Dr. WAN Yau Ni Jenny
B.A. (Hons) Language Studies with Business, PolyU
Course(s) Taught
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Undergraduate Level
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Graduate Level
Research Interests
Research Grant
2026-2027 (Principal Investigator) "Anticipatory grief in digital communication: Narratives in hospice care center websites and support group forums", Faculty Development Scheme, Research Grant Council Hong Kong (HK$ 512,476)
2024-2026 (Principal Investigator) "E-care support: Comparing the communication strategies of Hong Kong and UK public hospice care center websites", University Research Grant – Hong Kong Shue Yan University (HK$12,352.5)
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications(s)
- Digital Institutional Communication in Healthcare and Public Contexts
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Dark Tourism Discourse
- Bioethical Discourse
Selected Conference Presentation(s)
Wan, Y. N. & Li, W. O. (forthcoming). “Ethical considerations in health and care research: Analyzing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Case Reports in Neurocognitive Research”. Paper at International Systemic Functional Congress 2026: Global Voices and Local Impacts: Advancing Language Education through Systemic Functional Linguistics, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong CHINA, 11-16 July 2026.
Wan, Y. N. (forthcoming). “Grieving in the digital space: A systemic functional linguistic study of anticipatory grief in hospice narratives”. Paper at International Systemic Functional Congress 2026: Global Voices and Local Impacts: Advancing Language Education through Systemic Functional Linguistics, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong CHINA, 11-16 July 2026.
Wan, Y. N. & Li, W. O. (2026). “Research ethics in scientific writing: Ethical discourse in pediatric neurocognitive disorder studies”. Paper at Innovations in Language Education: Advancing Pedagogy, Practice, and Research, The Centre for Applied English Studies (CAES), The University of Hong Kong (HKU), and the Association of Hong Kong Language Centres (AHKLC), Hong Kong CHINA, 2-3 June, 2026.
Wan, Y. N. (2026). "Grief in words: Exploring emotional resilience in digital hospice narratives”. Paper at the International Conference on Human Resilience: Navigating Life Changes & Challenges (HRCONF2026). Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong CHINA, May 27 – 30, 2026.
Wan, Y. N., & Zeng, W. H. (2026). “Digital healthcare discourse: A comparative study of public hospice websites across cultures”. Paper at Symposium on Language Science (ISLS) 2026: Interdisciplinary Research and the Legacy of Yuen Ren Chao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong CHINA, 8-9 May 2026.
Wan, Y. N. & Tse, T. P. J. (2026). “Anticipatory grief in digital narratives: Developing corpus and identifying linguistic features in hospice discourse.” Presentation at the 2nd Lunchtime Research Seminar, Language Center of Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong, CHINA, Feb 6, 2026.
Invited Seminar(s)
Wan, Y. N. (2026). “The ALPHA path: Structuring competitive FDS proposals”. Presentation at Seminar on CRFS 2027/28 Preparation, Research Office of the Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong, CHINA, Jun 26, 2026.
Wan, Y. N. (2025) “Digital communication in dark tourism: Interpreting visitor narratives in China’s War of Resistance Museums and Memorials.” 「價值觀教育研討會」，香港樹仁大學田家炳孝道文化教研中心主辦 Hong Kong, CHINA, Dec 21, 2025.
Wan, Y. N. (2025). “From seed to fruit: Language features and cross-sectional linkages in the objective, impact statement, and budget of FDS grant proposal”. Presentation at Preparing Impact Statement and Budget for RGC’s CRFS for the 2026/27 Exercise, Research Office of the Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong, CHINA, Nov 21, 2025.