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Dr. Hui-Fang Chen (陳慧芳博士)

University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA, Ph.D. in Quantitative Research Methods
National Chung Cheng University, Chia-yi, Taiwan M.S. and B.S. in Psychology
Certificate of Elementary School Teacher, Education Bureau, Taiwan

Associate Professor

Contact Information

Office: LI 5635 Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Phone: 34422972
Email: hfchen@cityu.edu.hk
EXPERTISE
Survey research, applied measurement, and item response theory

RESEARCH INTEREST
Response style, response time, item response theory, psychometrics, and big data


Awards and Achievements

  • 2009 “Miller scholarship for doctoral dissertation” University of Denver.
  • 2008 “Miller Scholarship” University of Denver.
  • 2008 “Graduate’s Dean Scholarship” University of Denver.
  • 2007 “Miller Research and Travel Support Fund” University of Denver.
  • 2006 “College of Education Student Association (COESA) Graduate Student Funding” University of Denver.
  • 2005 “Inno School Teaching and Curriculum Involvement of Nationwide School Management Creativity Award” Education Bureau, Taiwan.


Previous Experience

  • Dec 2013 - Jun 2019, Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong.
  • Apr 2012 - Nov 2013, Post-doctoral fellow, The Education University of Hong Kong. Supervisor: Prof. Wang, Wen-Chung.
  • Oct 2010 - Mar 2012, Post-doctoral fellow, Chang Gung University, Taiwan . Supervisors: Prof. Wu, Ching-Yi and Prof. Lin, Keh-Chung.


Research Grants

  • On Our Next Generation of Humans and AI: Living with Generative AI Smartly and Responsibly, Donation Project, Tin Ka Ping Foundation (Hong Kong), Amount: HKD $3,000,000, Sep 2024 - Dec 2026, Ray Cheung Chak-chung (PI), Clint Ho Chin-pang (Co-PI), Julian Lai (Co-I), Hui-Fang Chen (Co-I), Jerf Yeung (Co-I), Simon Fung (Co-I)..
  • A new class of multiprocess responses and response time models, General Research Fund, The Hong Kong University Grants Committee (UGC), Amount: HKD $340,620, Jan 2022 - Dec 2024, Hui-Fang Chen (PI).
  • Biomarking Psychological Resilience with Salivary Cortisol using Linear Growth Curve Modelling, General Research Fund, The Hong Kong University Grants Committee (UGC) , Amount: HKD $281,624, Oct 2021 - Jan 2024, Julian Lai (PI), Hui-Fang Chen (Co-I).
  • Buddha-like youngsters in Hong Kong: DEC-oriented learning and teaching in a GE course, Teaching Development Grant, City University of Hong Kong, Amount: HKD $239,700, Feb 2020 - Dec 2021, Hui-Fang Chen (PI).
  • Optimizing the Use of Response Times in Survey Research, Strategic Research Grant, City University of Hong Kong, Amount: HKD $100,000, 1 Sep 2019 - 31 Dec 2021, Hui-Fang Chen (PI).
  • Developing a New Class of Approaches to Detecting and Controlling the Impact of Response Styles in Rating or Likert Scales, Early Career Scheme, Research Grants Council, Amount: HKD $765,510, Jan 2017 - Jun 2020, Hui-Fang Chen (PI).
  • Giftness into Flourishing Talents, Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust Fund, Jockey Club, Nov 2016 - Jan 2019, Anna Hui (PI in City U), Hui-Fang Chen and Sam Ye (Research team member).
  • Consultancy Services for Research on Evaluating the Pilot Scheme on On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services, Department of Social Welfare, HKSAR, Amount: HKD $2,579,706, 1 Sep 2016 - 31 Dec 2018, Hui-Fang Chen (Co-I).
  • Rater Severity in Self- and Peer-Evaluation, Teaching Development Grant, City University of Hong Kong, Amount: HKD $168,407, 1 Jan 2016 - 31 Aug 2017, Hui-Fang Chen (PI).
  • A New Class of Approaches to Ensuring Measurement Invariance in Rating or Likert Scales: The Impact from Individual Preferences in Response Scale Usage, Strategic Research Grant, City University of Hong Kong , Amount: HKD $100,000, 1 Sep 2015 - 31 Aug 2016, Hui-Fang Chen (PI).
  • Influence of Test Design on Assessment of Differential Item Functioning, Start-up Grant, City University of Hong Kong, Amount: HKD $199,985, 1 Oct 2014 - 30 Sep 2016, Hui-Fang Chen (PI).
  • , Biomarking Psychological Resilience with Salivary Cortisol using Linear Growth Curve Modelling, General Research Grant, The Hong Kong University Grants Committee (UGC) , Julian Lai .


