{"id":72,"date":"2023-08-14T09:53:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T01:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T04:34:50","slug":"postgraduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/?page_id=72","title":{"rendered":"Postgraduate Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-3 wp-block-columns alignwide\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WechatIMG3451-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WechatIMG3451-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WechatIMG3451-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WechatIMG3451.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>CHENG<\/strong>, <strong>Runqing<\/strong> <strong>\u7a0b\u6f64\u537f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Runqing Cheng is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate at the Academic Unit of Human Communication, Learning, and Development at the University of Hong Kong, supervised by Prof. William Choi. Her area of research includes speech perception and production, as well as the transfer effect between music and language. She is also interested in the brain processing of speech and music and its implication for language learning.<br>She holds a Master of Science degree in Language Sciences (Neuroscience, Language &amp; Communication) from University College London and a Bachelor of Linguistics from the University of Manchester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:runqing@connect.hku.hk\">runqing@connect.hku.hk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-8 wp-block-columns alignwide\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-4 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Doris-Lab-Page-Pic-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Doris-Lab-Page-Pic-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Doris-Lab-Page-Pic-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Doris-Lab-Page-Pic-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Doris-Lab-Page-Pic-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Doris-Lab-Page-Pic-2048x1536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>YU, Kam Ping Doris&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doris is a fourth-year PhD candidate. Her research focuses on phonetics and phonology, with a particular interest in how language experiences shape speech perception and production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:dorisyuu@connect.hku.hk\">dorisyuu@connect.hku.hk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-11 wp-block-columns alignwide\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Jerry-Tianyu-CHU-797x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74\" width=\"263\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Jerry-Tianyu-CHU-797x1024.jpeg 797w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Jerry-Tianyu-CHU-233x300.jpeg 233w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Jerry-Tianyu-CHU-768x987.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Jerry-Tianyu-CHU.jpeg 827w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>CHU, Tianyu \u891a\u5929\u5b87<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a third-year EdD candidate. My research interests include psycholinguistics, second language acquisition, and connectivity between music and language.<br><br>Email: <a href=\"mailto:ctyjerry@connect.hku.hk\">ctyjerry@connect.hku.hk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-14 wp-block-columns alignwide\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jiaqing-propic-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jiaqing-propic-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jiaqing-propic-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jiaqing-propic-768x1149.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jiaqing-propic-1026x1536.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jiaqing-propic.jpg 1069w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>ZU, <strong>Jiaqing<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>\u4fce\u4f73\u5e86<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a third-year PhD student planning to work on music perception. Having a background of musicology, I am interested in the connectivity between music and language. I hope to get some new perspectives through exploring more interdisciplinary research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:jiaqingz@connect.hku.hk\">jiaqingz@connect.hku.hk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:29% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"815\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Helen-815x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-472 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Helen-815x1024.jpg 815w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Helen-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Helen-768x964.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Helen.jpg 1204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>DING, Yilun \u4e01\u8f76\u4f26<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helen is a second-year PhD student at The University of Hong Kong, supervised by Professor William Choi. Her research explores the relationship between bilingualism and music cognition. She is particularly interested in how language and music interact during complex tasks in bilingual contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:yilunding@connect.hku.hk\">yilunding@connect.hku.hk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-17 wp-block-columns alignwide\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image001-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image001-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image001-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image001.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>LING, Cheuk Lam Katie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a third-year MPhil student planning to work on music and speech perception. As a music and language enthusiast, I am currently interested in how music training or musicianship affects speech perception and learning of tone language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:katieling@connect.hku.hk\" target=\"_blank\">katieling@connect.hku.hk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Nicol-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-461 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Nicol-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Nicol-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Nicol-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Nicol-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Nicol-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>CHAU, Cheuk Lam Nicole \u5468\u5353\u7433<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicole is a second-year MPhil student at The University of Hong Kong under the supervision of Professor William Choi. She graduated from The University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Arts in English language and linguistics and Music, and a Bachelor of Education in English language education. Nicole&#8217;s research interests are speech perception, music perception, and the connectivity between language and music.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:nc0911@connect.hku.hk\">nc0911@connect.hku.hk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"863\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christine-Park_Photo-863x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-663 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christine-Park_Photo-863x1024.jpg 863w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christine-Park_Photo-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christine-Park_Photo-768x911.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christine-Park_Photo-1295x1536.jpg 1295w, https:\/\/spmusic.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christine-Park_Photo-1726x2048.jpg 1726w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>PARK, Minjeong Christine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christine is a full-time teacher and part-time M.Ed. student supervised by Professor William Choi. With a B.Ed. in English Education and Music Education, she has taught both English\/Humanities and Music at international schools in Hong Kong and Korea. She currently teaches Music to early childhood and elementary learners and researches the effects of rhythm-focused music interventions on children\u2019s cognitive and behavioral development alongside her students. Before teaching, she also worked in international development projects and humanitarian affairs, and she remains deeply driven by a mission to serve the world with the most meaningful impact she can make\u2014and to empower learners to do the same.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:u3628553@connect.hku.hk\" target=\"_blank\">u3628553@connect.hku.hk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHENG, Runqing \u7a0b\u6f64\u537f Runqing Cheng is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate at the Academic Unit of Human Communication, Learning, and Development at the University of Hong Kong, supervised by Prof. William Choi. Her area of research includes speech perception and production, as well as the transfer effect between music and language. 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