Family Polyvictimization, Maternal Stress, to Infant Biomarker: An Integrated Approach to the Pregnancy Care
Jack Bell Building, Room 322 & Zoom
Abstract:
In this presentation, Professor Chan will address the risks and impacts of intimate partner violence (IPV) against pregnant women. He will examine the association between pregnancy violence, newborns’ biomarker telomere length and family polyvictimization. He will also investigate the evidence of the long-term health impacts on women and children.
Child maltreatment can be prevented before childbirth. Based on his ongoing research and empirical findings, Professor Chan will discuss the prevention of maternal postnatal depression and child maltreatment. He argues for the need to conduct universal screening for IPV and family polyvictimization during pregnancy, to engage fathers and grandparents, and to use technology in promoting pregnancy care.
Bio:
Professor Edward Chan is Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a Fulbright Scholar and is the first scholar around the globe to examine family polyvictimization. An outstanding scholar with intellectual rigor and passion for his research, Professor Chan was conferred the title “RGC Senior Research Fellow” by the Research Grants Council in 2022. He received the Senior Scholar Award, RGC-Fulbright Hong Kong Research Scholar Program in 2013-14, and was awarded as an outstanding scholar by the RGC Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme in 2016.
Professor Chan’s excellence in scholarship has been consistently recognized as one of the top 2% scientists worldwide, according to a Stanford University report published from 2019 to 2022. Compared to scholars in related fields, including in the social sciences, he is ranked in the top 1% among social scientists.
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