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AMHRG is an international consortium with researchers from the Asia-Pacific region. AMHRG researchers, with expertise in mental health research, dedicate to improving mental health and psychological wellbeing for people through research, practice, and policy. We share the values of service to people and community, research excellence, research innovation, and collaboration.
AMHRG is committed to empowering tomorrow’s researchers. Through JCU’s research education, we support our HDRs (Higher Degree by Research) to stand at the frontiers of knowledge in the field of psychological wellbeing and mental health.
Our Members
- Founding Chair of AMHRG
- Psychology, James Cook University, Australia
- Research Profile
- Co-Chair of AMHRG
- Psychology, James Cook University, Singapore
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- Psychiatry, James Cook University, Australia
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- Nursing, James Cook University, Australia
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- Psychology, James Cook University, Australia
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- Psychiatrist, Townsville University Hospital, Australia
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- Psychology, James Cook University, Australia
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- Psychology, James Cook University, Australia
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- Nursing, James Cook University, Australia
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Our HDRs and Honours
MPhil research project: The effect of attachment style, resilience and self-esteem on the relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and youth offending.
>> Visit Belinda Astridge's profile page
PhD research project: Fathers' perinatal mental health and the associated risk and protective factors: A multiple method study.
>> Visit Jasleen Chhabra's profile page
PhD research project: Investigating the impact of helicopter parenting on emerging adults: A multi-method approach.
>> Visit C Keerthigha's profile page
MPhil research project: Student dropouts and mental health – the challenges faced by foreign university students.
>> Visit Timothy Leow's profile page
Honours research project: The effect of tabletop gaming on people’s mental health.
- Coordinator of AMHRG
>> Visit Alyssia Merrick's profile page
PhD research project: A longitudinal phenomenological study exploring trainee counsellors’ hindering self-awareness and the impact on counselling self-efficacy during counsellor training.
>> Visit Catherine Toh's profile page
PhD research project: The development and validation of a Buddhist religiosity scale using a combined emic and etic approach.
>> Visit Barry Tse's profile page
Our Associates
Professor Guojun Xie: Psychiatry, Foshan Psychiatric Hospital, China
Professor Binghong Wang: Psychiatrist, Taiyuan Psychiatric Hospital, China
Professor Yunzheng Xie: Psychology, Shanxi Medical University, China
Professor Xiaoyan Liang: Psychology, Shanxi University, China
Professor Xuewei Huang: Clinical psychology, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, China
Dr Gang Feng: Clinical Psychologist, Taiyuan Psychiatric Hospital, China
Hongyu Li: Psychology, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, China
Professor Narayanan Annalakshmi: Psychology, Bharathiar University, India
Professor Ilango Ponnuswami: Mental health (social work), Bharathidasan University, India