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Biography
Professor Tin Tin Su is a clinically qualified public health physician and researcher with more than 20 years of working experience. She is passionate about improving population health via community capacity building, social epidemiology, and implementation science research.
She is a director of the South East Asia Community Observatory (SEACO) Health & Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) and principal investigator for a community cohort, which includes about 38,000 population. Professor Su has extensively leveraged HDSS data from other sites via the recently established HDSS-Asia network, where she is part of the working committee.
Professor Su is one of the founding members of the Asia Health Literacy Association (AHLA) and was elected vice president of 2014–2016. She obtained the Yufong International Health Literacy Award (2017) and Health Literacy Leadership Award (2018). Professor Su is an executive board member of the International Health Literacy Association (IHLA) and director of the Asian region until 2022. She integrated the concept of health literacy in population-based research and interventions in HDSS.
She is an honorary professor at the University of Malaya (Malaysia) and Queen's University Belfast (UK), and a visiting scholar at the Heidelberg Institute for Global Health-HIGH (Germany).
Her research has been funded by various institutions including, the World Health Organization (WHO); Newton-Ungku Omar Fund: Academy of Science Malaysia (ASM) and Medical Research Council UK (MRC-UK); Newton Fund Impact Scheme (UKRI & MIGHT, Malaysia); MRC-UK, Global Challenge Research Fund; John Templeton Foundation (USA); Ministry of Education-Malaysia Research University Network (MRUN) and Long term Research Grant Scheme (LRGS); University Malaya Flagship project, University Malaya Research Programme (UMRP) and various internal grants from Monash University Malaysia.
Professor Su’s project on ‘Health effects of heat in Southeast Asia: Behavioural and structural climate change adaptation interventions in semi-rural Malaysia’ was funded by the Wellcome Trust. The grant amount is up to £1,967,644.
Professor Su is actively involved in research projects focus on digital health and is appointed as an advisory group member of the Monash University NEtwork for Equity through Digital Health (NEED).
Research interests
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- Impact of climate change on non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
- Establishment of climate change and health evaluation and response system
- Community engagement and capacity building
- Digital health application, general and digital health literacy
- Cancer screening and early diagnosis
- Designing and implementation of community cohorts
- Public health programme evaluation and implementation science research
- Ageing research in community
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
Public Health & Health Economics, Dr.Med, Household cost-of-illness study in the Nouna Health District, Burkina Faso, Universiatat Heidelberg (University of Heidelberg)
1 Oct 2003 → 31 Mar 2006
Award Date: 17 Feb 2006
Community Health & Health Management, MSc.CHHM, User fees and quality: The role of provider’s decisions and user’s perception: case study of Dhading District Hospital, Nepal, Universiatat Heidelberg (University of Heidelberg)
1 Oct 2000 → 30 Sept 2001
Award Date: 4 Sept 2001
Medicine, M.B.,B.S, Medical Sciences, University of Medicine 1
1 Nov 1982 → 31 Oct 1990
Award Date: 24 Oct 1990
External positions
Visiting Researcher, Universiatat Heidelberg (University of Heidelberg)
1 Jun 2022 → 31 Dec 2025
Honorary Professor, Queen's University Belfast
7 Oct 2021 → 6 Oct 2024
Honorary Professor, Universiti Malaya (University of Malaya)
21 Aug 2018 → 30 Jun 2026
Research area keywords
- Climate Change and Health
- NCD Prevention and Control
- Ageing/ Gerontology
- Cancer Screening & Early Diagnosis
- Community health development
- Health Literacy
- Implementation science
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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WHinc: from Community Observatory to Women’s Health INCubator
Watterson, J., Su, T. T., Olivier, P., Jones, E., Maisarah, S., Angela, N., Jayanthi, T., Lay Ki, S., Selva Raja, D. B. R., Tan, S. S., Lim, S., Kulkarni, J. & Alshehri, T.
1/01/24 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Health effects of heat in Southeast Asia: Behavioural and structural climate change adaptation interventions in semi-rural Malaysia
Su, T. T., Guo, Y., Leder, K., Mohan, D., Jahan, N. K., Watterson, J., Ramanathan, G. R. L., Gouwanda, D., Baernighausen, T., Barteit, S. & Lee, K.
