DR. CHEUNG CHUN-SING, JOHNSON

cjcs@hku.hk
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Dr. Cheung C.S. Johnson

Senior Lecturer

Dr. Johnson Chun-Sing Cheung received his BSW, MSocSc, and MBC from HKU, an MA in Philosophy from CUHK, and a DSW from PolyU. He is a RSW and a Certified Philosophical Counselor, with extensive experience in working in both frontline and administrative positions in youth and community settings. He serves as an elected member of the Standing Committee on Social Development of HKCSS and as a consultant for the Society for Innovation and Technology in Social Work (SITSW). Currently, he holds the position of director at two Section 88 tax-exempt charitable organizations, the TALK Foundation (a self-help organization for parents of children with special educational needs) and iDiscover Asia (a cross-disciplinary initiative in heritage preservation and cultural mapping). Before joining HKU, he taught social work courses at CUHK and PolyU. He was awarded “Top Peer Reviewer in Social Sciences” by Publons of Clarivate Analytics and had reviewed over 400 manuscripts for social work journals mainly indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection. He is currently the Section Editor (Sociology) of PLOS ONE, Subject Editor (Social Work) of Social Sciences and Humanities Open, Co-Editor of The International Journal of Community and Social Development, Associate Editor of Philosophical Practice, International Journal of Social Welfare, and Clinical Case Reports, Consulting Editor of Health & Social Work, and Editorial Board Member of Child & Family Social Work, Research on Social Work Practice, European Journal of Social Work, Journal of Social Service Research, Practice: Social Work in Action, and Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work.

Publications

  • Cheung, J. C. S., Mo, K. Y. H., Tsang, W. W. H., & Wong, E. Y. W. (2025). Developing a User Typology of Adopting Innovative Technologies in Social Work. The British Journal of Social Work https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaf087
  • Cheung, J. C. S., Ho, S. C. Y., & Yau, C. Y. (2025). Social work in the era of WEB 3.0. Journal of Social Work, 25(3), 418-423 https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173251318825.
  • Cheung, J. C. S., Tsang, W. W. H., Yu, P. K. Y. & Yuen, D. M. (2024). Promoting free play in families using the kindergarten PLAYBAG intervention in Hong Kong: An exploratory study. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services. https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894231203416.
  • Cheung, J. C. S., Leung, G. S. M., Lam, Y. M., & Chan, J. W. T. (2023). Emotionally focused therapy group intervention for parents of primary school students with parenting stress: An evaluation study in Hong Kong. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, 33(1), 64-81 https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2022.2092770
  • Cheung, J. C. S., To, S. M., Liu, X., Chan, A. M. Y. (2023). Inter-professional education and collaborative practice in social work: Associations between youth work practitioners’ experience in inter-professional learning, creative self-efficacy and innovative behaviour. The British Journal of Social Work, 53(5), 2621-2642 https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcac236
  • Cheung, J. C. S., Lui, T., Lu, S., Chui, C. H. K., Leung, D. K. Y., Au, W. S. H., Kwok, W. W., Lum, T., & Wong, G. (2022). Depressive symptoms and coping strategies in community-dwelling older people amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-method study. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 65(8), 866-82 https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2022.2061662
  • Cheung, J. C. S. & Rogers, J. (2021). Civic crowdfunding of social work research: Opportunities, challenges and strategies. The British Journal of Social Work, 51(7) https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaa008
  • Cheung, J. C. S. (2021). Responses to COVID-19 in major social work journals: A systematic review of empirical studies, comments, and editorials. Research on Social Work Practice, 32(2), 168-185 https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315211046846
  • Cheung, J. C. S. (2021). 743,571 (Poem). Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 17(2), 94. https://doi.org/10.1080/15524256.2020.1816523
  • Cheung, J. C. S. (2021). Vaccination: Keep records secure with blockchain. Nature, 590(7846), 389 https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-00411-6

Externally funded research

  • (PI) Teaching Development Grant (TDG), A Cross-disciplinary Application of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Innovating Simulation-based Learning of Social Casework, 2024 - date
  • (Co-I) Institutional Development Scheme (IDS) Collaborative Research Grant - Research Grants Council (RGC), Mapping the grey digital divide and diversity in older ICT users post-COVID: A mixed-method research informing service and policy development, 2022 - date
  • (Co-PI) Research Impact Fund (RIF) - Research Grants Council (RGC), E2Power: Engagement and empowerment of communities through social capital development, 2021 – date

Honor (fellowship, award, honorary appointments):

  • Top Peer Reviewer in Social Sciences (2019), awarded by Publons of Clarivate Analytics
  • Poster Commendation Award (2018), awarded by the Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Burt Gummer Award (2018), awarded by the editorial board of the journal Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance
  • Jo Campling Memorial Prize (2014), awarded by the editorial board of the journal Ethics & Social Welfare

Key Community Services

  • Disciplinary Committee Panel Member, Disciplinary Committee Panel, Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB)
  • Elected Member, Standing Committee on Social Development, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS)
  • Committee Member, Advisory Committee of Membership Application, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS)
  • Consultant, Society for Innovation and Technology in Social Work
  • Director, TALK Foundation
  • Director, iDiscover Asia
  • Executive Board Member, Addoil Education
  • Advisory Committee Member, The Caritas Community Centre - Caine Road
  • Section Editor (Sociology), PLOS ONE
  • Subject Editor (Social Work), Social Sciences and Humanities Open
  • Co-Editor, The International Journal of Community and Social Development
  • Associate Editor, Philosophical Practice
  • Associate Editor, International Journal of Social Welfare
  • Consulting Editor, Health & Social Work
  • Editorial Board Member, Child & Family Social Work
  • Editorial Board Member, Research on Social Work Practice
  • Editorial Board Member, European Journal of Social Work
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Social Service Research
  • Editorial Board Member, Practice: Social Work in Action
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work
  • Examination Moderator, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) School of Continuing Education - Diploma Yi Jin
  • External Examiner, YMCA College of Careers