Mental Health and Well-being During Armed Conflicts and Political Crises

(* denotes my corresponding authorship)

Stutzman, L.D., Lun, P.*, Yang, M., Chan, K., & Cheung, F. (2025). Epilogue to the war: Afghanistan experiences the lowest well-being in recorded history. Science Advances, 11(22), Article eads4156. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads4156.

Fan, X., Ning, K., Ma, T.S.W., Aung, Y., Tun, H.M., Thin Zaw, P.P., Flores, F.P., Chow, M.S.C., Leung, C.M., Lun, P., Chang, W.C., Leung, G.M., & Ni, M.Y. (2024). Post-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety during the 2021 Myanmar conflict: a nationwide population-based survey. Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 26, Article 100396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2024.100396.

Ni, M.Y., Yao, X.I., Leung, K.S.M., Yau, C., Leung, C.M.C., Lun, P., Flores, F.P., Chang, W.C., Cowling, B.J., & Leung, G.M. (2020). Depression and post-traumatic stress during major social unrest in Hong Kong: A 10-year prospective cohort study. Lancet,395(10220), 273-284. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)33160-5.

Social and Structural Determinants of Mental Health and Well-being

(† denotes my co-first authorship)

Canaletti, E.†, Lun, P.†, Stutzman, L.D., Chan, M., & Cheung, F. (in press) Rising tide of stress: Global trends and structural predictors over 18 years. Wellbeing, Space, and Society.

COVID- and Population Health Responses

(† denotes my co-first authorship)

Hong Kong

Wang, Y., Ni, Y., Leung, C.M.C., Ning, K., Lun, P., Flores, F.P., Xiao, X., Wong, C.S.M., Lin, L., & Ni, M.Y. (2025). Longitudinal patterns and predictors of COVID-19 vaccine confidence from pre-vaccine rollout to mass vaccination: A population-based cohort study. Vaccine. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127736.

Ni, Y., Flores, F.P., Lun, P., Ning, K., Chow, M.S.C., Tian, L., Lin, S.H., Lam, H.S., Cowling, B.J., Bishai, D.M., Leung, G.M., & Ni, M.Y. (2024). Understanding paediatric COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic: a prospective cohort and a population-based registry study. Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 43, Article 100976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100976.

Lun, P.†, Ning, K.†, Wang, Y., Ma, T.S.W., Flores, F.P., Xiao, X., Subramaniam, M., Edimansyah, A., Tian, L., Tsang, T.K., Leung, K., Wu, J.T., Cowling, B.J., Leung, G.M., & Ni, M.Y. (2023). COVID-19 vaccination willingness and reasons for vaccine refusal in Hong Kong. JAMA Network Open, 6(10), Article e2337909. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.37909.

Singapore

Gunasekaran, S., Tay, E.H., Shafie, S., Shahwan, S., Wang, P., Zhang, Y., Satghare, P., Tan, S.C., Ni, M.Y., Lun, P., Chong, S.A., & Subramaniam, M. (2025). A nationwide study exploring the factors associated with psychological resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore. Frontiers in Public Health, 13, Article 1516829. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1516829.

Tay, E.H., Shafie, S., Shahwan, S., Zhang, Y., Wang, P., Satghare, P., Devi, F., Tan, S.C., Ni, M.Y., Lun, P., & Subramaniam, M. (2024). Adherence to COVID-19 measures and the associated factors: evidence from a two-wave longitudinal study in Singapore. BMC Public Health, 24, Article 2839. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20256-8.

Subramaniam, M., Abdin, E., Shafie, S., Shahwan, S., Zhang, Y., Satghare, P., Devi, F., Lun, P., Ni, M.Y., & Chong, S.A. (2023). Sociodemographic and psychosocial factors associated with vaccine hesitancy – results from a longitudinal study in Singapore. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 19(2), Article 2235964. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2023.2235964.

Subramaniam, M., Abdin, E., Shafie, S., Wang, P., Shahwan, S., Satghare, P., Chua, B.Y., Ni, M.Y., Lun, P., Teh, W.L., Vaingankar, J.A., & Chong, S.A. (2023). Risk and protective factors of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study in Singapore. Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 52(5), 249-258. https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.202341.

Pediatric and Family Mental Health

Kim, H., Zhou, E.S., Chevalier, L., Lun, P., Davidson, R.D., Pariseau, E.M., & Long, K.A. (2020). Parental behaviors, emotions at bedtime, and sleep disturbances in children with cancer. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 45(5), 550-560. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa018.

Oberoi, A.R., Towry, L., Eilenberg, J.S., Lun, P., Lerro, G., Alderfer, M.A., & Long, K.A. (2019). Improving support to siblings of children with cancer through a community-academic partnership. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 7(4), 371-382 https://doi.org/10.1037/cpp0000280.

Population Well-being and Policy Reports

McCanny, A., Lun, P., Panasiuk, S., Chan, K., & Cheung, F. (2024). Canadian Happiness Report 2024 [Research report]. Open Science Framework. https://osf.io/rdzhy/

Publications

Below is my 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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