• PhD, PolyU, 2024

• MPhil, CUHK, 2017

• BSc (Speech and Hearing Sciences), HKU, 2007

• Aug 2024 - present: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong

• Feb 2024 - July 2024: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• ​Apraxia of speech in children and adults

• Speech sound disorders in children

• Pitch-variation skills in children and adults

• Cantonese tones

• Speech-language pathology/speech therapy education

• Zhang, Y. X.*, Wong, E. C. H.*, & Wong, M. N. (in press). Tone-vowel interaction and co-articulation in Cantonese aphasia and apraxia of speech. Aphasiology.

• McCabe, P., Beiting, M., Hitchcock, E. R., Maas, E., Meredith, A., Morgan, A. T., ... Wong, E. C. H., & Grigos, M. I. (2024). Research priorities for childhood apraxia of speech: A long view. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_JSLHR-24-00196

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., & Velleman, S. L. (2024). Acoustic analyses of tone productions in sequencing contexts among Cantonese-speaking preschool children with and without childhood apraxia of speech. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_JSLHR-23-00383

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., Chen, S., & Lin, J. Y.W. (2024). Pitch-variation skills in Cantonese speakers with apraxia of speech after stroke: Preliminary findings of acoustic analyses. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 67(1), 1-33. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00242

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., & Wong, T. O. K. (2023). An online survey of clinical practice and confidence in diagnosing acquired apraxia of speech in Cantonese speakers. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2023.2263181

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., & Velleman, S. L. (2023). Clinical practices of childhood apraxia of speech in Hong Kong: A web-based survey study. PLoS ONE, 18(4): e0284109. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284109

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., & Velleman, S. L. (2023). Assessment and diagnostic standards of apraxia of speech in Chinese-speaking adults and children: A scoping review. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(1), 316-340. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-21-00355

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., Velleman, S. L., Tong, M. C. F., & Lee, K. Y. S. (2023). Lexical tone perception and production in Cantonese-speaking children with childhood apraxia of speech: A pilot study. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 37(4-6), 319-326. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2022.2074310

• Wong, M. N., Wong, E. C. H., & Velleman, S. L. (2022). Using segmental and suprasegmental sequencing skills to differentiate children with and without childhood apraxia of speech: Protocol for a comparative accuracy study. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(10):e40465. https://doi.org/10.2196/40465.

• Wong, E. C. H., Velleman, S. L., Tong, M. C. F., & Lee, K. Y. S. (2021). Pitch variation in children with childhood apraxia of speech: Preliminary findings. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 30(3S), 1511-1524. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_AJSLP-20-00150

• Wong, E. C. H., Lee, K. Y. S., & Tong, M. C. F. (2020). The applicability of the English clinical features of childhood apraxia of speech to Cantonese: A modified Delphi survey. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 29(2), 652-663. https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_AJSLP-19-00118

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• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., Velleman, S. L. & Wong, L. L. S. (in revision). Tone consistency across consecutive productions in Cantonese-speaking preschool children with childhood apraxia of speech on a tone sequencing task.

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., Velleman, S. L., Lai, E. M. C. (in revision). Cantonese oral and speech motor assessment for preschool children with childhood apraxia of speech and typical speech-language development.

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., Chan, A. W. S., & Velleman, S. L. (in prep.). Validity and reliability of a 20-item caregiver speech-language screening for Cantonese preschoolers.

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., & Velleman, S. L. (in prep.). Validity and diagnostic accuracy of three speech production tasks in identifying childhood apraxia of speech in Cantonese-speaking children.

• Zhang, Y. X.*, Wong, E. C. H. *, Wong, M. N. & Velleman, S. L. (in prep.). Vowel and tone performance in Cantonese speakers with and without childhood apraxia of speech.

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* Authors share equal contributions.

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., Chan, A. W. S., & Velleman, S. L. (2024, December). A 20-item caregiver speech-language screening for Cantonese preschool children: Preliminary validity and reliability. Presentation accepted as a virtual technical session for the 2024 ASHA Convention Virtual Program, Seattle, Washington, US.

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., & Velleman, S. L. (2024, December). Sensitivity and specificity of two diagnostic tasks in Cantonese speakers with childhood apraxia of speech. Presentation accepted as a virtual poster for the 2024 ASHA Convention Virtual Program, Seattle, Washington, US.

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., & Velleman, S. L. (2024, November). Diagnostic accuracy of three speech production tasks of childhood apraxia of speech in Cantonese-speaking preschool children. Presentation accepted as a virtual presentation for the Early Childhood Voices Conference 2024, Charles Sturt University, Australia. 

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., Velleman, S. L., & Li, N. L. S. (2024, July). Diagnostic accuracy of Maximum Performance Tasks and Syllable Repetition Tasks for Cantonese-speaking preschool children with childhood apraxia of speech. Paper accepted for poster presentation at the Apraxia Kids National Conference 2024, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., & Velleman, S. L. (2024, May). Tone sequencing performance in children with childhood apraxia of speech: Acoustic analyses. Paper presented at the 45th International Child Phonology Conference (ICPC) 2024, Virtual (Online).

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., Velleman, S. L., & Wong, L. L. S. (2024, February 21-25). Token-to-token tone consistency of children with childhood apraxia of speech on tone sequencing task. Poster presented at the Motor Speech Conference 2024, San Diego, CA. 

• Wong, M. N., Wong, E. C. H., Chen, S., & Lin, J. Y. W. (2024, February, 21-25). Degraded pitch-variation skills in Cantonese speakers with apraxia of speech post-stroke: Preliminary evidence. Poster presented at the Motor Speech Conference 2024, San Diego, CA.

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., Velleman, S. L., Chan, A. W. S., & Chan, S. K. L. (2023, December 14-16). Screening of speech and language skills in Cantonese preschool children using a 20-item parental questionnaire. Poster presentation at the 2023 Asia Pacific Society of Speech, Language and Hearing, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., & Velleman, S. L. (2023, December 14-16). Cantonese oral and speech motor assessment for preschool children with childhood apraxia of speech and typical speech-language development. Oral presentation at the 2023 Asia Pacific Society of Speech, Language and Hearing, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

• Zhang, Y., Wong, E. C. H., & Wong, M. N. (2023, August). Vowel and tonal co-articulation in Cantonese speakers with apraxia of speech. Paper presented at the 32nd World Congress of the IALP 2023.

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., Velleman, S. L., & Sit, W. H. (2023, August). Maximum performance tasks performance by Cantonese-speaking preschool children with and without speech sound disorders. Paper presented at the 32nd World Congress of the IALP 2023.

• Chung, H. C., Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., Velleman, S. L., & Loh, J. (2023, July). Performance on syllable repetition tasks by Cantonese-speaking preschool children with childhood apraxia of speech and typical development. Paper presented at the 2023 Symposium of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association.

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., Velleman, S. L., Lai, E. M. C., & Cheung, T. Y. K. (2023, July). Structural and functional oral-motor abilities in typically developing Cantonese-speaking preschool children and children with childhood apraxia of speech. Paper presented at the 2023 Symposium of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association.

• Wong, E. C. H. & Wang, E. (2023, July). Symptomology of bilingual English-Chinese speakers with childhood apraxia of speech. Presentation presented at the Apraxia-Kids National Conference 2023.

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., & Velleman, S. L. (2022, November). Tutorial: Diagnosing childhood apraxia of speech in Cantonese speakers with quantitative data. Paper presented for oral presentation at the APSSLH Online Symposium 2022: Innovation on Research and Practice of Speech, Language, and Hearing in Children. 

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., & Velleman, S. L. (2022, Aug 24-27). Review of assessment and diagnosis of apraxia of speech in Chinese speakers. Paper accepted for poster presentation at the 8th International Conference on Speech Motor Control, Groningen, the Netherlands. (Withdrew due to travel restriction)​

• Wong, E. C. H., Chan, S. Y., & Wong, M. N. (2022, Aug 24-27). Process-oriented assessment for apraxia of speech in Cantonese-speaking adults: Preliminary stud. Paper accepted for presentation at the 8th International Conference on Speech Motor Control, Groningen, the Netherlands. (Withdrew due to travel restriction)​

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., & Velleman, S. L. (2022, July 5-7). Review of assessment and diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech in Chinese speakers. Paper presented at Apraxia Kids Research Symposium 2022. Las Vegas, NV, US.

