Dr. Heng Choon Oliver CHAN (陳慶泉)

Heng Choon (Oliver) CHAN, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Criminology at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR. He received his Ph.D. in Criminology from the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA, and was a recipient of the "Outstanding Criminology Ambassador Award" in 2012 and “Distinguished Alumni Award” in 2021. Oliver earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology. In 2014, Oliver was awarded the honorary title "Early Career Award" by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) of University Grant Committee (UGC) for his outstanding research performance. In 2017, Oliver was awarded "The President's Award" and "CLASS New Researcher Award" by City University of Hong Kong to recognize his exemplary contributions to research and professional education that have helped the University and College to achieve local and global distinction. More importantly, he was granted an early substantiation of appointment (tenured) and promotion to Associate Professor in 2017. He was later awarded "The Outstanding Supervisor Award" to recognize his excellent research supervision in 2018 and "CLASS Teaching Innovation Award - Team Award" for his innovative teaching at the team category in 2019. In 2022, Oliver was announced as a Literati Award Winner 2022 (Emerald Publishing) as "The Outstanding Reviewer" by Journal of Criminal Psychology. When he was in the U.S., Oliver interned and later employed by the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPDC) Homicide Case Review Units as one of its first two Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Violent Criminals Apprehension Program (ViCAP) analysts.

Oliver's research focuses on sexual homicide, sexual offending, stalking behavior, psycho-criminology, and Asian criminology. He published widely on these topics, especially in the area of sexual homicide. As of October 2022, Oliver has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters; and presented at numerous international, regional, and local academic conferences. He has since published six academic books, with three as the sole-authored monographs on sexual homicide and sexual offending (Palgrave Macmillan, April 2015; Springer Nature, June 2019; and John Wiley & Sons, 2023), and another three as a co-editor of edited volumes on the psycho-criminological perspective of Asian criminal justice (i.e., police, correctional, and legal psychology; Routledge, March 2017) the international perspective of stalking behavior (John Wiley & Sons, April 2020), and the African mental health and criminal justice system (Palgrave Macmillan, August 2021). His book on the stalking behavior was selected and awarded the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2020. Oliver is now working on his next lead co-edited reference book on animal abuse and interpersonal violence (to be published under his Wiley’s book series on “Psycho-Criminology of Crime, Mental Health, and the Law”). He is a Section Editor of Heliyon Psychology (expertise on forensic psychology and criminology), Senior Editor of Cogent Social Sciences (law, criminology, and criminal justice section), Associate Editor of Sexual Abuse (SA), Associate Editor of Frontiers in Psychiatry (forensic psychiatry specialty section), Associate Editor of Frontiers in Psychology (forensic and legal psychology specialty section), Associate Editor of International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (IJOTCC), Editorial Advisory Board Member of Journal of Criminal Justice (JCJ), Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH), and several other peer-reviewed journals; and an ad-hoc reviewer for over 90 peer-reviewed journals and academic publishers. Oliver has also been regularly interviewed by electronic media and quoted in print media on criminological issues; and consulted on the offending behavior of violent offenders by television program scriptwriters and movie producers.

• Sexual Homicide (sexually-motivated murder)
• Sexual Offending
• Stalking Behavior
• Violent Offending
• Psycho-Criminology
• Asian Criminology

SS5304 Psychology and Crime

SS4718 Forensic Criminology

SS4709 Psychology of Law Enforcement

SS4304 Sexual Offending

SS4296 Research Project in Criminology

SS3302 Professional Internship in Applied Criminology and Sociology

SS2030 Introduction to Criminology

GE2221 Violence and Crime

Award and Achievement

• 2022 “Outstanding Reviewer Award (Journal of Criminal Psychology)” 2022 Emerald Literati Awards, Emerald Publishing Limited, UK.
• 2021 "Distinguished Alumni Award" Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, FL, USA.
• 2020 "CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2020 Award" Association of College & Research Libraries, American Library Association, USA, for “Psycho-criminological approaches to stalking behavior: An international perspective (Wiley, 2020)”
• 2019 "CLASS Teaching Innovation Award - Team Award" College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
• 2018 “Outstanding Supervisor Award” The Provost Office, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
• 2017 “Visiting Scholar” Division of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
• 2017 “CLASS New Researcher Award” College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
• 2017 “Early Substantiation of Appointment (Tenured) and Promotion to Associate Professor” City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
• 2017 “The President's Award” Office of the President, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
• 2014 “Early Career Award” Research Grants Council (RGC) of University Grants Committee (UGC), Hong Kong.
• 2012 “Outstanding Criminology Ambassador Award” Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, FL, USA.
• 2007 “Int. Assoc. of Asian Crime Investigators & Chinese-American Education Foundation Scholarship” International Association of Asian Crime Investigators and Chinese-American Educational Foundation.

Editorial Positions

• Book Series Editor, Psycho-Criminology of Crime, Mental Health, and the Law, John Wiley & Sons, 2021 - Present.
• Section Editor, Heliyon Psychology, Cell Press/Elsevier, 2022 - Present.
• Senior Editor, Cogent Social Sciences, Criminology and Criminal Justice Section, Cogent OA, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020 - Present.
• Associate Editor, Sexual Abuse, SAGE Publishing, 2022 - Present.
• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry Specialty Section, Frontiers, 2021 - Present.
• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Psychology, Forensic and Legal Psychology Specialty Section, Frontiers, 2020 - Present.
• Associate Editor, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, SAGE Pulishing & Medical College of Wisconsin, 2012 - Present.
• Editorial Advisory Board Member, Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, 2020 - Present.
• Editorial Board Member, Sexual Abuse, SAGE Publishing, 2020 - Present.
• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI, 2021 - Present.
• Research Topic Editor, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry Specialty Section (Research Topic: "Psycho-Criminology and Forensic Psychiatry: The Intersections of Mental Health and the Law: A Psycho-Criminological Perspective"), Frontiers, 2021 - 2022.
• Special Issue Guest Editor, Behavioral Sciences and the Law (Special Issue: "International Perspectives on Stalking from a Psycho-Criminological Approach), John Wiley & Sons, 2021 - 2022.
• Special Issue Guest Editor, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health [Special Issue: "Psycho-criminology, Crime, and the Law" (2nd Editon)], MDPI, 2021 - 2022.
• Research Topic Editor, Frontiers in Psychology, Forensic and Legal Psychology Specialty Section (Research Topic: "Crime, Mental Health, and the Law: A Psycho-Criminological Perspective"), Frontiers, 2020 - 2021.
• Special Issue Guest Editor, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Special Issue: "Psycho-criminology, Crime, and the Law"), MDPI, 2019 - 2020.
• Editorial Review Board Member, Advancing Corrections Journal, International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA), 2016 - Present.
• Editor, Cogent Social Sciences, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017 - 2020.
• Editorial Board Member, Heliyon, Elsevier, 2019 - 2020.
• Ad-Hoc Reviewer for more than 80 refereed journals, academic publishers, and research grant funders.

Professional Memberships

• Asian Criminological Society (ACS), Macau, China; International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA), Canada; Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), USA; American Psychological Association (APA), USA; American Society of Criminology (ASC), USA; Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), USA; Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP), USA; Delta Epsilon Sigma (National Scholastic Honor Society), USA; Pi Gamma Mu (International Honor Society in Social Sciences), USA; Psi Chi (National Honor Society in Psychology), USA.

Professional Association Positions

• Elected Member of the Presidium, The General Assembly, Asian Criminological Society (ACS), 2022-2024; 2019 - 2021; 2016 - 2018.
• Appointed Member, Research and Development (R&D) Committee, International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA), 2013 – Present.