1/08/23 → 31/07/27
Project: Research
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Epsilon: Inclusive Research Infrastructure: SEACO as a Platform for Participatory Observation
Lay Ki, S., Chun Yong, C., Watterson, J., Su, T. T., Varghese, D., McNaney, R., Kirkham, R. & Abdulgalimov, D.
1/12/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Consultancy
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Modulating neural markers of age-related decline in cognitive function: A longitudinal approach. (Note: This is the subproject under Sunway University under program title "Successful ageing: Evidence-based interventions to delay ageing-related decline")
Su, T. T., Schaefer, A., Phillips, L. H., Jentzsch, I., Van Reekum, C., Pany, A., Subramaniam, V., Yong, M. H. & Lian, T. C.
1/12/19 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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To conduct local implementation research on innovative community engagement models, prototypes, and/or intervention packages as part of the COVID-19 response and recovery efforts and implementation science
Su, T. T., Verghis, S., Schaefer, A., Seng Guan, Y., Sing Kiat, T. & Min Min, T.
14/01/21 → 31/08/21
Project: Research
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Accelerometer-measured 24-hour movement behaviours over 7 days in Malaysian children and adolescents: A cross-sectional study
Brady, S. M., Salway, R., Mariapun, J., Millard, L., Ramadas, A., Rizal, H., Skinner, A., Stone, C., Johnson, L., Su, T. T. & Armstrong, M. E. G., 20 Feb 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 2, 21 p., e0297102.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Bringing lose sheep into the fold: redesigning Women-In-Tech (WIT) app for women of three age groups
Teh, P-L., Ang, C. W., Wu, S., Su, T. T. & Lu, Y., 2024, Cross-Cultural Design: 16th International Conference, CCD 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part III. Rau, P-L. P. (ed.). 1st ed. Cham Switzerland: Springer, p. 314-333 20 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 14701 LNCS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other › peer-review
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Cross-Sectional Analysis of Expenditure on Fruits and Vegetables: A Comparison Between Low-Income and High-Income Households
Cheah, Y. K., Su, T. T. & Adzis, A. A., Jan 2024, In: Institutions and Economies. 16, 1, p. 53-78 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Determinants of multimorbidity in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of longitudinal studies and discovery of evidence gaps
Tan, M. M. C., Barbosa, M. G., Pinho, P. J. M. R., Assefa, E., Keinert, A. Á. M., Hanlon, C., Barrett, B., Dregan, A., Su, T. T., Mohan, D., Ferri, C., Muniz-Terrera, G. & Prina, M., Feb 2024, In: Obesity Reviews. 25, 2, 17 p., e13661.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Dietary intake, obesity, and metabolic risk factors among children and adolescents in the SEACO-CH20 cross-sectional study
Ramadas, A., Rizal, H., Rajakumar, S., Mariapun, J., Yasin, M. S., Armstrong, M. E. G. & Su, T. T., 17 May 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 12 p., 11265.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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2021 Best Oral Presentation Award
Ng Yi, Wern (Recipient), Kumari, Yatinesh (Recipient), Su, Tin Tin (Recipient) & Mohan, Devi (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2023 PVCs award for Excellence in Research: Enterprising Research
Su, Tin Tin (Recipient), 6 Jul 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Silver Medal (Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2023: SDG International Innovation Awards & Expo (SDG IIAE)
Su, Tin Tin (Recipient), Lay Ki, Soon (Recipient), Thurairajasingam, Sivakumar (Recipient), Aye, Lwin Mie (Recipient), Omar, Nurul Syifa Shafirah (Recipient) & Kai Gin, Tan (Recipient), 20 Oct 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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The Incubator Grant: Bolster Category
Watterson, Jessica (Recipient), Su, Tin Tin (Recipient), Boyle, Jacqueline (Recipient), Olivier, Patrick (Recipient), Keng, Shian-Ling (Recipient), Jones, Elizabeth (Recipient), Maisarah, Siti (Recipient), Angela, Nisha (Recipient), Jayanthi, T (Recipient), Lay Ki, Soon (Recipient), Selva Raja, Dhesi Baha Raja (Recipient), Tan, Seok Shin (Recipient), Lim, Siew (Recipient), Yap, Marie (Recipient), Leder, Karin (Recipient), McCaffrey, Tracy (Recipient) & Warren, Narelle (Recipient), 15 Nov 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 1 Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Climate change and health research priority setting
Raksha Pandya-Wood (Director) & Tin Tin Su (Contributor)
24 Aug 2023Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar