Xiaoyun Zhou

Dr Xiaoyun Zhou is a Research Fellow at the School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, and the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research. She has a multidisciplinary background spanning psychology, mental health, and digital health, with a strong research focus on digital mental health interventions for children and adolescents. Dr Zhou holds a PhD in Health and Behavioural Sciences from UQ, where she developed and evaluated a culturally tailored digital mental health intervention for Chinese adolescents. Her doctoral work employed mixed methods, including a cluster randomized controlled trial, and was supported by multiple competitive awards, including the UQ Research Training Program Scholarship. Her research expertise includes both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. She has extensive experience working with large national datasets, such as Census and Medicare data, and linked datasets. In her postdoctoral work, she has identified patterns and equity issues in the access to and utilisation of mental health services (e.g., Medicare-funded services, NDIS psychosocial support, and telehealth) by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Southeast Queensland. She has also led several studies related to child and adolescent mental health. Dr Zhou is a member of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) and the American Psychological Association (APA).