Publications Show All Publications Show Prominent Publications


Journal

  • Wu, C-C. & Chen, H.-F. (Mar 2024). Internship satisfaction among university students in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic: Does career decision self-efficacy mediate the relationship between internship satisfaction and career optimism?. Asia Pacific Career Development Journal. 7(1). 34 - 53.
  • Sang, Z. , Chen, H.-F. , Yeung, W. K. J. & Xu, L.L. (2024). The association between intolerance of uncertainty and mobile phone addiction among overseas Chinese students during COVID-19: The mediating roles of perceived stress and rumination. Psychology Research and Behavior Management. 17. 2573 - 2585. doi:https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S463399
  • Yeung, W. K. J. , Chen, H. F. , Lo, H. , Xu, L. L. & Xu, C. (2023). Minor Forms of Parental Maltreatment and Educational Achievement of Immigrant Youths in Young Adulthood: A Longitudinal Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(1). doi:10.3390/ijerph20010873
  • Jin, K. Y. , Wu, Y. J. & Chen, H. F. (2022). A new multiprocess IRT model with ideal points for Likert-type items. A new multiprocess IRT model with ideal points for Likert-type items. 20. 297 - 321. doi:10.3102/10769986211057160
  • Chen, H. F. & Jin, K. Y. (2022). The impact of item feature and response preference in a mixed-format design. Multivariate Behavioral Research. 57. 208 - 222. doi:10.1080/00273171.2020.1820308
  • Yeung, W. K. J. , Chen, H. F. , Zhang, Z. , Low, A. Y. T. & Lo, H. H. (2022). Where There’sa Will, There’sa Way? Social and Mental Forces of Successful Adaptation of Immigrant Children in Young Adulthood. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(11). 6433 .
  • Xu, Y. , Chen, H.-F. , Yeung, W. K. J. , Hsieh, C. W. , Yuan, H.-Y. & Chang, L. Y. C. (Dec 2021). Health-promoting behaviors, risk perceptions, and attention to COVID-19-related information: Comparing people’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic across times of Chinese New Year and 2020 summer. Frontiers in Public Health. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.688300
  • Chen, M. D. , I, J. H. , Pellegrini, C.A. , Chen, H.-F. , Su, C. Y. & Chang, Y. C. (Apr 2021). The facilitators and barriers to physical activity scale for people with mental illness in Taiwan: development and validation. Disability and Rehabilitation. doi:10.1080/09638288.2021.19166
  • Yeung, W. K. J. , Chen, H. F. & Low, A. Y. (2021). Development and validation of an organizational cultural measure in social welfare settings. Ljetopis socijalnog rada. 28(3). 615 - 644. doi:10.3935/LJSR.V28I3.366
  • Chen, H.-F. , Chan, H.Y. & Yeung, J.W.K. (2020). An objective scale for assessing reflective ability in social work practicum. Journal of Social Work Education. 56(4). 734 - 752. doi:10.1080/10437797.2019.1661900
  • Jin, K.-Y. & Chen, H.-F. (2020). MIMIC Approach to Assessing Differential Item Functioning with Control of Extreme Response Style. Behavior Research Methods. 52. 22 - 35. doi:10.3758/s13428-019-01198-1
  • Leung Ling, M.T.W. , Chen, H.-F. & Chiu, K.C.N. (2020). Parental warmth and involvement and the self-esteem of young people in Hong Kong. Child Indicators Research. 13. 801 - 817. doi:10.1007/s12187-019-09645-3
  • Yeung, J. W. K. , Tsang, E.Y.H. & Chen, H.-F. (May 2019). Parental socialization and development of Chinese youths: A multivariate and comparative approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16. 1730 doi:10.3390/ijerph16101730
  • Chen, H. -F. & Jin, K.-Y. (Jul 2018). Applying logistic regression to detect differential item functioning in multidimensional data. Frontiers in Psychology. 27. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01302
  • Jin, K. -Y. , Chen, H. -F. & Wang, W. -C. (2018). Mixture Item Response Models for Inattentive Responding Behavior. Organizational Research Methods. 21. 197 - 225. doi:10.1177/0123456789123456
  • Jin, K.-Y. , Chen, H.-F. & Wang, W.-C. (2018). Using Odds Ratios to Detect Differential Item Functioning. Applied Psychological Measurement. 42. 613 - 629. doi:10.1177/0146621618762738
  • Leung, L. T. W. M. & Chen, H.-F. (2017). Hong Kong parents’ view on sex, marriage, and homosexuality. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 26/6. 1573 - 1582. doi:10.1007/s10826-016-0594-3
  • Chen, H.-F. , Jin, K.-Y. & Wang, W.-C. (2017). Modified logistic regression approaches to eliminating the impact of response styles on differential item functioning assessments. Frontiers in Psychology. 8. 1143 doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01143
  • Chen, H.-F. & Zhu, J. (2017). Optimal items for assessing parental involvement across different groups during middle childhood. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 26. 2999 - 3012. doi:10.1007/s10826-017-0809-2
  • Yeung, J. W. K. , Chen, H.-F. , Lo, H. H. M. & Choi, A. W. M. (2017). Relative effects of parenting practices on child development in the context of family processes. Revista de Psicodidactica. 22/2. 102 - 110. doi:10.1387/RevPsicodidact.17198
  • Wang, W.-C. , Chen, H.-F. & Jin, K. -Y. (2015). Item response theory models for wording effects in mixed-format scales. Educational and Psychological Measurement. 75/01. 157 - 178. doi:10.1177/0013164414528209
  • Chen, H. -F. , Wu, C-Y. , Lin, K.-H. , Jang, Yuh. , Lin, S.-H. & Cheng, J.-W. (2014). Measurement properties of streamlined Wolf Motor Function Test in patients at subacute to chronic stages after stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 28. 839 - 846. doi:10.1177/1545968314526643
  • Chen, H. -F. , Wu, C.Y. , Lin, K.C. , Chen, C.L. , Huang, P.C. , Hsieh, C.J. & Liu, J.S. (2013). Rasch validation of a combined measure of basic and extended daily life functioning after stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 27(2). 125 - 132.
  • Lin, K.C. , Chen, H.F. , Wu, C.Y. , Yu, T.Y. & Ouyang, P. (2012). Multidimensional Rasch validation of the Frenchay Activities Index in stroke patients receiving rehabilitation. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 44. 58 - 64.
  • Chen, H.F. , Lin, K.C. , Wu, C.Y. & Chen, C.L. (2012). Rasch validation and predictive validity of the Action Research Arm Test in patients receiving stroke rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 93(6). 1039 - 1045.
  • Chen, H.F. , Wu, C.Y. , Lin, K.C. , Chen, H.C. , Chen, C.P.C. & Chen, C.K. (2012). Rasch validation of the streamlined Wolf Motor Function Test in patients with chronic and subacute stroke. Physical Therapy. 92(8). 1017 - 1026.
  • Chen, H.F. , Wu, C.Y. , Lin, K.C. , Li, M.W. & Yu, M.W. (2012). Validity, reliability, and responsiveness of a short version of the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale (SS-QoL-12) in patients receiving rehabilitation. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 44(8). 629 - 636.
  • Lin, K.C. , Chen, H.F. , Chen, C.L. , Wang, T.N. , Wu, C.Y. , Hsieh, Y.W. & Wu, L.L. (2012). Validity, responsiveness, minimal detectable change, and minimal clinically important change of the Pediatric Motor Activity Log in children with cerebral palsy. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 33. 570 - 577.
  • Chen, H.F. & Green, K.E. (2010). Minimization as an alternative to unrestricted randomization in educational research. Educational Research Quarterly. 34(1). 3 - 17.

