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Ho Kwan Cheung

Ph.D.
Pronouns: She/ Her/ Hers

Positions

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology

Contact information

Email

hokwan.cheung@ucalgary.ca

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Location

Office: Administration266

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Background

Educational Background

Ph.D. Psychology, George Mason University, 2018

Cheung CV

Biography

Originally from Hong Kong but spent most of her life in the U.S., Dr. Ho Kwan Cheung received her Ph.D. from George Mason University in 2018 and worked as an assistant professor at the University at Albany, SUNY before joining UoC in 2022. She specializes in workplace discrimination and equity, diversity, & inclusion (EDI) issues, with a special focus on gender and family. She also has a broad interest in experiences for all marginalized employees (e.g., refugees, LGBTQ+). She has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles on the topic, and her work is currently funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). In addition to her research and teaching roles, she also serves as a human resources expert witness for employment discrimination and sexual harassment cases. 

Research

Areas of Research

Workplace Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Workplace Discrimination , Employee Well-Being

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Human Dynamics in a Changing World (2015-2021)

Democracy, Justice, and Sustainability

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
PSYC 321 Industrial-Organizational Psychology
PSYC 503 Workplace Diversity and Discrimination
PSYC 482 Psychology of Working Groups and Teams

Awards

  • Early Career Fellow, Work Family Research Network. 2021
  • Best Paper Award, Academy of Management- Gender and Diversity in Organizations Divison. 2016

Publications

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