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My research areas include crime and deviance, health, gender studies, and China studies. I am particularly interested in substance use (e.g., illicit drug, alcohol, and tobacco use), treatment, and drug policy studies.

My doctoral research is centered on explaining the initiation and continuation of drug use in China. Based on the quantitative analysis of 1,027 questionnaires from detained drug users, my PhD thesis outlines an integrative theoretical framework incorporating self-control, social control, social learning, and normalization theories to explain respondents’ drug use patterns. The in-depth interview analysis further revealed how drug-use networks and permissive attitudes towards drugs exerted different influences on male and female drug use behaviors. My current research is exploring the gendered mechanisms in drug treatment and rehabilitation process among users in Hong Kong, China, and Canada.

My research has been published in several international journals on criminology or substances use, including Crime & Delinquency, Drug and Alcohol Review, Substance Use & Misuse. I am an ad hoc peer reviewer for Substance Abuse, Addiction Research & Theory, Asian Journal of Criminology, and Substance Use & Misuse

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):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

Sociology, Doctor of Philosophy, Chinese University of Hong Kong

20152020

Keywords

  • Sociology and Social Conditions
  • Crime and Deviance
  • Substances Use and Addiction
  • Addiction Treatment
  • Gender and Crime
  • China

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