Ha Nguyen

Ha Nguyen is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the UWA Medical School and the UWA Centre for Child Health Research (affiliated with The Kids Research Institute Australia). Their research focuses on child health, public health policy, environmental economics, and sociodemographics. Nguyen has contributed to 33 research outputs and actively collaborates internationally.

Research Interests:

• Child protection systems and mental health
• Impact of environmental factors (e.g., extreme weather) on health outcomes
• Health insurance demand and policy evaluation
• Time allocation and physical activity patterns in children

Recent Projects:

• Leading the Causal impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on the mental health of Australian children (Medical Research Future Fund, 2025–2027)

Key Contributions:

• Published on dental policy impacts, climate change adaptation, and early childhood development
• Recipient of 12 Scopus h-index and 4167 citations

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with The Kids Research Institute Australia and collaborates across disciplines in child health research.