Communication Sciences Team

Professor LEE Yuet Sheung Kathy

Associate Professor of Practice in Speech-Language Pathology

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Assoicate Director

Institute of Human Communicative Research

 

Professor Lee is currently a Professional Consultant and an Associate Professor of Practice in Speech-Language Pathology at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is also the Associate Director of the Institute of Human Communicative Research, CUHK and the Director of the Laboratory for Linguistics, Communication Disorders and Biomedical Sciences at the Shenzhen Research Institute.


In addition to supervising master's and doctoral students, Professor Lee launched the Master's program in Speech-Language Pathology in 2018. This program has become one of the most popular courses in the medicine faculty, receiving over 300 applications in each batch.


Professor Lee is an experienced Speech-Language Pathologist who has spearheaded the development of validated tests, including: The Cantonese Receptive Vocabulary Test (CRVT), The Cantonese Basic Speech Perception Test (CBSPT), The Cantonese Tone Identification Test (CANTIT), The Cantonese Spoken Word Recognition Test (CanSWORT) and the Hong Kong Cantonese Language Assessment Scale for Preschool Children (HKCLASS-P). The assessment tools have been widely adopted in the academic and professional fields.


In 2018, Professor Lee published the "Speech Therapy Assessment Handbook (with Assessment Form)" tailored for Mandarin-speaking communities. Subsequently, in 2024, she served as the chief editor and published the book entitled "Children's Language Disorder Training Handbook", focusing on paediatric language intervention in the Chinese-speaking communities. 


Professor Lee has been engaged in research related to speech therapy for many years, has presented multiple papers in international journals and conferences, covering various clinical domains of speech therapy.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

  • Ph.D., CUHK
  • B.Sc. (Speech & Hearing Sciences), HKU
  • B.S.Sc., CUHK
  • Speech Therapist
  • Certified Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment Basic Mediator
  • Certified Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment Tactile Mediator
  • Trained Social Thinking Instructor
  • Certified Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy (LMRVT) Provider
  • Certified Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy - KID (LMRVT-KID) Provider
  • Certified Lee Silverman Voice Treatment ®(LSVT) Provider

RESEARCH AREA

  • Paediatric Speech and Language Development
  • Hearing Impairment and Cochlear Implantation
  • Social Communication
  • Test Development and Validation
  • Cantonese Tones

SPECIALISATION

  • Paediatric Speech and Language Development
  • Test Development and Validation

PATENT

 

Publication and commercialization of the various validated assessment tools including

  • The Hong Kong Cantonese Receptive Vocabulary Test (1996)
  • The Cantonese Basic Speech Perception Test (2006)
  • The Cantonese Tone Identification Test (2012)
  • The Cantonese Spoken Word Recognition Test (2016)

 

Publication of professional book

  • Speech Therapy Assessment Handbook (with Assessment Form) 言語治療評估手冊(附評估表格). (2018)

 

Publication of treatment materials

  • The Six Dimensions of Social Thinking: ILAUGH Practical Handbook. 《社交思考六面體 — ILAUGH實用手冊》(2009)
  • Sound Jigsaw: A Speech Perception Training Kit for Cantonese-speaking Children with Hearing Impairment. (2010)
  • Social Thinking Handbook (II): About "Critical Vocabulary (2013)

HONORARY APPOINTMENT

  • Deputy Director, Research and Technology Centre of Language and Communication Disorders, CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute
  • Honorary Advisor, Hong Kong Association of Speech Therapists
  • Advisor, Committee on International and China Programmes cum WHO Collaborating Centre for Rehabilitation Advisory Committee
  • Honorary Consultant, Social Work Services Division, Caritas-Hong Kong
  • Honorary Speech Therapist, New Territories East Cluster, Hospital Authority
  • Advisor, Speech Therapy Division, Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Academic Advisor, Speech Language Therapist Professional Committee, Guangdong Provincial Rehabilitation Medical Association (廣東省康復醫學會言語語言治療師專業委員會)
  • Committee Member, Rehabilitation Group, Chinese Medical Association - Pediatric Society (中華醫學會兒科分會康復學組)
  • Consultants, SLCO Community Resources

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

  • 2006 – Present Full Member, Hong Kong Association of Speech Therapist
  • 1994 – 2000 Full Member, Union of Hong Kong Speech Therapists (Medical)