Wai Chen

Professor Wai Chen is a leading academic and clinician in youth mental health and developmental neuropsychiatry, holding professorial roles at Curtin University (Medical School and enAble Institute) and adjunct positions at UWA, Notre Dame University, and Murdoch University. He specializes in ADHD, neurodevelopmental disorders, and mental health interventions, with over AUD$3 million in grants secured for projects like RAIDANCE and MYLO. His research spans emotional regulation, suicide prediction, and ADHD genetics.

Education:

• PhD, King's College London
• BM (Medicine), University of Southampton
• M.Phil, University of Cambridge

Research Interests: Focused on ADHD pathophysiology, emotional dysregulation, and innovative treatments. His work addresses clinical challenges in child psychiatry and contributes to global health policies via the Legatum Institute's Prosperity Index.

Grants & Awards: Awarded BMA Medical Book Awards (2010) and cited in DSM-5-TR (2022). Active in grants targeting pediatric mental health, including NHMRC and Telethon funding.

Advisory Roles: Member of Eunethydis and the HiTOP consortium. Served on WA's State Mental Health Research Strategy Advisory Group and ICA Taskforce.

Labs/Teams: Leads interdisciplinary teams on ADHD, self-harm prediction (EXPAAND project), and digital mental health tools like MYLO. Collaborates internationally on genomic and clinical psychiatry studies.