Shian-Ling Keng

Assoc Professor

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

Mindfulness-based Interventions
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Borderline Personality Disorder

20092023

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Biography

Assoc. Prof. Shian-Ling Keng is an Associate Professor and Research Coordinator in the Department of Psychology at Monash University Malaysia. She is trained as a clinical psychologist, and her research focuses on the effects and mechanisms through which mindfulness-based interventions affect psychological and physical health. She is also interested in examining cross-cultural presentations of psychological disorders (e.g., borderline personality disorder) and dissemination of evidence-based interventions in Southeast Asia. Assoc. Prof. Keng received her B. Sc., M.A., and and PhD in Clinical Psychology at Duke University in the United States, and completed her clinical psychology residency at the Borderline Personality Disorder Clinic and Mood Disorders Clinic at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, Canada. Prior to joining Monash University Malaysia, she was a tenured associate professor and Head of Studies (Psychology) at the Division of Psychology at Yale-NUS College, and assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Clinically, Assoc. Prof. Keng has received training in cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based intervention approaches. She is a DBT-Linehan Board certified clinician, and has given DBT training to clinicians in the Asian region. She is also a member of the working committee for the World DBT Association (WDBTA) - Asia Pacific Chapter. Additionally, Assoc. Prof. Keng is a qualified Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher, and received teacher training qualification from Center for Mindfulness at University of California - San Diego. 

Assoc. Prof. Keng has worked in hospital and clinic settings with patients of a variety of diagnoses, including mood, anxiety, substance use, and personality disorders. She aspires to help improve the quality and accessibility of mental health services in Southeast Asia through teaching, research, advocacy, and community outreach.

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):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education/Academic qualification

Clinical Psychology, Ph.D., Duke University

Clinical Psychology, M.A., Duke University

Psychology and Biology, B. Sc., Duke University

External positions

Associate Professor of Psychology, Yale-NUS College

20202021

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Yale-NUS College

20172020

Assistant Professor of Psychology, National University of Singapore

20132017

Research area keywords

  • Mindfulness
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Borderline personality disorder
  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
  • Depression
  • Self-Compassion

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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  • Editorial: Mental health issues in Southeast Asia regions: looking back and moving forward

    Tan, K. A., Keng, S. L. & Abu Talib, M., 9 Jun 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14, 3 p., 1229079.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialOtherpeer-review

    Open Access
  • Examining the intergenerational transmission of parental invalidation: Extension of the biosocial model

    Lee, S. S. M., Keng, S. L. & Hong, R. Y., Feb 2023, In: Development and Psychopathology. 35, 1, p. 24-34 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticleResearchpeer-review

    4 Citations (Scopus)
  • Impact of National Pandemic Lockdowns on Perceived Threat of Immigrants: A Natural Quasi-Experiment Across 23 Countries

    Han, Q., Zheng, B., Leander, N. P., Agostini, M., Gützkow, B., Kreienkamp, J., Kutlaca, M., Lemay, E. P., Stroebe, W., vanDellen, M. R., PsyCorona Collaboration & Bélanger, J. J., Sept 2023, In: Social Psychological and Personality Science. 14, 7, p. 796-807 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticleResearchpeer-review

    Open Access
    File
    1 Citation (Scopus)
  • Intentions to be vaccinated against COVID-19: The role of prosociality and conspiracy beliefs across 20 countries

