Miss Sze Yan Cheung

Miss Sze Yan Cheung

  • Biography/ Background

    I am a health psychologist working at CALHN Pain Management Unit, Heart Failure Service and Cardiac Rehab Service.

    I completed the Master of Psychology (Health) and PhD program offered at the University of Adelaide. My masters research is in the field of cancer awareness, examining the attitudes and knowledge of Australian women towards cervical cancer screening. My PhD is in the field of cancer survivorship, examining cancer identity and the media representation of people diagnosed with cancer. My other areas of interest include student migration, psychoneuroimmunology and juvenile justice.

  • Qualifications

    Master of Psychology (Health), The University of Adelaide (2019-2020)

    Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Adelaide (2012-2017)

    Honours Degree of Bachelor of Psychology, The University of Adelaide (2011)

    Bachelor of Science (Psychology), The University of Melbourne (2008-2010)

  • Awards & Achievements

    Adelaide Graduate Research Scholarship (2012-2016)

  • Research Interests

    Cancer survivorship

    Psychoneuroimmunology

    Student migration

    Juvenile justice

  • Publications

    Journal articles

    Cheung, S.Y. & Delfabbro, P. (2016) Are you a cancer survivor? A review on cancer identity. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 10(4):759-71. doi: 10.1007/s11764-016-0521-z.

     

    Conference presentations

    Cheung, S.Y. & Delfabbro, P. (2015, December) Who is a cancer survivor? A study into the lay understanding of cancer identity using a crowdsourced population. Poster presented at ESMO Asia Congress 2015, Singapore. (Abstract)

    Cheung, S.Y. & Delfabbro, P. (2015, September) Are you a cancer survivor? A review on cancer identity. Poster presented at the Florey International Postgraduate Research Conference, Adelaide, Australia.

     

    Theses

    Cheung. S.Y. (2020). Knowledge and attitudes of Australian women towards cervical cancer screening (Masters thesis). The University of Adelaide, Australia.

    Cheung. S.Y. (2017). Cancer and identity: An exploration of people’s understanding of cancer identities and their mass media representations (PhD thesis). The University of Adelaide, Australia. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/109803

    Cheung, S.Y. (2011). A study of the effects of longer-term academic stress on CD73 using immunophenotyping (Honours thesis). The University of Adelaide, Australia.

  • Professional Associations

    Australian Psychological Society (Member)

    Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (Student member)

    Golden Key International Honour Society

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Entry last updated: Wednesday, 21 Feb 2024