pensyarah universiti
pusat kajian kesihatan komuniti (reach)
caryn@ukm.edu.my
Biografi/ Biography :
Caryn Mei Hsien Chan adalah seorang Profesor Madya dan Pakar Perunding Psikologi di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, yang mengkhusus dalam psikologi dan strategi perubahan tingkah laku untuk mencegah penyakit tidak berjangkit (NCD), terutamanya kawalan tembakau dan kanser. Beliau memberi nasihat kepada kerajaan Malaysia dan inisiatif global mengenai dasar dan garis panduan kesihatan negara. Beliau berkhidmat sebagai ahli Kumpulan Nasihat Teknikal WHO untuk Sains Tingkah Laku, serta dalam jawatankuasa teknikal dan kumpulan kerja bagi Konvensyen Rangka Kerja WHO tentang Kawalan Tembakau Malaysia (WHO FCTC), Pelan Strategik Nasional untuk Penyakit Tidak Berjangkit (NSP-NCD) dan Keutamaan Penyelidikan Kesihatan untuk Rancangan Malaysia ke-13. Prof. Chan juga adalah ahli lembaga eksekutif bagi Jawatankuasa Penyelidikan dan Etika Perubatan (MREC) Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia, Majlis Bioetik Negara (MBeN) MOSTI dan Timbalan Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Etika Penyelidikan UKM (JEP UKM). Dengan lebih 100 penerbitan yang disemak rakan sebaya, beliau aktif membimbing penyelidik dan menyumbang kepada inisiatif kesihatan awam di seluruh Asia Tenggara.
Caryn Mei Hsien Chan is an Associate Professor and Consultant Psychologist at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, specializing in psychology and behaviour change strategies for preventing non-communicable diseases (NCD), particularly tobacco and cancer control. She advises the Malaysian government and global initiatives on national health policy and guidelines. She serves as a WHO Technical Advisory Group member for Behavioural Sciences, and on the technical committee and working group for Malaysia’s WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), National Strategic Plan for Non-Communicable Diseases (NSP-NCD) and Health Research Priorities for the 13th Malaysia Plan. Prof. Chan is an executive board member of the Ministry of Health Malaysia’s Medical Research & Ethics Committee (MREC), MOSTI’s Majlis Bioetik Negara (MBeN) and a Deputy Chair of UKM’s Research Ethics Committee (JEP UKM). With over 100 peer-reviewed publications, she actively mentors researchers and contributes to public health initiatives across Southeast Asia.
ika aida aprilini makbul, giin shang yeo, razinah sharif, see meng lim, ahmed mediani , jan geurts , bee koon poh , and on behalf of the seanuts ii malaysia study group. (2025). determinants of stunting among children aged 0.5 to 12 years in peninsular malaysia: findings from the seanuts ii study. - nutrients. 1 - 14.
nor aniza azmi, nurul uzma noor hisham, caryn chan mei hsien, nur faizah ab muin, ahmad syahmiuddin, mimi syaqirah ab razak, aminul haqim mohd nizam. (2025). bridging the empathy gap: psycho-oncology training and the future of patient-centered radiotherapy. - the 25th asia-australasia conference of radiological technologists (aacrt 2025) conference. 65 - 65.
ching sin siau, muhamad nur fariduddin, norhayati ibrahim, pei boon ooi, caryn mei hsien chan . (2025). suicidal behavior in marginalized populations (indigenous peoples, sexual and gender minorities, refugee and migrant populations). - . 265 - 278.
jun kiat, mahadir ahmad, caryn mei hsien chan, satirah zainalabidin, michael ungar, ponnusamy subramaniam. (2025). effectiveness of adaptation of a resilience-building intervention among individuals with adverse childhood experience: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. - jmir research protocols. 150 - 164.
agnes chong shu sze, mahadir ahmad, hamidah alias, rizuana iqbal hussain, afifi lateh, caryn mei hsien chan. (2025). an intervention module for caregivers of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all). - journal of psychosocial oncology. 73 - 87.
ika aida aprilini makbul, giin shang yeo, razinah sharif, see meng lim, ahmed mediani , jan geurts , bee koon poh , and on behalf of the seanuts ii malaysia study group. (2025). determinants of stunting among children aged 0.5 to 12 years in peninsular malaysia: findings from the seanuts ii study. - nutrients. 1 - 14.
yee kee tan, ching sin siau, norhayati ibrahim, kairi kolves, jie zhang, caryn mei hsien chan, meng chuan ho, chun hong gan, noh amit, nurul syasya mohd ridzwan goh, lai fong chan. (2024). validation of the malay version of the patient health questionnaire-4 (phq-4) among malaysian undergraduates. - asian journal of psychiatry. 1 - 5.
wun chin leong, hanani abdul manan, caryn chan mei hsien, yoke fui wong, noorazrul yahya. (2024). fatigue following head and neck cancer radiotherapy: a systematic review of dose correlates. - supportive care in cancer. 1 - 13.
nadja mikulic, ilse khouw, swee ai ng, nipa rojroongwasinkul, nawarat vongvimetee, nga thuy tran, van khanh tran, rini sekartini, dian novita chandra, bee koon poh, jyh eiin wong, cécile m. singh-povel, nanda de groot on behalf of the seanuts ii study group. (2024). dairy consumption at breakfast among southeast asian children: associations with nutrient intake from the south east asian nutrition surveys ii (seanuts ii). - nutrients. 1 - 23.
kai sze chan, nor mf farah, giin shang yeo, kuan chiet teh, shoo thien lee, ika aida aprilini makbul, nor aini jamil, razinah sharif, jyh eiin wong, ilse khouw, bee koon poh and on behalf of the seanuts ii malaysia study group. (2024). association of adiposity, serum vitamin d, and dietary quality with cardiometabolic risk factors in children aged 6–12 years: findings from seanuts ii malaysia. - applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism. 1328 - 1339.
ching sin siau, david lester, bob lew, kairi kõlves, jenny mei yiu huen, john f. gunn iii, won sun chen, norhayati ibrahim, muhamad nur fariduddin, hui chin koo, cunxian jia, ian griffin prawiromaruto, and caryn mei hsien chan. (2025). association between body mass index and depression, anxiety, and suicidality in university students from seven regions of china: a cross-sectional study. - asia pacific journal of public health. 281 - 289.
ching sin siau, agnes shu sze chong, muhamad nur fariduddin, roy rillera marzo, samihah aslamiah, lei hum wee, asteria devy kumalasari, van thi hai hoang, ian griffin prawiromaruto, mila nu nu htay, priyoth kittiteerasack, caryn mei hsien chan. (2025). estimates of suicide trends among males in the association of southeast asian nations (asean) from year 2000 to 2019 using who ghe data. - asia pacific journal of public health. 312 - 318.
agnes chong shu sze, mahadir ahmad, hamidah alias, rizuana iqbal hussain, afifi lateh, caryn mei hsien chan. (2025). an intervention module for caregivers of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all). - journal of psychosocial oncology. 73 - 87.
siti sarah norman, sumaiyah mat, siti salwana kamsan, sawal hamid md ali, nor hamdan mohamad yahaya, caryn chan mei hsien, dayang balkis md ramli, noorlaili mohd tohit, norhayati ibrahim & suzana shahar. (2025). mediating role of psychological status in the association between resiliency and quality of life among older malaysians living with knee osteoarthritis. - experimental aging research. 350 - 363.
nurul hasanah hasmuni chew, nur zakiah mohd saat, jyh eiin wong, shoo thien lee, cécile m. singh-povel, ilse khouw, bee koon poh, on behalf of the seanuts ii malaysia study group. (2024). a cross-sectional study on the dietary patterns of multiethnic malaysian preschoolers and their sociodemographic determinants. - nutrition bulletin. 294 - 313.
ika aida aprilini makbul, giin shang yeo, razinah sharif, see meng lim, ahmed mediani , jan geurts , bee koon poh , and on behalf of the seanuts ii malaysia study group. (2025). determinants of stunting among children aged 0.5 to 12 years in peninsular malaysia: findings from the seanuts ii study. - nutrients. 1 - 14.
ching sin siau, david lester, bob lew, kairi kõlves, jenny mei yiu huen, john f. gunn iii, won sun chen, norhayati ibrahim, muhamad nur fariduddin, hui chin koo, cunxian jia, ian griffin prawiromaruto, and caryn mei hsien chan. (2025). association between body mass index and depression, anxiety, and suicidality in university students from seven regions of china: a cross-sectional study. - asia pacific journal of public health. 281 - 289.
ching sin siau, lei hum wee, caryn mei hsien chan, rawaida mat salleh, picholas kian ann phoa, muhamad nur fariduddin, subashini ambigapathy, zaini said, nizam baharom. (2025). development and validation of myquitvape: a health education video for quitting vaping among university students. - asian journal of university education (ajue). 43 - 51.
ching sin siau, agnes shu sze chong, muhamad nur fariduddin, roy rillera marzo, samihah aslamiah, lei hum wee, asteria devy kumalasari, van thi hai hoang, ian griffin prawiromaruto, mila nu nu htay, priyoth kittiteerasack, caryn mei hsien chan. (2025). estimates of suicide trends among males in the association of southeast asian nations (asean) from year 2000 to 2019 using who ghe data. - asia pacific journal of public health. 312 - 318.
siti sarah norman, sumaiyah mat, siti salwana kamsan, sawal hamid md ali, nor hamdan mohamad yahaya, caryn chan mei hsien, dayang balkis md ramli, noorlaili mohd tohit, norhayati ibrahim & suzana shahar. (2025). mediating role of psychological status in the association between resiliency and quality of life among older malaysians living with knee osteoarthritis. - experimental aging research. 350 - 363.
ching sin siau, muhamad nur fariduddin, norhayati ibrahim, pei boon ooi, caryn mei hsien chan . (2025). suicidal behavior in marginalized populations (indigenous peoples, sexual and gender minorities, refugee and migrant populations). - . 265 - 278.
norhayati binti ibrahim, siau ching sin, caryn chan mei hsien, noh bin amit, chan lai fong. (2024). suicidal behaviors in malaysia. - . 171 - 186.
poh bee koon, lim see meng, atif amin baig, caryn chan mei hsien, cheah yong kang, christine joan, elise line mognard, karen christelle, koo hui chin, law leh shii, serene tung en hui, sharifah intan zainun sharif ishak, siti raihanah shafie, teh shu chin, vivien yew wong chin, wan azdie mohd abu bakar, wilfred mok kok hoe, yong heng yaw, mohd ismail noor.. (2024). etiology of obesity. - . 13 - 70.
abu bakar sulong, norfilza mohd mokhtar, mohamad nasir sahfiee, yap wei boon, caryn chan mei hsein, mohd kaisan mahadi, mohamad aimanuddin mohtar. (2022). impak: kluster kesihatan & perubatan termaju. - impak: kluster kesihatan & perubatan termaju. 1-44.
caryn chan mei hsien. (2019). pesakit kanser perlu maklumat kesihatan. - berita harian. 66.
caryn chan mei hsien. (2017). survivor kanser boleh dapat ptsd terlalu. - medicineh. 1-5.
nor aniza azmi, nurul uzma noor hisham, caryn chan mei hsien, nur faizah ab muin, ahmad syahmiuddin, mimi syaqirah ab razak, aminul haqim mohd nizam. (2025). bridging the empathy gap: psycho-oncology training and the future of patient-centered radiotherapy. - the 25th asia-australasia conference of radiological technologists (aacrt 2025) conference. 65 - 65.
lei hum wee, ching sin siau, caryn mei hsien chan, rawaida mat salleh, picholas phoa, muhamad nur fariduddin, nizam baharom. (2024). development and validation of myquitvape: a health education video to assist university students in quitting vape . - 5th international symposium of language & arts education isola 2024. 106 - 108.
ching sin siau, lei hum wee, norhayati ibrahim, caryn mei hsien chan, meng chuan ho, muhamad nur fariduddin . (2024). correlates of depressive and anxiety symptoms among private and public university students in the klang valley, malaysia. - 3rd applied sciences research international conference 2024. .
siau ching sin;norhayati binti ibrahim;caryn chan mei hsien. (2024). risk and protective factors of suicide among undergraduates in multi-racial and multi-religious in the klang valley, malaysia: a mixed-method study. - . .
nabila afiqah tuan rusli , samihah aslamiah ahmad najdi , nor aniza azmi , ching sin siau , ros suzanna ahmad bustamam , caryn mei hsien chan. (2024). identifying fatigue and breathlessness-induced difficulties in daily living activities among lung cancer patients: a qualitative study. - 14th international symposium of health sciences . .
| Geran / Grant | Kolaborator / Collaborator | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ADAPTATION OF A RESILIENCE-BUILDING INTERVENTION FOR MALAYSIAN YOUNG ADULTS WITH ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE | resilience research centre | 97.3% (2022-10-01 sehingga 2025-09-30) |
| ADAPTATION OF A RESILIENCE-BUILDING INTERVENTION FOR MALAYSIAN YOUNG ADULTS WITH ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE | thrive well | 97.3% (2022-10-01 sehingga 2025-09-30) |
| ADAPTATION OF A RESILIENCE-BUILDING INTERVENTION FOR MALAYSIAN YOUNG ADULTS WITH ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE | dr. michael ungar | 97.3% (2022-10-01 sehingga 2025-09-30) |
| SEANUTS II MALAYSIA: NUTRITION SURVEY OF MALAYSIA CHILDREN AGED 6 MONTH TO 12 YEARS | frieslandcampina | 95.4% (2018-10-11 sehingga 2025-12-31) |