Introduction

Dr. Robbie Ho is a researcher on psychology of the arts, and he specializes in street performance or busking. From a psychological viewpoint, Dr. Ho focuses on the audience experience of street performance as well as the impact of street performance on the perception of public space. Dr. Ho has also extended his work to study static forms of street art such as graffiti. Furthermore, Dr. Ho is experienced in teaching psychological subjects including General Psychology, Social Psychology, Behavioral Psychology, Lifespan Development, and Research Methods and Statistics.

Qualifications  

BSc (University of New South Wales, Australia)

MArt (University of New South Wales, Australia)

MPhil (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

PhD (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

CPsychol (British Psychological Society)

Areas of Teaching  

Personal Development

General Psychology

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology

Research Interests

Street Perfomance/Busking

Cross-Cultural Art Appreciation

Cantopop

Selected Outputs   

• Ho, R., Szubielska, M., & Kopiś-Posiej, N. (2023). Cultural-match effect on the appreciation of traditional and contemporary visual arts: Evidence from Poland and Hong Kong. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 17(4), 451–462. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000535
• Ho, R., Au-Young, W. T., & Au, W. T. (2021). Effects of environmental experience on audience experience of street performance (busking). Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 15(3), 517–527. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000301
• Ho, R., & Au, W. T. (2018). Development of Street Audience Experience (SAE) Scale. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 12(4), 453–470. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000161
• Ho, R., & Au, W. T. (2021). Differentiating busking from begging: A psychological approach. PLoS ONE, 16(12), e0260781. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260781
• Ho, R., & Au, W. T. (2021). Effect of street performance (busking) on the environmental perception of public space. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 647863. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.647863