E. S. (2016). Modification and validation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support for Chinese school teachers. Paper presented at the 31st International Congress of Psychology on 24–29 July, 2016, Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan.
  2. Ho, S. K. (2013). Roles of humor on burnout: A study of Hong Kong Teachers. Paper presented at the 5th Asian Congress of Health Psychology on 22–24 August, 2013, Daejeon Convention Center (DCC), Daejeon, Korea.
  3. Ho, S. K., & Chik, M. P. Y. (2010). The role of humor on burnout among Hong Kong teachers: A pilot study. Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the International Society for Humor Studies on 24–27 June, 2010, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
  4. Chik, M. P. Y., Ho, S. K., & Chan, E. S. (2010). A Chinese version of the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale for school children. Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the International Society for Humor Studies on 24–27 June, 2010, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
  5. Ho, S. K. (2008). An examination of humor as a moderator of the relationships between social support and well-being. Paper presented at the 8th International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter on 23–28 June 2008, Galati, Romania.
  6. Chik, M. P. Y., & Ho, S. K. (2007). Psychometric study of a Chinese version of the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS). Paper presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the International Society for Humor Studies on 28 June–1 July, 2007, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):