Research Faculty

Dr. Jojo Kwok is an Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, as well as a registered nurse and certified yoga instructor in Hong Kong. She received her degrees of BN (1st Hons), MPH and PhD from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research focuses on chronic illness care, gerontology, mental health and behavioral medicine, with a special emphasis on Parkinson’s disease (PD). Her ongoing research projects include the effects and mechanisms of individual mindfulness techniques in people with PD. Her research findings have been published in leading international journals such as JAMA Neurology, npj Parkinson’s Disease, and the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, and featured as impactful news in both local and international mass media, including Reuters Health and Radio Television Hong Kong. She has also been invited to present in international conferences such as the 2023 Neuroscience and Yoga Online Conference hosted by the New York University, the International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and its Applications (INCOFYRA) hosted by the Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (V-YASA) and the Government of India, and the Symposium on Yoga Research hosted by the International Association of Yoga Therapists.

In recognition to her research achievement and contribution to the nursing profession, Dr. Kwok has received an Emerging Nurse Researcher/Scholar Award from the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International in 2023. She has also received an Early Career Award from the Hong Kong Society of Behavioral Health in 2022, an Outstanding New Researcher Award in 2021, an Early Career Award and a Meritorious Scientific Abstract Award in 2018 from the International Society of Behavioral Medicine (ISBM). She has been appointed as an external reviewer for national competitive research grants such as the Dutch Research Council and the Austrian Science Fund. She has been appointed as a council member and education and training committee member of the Hong Kong Parkinson’s Disease Foundation to contribute to PD-specific education and training for patients, caregivers and allied health professionals.