Keynote and Invited Presentations

• The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups. Keynote Presentation for a public community event on "Juvenile sexual offending and risk behavior: What are the contributing factors?" for school teachers and principals, social workers, counselors, and youth workers. Hong Kong. November 1, 2019.
• Hong Kong Police Psychological Services Group. November 7, 2018; Hong Kong. Invited Round-Table Forum Presentation on "Understanding criminal behaviours from a psychological perspective" for all Hong Kong Police Force members and clinical psychologists from Hong Kong Correctional Services Department and the forensic team of the Castle Peak Hospital at the "Symposium on Applying Psychology to Criminal Investigation."
• Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. October 13, 2017; Singapore. Invited Presentation on "Violent Sexual Offending: A Psycho-criminological Perspective" for psychology faculty and social sciences undergraduate students.
• University of Liverpool, Singapore Campus. October 11, 2017; Singapore. Invited Presentation on "Violent Sexual Offending: A Psycho-criminological Perspective" for criminology faculty and undergraduate students.
• HELP University, Malaysia. June 14, 2017; Malaysia. Invited Presentation on "Stalking Perpetration and Victimization: Preliminary Findings from Hong Kong and Malaysian Samples" for psychology undergraduate students and staff.
• Hong Kong Playground Association. March 4, 2017; Hong Kong. Keynote Presentation for a public community event, "Youth Offending Behavior: Online versus Offline Behavior."
• Hong Kong Commission on Youth and Facebook Hong Kong. February 21, 2017; Hong Kong. Invited Roundtable Discussion on "Facebook's Online Safety."
• Singapore Home Team School of Criminal Investigation (HTSCI). February 13, 2017; Singapore. Invited Presentation on "Managing Investigative Risk: Understanding of Sexual Homicide and Stalking Crime, and Profile of Perpetrators" for Investigation Expert Career Track Milestone Course from the Singapore Police Force.
• Malaysian Psychology Student Assembly (MAPSA) 2016. November 5-6, 2016; Malaysia. Keynote Presentation for the conference with keynote presentation topic on "Understanding Sexual Homicide Offenders: A Psycho-Criminological Perspective.
• HELP University, Malaysia. November 6, 2016; Malaysia. Invited Presentation on "Stalking Perpetration and Victimization in Hong Kong: Prevalence and Experiences among University Students" for psychology undergraduate students and staff.
• Singapore Home Team School of Criminal Investigation (HTSCI). July 15, 2016; Singapore. Invited Presentation on "Sexual Homicide and Stalking Crimes: Lessons Learnt for Criminal Investigation from Research Studies" for investigation management staff of the Singapore Police Force and the Home Team.

• Caritas Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. May 28, 2016; Hong Kong. Keynote Presentation for the conference on "Youth and Sexual Offending," with keynote presentation topic on "Juvenile Sexual Offending: What We Know and What Can We Do?"

• Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. April 1, 2016; Malaysia. Invited Presentation on "Violent Sexual Offending: A Psycho-Criminological Perspective" for faculty members and postgraduate students of the School of Social Sciences.
• Singapore Institute of Mental Health (IMH). December 11, 2015; Singapore. Invited Presentation on "Sexual Offending: A Psycho-Criminological Perspective" for multidisciplinary staff from various departments in IMH.
• CityU Outreach Seminar. October 29, 2015; Hong Kong. Invited Presentation for the theme on "Rehabilitation" in sharing the partnership experience with the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department, with audience from the CityU community and NGOs.
• TEDxHKUST 2015. October 3, 2015; Hong Kong. Invited TED Presentation for the theme on "United by Diversity," with topic on "Trust Your Intuition: Your Survival Signal." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaetMWwgWyE
• Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). January 15, 2015; Hong Kong. Invited Seminar for drama scriptwriters with topic on "The Psychology of Serial Killing."
• NGO Forum 2014. November 26, 2014; Hong Kong. Keynote Presentation for the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department and City University of Hong Kong co-organized forum, with keynote presentation topic on "Importance of Self-Control and Social Bonds in Crime Desistance and Offender Rehabilitation."
• KELLY Support Group. May 19, 2013; Hong Kong. Invited Presentation for a community forum on "Why are Our Youth Falling through the Cracks?" with topic on "The Importance of Healthy Levels of Self-Control and Social Bonds: Protective Factors to Juvenile Delinquency."