Kris Pui Kwan Ma
Assistant Professor, Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong
CSDE Research Areas:
- Health of People and Populations
In the News:
- Ma and Colleagues Examines Financial Concerns and Psychological Distress Among Asian Americans During COVID-19 (04/09/2026)
- Ma Publishes Research Article in PLOS One on Participant Engagement in a National Longitudinal Study of COVID-19 (08/07/2025)
Dr. Kris Ma is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Prior to joining CUHK, she was an Assistant Professor and clinical psychologist in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology (Community Track) from DePaul University in Chicago, completed her psychology internship in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, and postdoctoral research training in the Department of Family Medicine at UW. She conducts health services and health care systems research that aims to improve access, quality, and delivery of integrated mental and behavioral health services in primary care and community settings. Her research areas include integrated behavioral health and primary care, dementia detection and caregiving, chronic disease management, cultural adaptation, and Asian American health. Her studies draw on qualitative and mixed method approaches, community based participatory approach, and implementation science.