CURRICULUM VITAE

PROF. DR. CHOO WAN YUEN

(PhD)
Claire currently teaches epidemiology, research methodology and biostatistics to both undergraduates and postgraduate students at the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. Claire has focused considerable energy on violence, older persons' health, adolescent health, and reproductive and sexual health research. Her research interests include the international public health burden of violence especially on older people, women and children; investigating the linkages between violence and mental health; the development and evaluation of interventions to address violence; research on victimization via ICT and exposure to social media such as cyberbullying, sexual and physical victimization; and the application of mixed methodology in public health research.  She is part of the University of Malaya Grand Challenge Programme; Preventing Elder Abuse and Neglect Initiative (PEACE). Her projects include determining the magnitude and social determinants of elder abuse (EAN) among community and institutionalized older adults; examine effects of educational intervention on management of EAN among healthcare providers; review effectiveness of interventions on EAN; the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on health and well-being of older persons, and examine the effectiveness of social isolation and loneliness interventions on health outcomes.  Since 2021, Claire is a core team member of the WHO Abuse of Older People Intervention Accelerator Initiative, an international research-practice network that aims to speed up development and evaluation
PROFILE
Address
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Office of The, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website
umexpert.um.edu.my/ccwy
CONTACT
Telephone
0379674777
Email
ccwy
RESEARCH ID
QR Code
Orcid id
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2644-6073
Researcher id
B-8399-2010
Scopus id
7005755511
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Doctoral Degree (PhD), Kesihatan Awam, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, 2007
Master Degree, Medical Science, Universiti Malaya (UM), 2002
Bachelor Degree, Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 1999
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP/ FELLOWSHIP
WORKING EXPERIENCE
Academic Analytic Centre (Jun. 2025 to Jul. 2027)
Director
RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT
Research Areas
H Index: 29.00
Total Journal Publication: 119
Sum of Citation: 3037.00
Books: 13
Proceedings: 0
Research Grants: More than RM Three million two hundred and ninety two thousand five hundred and fifty nine