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., & Velleman, S. L. (2022, July 5-7). A survey study of clinical management of childhood apraxia of speech in Hong Kong. Paper presented at Apraxia Kids Research Symposium 2022. Las Vegas, NV, US.

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., & Velleman, S. L. (2022, February 16-18). Genetic and neural bases of childhood apraxia of speech: A scoping review. The 21st Biennial Conference on Motor Speech. Charleston, SC, US. (Withdrew due to travel restriction)​

• Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., & Velleman, S. L. (2022, February 16-18). A scoping review of assessment and diagnostics of apraxia of speech in Chinese-speaking adults and children. The 21st Biennial Conference on Motor Speech. Charleston, SC, US. (Withdrew due to travel restriction)

• Wong, T. O. K., Wong, E. C. H., & Wong, M. N. (2021, June 23-25). Assessment and Diagnosis of Apraxia of Speech in Cantonese Speakers – A Survey on Clinical Practice. Paper presented at the 18th biennial conference of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association, Glasgow, the UK.

• Wong, E. C. H., Lee, K. Y. S., & Tong, M. C. F. (2021, June 23-25). Tone Perception and Production in Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Small Scale Study. Paper presented at the 18th biennial conference of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association, Glasgow, the UK.

• Wong, E. C. H. (2021, June 18-19). Diagnostic methods of childhood apraxia of speech in Chinese-speaking children: A scoping review. Paper presented at Postgraduate Research Symposium on Linguistics, Language, and Speech, Hong Kong, China.

• Wong, E. C. H., Lee, K. Y. S., & Tong, M. C. F. (2020, July 7-9). Expert opinion on clinical features of Cantonese childhood apraxia of speech. Apraxia Kids 3rd Research Symposium, Plano, Texas, U.S.. (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19)

• Wong, E. C. H., Lee, K. Y. S., & Tong, M. C. F. (2020, February). Sequencing Lexical Tones in Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Preliminary Results. Paper presented at Motor Speech Conference 2020, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.

• Wong, E. C. H., Lee, K. Y. S., & Tong, M. C. F. (2019, August). Tone Sequencing in Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Pilot Study. Paper presented at 31st World Congress of IALP, Taipei, Taiwan. 

• Wong, E. C. H. & Lee, K. Y. S. (2018, November). Lexical Tone Identification in Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Two Case Studies. Paper presented at Hong Kong Speech and Hearing Symposium 2018, Hong Kong. 

• Wong, E. C. H. & Lee, K. Y. S. (2017, September). Clinical features for differential diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) in Cantonese-speaking children. Paper presented at the 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing, Narita, Japan. 

• Wong, E. C. H. & Lee, K. Y. S. (2016, October). Case Report of a Treatment Protocol for Cantonese-speaking Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Paper presented at Hong Kong Speech and Hearing Symposium 2016, Hong Kong.

• Wong, E. C. H. (2024, June 14-16). Is CAS different in children who speak different languages? [Invited oral presentation]. International Conference of Childhood Apraxia of Speech and the II International Conference of Speech Disorders. Monterrey, Mexico.

• Sheng, L. & Wong, E. C. H. (2024, April 27). Dynamic assessment of narrative in Cantonese [Invited seminar]. Speech Therapy Unit, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Hong Kong SAR.

• Gildersleeve-Neumann, C., Velleman, S. L., Case, J., & Wong, E. C. H. (2023, July). Childhood apraxia of speech in children whose first language is not English: A deep dive into case studies [Invited oral presentation]. Apraxia-kids National Conference 2023. Plano, Tx, US. 

• Wong, E. C. H. (2023, January). Childhood apraxia of speech in Cantonese speakers: Assessment and treatment [Invited workshop]. St. James' Settlement. Hong Kong SAR.

• Wong, E. C. H. (2022, August 6). Integrating mobile apps use into evidence-based speech therapy practice [Invited oral presentation]. STU 10th Anniversary Symposium - The Future of Speech Therapy in Hong Kong. Hong Kong SAR.

• Wong, E. C. H. (2022, May 11). Do the kids have childhood apraxia of speech? [Invited seminar]. Speech Therapy Unit, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Hong Kong SAR.

