Personal profile
Biography
I am a PhD candidate at the Macquarie University Lifespan Health & Wellbeing Research Centre, School of Psychological Sciences.
Research interests
- people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds
- people with dementia and their caregivers
- loneliness, social isolation and connectedness
- depression and anxiety
Teaching and Leadership
Sessional Teaching Academic
- PSYU2248 Design and Statistics II (2024 S1, 2025 S1)
- PSYU3336 Personality and its Disorders (2024 S2)
- PSYU3349 Design and Statistics III (2025 S1)
- PSYU2235 Developmental Psychology (2025 S2)
Committee Member
- Australian Association of Gerontology NSW Division Student and Early Career Group Sub-Committee (Jan 2024 - Current)
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor of Psychology (with Honours), Monash University
2016 → 2018
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research Outputs
- 4 Article
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The relationship between social media use and psychosocial outcomes in older adults: a systematic review
Lei, X., Matovic, D., Leung, W.-Y., Viju, A. & Wuthrich, V. M., Sept 2024, In: International Psychogeriatrics. 36, 9, p. 714–746 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A scoping review of the measurement of depression in older adults with cognitive impairment
Major, G., Bagnall, A.-M., Bhar, S., Bryant, C., Dow, B., Dunt, D., Fearn, M., Harper, R., Leung, W.-Y., Mnatzaganian, G., O'Bree, B. & Doyle, C., Aug 2023, In: Clinical Gerontologist. 46, 4, p. 498-510 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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English language proficiency and hospital admissions via the emergency department by aged care residents in Australia: a mixed‐methods investigation
Long, K., Haines, T., Clifford, S., Sundram, S., Srikanth, V., Macindoe, R., Leung, W.-Y., Hlavac, J. & Enticott, J., Nov 2022, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 30, 6, p. e4006-e4019 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Discrepancies between community-dwelling individuals with dementia and their proxies in completing the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia: a secondary data analysis
Leung, W.-Y., Bhar, S., Reilly, A. & Pedell, S., Feb 2021, In: Clinical Interventions in Aging. 16, p. 281-289 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A pilot study of a social participation intervention in older adults with mild cognitive impairment/mild dementia and their carers
Matovic, D. (Speaker), Picard, G. (Speaker), Chen, J. (Speaker), Viju, A. (Speaker), Leung, W.-Y. (Speaker), Neelakandan, A. (Speaker) & Wuthrich, V. (Speaker)
24 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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A pilot study of a social participation intervention in older adults with mild cognitive impairment/mild dementia and their carers
Matovic, D. (Speaker), Picard, G. (Speaker), Chen, J. (Speaker), Viju, A. (Speaker), Leung, W.-Y. (Speaker), Neelakandan, A. (Speaker) & Wuthrich, V. (Speaker)
22 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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A pilot study of a social participation intervention in older adults with mild cognitive impairment/mild dementia and their carers
Matovic, D. (Speaker), Picard, G. (Speaker), Chen, J. (Speaker), Viju, A. (Speaker), Leung, W.-Y. (Speaker), Neelakandan, A. (Speaker) & Wuthrich, V. (Speaker)
18 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Barriers and facilitators of social participation in older adults with mild cognitive impairment or early-stage dementia and their carers or supporters
Matovic, D. (Speaker), Leung, W.-Y. (Speaker), Viju, A. (Speaker) & Wuthrich, V. (Speaker)
Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Barriers and facilitators of social participation in older adults with mild cognitive impairment or early-stage dementia and their carers or supporters
Matovic, D. (Speaker), Leung, W.-Y. (Speaker), Viju, A. (Speaker) & Wuthrich, V. (Speaker)
4 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation