Research

Research interests include:

- Epidemiology and Comorbidity of Child and Adolescent Mental Health

- Mental Health Prevention & Obesity Prevention in Children

- Evidence based psychological interventions

- Mental Health Literacy

- Domestic Violence & Psychopathic Traits

- Cross-cultural Psychology

- Psychological Testing and Assessment

- Procrastination

Externally-funded Research Projects

Current and Recent

A multi-perspective analysis of university students' personal mental health and well-being capital and its effect on their life outcomes. (Grant: Economic and Social Research Council, UK). Project in collaboration with: University of Surrey and the Institute of Psychiatry.

See project website for details: https://studentwelllives.com/

“Treatnet Family Intervention” for adolescents with Substance Use Disorders: A Feasibility Study in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Project of the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime). << Read more >>

Extending the reach, impact and sustainability of ToyBox Study Malaysia: A kindergarten-based healthy behaviour intervention. (Grant: British Council in partnership with UK Research and Innovation on behalf of UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Newton Fund Impact Scheme (MR/V00607X/1). Project in collaboration with: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Durham University, Roehampton University [lead]). << Read more >>

“Treatnet Family Intervention” for adolescents with Substance Use Disorders: A Feasibility Study in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Project of the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime)

Improving healthy energy balance- and obesity-related behaviours among preschoolers in Malaysia: Feasibility of adapting the ToyBox-Study. (Grant: UK Medical Research Council (MR/P013805/1). Project in collaboration with: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Durham University, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece, Roehampton University [lead])

Enhancing psychological well-being of pupils in transition from primary to secondary school (Grant: Funded by The Wandsworth Clinical Commissioning Group). << Read more >>

Protecting infants and toddlers from domestic violence: Development of a diagnostic protocol for infant and toddler abuse and neglect and its implementation to public health system (Grant: The European Commission: Directorate-General Justice; DAPHNE III). << Read more >>

Completed

Anxiety among adolescents in Pakistan: From epidemiology to prevention (in collaboration with: Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan) (Grant: The Higher Education Commission [HEC] in Pakistan) & British Council INSPIRE Strategic Partnerships fund). << Read more >>

Psychological impact of the Tohoku Pacific Earthquake and Tsunami in Japanese children (Grant: The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation). << Read more >>

Development of employability and entrepreneurship skills training programme for students at the University of Ibadan (Grant: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills). << Read more >>

Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment in Wandsworth (Grant: The Wandsworth Borough Council)

Outline monitoring requirements for the Winstanley & York Road Estates Programme (Grant: The Wandsworth Borough Council)

Evaluation of the Evaluation of the Wandsworth AIR Football Sports and Personal Development Project (Grant: The Wandsworth Borough Council)

Examining the efficacy of a robot in teaching social interaction in children with autism (Grant: The University of Hertfordshire)

Early intervention for social anxiety in school children (Sub-contract with the Catholic Children Society; Grant: The Education, Children's and Cultural Services Directorate of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)

Anxiety symptoms across two generations of the same families in Japan and in the UK (Grant: British Council under the PMI2 Strategic Alliances and Partnerships project, Research Co-operation)

Development of employability and entrepreneurship skills training programme for students at the University of Ibadan (Grant: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)

Emotion regulation among young adults in Japan and in the UK (Grant: Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation)

Anxiety prevention in young people with Williams Syndrome (Grant: Williams Syndrome Foundation)

Social anxiety and Taijin Kyofusho symptoms in England and Japan: A cross-cultural comparison (Grant: The British Academy and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)

A cross-cultural study on anxiety and fears among children and adolescents in Japan and in Great Britain (Grant: The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation)

Prevention of anxiety and depression in children (Grant: Dr. Karl-Wilder Stiftung)

Impact of parental unemployment on children's psychological well-being (Grant: German DAAD and the Polish Committee for Scientific Research [Komitet Badan Naukowych, KBN])

Anxiety symptoms among children and adolescents in Hong Kong and in Germany (Grant: DAAD and Hong Kong Research Council)

Risk-taking behavior in German and Hungarian adolescents (Grant: DAAD and Hungarian Scholarship Board)

Cross-cultural study of anxiety symptoms and disorders in children (Grant: University of Muenster and the Nippon Foundation)

Epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in adolescents (Grant: German Research Council)

Intervention of depressive disorders in children and adolescents (Grant: University of Bremen and the Ministry of Education, Science, Arts, and Sport)

Prevention of depressive disorders in children and adolescents (Grant: University of Bremen and the Ministry of Education, Science, Arts, and Sport)

Control orientation and depression in adolescents (Grant: German DAAD and the American Council of Learned Societies)

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