Book Chapter

  • Chen, H.-F. & Huang, J. (Jun 2024). Empirical comparisons among models in detecting extreme response style. Quantitative Psychology. IMPS 2023, Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics. (pp. 383 - 391). Springer, Cham. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55548-0_35
  • Chen, H.-F. (Nov 2023). The use of item response theory to detect response styles and rater biases in Likert Scales. SAGE Handbook of Survey Development & Application. (pp. 255 - 262). SAGE. 9781529758498.
  • Yeung, W. K. J. , Chen, H. F. , Low, A. Y. & Xu, L. L. (1 Jun 2022). Multilevel Mediation Analysis with Categorical Outcomes: Conducting Causal Inference by the MSEM Framework. Advance in Mathematics Research. Hauppauge, NY. Nova Science Publishers.
  • Shou, Y. , Sellbom, M. & Chen, H. F. (2022). Fundamentals of Measurement in Clinical Psychology. Comprehensive Clinical Psychology (2nd Ed.). (pp. 13 - 35). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-818697-8.00110-2
  • Jin, K.-Y. , Wu, Y-J. & Chen, H.-F. (18 May 2019). Adopting the multi-process approach to detect differential item functioning in Likert scales. Quantitative Psychology. IMPS 2017. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics. (pp. 307 - 317). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-01310-3_27
  • Chen, H. -F. & Chan, H. Y. (2016). The scale of reflective process in social work practicum. Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium (PROMS) 2015 Conference Proceedings. (pp. 107 - 118). Springer Science. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-1687-5_7
  • Jin, K.-Y. , Chen, H. -F. & Wang, W. -C. (2015). Assessing Differential Item Functioning in Multiple Grouping Variables with Factorial Logistic Regression. Quantitative Psychology Research: The 78th Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society. (pp. 243 - 260). Heidelberg New York; Dordrecht London. Springer. 978-3-319-07502-0. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-07503-7


