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The University of New South Wales, Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, Department Member
Resume PERSONAL DETAILS Name: Bibiana Chi Wing CHAN Sex: FEMALE Address: 19 French’s Road, Willoughby, 2068 NSW, Australia Ph: + 614 1261 3074 (mobile) Email: bbcwchan@optusnet.com.au Languages spoken English, Cantonese and Mandarin EDUCATION Sept., 82 - March 83 Dept. of Social Sciences, University of Hong Kong March, 83 – June 86 Bachelor of Applied Science, Dept of Communication Disorder, Cumberland College of Health Sciences, ( now Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney) Feb., 00 – June 02 Master of Arts, Dept of Anthropology, Macquarie University, Sydney April 02 – Jan 03 Dip. Counselling and Communication July 2003 – Sept 2007 PhD by research in School of Public Health Community Medicine and School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales Oct 2010 – Dec 2010 Churchill Fellowship in Canada and USA EMPLOYMENT Nov., 86 – August, 87 Speech Pathologist, Kai Chi School, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, HK Responsible for speech and language assessments and interventions of all students at the school, supervised and trained teaching aids and other teachers to address students’ communication needs. Sept., 87 – July 92 Speech Pathologist, private practice HK Conduct speech, language and communication assessment and intervention to clients individually and in groups. Provide consultations to various service providers especially on early intervention. Publish bi-monthly newsletter on Early Childhood Education. Sept., 89 – Dec. 92 Lecturer/Clinical Supervision, Dept of Speech & Hearing Sciences, University of Hong Kong Provide clinical supervision to Year II students both individually and in groups. Teach ‘Clinical Methods’ as a Year II subject to introduce student clinicians to the relevant clinical skills and how to transfer theories into practice. Sept., 92 – April 93 Speech Pathologist, Whitehall Homes for Physically & Intellectually Handicapped, Sydney Responsible for ALL the duties of a speech pathologist with a good exposure to a multidisciplinary team, working closely with physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, teachers, nurses and nursing aids. April, 01- Oct. 02 Course Advisor, Thomson Education Direct Responsible for advising current and prospective students on their study opportunities, assisted them to choose the course best-suited for their ability and expectations. Oct 02 – Jan, 07 Research Assistant, Black Dog Institute, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney Responsible for literature review, research methods development, ethic application, participant recruitment, data collection and analysis, preparing manuscripts for journal submissions, dissemination of research findings. Feb, 2007 – Aug, 2007 Project Officer for workforce, Multicultural Mental Health Australia (MMHA) Responsible for fulfilling the Commonwealth funding agreement specified in this project Managed a national project and implement project objectives within a set time frame. Aug, 2007 – Dec 2012 Research Fellow, UNSW Research Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity Aug, 2012 – Dec 2012 Post-doc Fellow, Dept of Psychiatry, Yale University, USA. Accumulated experience in coordinating a complex research in ‘Outcomes of Multidisciplinary Care in General Practice, oversee the whole research project: time management, human resource, recruitment, data collection and analysis and preparing relevant reports. Specialised in qualitative research design and development, data collection and analysis. Cultural competency consultation. Based at Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health and involved with the Citizenship and Community Enhancement Project, qualitative and quantitative research in citizenship project and other community based participatory research to explore the concept of assertiveness among Asian-American university students. Dec 2012 – present Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Yale University. VOLUNTARY WORK IN THE COMMUNITY Feb. 83 – Dec. 83 Volunteer, Auburn Community Centre, Sydney Sept. 97 – April 01 Information Desk volunteer, Ku-ring-gai Neighbourhood Centre Jan 2003 – present Chinese Subcommittee, NSW Transcultural Mental Health Centre Jan. 2003 – Dec. 2005 Lifeline Telephone Counsellor July 2008 - present ‘beyondblue’ Ambassador Jan 2009 – June 2012 Coordinator of ‘Art Group at All Levels’ at Narembern Anglican Church March 2011 – June 2011 Dec 2012 - present Steering Committee, Community Health Information Day (joint venture between Australian-Chinese Medical Association and Chinese-Australian Services Society). Honorary Consultant Australian Fujian Association Reviewer for the following journals Social Psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology Journal of Women’s Health International Journal for Quality in Health Care Australia Journal of Primary Health BMC Health Services Research Executive Editor for Journal of Nursing and care (since Jan 2011) Peer-reviewed journal articles, conference abstracts and book chapters: Chan, B. (1988) Language development and communication disorders. Hong Kong Practitioner, 10 (3) [Available: http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/view/23/2300694.pdf ] [Accessed 25-Jan-07] Chan, B. (1992) Language development in The Growth of My Child. Hong Kong: Christian Communication (in Chinese). Chan, B. (1995) Various titles in speech and language intervention in Current Themes in Parenting, Hong Kong: Christian Communication (in Chinese). Chan, B. (2001) Employment and health issues among Male Immigrants from Hong Kong. The “Diversity in Health: A Global Perspective” conference, Sydney. Chan B. (2003a) Cross-cultural Issues in Depressive Illness: Implications for Mental Health Services among Migrant Communities in Australia. The “Diversity in Health: Innovation, Creativity and Harmony” conference, Sydney. http://www.library.unsw.edu.au/~thesis/adt-NUN/public/adt-NUN20070902.224444 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/10/104 10.1186/1472-6955-9-4 Parker, G., Chan, B., and Hadzi-Pavlovic, D. (2007). Lower rates of depression in Westernised Chinese in the US. Journal of Affective Disorders, 104(1-3):175-8 Taggart J., Chan B., Jayasinghe U., Christl B., Proudfoot J., Crookes P., Beilby J., Black D., Harris MF. (2010) Patients assessment of chronic illness care (PACIC) in two Australian studies: Structure and utility. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01423.x  Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01423.x . On-line publications: Chan, B. (2008). Depression through Chinese eyes: a window into public mental health in multicultural Australia (從華裔人士對抑鬱症的理解透視澳洲多元文化心理衛生政策), PhD Thesis Summary in Chinese. Available: http://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/unsworks:4006 Chan, B. (2008). Depression through Chinese eyes: a window into public mental health in multicultural Australia (PhD Thesis Summary). Available: http://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/unsworks:4004 Chan, B. (2010). Assertive Communication Program for Chinese Australians - Final Report Available: http://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/unsworks:8378? Chan, B. (2011). Peer-led Recovery focused in programs in North America – lessons for Australia’s cultural competency mental health services. Available: http://www.churchilltrust.com.au/site_media/fellows/Chan_Bibiana_2010___.pdf Paper in review Chan, B., Jayasinghe,U., Christl, B., Laws, R, Orr, N., Williams, A., Partington, K.,Harris, M. on behalf of the CN SNAP Project (in revision) The impact of a team-based intervention on the lifestyle risk factor management practices of community nurses: Outcomes of the Community Nursing SNAP Trial.BMC Health Services Research. Harris, M.F., Chan, B.C., Laws, R.A., Williams, A.M., Powell Davies, G., Jayasinghe, U.W., Fanaian, M., Orr, N. and Milat, A. (in revision) The impact of a brief lifestyle intervention delivered by generalist community nurses (CN SNAP trial). BMC Health Services Research Davidson, L., Chan, B. and Rowe, M. (in press). Core Elements of Behavioral Health Transformation in an Asian Context (Special Issue). Hong Kong Health Care Federation. Lectures, Courses: Lectures: Clinical Practice – a series of 10 lectures for year 2 undergraduate students in Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Hong Kong (1991) Invited lectures: Cultural Competence in Health – Master in Applied Anthropology, Macquarie University, Australia (2008 – present). The ABC of Qualitative Research – Primary Health Care Research Network, University of New South Wales, Australia (2008). Multidisciplinary Teamwork in Primary Health Care – Master in Public Health, University of New South Wales (2009). PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 6