Jacky is interested in family care shared by multiple family members and other informal carers as well as ways for improving wellbeing of caregiving family as a holistic unit. In his PhD study, he examined the longitudinal impact of size of caregiving family on care burden among carers of older adults with long-term care needs, explored family preparedness for care of families living with dementia, and inquired the formation of an informal-formal collaboration for providing dementia intervention. Earlier during his master study, he investigated the association between distress and appraisal of caregiving experience among family carers of persons living with psychosis. 

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Currenlty, he is the Principle Investigator of two research projects that focused on family caregiving for people living with dementia: 1) a mixed methods research funded by the General Research Fund (GRF) that aims to predict carer burden and wellbeing by family-level demands, resources, and perceptions , and 2) a qualitatvie study funded by internal seed funding that explores family-level preparedness for caregiving. He is also supervising the implementaton of a randomised control trial that examines the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Virtual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy. 

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He is also a part-time lecturer teaching two postgraduate courses offered to MSW, MSocSc (Gerontology/ Mental Health/ Social Service Management) and RPg students:

1) Mental Health Problems in Old Age, and 2) Evidence-based Intervention and Care for People with Dementia. 

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Over the past few years, Jacky has been coordinating multiple dementia research projects, including the TIP-CARD project for developing dementia policy solutions, the BrainLive project for implementing a barrier-free dementia care model using information and communications technology and productive ageing approach, and the Good Life project for promoting and improving the use of non-pharmacological interventions for families living with dementia. Earlier in his career, he supported a few research projects in relation to the development of long-term care policy and dementia care service in Hong Kong. During 2018-2023, he coordinated the organisation of Certified Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) Practitioner Training Course in Hong Kong in collaboration with the International CST Centre of University College London.

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