Dr. Chunlan GUO (郭春蘭博士)

BSc (SYSU) MPhil, PhD (CUHK)

Assistant Director, Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response 

Lecturer, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 

Email: chunlanguo@cuhk.edu.hk

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7921-8878
Research interests 
  • Population and health 
  • Multiscale resilience
  • Disaster risk management 
Awards
  • 2024 Aug: First Prize of The Second National Geography Field Trip Design Competition & Geography Field Trip Social Survey Competition (Geography Field Trip Design Group) (第二屆全國地理研學方案設計大賽暨地理研學社會調研大賽-地理研學方案設計組一等獎), organized by The Geographical Society of China, titled “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Field Trip for Geography Secondary School Students” (融合聚變，海灣之都-粵港澳大灣區 研學課程設計) (Supervisor: Guo, Chunlan; Students: Lyu, Yang, Chen, Yunan, Tang, Hoi Sze & Ko, Jeremy).
  • 2023 Dec: Second Prize of “Vitality Cup” Design Activity of Universities in Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao (survey report) “活力杯”穗港澳高校設計活動（調研報告）， organized by Guangzhou Planning Association, Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design and Macau Urban Planning Institute, titled “Assessing Community Disaster Preparedness of Old Communities in Historical Cities: The Case Study of Yaohua Community and Fengyuanbei Community in Liwan District, Guangzhou, China” (Supervisor: Guo, Chunlan; Students: Yang, Yang & Hu, Junjie).
  • 2022 Jun: International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 1906 Award; In recognition for her pioneer work on City Information Modelling use case collection and analysis, effective leadership in building and coordinating a global hub for fostering collaborative standards work on both City Information Modelling and Urban Digital Twins among different standard development organizations, and excellent knowledge transformation by using international forums and technical report publications to enhance public’s understanding of City Information Modelling and Urban Digital Twins.
  • 2017 Aug: Outstanding Oral Presentation Award of the 49th Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health Conference, South Korea, “Disaster preparedness on fire incidents of urban public transport system: A cross-sectional study in a China metropolis”
 
Grants and Projects

Serving as the Principal Investigator

  • Enhancing Teaching and Learning Geography of China for Higher Education Sectors in Hong Kong. Funding Scheme to Support Pedagogical Research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. May 2024 - Jun 2025. Amount: HKD 149,600.
  • Toward the Measurement of Disaster Literacy: Scale Development and Validation. CUHK United College Endowment Fund Research Grant. Sep 2023 - Aug 2024. Amount: HKD 20,000.
  • Cross-border differences in the disaster literacy of the general public in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: A case study of typhoon emergency response (粵港澳大灣區公眾災害素養的跨邊界差異：以颱風災害為例). Young Scientist Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (国家自然科学基金青年科学基金). Ref. 4210012105. Jan 2022 - Dec 2024. Amount: RMB 300,000.

Serving as the Co-Investigator

  1. The production and cross-border integration of border landscapes in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area from the perspective of assemble (拼裝視角下粵港澳大灣區邊界景觀的生產和跨境融合). General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (國家自然科學基金面上項目). Ref. 42471254. Jan 2025 - Dec 2028. Amount: RMB 440,000.
  2. Provision of Services for Production and Development of Learning and Teaching Resource Package related to the Geography of China. Education Bureau of Hong Kong SAR Government. Nov 2023 - Nov 2026. Amount: HKD 1,281,275.
  3. Life-course Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia: A Predictive Index of Dementia Based on Longitudinal Data from Electronic Health Records. Hospital Authority Data Sharing Portal. Jun 2023 - May 2025. Amount: NA.
  4. Towards People-centric Smart City Development: Investigating the Citizens' Preferences and Perceptions about Smart-city Services in Hong Kong. Public Policy Research (PPR) Funding Scheme. Ref. 2021.A6 .185.21D. Apr 2022 - Mar 2023. Amount: HKD 469,401.
  5. Teaching public health in disaster and emergency response with massive open online courses and face-to-face classrooms: Building a global humanitarian response community. Micro-Module Courseware Development Grant, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. May 2017 - Apr 2018. Amount: HKD 118,900.
  6. Between extremes: Threatening heat and cold. Funded by RC’s One-off Funding Allocation - Impact Write-up Scheme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Jan 2017 - Dec 2017. Amount: HKD 99,950.
 
 Selected Publications

(*, Corresponding author for journal articles)

 Population and health

  • Guo, C. *, Wong, K.F., Xu, Y., Hung, K.C.K. & Ho, H.C*. (2026).  Personal Wellbeing Amid Pandemic Response: Impacts of Neighborhood Built Environment, Risk Communication and Health. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 21:245-271. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-024-10395-w 
  • Guo, C.* (2025). Determinants of Place of Delivery Among Migrant Working Mothers in China. International Journal of Women's Health. 17:1651-1664. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S517156
  • Guo, C.*,Li, Y., Chen Y., Lyu Y., Wang S., Zhang Z. & Dong D. (2025). Give Birth in Rural Hometowns or Urban Areas? Place of Delivery among Rural Migrant Working Mothers in the Pearl River Delta, China. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 25: 628. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07692-z
  • Chan, E.Y.Y.*, Wang, S.S., Ho, J.Y.E., Huang, Z., Liu S., & Guo, C. (2017). Socio-demographic predictors of health and environmental co-benefit behaviours for climate change mitigation in urban China. PLoS ONE, 12(11), e0188661. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188661
  • Chan, E.Y.Y.*, Huang, Z., Mark, C.K.M., & Guo, C. (2017). Patterns of weather information acquisition and health significance during extreme cold weather: A cross-sectional survey in a sub-tropical metropolis. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 8(2),134-144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-017-0127-8
  • Guo, C.*, & Shen, J. (2016). Gender and migration: Employment of rural migrants in South China’s factories. Asian Journal of Women's Studies, 22(3), 228-248. https://doi.org/10.1080/12259276.2016.1205375
  • Guo, C.*, & Shen, J. (2013). Rural Women Migrants in the Pearl River Delta: Analysis of Migration Motivations at the Household Scale. Asian Geographer, 31(1), 17-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/10225706.2013.854724