    Enea, V., Eisenbeck, N., Carreno, D. F., Douglas, K. M., Sutton, R. M., Agostini, M., Bélanger, J. J., Gützkow, B., Kreienkamp, J., Abakoumkin, G., Abdul Khaiyom, J. H., Ahmedi, V., Akkas, H., Almenara, C. A., Atta, M., Bagci, S. C., Basel, S., Berisha Kida, E., Bernardo, A. B. I., Buttrick, N. R., & 84 othersChobthamkit, P., Choi, H. S., Cristea, M., Csaba, S., Damnjanovic, K., Danyliuk, I., Dash, A., Di Santo, D., Faller, D. G., Fitzsimons, G., Gheorghiu, A., Gómez, Á., Grzymala-Moszczynska, J., Hamaidia, A., Han, Q., Helmy, M., Hudiyana, J., Jeronimus, B. F., Jiang, D. Y., Jovanović, V., Kamenov, Ž., Kende, A., Keng, S. L., Kieu, T. T. T., Koc, Y., Kovyazina, K., Kozytska, I., Krause, J., Kruglanski, A. W., Kurapov, A., Kutlaca, M., Lantos, N. A., Lemay, E. P., Lesmana, C. B. J., Louis, W. R., Lueders, A., Malik, N. I., Martinez, A., McCabe, K. O., Mehulić, J., Milla, M. N., Mohammed, I., Molinario, E., Moyano, M., Muhammad, H., Mula, S., Muluk, H., Myroniuk, S., Najafi, R., Nisa, C. F., Nyúl, B., O’Keefe, P. A., Osuna, J. J. O., Osin, E. N., Park, J., Pica, G., Pierro, A., Rees, J., Reitsema, A. M., Resta, E., Rullo, M., Ryan, M. K., Samekin, A., Santtila, P., Sasin, E., Schumpe, B. M., Selim, H. A., Stanton, M. V., Sultana, S., Tseliou, E., Utsugi, A., van Breen, J. A., Van Lissa, C. J., Van Veen, K., vanDellen, M. R., Vázquez, A., Wollast, R., Yeung, V. W. L., Zand, S., Žeželj, I. L., Zheng, B., Zick, A., Zúñiga, C. & Leander, N. P., 3 Jul 2023, In: Health Communication. 38, 8, p. 1530-1539 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticleResearchpeer-review

    19 Citations (Scopus)
  • Pandemic Boredom: Little Evidence That Lockdown-Related Boredom Affects Risky Public Health Behaviors Across 116 Countries

    Westgate, E. C., Buttrick, N. R., Lin, Y., El Helou, G., Agostini, M., Bélanger, J. J., G€utzkow, B., Kreienkamp, J., Abakoumkin, G., Khaiyom, J. H. A., Ahmedi, V., Akkas, H., Almenara, C. A., Atta, M., Bagci, S. C., Basel, S., Kida, E. B., Bernardo, A. B. I., Chobthamkit, P., Choi, H. S., & 85 othersCristea, M., Csaba, S., Damnjanovic, K., Danyliuk, I., Dash, A., Di Santo, D., Douglas, K. M., Enea, V., Faller, D. G., Fitzsimons, G., Gheorghiu, A., Gómez, Á., Hamaidia, A., Han, Q., Helmy, M., Hudiyana, J., Jeronimus, B. F., Jiang, D. Y., Jovanović, V., Kamenov, Ž., Kende, A., Keng, S. L., Kieu, T. T. T., Koc, Y., Kovyazina, K., Kozytska, I., Krause, J., Kruglanski, A. W., Kurapov, A., Kutlaca, M., Lantos, N. A., Lemay, E. P., Lesmana, C. B. J., Louis, W. R., Lueders, A., Maj, M., Malik, N. I., Martinez, A., McCabe, K. O., Mehulić, J., Milla, M. N., Mohammed, I., Molinario, E., Moyano, M., Muhammad, H., Mula, S., Muluk, H., Myroniuk, S., Najafi, R., Nisa, C. F., Nyúl, B., O’Keefe, P. A., Osuna, J. J. O., Osin, E. N., Park, J., Pica, G., Pierro, A., Rees, J., Reitsema, A. M., Resta, E., Rullo, M., Ryan, M. K., Samekin, A., Santtila, P., Sasin, E., Schumpe, B. M., Selim, H. A., Stanton, M. V., Stroebe, W., Sutton, R. M., Tseliou, E., Utsugi, A., van Breen, J. A., Lissa, C. J. V., Veen, K. V., van Dellen, M. R., Vázquez, A., Wollast, R., Yeung, V. W. L., Zand, S., Žežzelj, I. L., Zheng, B., Zick, A., Zúñiga, C. & Leander, N. P., Mar 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Emotion. 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticleResearchpeer-review

    2 Citations (Scopus)