Events
CUHK 50th Anniversary Fair Public Lecture by Prof. Helene Fung on "How to prepare yourself for an enjoyable and productive old age?"
5 Oct 2013
7:00pm
Lecture Theatre, Hong Kong Central Library
Prof. Helene Fung
Helene H. Fung is a Professor at the Dept of Psychology, an assistant dean of the Faculty of Social Science and a deputy director of the Gender Studies Program, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She obtained her BS from University of Washington, Seattle, and MA and PhD from Stanford University. Before returning to Hong Kong in 2001, she was an assistant professor at the University of Alberta, Canada.
Professor Fung was the winner of the 1998 Margaret Clark Paper Award, offered by the Association of Anthropology and Gerontology, and the 1999 Behavioral and Social Science Pre-dissertation Research Award, offered by the Gerontological Society of America. She also won the 2006 Young Research Award from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the 2010 Margret and Paul Baltes early-career award in behavioral and social gerontology from the Gerontological Society of America. She was elected a fellow of the Association for the Psychological Science in 2010, the Gerontological Society of America in 2011, and American Psychological Association in 2012. She is an associate editor for the Australian Journal of Psychology and has been a managing editor of the Journal of Psychology in Chinese Societies. She is also a consulting editor for many other international journals.
In terms of teaching, Professor Fung received the 2008 Retirement Research Foundation Mentor Award from American Psychological Association (Div 20), and the 2007 Exemplary Teaching Award of Faculty of Social Science from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
For decades, laypeople and professionals have discussed old age in terms of the many age-related losses and declines. But recent research has revealed that, with some preparation, the majority of older adults can enjoy a personally meaningful and productive old age. In this lecture, Prof. Helene Fung will review preparations that an individual should make, and strategies that an individual can use, to make the best out of old age.
To view the programme schedule of the 50th Anniversary Fair, please click here.
