Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
May Kyi Zay Hta (she/her) is a research fellow at the (Future) Southeast Asian Centre for Workplace Wellbeing, Monash University Malaysia. She holds a PhD in Psychology and a Master of Professional Counselling from the same institution.
Her current research interests include various facets of wellbeing, mental health, psychological safety, and stigma in the workplace. She also has significant experience in the areas of health-related stigma, cultural, and indigenous psychology.
As a registered and licensed counsellor with Lembaga Kaunselor Malaysia (LKM) and the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), she also volunteers and contributes as a mental health professional, effectively bridging theory and practice.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, PhD, Decolonizing and Reconstructing the Concept of Stigma related to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Monash University Malaysia
Master of Professional Counselling, Monash University Malaysia
Psychology, BSc (Hons) Psychology, Universiti Sunway (Sunway University)
Research area keywords
- Cultural Psychology
- Mental Health
- Wellbeing
- Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Organisational Psychology
- Stigma
- Mix-Methods
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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“I don’t understand why we have to favor just one ethnicity”: Stigma and coping experience perspectives from ethnicminority students in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines
Pamoso, A. H. G., Liem, A., Balmores-Paulino, R., Muhiddin, S., Zay Hta, M. K., Wetherick, F. K., Silvestre, J. P. C. & Kiling, I. Y., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Culture & Psychology. 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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An ecological model of experienced stigma during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study in Malaysia
Zay Hta, M. K., Ting, R. S. K., Ong, E. Z. M. & Jones, L., Mar 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Culture & Psychology. 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
A systematic review on the cultural factors associated with stigma during pandemics
Zay Hta, M. K., Ting, R. S. K., Goh, P. H., Gan, Q. H. & Jones, L., 2024, In: Current Psychology. 43, p. 12938–12969 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus) -
Mapping Culture and Rationality Across Four Countries: Expanding the Conceptual Horizons of Strong-Ties and Weak-Ties Rationality
Ting, R. S. K., Zay Hta, M. K., Yeh, K. H., Ng, V. H. C., Liu, C., Xie, Z. Y., Chen, Y. F. & Sundararajan, L., 2024, In: Humanistic Psychologist. 52, 4, p. 392-413 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The relationship between strong-ties weak-ties rationality and COVID-19 public stigma: A cross-cultural study of Malaysia and Australia
Zay Hta, M. K., Ting, R. S. K. & Jones, L., Dec 2024, In: International Journal of Psychology. 59, 6, p. 841-852 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
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Mental Health Stigma and Its Impact on Help-Seeking Behaviour in Healthcare Work Settings
May Kyi Zay Hta (Supervisor)
Jul 2024 → Sept 2024Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Non-HDR Supervisions
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PLoS ONE (Journal)
May Kyi Zay Hta (Peer reviewer)
10 Nov 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Press/Media
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Advanced Leadership Development Series for Healthcare Professionals
20/08/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities