Forrest TW Cheung

Forrest TW Cheung

Research psychologist | Sleep scientist

Curriculum Vitae

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Education
  • 2022, PhD in Sleep and Circadian Medicine, University of Hong Kong
  • 2015, BSocSc in Psychology and Counselling, University of Hong Kong

Academic Appointments
  • 2024-Present: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Sleep Medicine
    • Sir Jules Thorn Sleep & Circadian Neuroscience Institute, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
  • 2022-2024: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    • State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong

Professional Qualifications
  • Associate Fellow (AFBPsS), The British Psychological Society
  • Chartered Psychologist, The British Psychological Society
  • Registered Polysomnographic Technologist, Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists

Honours, Awards, and International Recognition
  • 2026: Recipient, Inaugural ESRS-CSRS Exchange Programme (1 of 10 recipients, fully funded), European Sleep Research Society & Chinese Sleep Research Society
  • 2023: Young Investigator Award, World Sleep Congress 2023, World Sleep Society
  • 2021: Young Investigator Award, The 3rd Congress of Asian Society of Sleep Medicine, Asian Society of Sleep Medicine
  • 2018: Best Poster Award, CUHK SLEEP Conference 2018, Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • 2018: Postgraduate Scholarship, University of Hong Kong

Research Grants
  • 2025: Co-I, Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF).
    • Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with Adjuvant Melatonin Treatment in Older Adults with Chronic Insomnia: A Randomised Controlled Trial (Ref. no.: 23244051).
  • 2024: Co-I, HKU KE Impact Project Scheme.
    • Awareness and Wellness Advancement through Knowledge Exchange on Circadian Health (AWAKE) - A Community-based Programme on Promoting Circadian and Sleep Health (Ref. no.: KE-IP-2024/25-71).
  • 2023: Co-I, Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF).
    • Reward processing and eveningness in youth depression: A longitudinal EEG investigation (Ref. no.: 21222951).

Publications
  • Pan, Y., Cheung, F. T. W., Chan, J. W. Y., Chan, N. Y., Li, X., Ho, A. W. Y., ... & Li, S. X. (2026). Sleep variability in delayed sleep-wake phase disorder and insomnia disorder in youth: A case-control study. Sleep Medicine, 108859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2026.108859
  • Zheng, N., Zhang, X., Li, C., Cheung, F. T. W., Hu, X., Zhang, J., & Feng, H. (2025). Advances in artificial intelligence empowering early-stage human health: Current landscape and future directions. The Innovation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2025.101222
  • Sit, H. F., Cheung, F. T. W., Chan, N. Y., Chan, J. W. Y., Wing, Y. K., & Li, S. X. (2025). Unravelling symptom interplay of depression, anxiety, insomnia and suicidality in adolescents: A network analysis. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 25(3), 100619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2025.100619
  • Chen, C. X., Wang, R., Cheung, F. T. W., Ho, A. W. Y., Ho, C. S., Chan, N. Y., Chan, J. W. Y., Hou, W. K., Yau, S. Y., Liu, Y., Lee, T. M. C., Li, S. X., & Wing, Y. K. (2025). A modified at-home methodology for measuring dim light melatonin onset timing in healthy adults. Chronobiology International, 42(5), 653–663. https://doi.org/10.1080/07420528.2025.2500404
  • Wang, R., Mu, Z., Li, X., Cheung, F. T. W., Chan, N. Y., Chan, J. W. Y., ... & Li, S. X. (2025). Reply to Takefuji" Methodological limitations of linear parametric analysis in biological research: A critical review of NEO-Five personality traits and sleep characteristics study". Sleep Medicine Reviews, 81, 102095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102095
  • Wang, R., Mu, Z., Li, X., Cheung, F. T. W., Chan, N. Y., Chan, J. W. Y., ... & Li, S. X. (2025). The relationship between NEO-five personality traits and sleep-related characteristics: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 102081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102081
  • Cheung, F. T. W., Sit, H. F., Li, X., Chan, J. W. Y., Chan, N. Y., Wing, Y. K., & Li, S. X. (2024). A Longitudinal Examination between Chronotype and Insomnia in Youths: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis. Clocks & Sleep, 6(4), 557-567. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep6040037
  • Cheung, F. T. W., & Li, S. X. (2025). Editorial: What Does the Future Hold for Psychological Treatments in Youth? Long-Term Perspectives on Sleep and Circadian Interventions. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 64(3), 321–322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2024.08.003
  • Li, S. X., Cheung, F. T. W., Chan, N. Y., Chan, J. W. Y., Zhang, J., Li, A. M., ... & Wing, Y. K. (2024). Effects of cognitive behavioural therapy and bright light therapy for insomnia in youths with eveningness: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 25(1), 246. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08090-0
  • Cheung, F. T. W., Li, X., Hui, T. K., Chan, N. Y., Chan, J. W., Wing, Y. K., & Li, S. X. (2023). Circadian preference and mental health outcomes in youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 72, 101851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2023.101851
  • Sun, W., Cheung, F. T. W., Chan, N. Y., Zhang, J., Chan, J. W. Y., Chan, K. C. C., Wing, Y. K., & Li, S. X. (2024). The impacts of intra-individual daily sleep variability on daytime functioning and sleep architecture in healthy young adults: An experimental study. Journal of Sleep Research, 33(3), e13967. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13967
  • Cheung, F. T. W., Ho, A. W. Y., Chan, J. W. Y., Li, X., Chan, N. Y., Zhang, J., Ho, C. S., Wing, Y. K., & Li, S. X. (2022). Validation of the Chinese version of the Munich Chronotype Questionnaire (MCTQHK) in Hong Kong Chinese youths. Chronobiology International, 39(5), 678–689. https://doi.org/10.1080/07420528.2022.2025821
  • Cheng, Q., Kwok, C. L., Cheung, F. T., & Yip, P. S. (2017). Construction and validation of the Hong Kong Altruism Index (A-Index). Personality and Individual Differences, 113, 201-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.03.042
  • Cheng, Q., & Cheung, F. T. W. (2017). The new media and the prevention of youth suicide in Hong Kong. Journal of Youth Study, 20(1):124-32.

Teaching
  • Masterclass in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia, University of Oxford
  • Circadian Rhythm Disruption and Sleep, University of Oxford
  • Sarah Lawrence Programme, Wadham College, University of Oxford
  • PSYCA326F Clinical Psychology, Hong Kong Metropolitan University
  • PSYCA326F Clinical Psychology, Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Academic Talks
  • Efficacy of group-based CBT-I with adjunctive bright light therapy in youths with insomnia and eveningness: Results from a randomised controlled trial
    Symposium Speaker at Asian Society of Sleep Medicine Meeting 2025, Singapore
  • Circadian factors in youth insomnia: Evidence and implications
    Symposium Speaker at Asian Society of Sleep Medicine Meeting 2023, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Group-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Bright Light Therapy in Youths with Insomnia and Evening Chronotype: Interim Analysis of a Randomised Controlled Trial
    Conference Presenter at World Sleep Congress 2023, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Academic Services
  • 2025–Present: Committee Member, Core Management Group
    • NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, Better Sleep Theme
  • Ad hoc journal reviewer
    • Behavioural Sleep Medicine
    • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
    • Journal of Clinical Psychology
    • Journal of Psychiatric Research
    • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
    • Nature and Science of Sleep
    • Scientific Reports
    • Sleep Medicine
    • Stress and Health