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“My research focus on the development of psychometrically robust and culturally-sensitive measures of both early childhood development and the quality of Early Childhood Education” 

Courses Taught

Courses Taught

Undergraduate

  • Girl Power in a Man’s world (Common Core Course)

  • Perspectives on Early Childhood Development and Learning

  • Introduction to Research Methods

  • Observation and Assessment of Children and Early Childhood Programmes

M.Ed

  • Developmental Psychology for Educators

  • Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Education

PhD Students: Alumni

Former PhD Students

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GONG, Joann Jing
PhD

Current Position

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Education, HKU

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CHEN, Laure Lu
PhD

Current Position

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge

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YANG, Yi
PhD

Current Position

Lecturer, Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University

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SU, Yufen
PhD

Current Position

Research Associate

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TAN, Ching Ting
PhD

Current Position

Master Specialist, Pre-school Education, Ministry of Education, Singapore

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WANG, Jing
PhD

Current Position

ZJU 100 Young Professor 
College of Education, Zhejiang University

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WANG, Rhoda K.Y.
PhD

Current Position

Lecturer, Faculty of Education, HKU

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NDIJUYE, Laurent
PhD

Current Position

Research Fellow, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

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IWAN, Ailin
PhD

Current Position

Co-Founder,

Philia Earth

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LAU, Carrie G.L.
PhD

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, HKU

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ZHANG, Li
PhD

Current Position

Associate Professor, East China Normal University

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LEE, Diana
PhD

Current Position

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, HKU

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WONG, Jessie
PhD

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Metropolitan University

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BECHER, Yvonne
PhD

Current Position

Chief Executive, Child Development Centre

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NG, Mei Lee
PhD

Current Position

Assistant Professor, The Education University of Hong Kong

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ZHANG, Jun
PhD

Current Position

Associate Professor,

Nanjing Normal University

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SUN, Jin
PhD

Current Position

Associate Professor,

​University of Macau

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MTAHABWA, Lyabwene
PhD

Current Position

Commissioner for Education, The Minsitry of Education, Science and Technology, Tanzania

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CHAN, Wai Ling
Ed.D.

Current Position

Assistant Professor of Teaching, The Education University of Hong Kong

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CHI, Jin
PhD

Current Position

Associate Professor, Beijing Normal University

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LI, Hui
PhD

Current Position

Chair Professor, The Education University of Hong Kong

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PEARSON, Emma
PhD

Current Position

Professor,

Maynooth University

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WU Shu Chen
PhD

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CHENG Mei Lin
Ed.D.

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CHEN, Sui Ling
PhD

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NG, Sui Ngan
PhD

Student Testimonials

Student
Testimonials

Cindy (Batch: 2018)

Dear Professor Rao, I really enjoy the lectures and discussion I had with you. Your passion has motivated me to devote to ECE and ECSE at the present and in the future. 

Ching Ting (Batch: 2015)

Thank you for being such a great listener, advisor and mentor for my studies and research in HKU. Happy Teachers’ Day! 

Connect with
Prof Nirmala Rao

AFFILIATION
Human Communication, 

Learning, and Development


Faculty of Education
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong

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