I regularly teach introductory psychology, environmental psychology, and psychology of climate change at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Hong Kong, as well as at Hokkaido University in Japan. 

I have a passionate commitment to developing innovative educational practices. Here is an example:

• Awarded the Innovative Teaching Development Grant, I have developed a new teaching model that I refer to as the “Tripartite Model of Knowledge Application.” The core feature of this model is to involve frontline practitioners (e.g., communicators in environmental organizations) in a course assignment. Throughout the assignment, students collaborate with both practitioners and me; they acquire the real-world perspective from the former (through site visits, talks, etc.) and the academic perspective from the latter (through lectures, consultation sessions, etc.). In effect, the three parties collaboratively use the course materials to address a real-world issue. 

  More details about this teaching project can be found on this dedicated website.

I am also genuinely interested in extending my educational impact beyond the confines of the classroom. Here are two examples:

• I founded a joint-university environmental psychology network in 2021. The network now has close to 20 MPhil or PhD student members and 10 faculty members from universities from multiple countries and regions in Asia. Members of the network meet regularly online; the network serves as a platform for Asia-based postgraduate students in the research area to receive feedback for their research ideas and output. 

• In the capacity as the chief editor of Asian Journal of Social Psychology, I started a podcast series in 2021. In each episode, a discussion with a guest scholar is dedicated to a special topic that is relevant to career development of student or early-career researchers (e.g., how to cope with the peer review process, how to maximize the value of attending academic conferences). Eleven episodes have been published so far. 

  Listen to the podcast here (podcast is also accessible on Google and Spotify).