Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Ling is a Senior Research Fellow at Action Lab in the Department of Human-Centred Computing.
Her primary research area is healthcare design, with a focus on how technology-mediated support can be designed, developed, and implemented in real-world healthcare settings. Her research explores design methodologies, including co-design and participatory design, to elevate the voices of people living with mental health and health challenges and support positive health outcomes. Her current work explores the use of accessible and innovative formats, such as media-based programs, to design and deliver evidence-based mental health interventions and broader digital healthcare systems for children, young people, parents, women, and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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AllPlay Malaysia: Building Inclusive Education Systems for the Asia–Pacific
Alshehri, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rinehart, N. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Kamarulzaman, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Emonson, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Saleem, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lee, J. K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Verghis, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jafari Sadr, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Govindasamy, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wu, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Varghese, D. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/26 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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CSIRO Next Generation Graduates Program: AI in Mental Health
McNaney, R. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Olivier, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yap, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cai, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wu, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Watterson, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Haffari, R. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Qu, L. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Wilson Rajaratnam, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Wang, T. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Sharp, G. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Alvarez-Jimenez, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), D'Alfonso, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Kostakos, V. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Pola Practice Pty Ltd, Crank Group Pty Ltd
5/04/23 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Co-designing and evaluating the effectiveness of a digital parenting intervention with peer-coaching for parents of adolescents with emerging mental health problems
Yap, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Olivier, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sanci, L. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jorm, A. F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bourke-Taylor, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cardamone-Breen, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wu, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bartindale, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Chandrasekara, D. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/23 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Dungudbila - Co-designing a Digital Application to Support Pregnancy and Postnatal Wellbeing of Top-End First Nations Women
Varghese, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Boyle, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Wu, L. (Chief Investigator (CI))
5/12/25 → 7/05/26
Project: Research
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MaaPs: A digital platform for the “Me as a Parent Scale”
Wu, L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Olivier, P. (Chief Investigator (CI))
16/09/24 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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Co-Creating Preconception Health Content for a Digital Resource for Women From Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds
Subasinghe, A. K. (Leading Author), Madawala, S., Fernando, D., Xie, J., Watterson, J., Wu, L., Prawira, C., Olivier, P. & Boyle, J. A., Apr 2026, In: Health Expectations. 29, 2, 7 p., e70542.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Using Co-Design to Adapt a Digital Parenting Program for Parents Seeking Mental Health Support
Bennett, M. L., Wu, L., Seguin, J. P., Oliver, P., Reupert, A. E., Jorm, A. F., Grant, S., Vaxevanis, H., Li, M., Xie, J. & Yap, M. B. H., 15 Jan 2026, In: Children . 13, 1, 33 p., 129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A coach-assisted, online parenting programme to support parents of adolescents who refuse school: evidence of acceptability and feasibility
Smout, A. (Leading Author), Melvin, G. (Leading Author), Cardamone-Breen, M., Jorm, A., Xie, J., Bartindale, T., Olivier, P., Seguin, J., Wu, L. & Yap, M. B. H. (Leading Author), Jul 2025, In: BJPsych Open. 11, 4, 12 p., e115.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Co-Producing Patient-Reported Experience Measures With People With Intellectual Disability to Improve Healthcare Quality and Outcomes: The ‘Listen to Me’ Project Protocol
Harrison, R. (Leading Author), Newman, B., Catlett, B., Mimmo, L., Wu, L., Tokutake, M., Phillips, K., Hoek, M. V., Hoek, D. V., Manias, E., Patterson, P., Baumgartner, D. D., Bowen, K., Trollor, J., Woolfenden, S., Strnadova, I., Westbrook, J., Mitchell, R., Dew, A. & Olivier, P. & 12 others, , Oct 2025, In: Health Expectations. 28, 5, 14 p., e70418.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Designing Culturally Adapted Digital Mental Health Support Tool for Chinese-Speaking International Students in Australia: A Qualitative Co-designStudy
Wu, L., Zhu, C., Seguin, J. P., Xie, J., Kulkarni, P., Li, M. & Olivier, P., 21 Oct 2025, In: JMIR Formative Research. 9, 18 p., e76695.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Press/Media
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Using video games to teach preschool children empathy
29/03/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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How video games can promote empathic learning in children?
16/09/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Can children really learn empathy through video games?
15/09/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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Could video games be the secret to teaching children empathy? Monash says yes
15/09/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature