Current role

Assistant Professor, Department of Education Policy and Leadership, EdUHK

Research interests

Jess's research focuses on (1) the implications of advanced technologies in higher education, especially related to assessment policies, relationships and practices; (2) the governance/regulation of these technologies in education contexts; and (3) the issue around student cheating and academic integrity in the digital age.

*In relation to the above, a lot of my recent work has centred on understanding the emerging role of GenAI in higher education assessment. I’m interested in many evolving phenomena in this context, including how emerging technologies are regulated and governed through policies, ethical complexities of GenAI and assessment, the reconfiguration of assessment work for educators and students, the changing teacher-student relational dynamics during GenAI times, and how GenAI challenges entrenched assumptions in assessment such as what it means to produce original work. I welcome research collaborations and inquiries from prospective doctoral students to further explore these areas together:)

Research awards and recognition

In recognition of her research performance, Jess was awarded the 2023 HKU Foundation Publication Award (RPG) and 2025 Editor's Choice Award (first-place winner) by Teaching in Higher Education Journal. Her work has been mentioned or featured on various media outlets, such as WONKHE, Times Higher Education, and Yahoo News. She is also the Principal Investigator of several external and internal research grants on GenAI and higher education, including one funded by the Hong Kong Research Grant Council under the prestigious Early Career Scheme.

Education background

PhD – University of Hong Kong

MPhil – University of Cambridge

BA – Sun Yat-sen University

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Invited reviewer for Journals, including:

Assessment & Evaluative of Higher Education (SSCI) | Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management (SSCI) | Higher Education Research & Development (SSCI) | Teaching and Teacher Education (SSCI) | The Asia-Pacific Education Researchers (SSCI) | Studies in Educational Evaluation (SSCI) | International Journal of Intercultural Relations (SSCI) | Journal of Engineering Education (SSCI) | Journal of Language Identity and Education (SSCI) | Asia Pacific Education Review (SSCI) | System (SSCI) | International Journal of Education Management (ESCI) | Beijing International Review of Education | Education Innovations Systems and Future Learning | Computers & Education: Artificial Intelligence …

Editorial role

Editorial board - Teaching in Higher Education Critical Perspectives (SSCI, Q1)