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Prof. Wong Lok Yi, Karen

Prof. Wong Lok Yi, Karen

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Assistant Professor

BA, MA (York, England), BSW, MSW, PhD (UBC, Canada) 3943 1604

 

Research Interests

  • Lived experience of dementia
  • Elder care services, policies, and systems
  • Family and formal caregiving
  • Aging and cultural, racial, and language diversity
  • Aging and technology

 

Curriculum Vitae

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Selected Publications

  • Wong, K. L. Y., Hung, L. Wang, C., Pan, D., Liao, D., Ren, L. H., Berndt, A. (2025) The Perceived Impacts of Using Dementia-Friendly Videos to Support the Psychosocial Needs of People with Moderate to Severe Dementia in Care Settings: A Qualitative Exploratory Study. Digital Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076251357490
  • Wong, K. L. Y., Johnson, G., & O’Connor, D. (2024). Living with dementia: Exploring the intersections of culture, race, and dementia, stigma. Dementia, 23(6), 1001–1020. https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012241249796
  • Wong, K. L. Y., Pan, D., Hung, L. (2024) Applying Nancy Fraser’s Framework on Three Dimensions of Justice in the Understanding of Justice in the Use of Technology with Older Adults with Moderate to Severe Dementia in Care Settings: Closing the Digital Divide. Journal of Technology in Human Services. 1-21. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15228835.2024.2376552
  • Wong, K. L. Y., Hung, L., Wong, J., Park, J, Alfares, H., Zhao, Y., Mousavinejad, A., Soni, A., Zhao, H. (2024) Adoption of Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Robots in Long-Term Care Homes by Healthcare Providers: A Scoping Review. JMIR Aging. https://doi.org/10.2196/55257
  • Wong, K. L. Y., Smith, C., To-Miles, F., Dunn, S., Gregorio, M., Wong, L., Huynh, P., & Hung, L. (2022). Timely considerations of using the de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale with older adults living in long-term care homes: A critical reflection. Journal of Long Term Care, 163–172. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.141
  • Wong, K. L. Y. (2021) How Do Social Workers Working in Long-term Care Understand Their Roles? Using British Columbia, Canada as an Example. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2021.1900479
 

Selected Projects

  • 2025-2029, Co-Principal Investigator. Promoting health equity among people living with dementia and care partners in ethno-racial communities: Co-designing quality of life supports. Team Grant, Canadian Institutes of Health Research. (CAD$268,725)
  • 2024–25, Principal Investigator. Implementation strategies for reducing antipsychotic medication use in long-term care homes at Vancouver Coastal Health: Closing the learning cycle loop. Health System Impact Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research. (CAD$50,000)
  • 2024–26, Co-lead. Extending the reach of the flipping stigma on its ear toolkit: Translating and transforming the toolkit for the Chinese community. Reach Program, Michael Smith Health Research BC. (CAD$20,000)
  • 2024–26, Co-lead. Building an anti-oppressive gerontological social work community of practice in Canada in collaboration with researchers, practitioners, and older adults. Reach Program, Michael Smith Health Research BC. (CAD$20,000)