Mental Health During Armed Conflicts and Political Crises

(* denotes my corresponding authorship)

Stutzman LD, Lun P*, Yang M, Chan K, Cheung F. Epilogue to the war: Afghanistan experiences the lowest well-being in recorded history. Sci Adv. 2025. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.ads4156.

Fan X, Ning K, Ma TSW, Aung Y, Tun HM, Thin Zaw PP, Flores FP, Chow MSC, Leung CM, Lun P, Chang WC, Leung GM, Ni MY. Post-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety during the 2021 Myanmar conflict: a nationwide population-based survey. Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia. 2024. doi: 10.1016/j.lansea.2024.100396.

Ni MY, Yao XI, Leung KSM, Yau C, Leung CMC, Lun P, Flores FP, Chang WC, Cowling BJ, Leung GM. Depression and post-traumatic stress during major social unrest in Hong Kong: A 10-year prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2020;395(10220):273-284. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)33160-5.

COVID-19 and Population Health Responses

(† denotes my co-first authorship)

Wang Y, Ni Y, Leung CMC, Ning K, Lun P, Flores FP, Xiao X, Wong CSM, Lin L, Ni MY.Longitudinal patterns and predictors of COVID-19 vaccine confidence from pre-vaccine rollout to mass vaccination: A population-based cohort study. Vaccine. 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127736.

Lun P†, Ning K†, Wang Y, Ma TSW, Flores FP, Xiao X, Subramaniam M, Edimansyah A, Tian L, Tsang TK, Leung K, Wu JT, Cowling BJ, Leung GM, Ni MY. COVID-19 vaccination willingness and reasons for vaccine refusal in Hong Kong. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(10):e2337909. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.37909.

Gunasekaran S, Tay EH, Shafie S, Shahwan S, Wang P, Zhang Y, Satghare P, Tan SC, Ni MY, Lun P, Chong SA, Subramaniam M. A nationwide study exploring the factors associated with psychological resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore. Front Public Health. 2025;13:1516829. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1516829.

Tay EH, Shafie S, Shahwan S, Zhang Y, Wang P, Satghare P, Devi F, Tan SC, Ni MY, Lun P, Subramaniam M. Adherence to COVID-19 measures and the associated factors: evidence from a two-wave longitudinal study in Singapore. BMC Public Health. 2024. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20256-8.

Ni Y, Flores FP, Lun P, Ning K, Chow MSC, Tian L, Lin SH, Lam HS, Cowling BJ, Bishai DM, Leung GM, Ni MY. Understanding paediatric COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic: a prospective cohort and a population-based registry study. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2024. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100976.

Subramaniam M, Abdin E, Shafie S, Shahwan S, Zhang Y, Satghare P, Devi F, Lun P, Ni MY, Chong SA. Sociodemographic and psychosocial factors associated with vaccine hesitancy – results from a longitudinal study in Singapore. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2023. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2235964.

Subramaniam M, Abdin E, Shafie S, Wang P, Shahwan S, Satghare P, Chua BY, Ni MY, Lun P, Teh WL, Vaingankar JA, Chong SA. Risk and protective factors of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2023. doi: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.202341.

Pediatric and Family Mental Health

Kim H, Zhou ES, Chevalier L, Lun P, Davidson RD, Pariseau EM, Long KA. Parental behaviors, emotions at bedtime, and sleep disturbances in children with cancer. J Pediatr Psychol.2020;45(3):276-286. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa018.

Oberoi AR, Towry L, Eilenberg JS, Lun P, Lerro G, Alderfer MA, Long KA. Improving support to siblings of children with cancer through a community-academic partnership. Clin Pract Pediatr Psychol. 2019;7(2):157-165. doi: 10.1037/cpp0000280.

Population Well-being and Policy Reports

McCanny A, Lun P, Panasiuk S, Chan K, Cheung F. Canadian Happiness Report 2024. 2024. Available from: https://osf.io/rdzhy/

Publications

Below is my current list of peer-reviewed journal publications and policy reports as of September 2025. If you’re interested in discussing the findings of these publications, please don’t hesitate to contact me or the corresponding author of each publication.

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