 

Resilience and Disaster Risk Management

  • Guo, C., Ko, J., Chen, X., & Leung, C. K.* (2026). When the Economy Breaks Down, Do Marriages Follow? Crisis Type and Family Dissolution across 83 Countries (1990–2019). Applied Research in Quality of Life. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-025-10540-z
  • Guo, C.* (2025). Disaster preparedness paradox: Evidence of lower public readiness for extreme rainfall compared to super tropical cyclones in Hong Kong. Journal of Hazard Literacy, 1(3), e18. https://doi.org/10.63737/jhl.25.0033
  • Dodoo, A.N., Ko, J., Ma, Y. & Guo C.*. (2025). Revisiting Sustainable Development in Africa Through a National Economic Environmental Social and Governance Perspective. Sustainable Development. 6(1), 1426. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-025-02079-8
  • Guo, C.*, & Sim, T. (2025). Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire Short Version (WFRQ-9): Development and Initial Validation for Disaster Scenarios. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 19:e39https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2024.348
  • Guo C.*, Lyu Y., Li P. & Kou I.E. (2025). Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) Towards Climate Change Among Tourists: A Systematic Review. Tourism and Hospitality. 6(1):32. https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp6010032
  • Leung, C. K.*, Ko, J.*, & Guo, C.* (2025). Weathering the storm: Analyzing the impact of extreme climate events on energy consumption across 141 countries. Innovation and Green Development, 4(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.igd.2025.100255
  • Guo, C.* (2024). Do rural migrant parents intend to settle in the cities? Impacts of childcare strategies, split households, migration duration and distance. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. 6:1301650. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2024.1301650
  • Guo, C. *, Lin, L.*, & Zhu, Y*. (2024). Moving together or left behind? Examination of rural migrant working mothers’ childcare strategies in the cities. Child: Care, Health and Development. 50(1), e13224-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.13224
  • Guo, C., Kwok, W.H.S.*, Xu, Y., & Wang, G. (2023). Machine learning analysis of government’s public risk communication during COVID-19 lockdown in Wuhan, China. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 99, 104119. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104119
  • Guo, C.*, Li, S.*, & Chan, S.S.S. (2022). Long-tern effects of disaster exposure on health care workers’ resilience: A comparison of the Wenchuan earthquake-exposed and unexposed groups. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 67, 102658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102658
  • Ho H.C.*, Sim, T., & Guo, C. * (2022). Association between awareness of vulnerability and disaster preparedness in an infrastructure-resilient city: A population-based study. Public Health, 209, 23-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2022.05.011
  • Li, S., Guo, C. *,& Chan, S.S.S. (2022). ICD-11 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex PTSD Among Hospital Medical Workers in China: Impacts of Wenchuan Earthquake Exposure, Workplaces, and Sociodemographic Factors. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 735861. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.735861
  • Loke, A.Y., Li, S., & Guo, C.* (2021). Mapping a postgraduate curriculum in disaster nursing with the International Council of Nursing’s Core Competencies in Disaster Nursing V2.0: The extent of the program in addressing the core competencies. Nurse Education Today, 106, 105063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105063
  • Guo, C.*, Sim, T., & Su, G. (2021). Individual disaster preparedness in drought-and-flood-prone villages in Northwest China: Impact of place, out-migration and community. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1649. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041649
  • Ho, H.C.*, Wong, P.Y.P., & Guo, C.* (2021). Identity impacts of social and environmental perceptions on preparedness and knowledge of air pollution risk: A study of adolescent males in an urbanized, high-density city. Sustainable Cities and Society, 66, 102678. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102678
  • Sim, T., Han, Z., Guo, C.*, Yu, J., Lau, J., & Su, G. (2021). Disaster preparedness, perceived community resilience, and place of rural villages in Northwest China. Natural Hazards, 108: 907–923. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-021-04712-x
  • Guo, C., Sim, T., & Ho, H.C.* (2020). Impact of information seeking, disaster preparedness and typhoon emergency response on perceived community resilience in Hong Kong. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 50, 101744. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101744
  • Guo, C.*, Sim, T., & Ho, H.C. (2020). Evaluation of risk perception, knowledge, and preparedness of extreme storm events for the improvement of coastal resilience among migrants: A lesson from Hong Kong. Population, Space and Place, 26, e2318. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2318
  • Yu, J., Sim, T., Guo, C.*, Han, Z., Lau, J., & Su, G. (2019). Risk perception and adaptation intentions to earthquake risk in rural area of China. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 40,101253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101253
  • Chan, E.Y.Y.*, Guo, C., Lee, P., Liu, S., & Mark, C.K.M. (2017). Health emergency and disaster risk management (Health-EDRM) in remote ethnic minority areas of rural China: The Case of a Flood-Prone Village in Sichuan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 8(2), 156-163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-017-0121-1 
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