Overview
Background
Tianyi is an Early Career Researcher in the field of Parenting and Family Psychology. His research has been recognised through 20 refereed journal articles, one book chapter, over 20 conference presentations, and various academic prizes. His work investigates family-level risk and protective factors of positive child development and child mental health and their integration into the broader ecological system. He is also interested in the evaluation of evidence-based strategies to promote child mental health, such as evidence-based parenting programs. He is skilled in advanced quantitative modelling, evidence synthesis, and clinical trial methodologies. Tianyi leads research projects in the field and is a sought-after contributor to other research projects as a methodologist and statistician. Tianyi is currently serving as an Associate Editor and Methodological Advisor for Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools and on the Editorial Boards of Prevention Science, the flagship journal of the Society for Prevention Research (USA), and Psychology in the Schools (all Q1, SJR).
Availability
- Mr Tianyi Ma is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Psychological Science, The University of Queensland
Research impacts
My research has been cited by researchers from over 160 institutions across 56 countries (Scopus 10/25). According to Google Scholar (10/25), I have been cited over 330 times with an h-index of 8. According to SciVal (10/25), my overall FWCI is 1.60 and my FWCI in my primary research area of parent training is 1.84. About 90% of my work has been published in Q1 journals, with 50% published in the top 10% SJR journals. The scoping review I published in Social Science and Medicine in 2022 has received 190 citations (GS 10/25), and a FWCI of 7.5 (SciVal 10/25). My work has been cited by the Australian, Irish, and New Zealand governments in policy documents.
Works
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2022
Conference Publication
From perinatal care to school involvement: supporting parents and their children’s development through parenting interventions [Symposium]
Adina, Japheth, Morawska, Alina, Mitchell, Amy E. and Ma, Tianyi (2022). From perinatal care to school involvement: supporting parents and their children’s development through parenting interventions [Symposium]. Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT) 42nd NationalConference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 13-14 October 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Building evidence to improve access and effectiveness of parenting interventions for caregivers, children, and families [Symposium]
Ma, Tianyi, Sanders, Matthew R., Khalid, Amina and Gonzalez, Carolina (2022). Building evidence to improve access and effectiveness of parenting interventions for caregivers, children, and families [Symposium]. Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT) 42nd NationalConference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 13-14 October 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
A systematic review of barriers and facilitators experienced by parents of typically developing and preterm children during the transition to school
Morawska, A., Mitchell, A., Etel, E., Ma, T., McAuliffe, T., Armstrong, R., McBryde, C. and Johnston, L. (2022). A systematic review of barriers and facilitators experienced by parents of typically developing and preterm children during the transition to school. 76th Annual Meeting of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Las Vegas, NV United States, 21-24 September 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Parental Adjustment Scale: Validation of a brief, five-item measure of parental adjustment for use with families of typically developing children and children with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities in Australia
Kelly, Eliza, Day, Jamin J., Hodges, Julie, Tellegen, Cassandra L., Ma, Tianyi, Sanders, Matthew R., Tonge, Bruce, Einfeld, Stewart, Sofronoff, Kate, Gray, Kylie M., Mazzucchelli, Trevor G. and The MHYPeDD Team (2022). Parental Adjustment Scale: Validation of a brief, five-item measure of parental adjustment for use with families of typically developing children and children with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities in Australia. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 128 104304, 104304. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104304
2022
Journal Article
Climate change impacts on the mental health and wellbeing of young people: a scoping review of risk and protective factors
Ma, Tianyi, Moore, Jane and Cleary, Anne (2022). Climate change impacts on the mental health and wellbeing of young people: a scoping review of risk and protective factors. Social Science and Medicine, 301 114888, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114888
2022
Journal Article
Measurement properties for a scale assessing self-regulation in parents and parenting practitioners
Tellegen, Cassandra L., Ma, Tianyi, Day, Jamin J., Hodges, Julie, Panahi, Babak, Mazzucchelli, Trevor G. and Sanders, Matthew R. (2022). Measurement properties for a scale assessing self-regulation in parents and parenting practitioners. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 31 (6), 1736-1748. doi: 10.1007/s10826-022-02307-z
2021
Other Outputs
Predicting the sustained implementation of an evidence-based parenting program
Ma, Tianyi (2021). Predicting the sustained implementation of an evidence-based parenting program. Honours Thesis, School of Psychology, University of Queensland.
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