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Dr. Huong Nguyen gained her Doctoral Degree in Nursing at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia in 2013. She is currently a senior lecturer at VinUniversity, Vietnam; a member of Sigma Global Nursing Excellence – Phi Gamma Chapter; and a member of the Vietnam Nurse Teacher Branch - Vietnam Nurse Association.
She is currently leading the Women Wellness After Giving Birth For Vietnamese Women Program, which aims to promote the mental and physical wellness of women after giving birth, to empower the women to perform better self-care and care for their babies, and finally prevent the women from risks of postpartum depression.
With an interest in women's health at all ages, in all regions and towards a community of healthy, brave, and confident women, Dr. Huong has different researches and projects contributing to support this vulnerable community. Currently, she is also the project manager of Health Education Package Development Project to improve knowledge, attitude, and care for postpartum women in the Northern mountainous area, funded by the Australian Alumni Grants. She is also a member of the project “Child Marriage: Promoting the Empowerment of Ethnic Minority Girls in Vietnam” sponsored by the South East Asia Center-Sydney Center for Research Cooperation Support Fund.
Dr Huyen Nguyen is the Founder of Women Wellness Program Vietnam and Director of Cancer Wellness Program which include several projects supporting Vietnamese women improving their wellbeing.
Dr. Huyen Nguyen has more than 16 years of experience in the nursing field and is an experienced researcher in the areas of Women’s health, Chronic diseases, Cancer Care and Nursing Education. Her research broadly focuses on women’s health and programs supporting women’s wellbeing across their life course.
Currently, Dr Huyen Nguyen is Assistant Professor of Nursing Program at VinUniversity, Vietnamwhere she works as the Program Manager to monitor the development of the Nursing Program’s curriculum. She is also a scholar member of Global Health Center at University of Pennsylvania and Global Association of Nursing and Midwifery.
Professor Debra Anderson is the Founder and Director of the Women's Wellness Research Collaborative and Dawn Complete Health and Wellbeing. With more than 25 years of experience in education and research and a Ph.D. in Social and Preventive Medicine, Professor Anderson is dedicated to supporting women to get the most out of their lives at each stage of life.
Professor Debra Anderson is the Dean of Health at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and was previously the Associate Dean of Research at UTS and the Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Griffith University in Queensland. She was previously the Director of Research at the School of Nursing at the Queensland University of Technology and the Research Leader of the Chronic Conditions research group at the Institute of Health and Biomedical Research.
Over the years, her research has focused on understanding the basis and effects of risk behaviors in women and exploring the interventions to change them. This research has been primarily focused on promoting wellness and healthy behavioral change in women with and without chronic disease, including midlife women, young women and cancer survivors.
Rather than tackling discrete health issues one by one, Professor Anderson’s holistic approach to wellness combines all the elements that contribute to a woman’s wellbeing, including managing stress and anxiety, sleeping well and providing supportive strategies around hormonal changes before pregnancy through to post menopause stages.
The Women Wellness Program Vietnam that we are implementing is inspired by the programs of Professor Debra.
Dr Heena Akbar is a Research Fellow for the Faculty of Health, School of Exercise and Nutrition Services at Queensland University of Technology. Heena’s research addresses social behavioral change and empowerment of Pasifika women living with chronic conditions, identifying and co-developing solutions with communities to improve Pasifika Women’s health and reduce the impact of chronic disease burden on the Australian primary health care system.
Heena’s work integrates community-based participatory action research and indigenous knowledge to engage Pasifika community partners, government organizations and health service providers to improve prevention and management of type 2 diabetes and other chronic conditions in Maori & Pasifika communities.
She has led the development of an innovative, culturally tailored, family-centered diabetes self-management intervention (Pasifika Women’s Diabetes Wellness Program) to improve diabetes health outcomes, reduce late hospital presentations and associated costs and disability from diabetes-related complications of Maori & Pasifika peoples with type 2 diabetes.
Ms. Phuong Anh Hoang graduated from Hanoi Medical University in 2020. She is currently working as a Research Coordinator at College of Health Sciences, VinUniversity, a Lecturer Assistant at Hanoi Medical University, and a member of Sigma Global Nursing Excellence – Phi Gamma Chapter.
With her inspiration towards women's wellness in every stage of their life, she joins hands with the Women Wellness After Giving Birth For Vietnamese Women Program and other programs to improve the quality of life of Vietnamese women. With an interest in underprivileged women such as girls, ethnic minority women, and women in remote areas, she has participated in a number of research projects and intervention programs to improve and improve the healthcare knowledge, attitudes, and practices of different target groups.
Ms. Linh holds a Master’s degree in Nursing Science. She is a research coordinator of the Women Wellness Program Vietnam and Cancer Wellness Program at VinUniversity and a Lecturer at Hanoi Medical University. Her current work involves the management and delivery of a project which aims to improve symptoms for women after cancer treatment using the i-CanManage mobile application.
She has more than three years of experience in research projects related to health promotion and chronic disease management using ICT-based interventions. Her research interest is health promotion and symptom management for different groups of the population, especially women living with and beyond cancer.
Thuan Pham Thi is a young researcher in the Women Wellness Program Vietnam. She has BSN in Hanoi Medical University in 2019. Thuan’s current work involves development of the content for the Women Wellness After Giving Birth For Vietnamese Women Program and Cancer Wellness Program. With the background of nursing, Thuan’s research aims to improve the physical and mental health of women and children who live in mountainous and remote areas of Vietnam.
Mai Tran is a specialist interested in substance misuse, risky behaviour and unexpected health outcomes. Her research and intervention program aim to improve interoperability, community cohesion, and the effectiveness of health policies and communication programs for disadvantaged groups (women, youth, and young adults). She has trained in health education communication, nursing (Bachelor's degree, Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam), and public health (MSc and Ph.D. degrees, Queensland University of Technology, Australia).
With over 15 years of experience in public health projects, Mai Tran has pioneered a number of innovative health communication strategies. In 2010, she initiated a mobile theatre project for youth development along the Vietnam-Laos border, which was funded with 183,000 USD by Rockefeller Foundation. The project has received an Innovation Merrit award for HIV/AIDS prevention in Vietnam. A strong advocate of community intervention and communication, she has received extensive funding from international organizations, including ChildFund Australia, USAID, and Atlantic Philosophy. She has contributed to numerous reports and international projects evaluating community intervention health programs of international organizations operating in Vietnam.
Aside from implementing public health projects to raise public awareness of risky behaviors, Mai Tran is also a lecturer at Hanoi Medical University, teaching health promotion and nursing community unit since 2010. From 2018 until today, Mai Tran teaches epidemiology at the University of Queensland while continuing to participate as a consultant for communication and technology use projects aimed at improving public health information and facilitating a more effective communication system.
Since 2022, Mr. Thai has worked with the Women's Wellness Program Vietnam as integrated marketing and communication specialist. He has about 10 years of experience working in the field of marketing and communication. Mr. Thai currently focus on develop and maintain program’s user experience on the website and training platform and assist in outbound or inbound marketing activities.