Personal profile
Personal profile
Dr. Buchtel received her PhD in cultural psychology (social/personality area; quantitative minor) from the University of British Columbia in 2009, and her B.A. from Yale University in 1999. In between, she spent four years in Changsha and Beijing, teaching English at the high school and university levels and learning Mandarin Chinese.
Research interests
See updated publications and projects at: https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/persons/emma-ellen-kathrina-buchtel
Teaching Interests
In my teaching, I aim to cultivate positive attitudes towards diversity, curiosity and excitement about new ideas, and to teach skills that help my students learn and benefit from different perspectives. Please take a look at our pedagogical projects on teaching discussion skills in the Hong Kong context (https://eduhk-pt.wixsite.com/ptindiscussion) and teaching Global Perspectives through a focus on affective pedagogy and affective cultural competence (https://cultivateglobalpers.wixsite.com/home), an animated video to help visualize how "within culture differences are (almost) always bigger than between-culture differences," (De-essentializing Bar Graphs: Diversity within Differences"), and my TEDx talk, “Culture, Morality and Connecting Across Differences” (https://youtu.be/LToLDHWKGBE).
Professional information
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 12 Finished
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The Meaning of Cognitive Conflict across Cultures: Using Pupil Dilation to Identify Culturally-Relevant Meaning Disruptions and Conflict Compensation (R1287 / 18605921)
BUCHTEL, E. E. K. (PI), Proulx,, T. (CoI) & Sleegers,, W. (CoI)
01/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research project
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Understanding China’s Changing Moral Psychology
BUCHTEL, E. E. K. (Team Member), Ryan, N. (PI), Bond,, M. H. (Team Member), Hamamura,, T. (Team Member), Han,, S. (Team Member), Head,, J. (Team Member), Jing,, Y. (Team Member), Link,, P. (Team Member), Lun,, V. (Team Member), Slingerland,, E. (Team Member), Su,, Y. (Team Member), Sun,, A. (Team Member), Wasserstrom,, J. (Team Member), Xu,, J. (Team Member), Yan,, X. (Team Member) & Zhu,, L. (Team Member)
01/01/19 → 30/06/23
Project: Research project
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Filial Values and “Unhealthy Practices:” When is Corruption Increased by Confucian Virtues? The Roles of Moral Conflict and Societal Transparency
BUCHTEL, E. E. K. (PI), GUAN,, Y. (CoI), Liu,, X. (CoI) & Sarkissian,, H. (CoI)
01/01/18 → 30/06/21
Project: Research project
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Chinese Moral Character: What Does It Mean to be Principled in a Confucian Culture?
BUCHTEL, E. E. K. (PI)
01/01/16 → 30/06/18
Project: Research project
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International Situations Project
BUCHTEL, E. E. K. (Team Member) & FUNDER,, D. (PI)
01/09/15 → 31/08/18
Project: Research project
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Culture and morality: From existential threat to enriching diversity
BUCHTEL, E. E. K., WANG, S., KASHIMA, Y. & KASHIMA, E. S., 2025, Handbook of ethics and social psychology. LAHAM, S. M. (ed.). Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar, p. 346-361Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapters
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Mapping human morality: Human universals and cultural differences
BUCHTEL, E. E. K., MILLER, J. G., HU, X. & YU, F., Jun 2025, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 56, 4, p. 333-336Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Modesty in words and biology: Cultural differences in attitudes towards humility shown in diverse data sources
BUCHTEL, E. E. K., WANG, S., YING, J., PROULX, T. & JACKSON, L., Feb 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Moral growth through cultural–moral disruption: Can wise metacognitive strategies teach wise moral tolerance?
BUCHTEL, E. E. K., CHAO, M. M. & SUN, Q., 2025, In: Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. 14, 3, p. 335-339Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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School choice in Hong Kong: Peking ducks or rich expats?
JACKSON, L. & BUCHTEL, E. E. K., Apr 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers
Prizes
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President's Award for Outstanding Performance in Administrative Services (Team Award)
CHENG, W. Y. R. (Recipient), BUCHTEL, E. E. K. (Recipient), POON, C. Y. (Recipient), FOK, J. N. S. (Recipient) & WONG, W. T. (Recipient), 14 May 2018
Prize: Prizes / Awards
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President's Award for Outstanding Performance in Teaching 2014/15
BUCHTEL, E. E. K. (Recipient), May 2015
Prize: Prizes / Awards