Yang Yap

Dr. Yang Yap is a Lecturer in the Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences at RMIT University, specializing in health psychology with a focus on daily stress-sleep interactions and international student well-being. His research employs intensive longitudinal designs and ecological momentary assessments to study health behaviors in young adults.

Research interests include bidirectional stress-sleep relationships, psychosocial factors in health, and underrepresented populations like tertiary international students. He advocates for strategies to improve psychological and physical well-being through longitudinal tracking of health indicators.

No explicit awards are listed, but his work emphasizes innovative methodologies such as objective health tracking and machine learning applications. Supervision of students is open for Masters and PhD research in health-related topics. His teaching includes research methods in psychology and Honours thesis guidance.