• Wong, E. C. H. (2021, November 23). Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) and speech sound disorders (SSD) [Invited workshop]. Salvation Army. Hong Kong SAR.

• Wong, E. C. H. (2020, April). How much do we know about childhood apraxia of speech? [Invited seminar]. Smiley Speech Therapy Centre. Hong Kong SAR.

• Wong, E. C. H. (2019, October). Assessment and treatment of children with childhood apraxia of speech [Invited workshop]. Education and Youth Affairs Bureau, Government of the Macao SAR. Macau SAR.

• Lee, K. Y. S. & Wong, E. C. H. (2019, September). Assessment and treatment of children with childhood apraxia of speech [Invited workshop]. Macao Association of Speech Therapists. Macau SAR. 

• Wong, E. C. H. (2018, July - 2020, March). Assessment and Treatment of Children with Severe Speech Sound Disorders [Invited workshop]. Division of Speech Therapy, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, & Institute of Human Communicative Research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong SAR.

• Wong, E. C. H. (2018, May). Assessment and Treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Division of Speech Therapy, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, & Institute of Human Communicative Research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong SAR.

• Treatment of Cantonese speakers with childhood apraxia of speech. Doctoral Student Clinical Research Grant. Apraxia-Kids, US. Amount: US$10,000. September 2023 to August 2024.

• Lexical prosodic perception and production in Cantonese-English bilingual with childhood apraxia of speech. Dean's Reserve. Faculty of Humanities, PolyU. Amount: HK$100,000. October 2023 to September 2025

• Development of an online training module for phonetic transcription of children’s speech. CBS L&T Grant. PolyU, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies. Amount: HK$100,000. November 2022 to October 2023.

• From segmental sequencing to pitch-variation skills: New insight for diagnosing childhood apraxia of speech. General Research Fund (GRF). HKSAR Government. Amount: HK704,240. Jan 2022 to Dec 2023.

• Technological competency development for clinical education in speech therapy: Exploration in the intervention of acquired motor speech disorders. Dean's Reserve for L&T Projects. Faculty of Humanities, PolyU. Amount: HK$149,760. May 2021 to April 2023.

• Pitch Variation in Adults with Apraxia of Speech. Dean’s Reserve for Research, Scholarly and Other Endeavours. Faculty of Humanities, PolyU. Amount: HK$150,000. June 2021 to May 2023.

• Speech Therapy Services for Children with Motor Speech Disorders. Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund (SIE Fund), HKSAR Government. Amount: HK$397,253. April 2018 to March 2020. Project website: http://socube.cuhk.edu.hk/en/fundedproject/speech-therapy-services-for-children-with-motor-speech-disorders/.

• The Diagnostic Criteria of Childhood Apraxia of Speech in Cantonese-speaking Children. United College, Endowment Fund Research Grant 2015-2016, CUHK. Amount: HK$10,000. January 2016 to August 2017.

• Student Organizer and Conference Co-chair. Postgraduate Research Symposium on Linguistics, Language, and Speech. Faculty of Humanities, PolyU. Symposium date: 18 & 19 June 2021. Symposium website: http://www.cbs.polyu.edu.hk/PRS2021/. 

• Peer-reviewer. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders Quarterly

• Best Research Postgraduate Student of the Year. Graduate School, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. https://www.polyu.edu.hk/fh/news-and-events/news/2023/fh-phd-student-wins-polyu-best-research-student-award-2023/?sc_lang=tc

• Faculty of Humanities Outstanding Teaching Award for Postgraduate Students/Postdoctoral Fellows 2020/21. Faculty of Humanities, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

• Nicole Muller and Martin Ball Prize for Best Oral Presentation at the 18th biennial conference of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association, Glasgow, the UK. https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/journal-prize-nicole-muller-martin-ball-prize/?utm_source=TFO&utm_medium=cms&utm_campaign=JOB08218

• The 2007 Best Poster Presentation Award at the annual presentation of honours dissertations. Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences, The University of Hong Kong.

• Member of Register of Speech Therapists, Hong Kong Institution of Speech Therapists

• International Affiliate, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)​