Wincyis an Assistant Professor of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Prior to joining theInstitute, she took up the Post-doctoral Fellowship in The University of Hong Kong specializing Learning Sciences.

Wincy's major research interest is in epistemic beliefs and epistemic development and her PhD dissertation has won the Award for Outstanding Research Postgraduate Student in The University of Hong Kong. She has broad research interest and publishes in area of, in addition to epistemic beliefs and learning, also in policy and learning environment in higher education also lately in positive psychology.

She is now the Programme Leader of Master of Teaching (MTeach).

Epistemic Beliefs; Epistemic Development; Learning Environment; Associate Degree Policy and Development; Positive Psychology and Learning.

Courses taught:

Degree level courses:

-- Teachers as curriculum planners

-- Chinese cultural heritage and Chinese philosophy

-- Effective teaching and positive classroom learning environment

-- Teacher leadership and professionalism in changing contexts

-- General Education foundation course

-- Honors Projects supervision

Post-graduate courses:

-- Psychology of learning

-- Teacher leadership and professionalism in changing contexts

-- Practitioner-based research project

--Critical thinking in liberal studies

-- EdD Supervision