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-Dr. Eva Lau is an Associate Professor and Acting Head of the Department of Early Childhood Education at the Education University of Hong Kong. She is a researcher in the field of child development and family studies, with a wide range of interests including parental involvement, parenting practices, school readiness, childhood aggression, and executive functions. Her research program focuses on three crucial areas: 1) the impact of parenting on child development across developmental transitions, 2) the effectiveness of parenting practices and parent-child programs in enhancing children's executive functions and school readiness, and 3) well-being and parenting during the transition to parenthood. She was name World's Top 2% Scientist by Stanford University in 2024 (Developmental and Child Psychology).
-Dr. Lau has published in reputable journals such as Child Development, Parenting, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Early Education and Development, and British Educational Research Journal. She is a member of the Society for Research in Child Development, American Psychological Association, American Educational Research Association. She has successfully secured four competitive research grants from the Research Grant Council to support her research endeavors. In addition, she has received substantial donations, totaling over 110 million Hong Kong dollars, for projects specifically related to early education and development.
-Dr. Lau is a speaker for over 150 teacher training workshops and parent education programs, collaborating with local and overseas universities, schools, and the Education Bureau of Hong Kong. She frequently provides insights on parenting and school transition topics through interviews with television, radio, newspaper, and magazine outlets. Her research findings and projects have been covered by local and international media on more than 100 occasions. Dr. Lau is also the author of a children's book on school transition and has served as a consultant for two community programs on parenting and school transition. In 2022/23, the school transition team led by Dr. Lau was awarded the President's Award for Knowledge Transfer from her university for their exceptional efforts in promoting children's school transition during the pandemic.
-Dr. Lau currently serves as an associate editor for Early Education and Development, Guest Editor for Developmental Psychology, and an editorial member for the Parenting, Journal of Research in Childhood Education, and AI, Brian and Child. Throughout her career, she has supervised three Ph.D., one Ed.D, and seven M.A. students as their principal supervisor. In addition to serving as a thesis examiner and grant reviewer for both local and overseas universities, she has also been a program external examiner and advisor for local tertiary institutions. She is a specialist for the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications and a school manager for four local kindergartens.
-As the loving mother of two young children, Dr. Lau recognizes the uniqueness of each child and family, and believes that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to parenting. She takes pleasure in supporting parents by sharing her research knowledge and her own experiences as a parent.
Research interests
- Parenting and child socio-emotional development
- Parenting practices and parent-child programs to enhance children's executive functions and school readiness
- Well-being and parenting during the transition to parenthood
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Teaching Interests
- Child development
- Parent-child relationships
- Home-school collaboration
- School transition
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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Projects
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Coercive parenting, child temperament, and child aggression: A mixed methods and two-wave longitudinal study
LAU, Y. H. E. (PI) & Casas,, J. (CoI)
01/01/18 → 31/12/19
Project: Research project
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A longitudinal study of parental involvement and school adjustment during the transition to school
LAU, Y. H. E. (PI)
01/01/15 → 31/12/16
Project: Research project
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Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education and Children’s Readiness for School
LAU, Y. H. E. (PI)
01/09/08 → 31/08/11
Project: Other project
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Examining the effectiveness of a video-based parent–child program on executive functions for children 5 to 6 years old: A randomized controlled trial
LAU, Y. H. E., WU, X., SIU, C. T. S., WILLIAMS, K. E. & BAUTISTA ARELLANO, A., Mar 2025, In: Child Development. 96, 2, p. 781-796Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Digital parenting and its impact on early childhood development: A scoping review
CHOY, Y. N., LAU, Y. H. E. & WU, D., 2024, In: Education and Information Technologies. 29, p. 22147-22187Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Digital parenting in the early years: A scoping review
CHOY, Y. N., LAU, Y. H. E. & WU, D., Apr 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers
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Effectiveness of mixed-mode parenting training program during the COVID-19 pandemic: A quasi-experiment study in Hong Kong
WU, D., LAU, Y. H. E. & POWER, T. G., Jan 2024, In: Children and Youth Services Review. 156, 107246.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Family conflict trajectories and association with parenting outcomes across the transition to parenthood
ZENG, X., LAU, Y. H. E. & LI, J., Jun 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers