• The University of Western Australia (M570), 35 Stirling Highway,

    6009 Perth

    Australia

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Biography

Dr Cheng Yen Loo is a sociologist and cultural anthropologist at the WA Centre for Health & Ageing (WACHA) within the UWA School of Allied Health. Her research expertise extends to the field of ageing, social care policy, falls prevention education, health promotions, social justice theory, migration, workforce wellbeing, family and relationship studies with a focus on culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Cheng Yen is a research fellow and project manager on the MRFF Safe Recovery Project – an individualised educational-based hospital falls prevention program for older adult patients. This project aims to improve older hospital patient outcomes by implementing and evaluating the efficacy of the Safe Recovery program across three health service sites in Western Australia and Victoria. This project allows Cheng Yen to work with a cross-disciplinary team in multiple jurisdictions that offers her the opportunity to inject a sociological lens into a clinically focused research project.

In addition to her role on the MRFF Safe Recovery Project, she is also a researcher on the FECH+ Program – a post-hospital discharge nurse-led telephony support intervention for carers of older patients discharged home from hospital. The trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of the FECH+ program to support health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of informal carers.

Cheng Yen is currently developing her research profile in health promotions, falls prevention education and carer studies with a special focus on supporting families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Cheng Yen Loo completed her PhD at the UWA School of Allied Health where she investigated the experience of ageing and care among Chinese Australians from Malaysia and Singapore living in different home settings. This project highlighted the importance of recognising cultural distinctiveness and diverse moral views in the development of social care policy with a social justice lens.

Education/Academic qualification

Sociology , PhD, Ageing and Wellness amongst Straits Chinese Australians through the lens of Culture and Moral Worldview, The University of Western Australia

1 Mar 202030 Jun 2023

Award Date: 30 Jun 2023

External positions

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Edith Cowan University

1 Aug 202231 Jan 2025

Research expertise keywords

  • Ageing
  • Migration
  • health promotion
  • Social Care
  • Aged Care
  • falls prevention, allied health, geriatrics
  • Caregiver Wellbeing
  • Religion and spirituality
  • Research Methods

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