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Personal profile
Biography
Wan Hua Sim is an educational and developmental psychologist and researcher who has worked and trained in Melbourne and Singapore. Her current appointments at Monash University include Research Fellow at the Department of Paediatrics, and the School of Psychological Sciences and Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health. She also works as a Senior Psychologist at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne. Wan co-supervises psychology students undertaking research projects and clinical placements.
Shaped by her interests and experience of working with children and families in educational and clinical settings, Wan's current research includes parenting interventions, family-school partnerships, child mental health and inclusive interventions. She strives to develop support for neurodivergent children and their families, and to promote their wellbeing and community participation.
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, Doctor Of Philosophy, Development And Evaluation Of A Tailored Online Parenting Intervention To Prevent Clinical Anxiety And Depression In Children, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Psychology, Bachelor with Honours, National University of Singapore
Educational Psychology, Masters, University of Melbourne
External positions
Senior Psychologist, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Research area keywords
- Children
- Adolescents
- Parents
- Parenting
- Neurodiversity
- Mental Health
- Prevention
- Online Interventions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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Early, novel and accessible intervention for children with developmental regression
Williams, K., Olivier, P., Bourke-Taylor, H., Yap, M., Brignell, A., Fahey, M., Hunter, M., Sim, W., Ure, A., Xie, J., Furley, K., Elvidge, K. & Wake, M.
1/07/22 → 1/07/27
Project: Research
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The Role of Parent Engagement in a Web-Based Preventive Parenting Intervention for Child Mental Health in Predicting Parenting, Parent and Child Outcomes
Sim, W. H., Jorm, A. F. & Yap, M. B. H., Feb 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 4, 23 p., 2191.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access11 Citations (Scopus) -
Strategies to increase uptake of parent education programs in preschool and school settings to improve child outcomes: A delphi study
Sim, W. H., Toumbourou, J. W., Clancy, E. M., Westrupp, E. M., Benstead, M. L. & Yap, M. B. H., 1 Apr 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 7, 19 p., 3524.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access10 Citations (Scopus) -
A tailored online intervention to improve parenting risk and protective factors for child anxiety and depression: Medium-term findings from a randomized controlled trial
Sim, W. H., Fernando, L. M. N., Jorm, A. F., Rapee, R. M., Lawrence, K. A., Mackinnon, A. J. & Yap, M. B. H., 1 Dec 2020, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 277, p. 814-824 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
15 Citations (Scopus) -
Development and evaluation of the Parenting to Reduce Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (PaRCADS): Assessment of parental concordance with guidelines for the prevention of child anxiety and depression
Sim, W. H., Jorm, A. F., Lawrence, K. A. & Yap, M. B. H., 30 May 2019, In: PeerJ. 2019, 5, 31 p., e6865.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile8 Citations (Scopus) -
Parenting Resilient Kids (PaRK), an online parenting program to prevent anxiety and depression problems in primary school-aged children: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Fernando, L. M. N., Sim, W. H., Jorm, A. F., Rapee, R., Lawrence, K. A. & Yap, M. B. H., 19 Apr 2018, In: Trials. 19, 1, 12 p., 236.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open AccessFile14 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Australian Rotary Health and Alliance for the Prevention of Mental Disorders (ARH-APMD) PhD Researcher Award for Research Excellence
Sim, Wan (Recipient), Mar 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Turner Institute Consumer and Community Involvement Award
Sim, Wan (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)