LAI Yuen Shan Ruby, Dr.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Policy

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7019-1939

Phone(852) 26167229
Emailrubylai@ln.edu.hk

8 Castle Peak Road, Tuen Mun
Hong Kong

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Name in Chinese

黎苑姍

Biography

Prof. Ruby Lai obtained her Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She joined Lingnan University in August 2019. Her research interests revolve around gender, family, reproductive politics, and ethnicity. She teaches Hong Kong Society and Asia Pacific Comparative Development and Policy Symposium.

Research interests

Gender and Family, Reproductive Politics, Ethnic Minorities, Hong Kong Society

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The Compressed Family and Cubicle Living: Housing and Family in Postcolonial Hong Kong
LAI, Y. S. R.
LU Research Committee
1/01/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Grant Research
Sex and Sensitivity: Understanding the Needs for Culturally Sensitive Sexuality Education in Hong Kong
LAI, Y. S. R. & ARAT, G.
LU Research Committee
30/06/20 → 30/06/22
Project: Grant Research
Harmony No Longer? Hong Kong Families under the Anti-Extradition
LAI, Y. S. R., CHIU, T. Y. J. & CHOI, Y. P. S.
LU Research Committee
15/06/20 → 15/09/21
Project: Grant Research

2 Scopus Citations
1 Scopus h-Index
4 Journal Article (refereed)
2 Book (Author)
2 Conference Paper (other)

Sex Work and Stigma Management in China and Hong Kong: The Role of State Policy and NGO Advocacy
CHOI, S. Y. P. & LAI, R. Y. S., 22 Feb 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The China Quarterly. 20 p.
Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
Birth tourism and migrant children’s agency: the ‘double not’ in post-handover Hong Kong
CHOI, S. Y. P. & LAI, R. Y. S., 14 Dec 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 17 p.
Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
Gender Irrelevance : How Women and Men Rationalize Their Support for the Right
CHOI, S. Y. P., LAI, R. Y. S. & PANG, J. C. L., Mar 2020, In: Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. 45, 2, p. 473-496 24 p.
Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)

2019 Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards (Social Science)
LAI, Yuen Shan Ruby (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize / Award › Prize

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Hong Kong Sociological Association: 2019 Best PhD Thesis Award
LAI, Yuen Shan Ruby (Recipient), 30 Nov 2019
Prize: Prize / Award › Prize

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1 Public Lecture
1 Other Invited Talks or Presentations

訓醒未呀? : 睡眠社會學
陳效能 (Speaker) & 黎苑姍 (Speaker)
24 Oct 2020
Activity: Talks or Presentations › Public Lecture
#Metoo in East Asia 東亞的#MeToo運動 - #MeToo in China & Hong Kong
Yuen Shan Ruby LAI (Speaker)
28 Oct 2019
Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations

[南嶺風騷] 佐敦大火透視南亞裔貧困狀況 Jordan blaze reveals the plight of ethnic minorities in Hong Kong
Yuen Shan Ruby LAI
7/12/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Lingnan Columns
[南嶺風騷] 新冠肺炎威脅生殖權利 Reproductive health services shut down due to COVID-19
Yuen Shan Ruby LAI
20/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Lingnan Columns
不想生還是不敢生？當代中國女性的生育難題 Struggles of Chinese women when it comes to pregnancy
Yuen Shan Ruby LAI
23/10/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Commentaries