Sharon joined the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences as the Clinical Instructor in 2005. She held the Senior Clinical Associate position before the appointment as Assistant Professor in 2015. Sharon has solid clinical and teaching experience in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy. She obtained her postgraduate qualifications in Hong Kong, Australia and the United Kingdom, and the Fellowship (Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy) of the Hong Kong College of Physiotherapy. She has been appointed as the Honourary Senior Physiotherapist at the Physiotherapy Department in hospitals under the New Territories East Cluster of the Hospital Authority since 2017. She now serves as the Award Coordinator of the MSc in Manipulative Physiotherapy Programme at PolyU and member of the Standards Committee of The International Federation of Manual and Musculoskeletal Physical Therapist Incorporated (IFOMPT).

Sharon 's research focuses on studying the dynamic interplay and functional capacity of the spine in people suffered from chronic musculoskeletal conditions. Her main research interests are on the biomechanics of the human spine with the focus on analysis of the movement and motor control of spine, pain profile and implementation studies for people with different spinal dysfunction. 

Sharon adopts an integrated approach to facilitate students' learning and helps them apply their knowledge to the clinical reasoning and practice in the field of musculoskeletal physiotherapy. She received the Departmental Outstanding Teaching Award in 2009 and 2018, and the Faculty Award of Outstanding Performance in Teaching in 2018.

• Dynamic interplay between cervico-thoracic spine and lumbo-pelvic region
• Motor control and reorganisation of muscle coordination in spinal pain
• Classification and management of non-specific neck pain
• Spine health in adolescents