Professor Jesus Alfonso D. Datu

Professor Jesus Alfonso D. Datu

Professor, The Education University of Hong Kong, Director of the Science of Happiness and Positive Education (SHAPE) Lab

Jesus Alfonso D. Datu is a Professor in the Department of Special Education and Counseling at The Education University of Hong Kong

AffiliationThe Education University of Hong Kong
gifted education well-being science or positive psychology in gifted and talented individuals culturally sensitive giftedness identification approaches

About

Professor Jesus Alfonso Daep Datu (Jess) is a Professor in the Department of Special Education and Counselling at The Education University of Hong Kong. He is a well-being scientist with research programmes encompassing positive psychology, gifted education and talent development science, inclusive education, and STEM education. He is also Director of the Science of Happiness and Positive Education (SHAPE) Lab at The Education University of Hong Kong. Prior to joining the EduHK, he served as Associate Professor of Guidance and Counselling and Gifted Education and Director of the Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education in the Faculty of Education at The University of Hong Kong. To date, he has published over 150 journal articles, 10 edited book chapters and 4 newsletters. He also has strong research funding portfolio, amounting to over HK$21.8 million from external and internal funding agencies as a principal investigator, co-investigator, or collaborator.

Mentoring Focus

  • gifted education; well-being science or positive psychology in gifted and talented individuals; culturally sensitive giftedness identification approaches

Professional Highlights

  • Professor Datu has received the Tom Oakland ISPA Outstanding Scholar Award from the International School Psychology Association, the Michael Harris Bond Award for Early Career Contributions from the Asian Association of Social Psychology, the Rising Star Award from the Association for Psychological Science, and the Dennis McInerney Self-PhD Award from the Global SELF Research Network. Additionally, he has been listed in The World’s Top 1% Researchers Based on Scientific Impacts Across All Disciplines since its first release in 2020.
  • Currently serving as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, Professor Datu also sits on the editorial board of other reputable journals such as School Psychology International, Psychology in the Schools, Gifted and Talented International, Gifted Education International, Journal for STEM Education Research, and The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher.

Research Publications

Research publications will be added soon.