曹宏業博士
助理教授 / 社群心理健康研究中心附屬成員 / 心理評估及臨床研究部成員
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Introduction
Ricky obtained his PhD from the University of Hong Kong. Trained as an educational psychologist, his research aims at revealing the neuro-cognitive mechanisms of learning and applying his research findings into practice. He has a particular interest in research related, but not limited, to face recognition, hemispheric asymmetry, literacy and language development, developmental dyslexia and ethnic minority education. He utilizes a variety of research methods in his studies including behavioural, cognitive, and electrophysiological techniques such as EEG.
Highest Degree Obtained
PhD, Specialization in Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong
Membership of Professional Societies
Graduate Member, Hong Kong Psychological Society
Full Member, Division of Educational Psychology, Hong Kong Psychological Society
Member, Vision Sciences Society
Member, Cognitive Science Society
Honours / Awards
FEHD "Top 10%" Teaching Awards 2019/20, EdUHK
2016 Best Oral Presentation Award, 16th Annual Research Postgraduate Conference, Faculty of Social Sciences, HKU
2016 1st Runner-up, 3MT Research Presentation Competition, HKU
2016 Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship, Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund
2014 Reaching Out Award, HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund
2014 Student Travel Award, Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision
2014 Erik Kvan Postgraduate Scholarship, Erik Kvan Memorial Fund
2013-2015 Swire Scholarship, Swire Company,
2013 Outstanding Research Postgraduate Student Award, HKU
2013-2016 Hong Kong PhD Fellowship, Research Grants Council, HKSAR
2013 Young Scientists Award (2nd-runner up), HKPS Annual Conference
2012 Best Poster Award, Hong Kong Psychological Society Annual Conference
2012 2nd Runner-up, 3MT Research Presentation Competition, HKU
2012 Elsevier/Vision Research Travel Award, VSS12, Vision Sciences Society
2011 & 2012 Li Po Chun Postgraduate Scholarships, Li Po Chun Charitable Trust Fund
Teaching in Current Academic Year
Developmental Psychology
Educational Psychology
Psychopathology
Cognitive Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Psychology of Learning
Current External Competitive Grants
Hsiao, J.H., Cheung W.M., & Tso R.V.Y. (2014). Enhancing the Orthographic Awareness of Chinese Characters in Local Chinese-as-a-Second-Language (CSL) Secondary School Students. Faculty Impact Project Grant, Knowledge Exchange Fund, HKU (Co-I)
Tso, R.V.Y., Chan, W.Y., Wong, W.Y., Chung, K.S.H, & Saifullah. (2013). Inspiration Network —Mentorship Programme for Matriculation Non-Chinese Speaking Minorities. Student Knowledge Exchange Project Grant, Knowledge Exchange Fund, HKU
Consultancy in Past 3 Years
Conference Paper Reviewer:
The Annual Meetings of the Cognitive Science Society (CogSci)
Journal Paper Reviewer:
PLOS ONE
Journal of Vision
Selected Recent Publications
Publications in Peer-reviewed Journals
Tso, R.V., & Cowling, B. (2020). Importance of face masks for COVID-19 – a call for effective public education. Clinical Infectious Diseases, ciaa593. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa593
Tso, R. V.,Chan, R. T., & Hsiao, J. H. (2020).Holistic but with reduced right-hemisphere involvement: The case of dyslexia in Chinese character recognition. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 27, 553–562. http://dx.doi.org10.3758/s13423-020-01721-y
Au, T. K., Chan, S. W., Chan, W. W. L., Cheng, L., Siegel, L. L., Tso, R. V. (2015). Can Non-interactive Language Input Benefit Young Second-Language Learners? Journal of Child Language, 42(2), 323-350.
Tso, R. V., Au, T. K., & Hsiao, J. H. (2014). Perceptual Expertise: Can Sensorimotor Experience Change Holistic Processing and Left-side Bias? Psychological Science, 25(9), 1757-1767.
