Dr Carrie Li

li.carrie@hku.hk
(852) 3917 2091
CJT-507

Prof. Li K.W. Carrie

Assistant Professor

Prof. Carrie Li is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Work and Social Administration. She studies intimate partner violence and holistic well-being across cultural contexts. She recently expands her research to Hong Kong and Chinese societies. Her approach to research is to use quantitative, qualitative, and experimental methods, as well as multiple theoretical frameworks to answer important questions about factors, patterns, etiology, intervention, and policy. Prof. Li also takes a feminist and intersectionality approach to create knowledge for vulnerable and marginalized populations.
   
Prof. Li’s research is funded by numerous competitive grants, such as Hong Kong Jockey Club. She is the winner of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences graduate student paper award. Her work has been recognized by three Research Scholars Award from the College of Social Science and a Disciplinary Leadership Award from the Council of Graduate Students at Michigan State University. Prof. Li is also a recipient of two International Peace Scholarship and a Criminal Justice Community Psychology Scholarship.

Prof. Li’s work has been published in top peer-reviewed international journals, including Family Process, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Child Abuse & Neglect, Violence Against Women, Victims & Offenders, Deviant Behavior, and Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion.

Prof. Li welcomes potential PhD students and interns to join her Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) research lab!

Publications

  • Li, C. K. W.(2024). A qualitative study on how intimate partner violence against women changes, escalates, and persists from pre‐to postseparation. Family process, 63(3), 1446-1468.
  • Li, C. K., Liu, J., & Chen, X. (2023). Chinese women's acceptance of intimate partner violence against women. Violence against women, 10778012231200475.
  • Li, C. K., Liu, J., & Chen, X. (2022). Chinese Women's Financial Independence and Their Intimate Partner Violence Victimization Experiences. Violence Against Women, 10778012221097143.
  • Li, C. K. (2022). The applicability of social structure and social learning theory to explain intimate partner violence perpetration across national contexts. Journal of interpersonal violence, 08862605211072166.
  • Li, C. K. W., Almanza, M., Abad, D., & Melde, C. (2020). Do different factors explain low- versus high-rate adolescent weapon carrying? Victims & Offenders, 16:2, 203-222, DOI: 10.1080/15564886.2020.1799467

Honors

  • 2018 Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Michigan State University
  • 2015 – 2016 International Peace Scholarship, Philanthropic Educational Organization
  • 2015 Disciplinary Leadership Award, Council of Graduate Students, Michigan State University
  • 2014 Graduate Student Paper Award, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
  • 2014 Winner of Oral Presentation, Environmental Risk and Decision Making Symposium, Michigan State University
  • 2013 – 2015 Research Scholars Grants, College of Social Science, Michigan State University