Professor Dr Wong Li Ping is Professor of Behavioural Medicine and Epidemiology in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. Her research focuses on behavioural medicine, infectious-disease epidemiology, vaccination behaviour and population health, with particular expertise in understanding how knowledge, risk perception, social and behavioural factors influence health decisions and preventive practices.

Over more than two decades, she has led and collaborated on research spanning HPV vaccination; pandemic and emerging infectious diseases, including H1N1 influenza, COVID-19 and Nipah virus; and neglected and other infectious diseases, including dengue, Zika, schistosomiasis and hepatitis E. Her broader research encompasses antimicrobial resistance, reproductive health, digital health and other health-related behaviours. Her work has included major studies conducted in Malaysia and China, as well as multi-country international collaborations, with a strong emphasis on translating behavioural and epidemiological evidence into public-health practice.

Professor Wong has an extensive international publication record, with approximately 268 Web of Science-indexed publications and a Web of Science H-index of 42. Her research has received substantial international citation, and she has been recognised among the Stanford/Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists since 2019.