Presentations in Peer-reviewed Conference
Publications in Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings:
Tso, R. V., Au, T. K., & Hsiao, J. H. (2015). How do different training tasks modulate our perception and hemispheric lateralization in the development of perceptual? In D.C. Noelle, R. Dale, A.S. Warlaumont, J. Yoshimi, T. Matlock, C.D. Jennings, C. D., & P.P. Maglio, (Eds.), Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 1991-1996). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
Tso, R. V., Au, T. K., & Hsiao, J. H. (2013). Expert marker of Chinese character recognition: Left-side bias versus holistic processing? In M. Knauff, M. Pauen, N. Sebanz, & I. Wachsmuth, (Eds), Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 1492-1497). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
Tso, R. V., Au, T. K., & Hsiao, J. H. (2012). Writing facilitates learning to read in Chinese through reduction of holistic processing: A developmental study. In N. Miyake, D. Peebles, & R. P. Cooper (Eds.), Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 2463-2468). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
Tso, R. V., Au, T. K., & Hsiao, J. H. (2011). The Influence of Writing Experiences on Holistic Processing in Chinese Character Recognition. In L. Carlson, C. Hoelscher, & T.F. Shipley (Eds.), Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 1442-1447). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
Conference Abstracts/Poster presentations:
Tso, R. V. (2016). Reconstructing Chinese Characters without writing: Enhancing holistic processing and orthographic awareness. Paper presented in 16^th Annual Research Postgraduate Conference, Faculty of Social Sciences HKU, Hong Kong, China. [Best Oral Presentation Award]
Tso, R. V., Au, T. K., & Hsiao, J. H. (2014). Holistic Processing in Visual Expertise Acquisition: An Inverted U-shape Function in the Development of Chinese Character Recognition. Vision: The Journal of the Vision Society of Japan, 26(Suppl.), 60. [Paper presented at the 10th Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision (APCV 2014), Takamatsu, Japan, 19 – 22 July, 2014. (Student Travel Award Winner)]
Tso, R. V., Leung, C. N., Au, T. K., & Hsiao, J. H. (2014). Writing reduces holistic processing but does not facilitate reading: The case in Chinese children with developmental dyslexia. Poster presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society (VSS 2014), St. Pete’s Beach, FL., 16 – 21 May, 2014.
Tso, R. V., Chan, S. W. Y., Tse, E. Y. C., Xu, M., Au, T. K., & Hsiao, J. H. (2013). Inverted U-shape Function of Holistic Processing in Learning to Read Chinese Characters: The Influence of Writing Experience. Paper presented at the Hong Kong Psychological Society Annual Conference 2013, Hong Kong, China. [Young Scientists Award (2^nd-runner up)]
Cheung, W. M, Lam, J. W. I., & Tso, R. V. (2012). Uncovering the Modes of Hong Kong Schools Supporting Non-Chinese Speakers to Learn Chinese and their Communities of Practices. Paper presented at the Conference on Enhancing the Teaching and Learning of Chinese for Non-Chinese Speaking Students: Challenge and Breakthrough, Hong Kong, China. (Primary speaker)
Tso, R. V., Lau, T., Xu, M., Au, T. K., & Hsiao, J. H. (2012). Writing experience changes our visual perception: The case of Chinese character recognition. Poster presented at the Hong Kong Psychological Society Annual Conference 2012, Hong Kong, China. [Awarded 1st Prize (Best Poster Award)]
Tso, R. V., Au, T. K., & Hsiao, J. H. (2012). Writing facilitates learning to read in Chinese through reduction of holistic processing: A developmental study. Journal of Vision, 12, 530. (Paper presented at the 12th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society (VSS 2012), Naples, FL., 11-16 May 2012) (Elsevier/ Vision Research Travel Award Winner)
Invited Symposia:
Hsiao, J, Tso, R., & Au, T. (2013, July). Reduced holistic processing in the development of Chinese orthographic representations. In A. Content (Chair), Structure and development of orthographic representations. Symposium conducted at the Twentieth Annual Meeting Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Hong Kong SAR, China.