
(Name with underline denotes student/junior researcher formerly or currently working in this lab; *denotes corresponding author(s); ^denotes co-first author)
Chan, H. W., Hsu, L. S. J., & Shum, K. K. M. (2025). Exploring the human-animal interaction (HAI) for children with ASD across countries: A systematic review. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-025-06745-8
Chan, W. W. Y., Shum, K. K. M., Downs, J., & Sonuga-Barke, E.* (2024). Are ADHD trajectories shaped by the social environment? A longitudinal study of maternal influences on the preschool origins of delay aversion. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14103
Zheng, Q., Kei, K. T. L., Chiu, K. Y., & Shum, K. K. M.* (2024).Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial of the effects of near-infrared spectroscopy neurofeedback training coupled with virtual reality technology in children with ADHD. BMJ Open, 14, e093183. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093183
Tang, W. Y., Hau, C. C. F., Tong, W. M., Watt, R. M., Yiu, C. K. Y., & Shum, K. K. M.*(2025). Alterations of oral microbiota in young children with autism: Unraveling potential biomarkers for early detection. Journal of Dentistry, 152, 105486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2024.105486
Lam, S. F., Tsang, K. K. Y., Shum, K. K. M..*, Wong, G. H. Y., Wong, S. W. H., Wu, K. C., Kwan, H. W. & Su, M. R. (2024). Emotion regulation versus emotion care as a mechanism of mindfulness in predicting well-being. Mindfulness. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02471-x
Chan, W. W. L., Wu, K. C., Li, S. X.*, Tsang, K. K. Y., Shum, K. K. M., Kwan, H. W., Su, M. R., & Lam, S. F. (2024). Mindfulness-based intervention for schoolteachers: Comparison of video-conferencing group with face-to-face group. Mindfulness. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02430-6
Chan, W. W. Y., & Shum, K. K. M., Downs, J., Liu, N. T., & Sonuga-Barke, E.* (2024). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in cultural context II: A comparison of the links between ADHD and waiting-related responses in Hong Kong and UK. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-024-02506-7
Wong, S. C. Y., & Shum, K. K. M.* (2024). Exploring similarities and differences between shyness and social anxiety: An analysis of their relations with social emotional, social cognitive, and language outcomes in Hong Kong kindergarteners. International Journal of Early Childhood. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13158-024-00395-0
Yuen, M., Chan, K., Chau, L., Shum, K. K. M., Ip, H. L., Shao, S., & Lee, D. (In press). Early intervention for young children with special educational needs in Hong Kong SAR: A Chinese perspective. In W. Beamish & M. Yuen (Eds.). Fostering early intervention services and programs for young children with disabilities in the Asia-Pacific Region. Springer Nature.
Zheng, Q. & Shum, K. K. M.* (2024). Brief Report: A randomized controlled trial of a digital working memory intervention for preschoolers displaying ADHD symptoms. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06213-1
Chan, W. W. Y., Shum, K. K. M., Downs, J., & Sonuga-Barke, E.* (2024). An experimental task to measure preschool children’s frustration induced by having to wait unexpectedly: The role of sensitivity to delay and culture. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 237, 105763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105763
Yeung, K. Y., Chan, T. C., Chan, H. Y., Shum, K. K. M.*, & Tso, R. V. Y.* (2023). Word reading transfer in two distinct languages in reading interventions: How Chinese-English bilingual children with reading difficulties learn to read. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 137, 104501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2023.104501
Havighurst, S. S.*, Choy, R., Ulker, A., Otterpohl, N., Meybodi, F. A., Edrissi, F., Qiu, C., Shum, K. K. M., Radovini, A., Hosn, D. A., & Kehoe, C. E. (2022). A preliminary evaluation of the cultural appropriateness of the Tuning in to Kids parenting program in Germany, Turkey, Iran and China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(16), 10321. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/16/10321/htm
Yu, N. K. K.^, Shum, K. K. M.^*, Lam, Y. Y., Kwan, Q. K. L., Ng, S. Y. P., & Chan, N. T. T. (2022). Sensitivity training for mothers with premature infants: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 47(10), 1167-1184.
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Chan, W. W. Y., Shum, K. K. M., Sonuga-Barke, E.* (2022). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in cultural context: Do parents in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom adopt different thresholds when rating symptoms, and if so why? International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 31(3), e1923. https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1923
Zheng, Q., Cheng, Y. Y., Sonuga-Barke, E., & Shum, K. K. M.* (2022). Do executive dysfunction, delay aversion, and time perception deficit predict ADHD symptoms and early academic performance in preschoolers? Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 50, 1381-1397. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10802-022-00937-x
Keung, A. Y. C., Ho, V. F. L., & Shum, K. K. M.* (2022). Early cognitive intervention using mediated learning for preschoolers with developmental delay: A randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12490
Shum, K. K. M.*, Zheng, Q., Wong, W. L. L., Wong, Y. M., & Lam, C. W. C. (2022). Validation of a developmental screening checklist for Chinese preschoolers in Hong Kong. Child Neuropsychology, 28(8) 997-1030. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2022.2038117
Qiu, C., & Shum, K. K. M.* (2022). Relations between caregivers’ emotion regulation strategies, parenting styles, and preschoolers’ emotional competence in Chinese parenting and grandparenting. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 59, 121-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2021.11.012
Qiu, C., & Shum, K. K. M.* (2022). Emotion coaching intervention for Chinese mothers of preschoolers: A randomized controlled trial. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 53, 61-75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-01101-6
Shum, K. K. M.*, Wong, R. M. F., Au, A. H. C., & Au, T. K. (2022). Autism spectrum disorder screening in Chinese-language preschools. Autism, 26(2), 545-551. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613211039373
Zheng, Q., Wang, X., Chiu, K. Y., & Shum, K. K. M.* (2022). Time perception deficits in children and adolescents with ADHD: A meta-analysis. Journal of Attention Disorders, 26(2), 267-281. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054720978557
Michael, R.*, & Shum, K. K. M. (2022). Future perceptions of Israeli and Hong Kong young adults. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 22(1), 169-190. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-021-09479-y
Chan, R. F. Y., Qiu, C., & Shum, K. K. M.* (2021). Tuning in to kids: A randomized controlled trial of an emotion coaching parenting program for Chinese parents in Hong Kong. Developmental Psychology, 57(11), 1796–1809. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001258
Tsang, K. K. Y., Shum, K. K. M.*, Chan, W. W. L., Li, S. X., Kwan, H. W., Su, M. R., Wong, B. P. H., & Lam, S. F. (2021). Effectiveness and mechanisms of mindfulness training for school teachers in difficult times: A randomized controlled trial. Mindfulness, 12(11), 2820–2831. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-021-01750-1
Shum, K. K. M.*, Au, T. K., Romo, L. F., & Jun, S. (2021). Learning challenging L2 sounds via computer training: High-variability perceptual training for children and adults. Language Learning and Development, 17(4), 327-342. https://doi.org/10.1080/15475441.2021.1876699
Lam, S. F., Shum, K. K. M.*, Chan, W. W. L., & Tsoi, E. W. S. (2021). Acceptance of outgroup members in schools: Developmental trends and roles of perceived norm of prejudice and teacher support. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 91(2), 676-690. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12387
Au, A. H. C.^, Shum, K. K. M.^*, Cheng, Y. T., Tse, M. Y., Wong, R. M. F., Li, J., & Au, T. K.* (2021). Autism spectrum disorder screening in preschools. Autism, 25(2), 516-528. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361320967529
Shum, K. K. M.*, Zheng, Q., Chak, G. S., Kei, K. T. L., Lam, C. W. C., Lam, I. K. Y., Lok, C. S. W., & Tang, J. W. Y. (2021). Dimensional structure of the BRIEF2 and its relations with ADHD symptoms and task performance on executive functions in Chinese children. Child Neuropsychology, 27(2), 165-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2020.1817355
Lo, J. Y. T., & Shum, K. K. M.* (2021). A randomized controlled trial of the effects of RECALL (Reading to Engage Children with Autism in Language and Learning) for preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51(6), 2146-2154. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04692-0
Shum, K. K. M., Chan, W. W. L.*, Tsoi, E. W. S., & Lam, S. F. (2021). Being the minority hurts or helps? A moderated mediation model of group membership, cross-cultural acceptance, and school adjustment. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 24(8), 1355-1371. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430220952137
Su, M., & Shum, K. K. M.* (2019). The moderating effect of mindfulness on the mediated relation between critical thinking and psychological distress via cognitive distortions among adolescents. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1455. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01455
Shum, K. K. M.*, Cho, W. K., Lam, L. O. M., Laugeson, E. A., Wong, W. S., & Law, L. S. K. (2019). Learning how to make friends for Chinese adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled trial of the Hong Kong Chinese version of the PEERS® Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49(2), 527-541. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3728-1
Shum, K. K. M.*, & Au, T. K. (2017). Why does rapid naming predict Chinese word reading? Language Learning and Development, 13(1), 127-142. https://doi.org/10.1080/15475441.2016.1232651
Kidd, J. C., Shum, K. K. M., Wong, A. M. Y., Ho, C. S. H., & Au, T. K.* (2017). Auditory perception and word recognition in Cantonese-Chinese speaking children with and without specific language impairment. Journal of Child Language, 44(1), 1-35. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305000915000604
Shum, K. K. M.*, Ho, C. S. H., Siegel, L. S., & Au, T. K. (2016). First-language longitudinal predictors of second-language literacy in young L2 learners. Reading Research Quarterly, 51(3), 323-344. https://doi.org/1002/rrq.139
Kidd, J. C., Shum, K. K. M., Ho, C. S. H., & Au, T. K.* (2015). Phonological representations and early literacy in Chinese.Scientific Studies of Reading, 19(2), 89-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888438.2014.938192