Yu-Te Huang’s research interests cover adolescent mental health, sexual and gender minority youth, and immigrants’ cross-cultural experiences. In his research, Dr. Huang intends to highlight the importance of theoretical discussions and methodological plurality in the field and to promote social workers’ critical thinking and cross-cultural competency. His research has been published in social work journals that have local and global readerships and presented in international conferences. Prior to pursuing his Ph.D. at the Faculty of Social Work, the University of Toronto, Yu-Te was trained and working as a psychiatric social worker at a medical center in Taiwan.
| Project | PI/ Co-leader/ Co-investigator | Funding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Mentoring Program for Young Gay Men in Hong Kong: Does a Mentor’s Sexual Orientation Matter? | PI | Research Grant Council General Research Fund | HK$849505 |
| Research on exploring LGBTQ needs and help-seeking patterns | PI | Tung-Wah Group of Hospitals | HK$373,379 |
| Enhancing community empathy for and wellbeing of sexual minority youth through arts | Co-PI | Interdisciplinary Knowledge Exchange (KE) Project Fund | HK$100,000 |
| Development of arts-based affirmative therapy for sexual minority youth | Co-PI | HKU-UToronto Strategic Partnership Fund | HK$200,000 |
| LGB young adults’ relational well-being: Before and after Taiwanese legalization of same-sex marriage | PI | Funded by Early Career Scheme (ECS), Research Grant Council | HK$491,768 |
| Development and pilot evaluation of culturally adapted affirmative cognitive-behaviour intervention for sexual minority young adults in Taiwan | PI | Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff, HKU | HK$299,658 |
| Internalized homonegativity and the experiences of micro-aggression among lesbian, gay and bisexual young adults: A quantitative survey, grounded theory analysis and intervention study | Co-PI | Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan | NT$ 3600,000 |
| 青少年犯罪違規及精神健康計畫 | Co-PI | Youth Federation | HK$449,500 |