External Services


Public Service

  • 2021 - Now, Journal Reviewer, Journal of Child and Family Studies.
  • 2016 - 2019, Journal reviewer, Journal of Applied Psychological Measurement.
  • 2016 - 2019, Journal reviewer, Journal of Educational Measurement.
  • 2015 - 2016, Journal reviewer, European Journal of Psychological Assessment.
  • 2015 - 2016, Journal reviewer, Thinking Skills and Creativity .
  • 2013, Journal Reviewer, Educational Psychology.
  • 2013, Session Chair, The 78th Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society.
  • 2012, Editorial Board, Journal of Taiwan Occupational Therapy Research and Practice.
  • 2010 - 2020, Abstract Reviewer, American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.

Professional Activity

  • Jul 2019 - Jun 2020, Guest Associate Editor, Special issue: From West to East, Frontiers in Psychology.
  • 2017, Program Committee, Third Taiwan Computer-Human Interaction Workshop (TAICHI).Taiwan.


Service in CityU


Administrative Assignment

  • Jul 2023 - Now, Major Program Leader of BSSPSY, Major Program Leader.
  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2023, Student Career and Professional Development, Department Leader.
  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2023, Student internship , Department leader.
  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2019, Bachelor in Psychology, Year coordinator.
  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2019, Minors in Applied Psychology and Psychology, Supervisor.
  • Jul 2014 - Jun 2019, Marketing and Recruitment Team (4-year major), Member.
  • 2014 - 2023, Psychology student internship, Coordinator.

Teaching Service

  • 2021 - Now, Undergraduate and post-graduate, Psychological Testing.
  • Sep 2016 - May 2021, Post-graduate, Research Design and Analysis in Psychology.
  • Sep 2015 - May 2021, Undergraduate, Design and Analysis for Psychology Research I & II.
  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015, Post-graduate, Social Work Research.
  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015, Undergraduate, Social Work Research Methods.
  • Jun 2015 - Now, Undergraduate, Basic Psychology I.
  • 2015 - 2022, Undergraduate, Psychology Internship.
  • Sep 2014 - Now, Undergraduate, Love, Sex, and Relationships.
  • Sep 2014 - Now, Post-graduate, Psychology Research Paper.
  • Sep 2014 - Now, Undergraduate, Research Project in Psychology.
  • Jan 2014 - Now, Undergraduate, Psychology for Young Professional.


Talks

  • Chen, H.-F. (2024, July). Psychometrics in the Digital Era. Invited talk at iiiD-Lab, Artificial Intelligence for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Research Center, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
  • Chen, H. F. (2019, November). Using Odds Ratios to Detect Differential Item Functioning. Invited talk, GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Survey Design and Methodology. Mannheim, Germany.
  • Chen, H. F. (2019, October). Item response models for wording effects and response styles in mixed-format scales. Invited talk, Department of Psychology, University of Mannheim, Germany.
  • Chen, H.-F. (2019, June). Two-decision unfolding tree model in survey research. Invited talk, School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
  • Chen, H.-F. (2019, January). Non-item response theory (IRT) approaches to assessing differential item functioning with control of the impact of extreme response style in self-reported inventories. Invited talk, Institute of Statistics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
  • Chen, H.-F. (2018, May). The Application of Rasch analysis in teaching and learning. Invited discussant at the 2018 Seminar of Learning, Measurement and Assessment, and Counseling, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Chen, H.-F. (2015, May). Differential item functioning in educational research. Invited talk, Center for Teacher training, National Sun Yat-San University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  • Chen, H.-F. (2013, February). Structural equation modeling. ARC Statistical Workshop: Using Statistical Packages for Data Analysis Series II -- Advanced Modeling. Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong.


Positions available

  • Ph.D. student positions with a full scholarship are available. Applicants MUST meet the following criteria:
    • Academic excellence (i.e., GPA >= 3.5/4 or 3.8/4.3; first honors) in an undergraduate program;
    • English language proficiency (e.g., IELTS =7 or above; TOEFL = 94 or above);
    • Communication and interpersonal skills (strong reference letter).
    Please send your CV, transcripts, and official reports of IELTS or TOEFL to hfchen@cityu.edu.hk




Last update date : 07 Nov 2024