Dr Tim Wong | UNSW Research

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Fields of Research (FoR)

Social Policy, Social Program Evaluation, Culture, Gender, Sexuality, Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology

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Social Structure and Health

Gender and Sexualities

Cultural Understanding

Biography

Tim provides training, research and policy analysis skills for UNSW’s Gendered Violence Research Network (GVRN). He is a registered psychologist who has worked in both government and non-government organisations as a direct care worker supporting people with disabilities, an educator and counsellor specialising in sexuality and disability issues, as a Professional Member of the Guardianship Tribunal NSW, and for almost 20 years, as a...view more

He was an accredited counsellor with the Victims Compensation Tribunal providing psychological intervention and support to people who experienced sexual and physical assaults. His work in HIV led him to pursue academic research in this area, which in turn led him to cancer research with emphases on the experiences of informal cancer carers, the impact of cancer on sexuality and relationships, fertility, and quality of life issues.

He has worked in the Schools of Psychology and Medicine at Western Sydney University, as Manager of Advocacy and Resources at Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, and the Schools of Medicine and Social Sciences at UNSW Sydney before joining GVRN.

At GVRN, Tim has conducted research projects including evaluations of interventions and programs specifically designed for perpetrators of domestic, family, and sexual violence. He has provided in-person and online training and developed resources in gendered, domestic, family and sexual violence for tertiary education institutions, government and non-government organisations, and business organisations.

My Qualifications

BA (Macq), MA (USyd), MA (Macq), PhD (UWS)

My Awards

2019 – UNSW Arts & Social Sciences Dean's Research Award - Research (Society) Impact (with Prof Jan Breckenridge, Marion Brown, Mailin Suchting, and Charity Siesum Danquah)

2024 – UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture Deans Award for Society Impact (with Prof Jan Breckenridge, Dr Andy Kaladelfos, Mailin Suchting, Marion Brown, Angela Griffin, Sara Singh, Georgia Lyons, Natasha Dubler, Vincent Breckenridge, and Erin Cahill)

My Research Activities

Research Studies:

Australian Institute of Criminology - Child Exploitation Material Reduction Research Program (CEMRRP): Understanding the role of parents in the creation and dissemination of child exploitation material (CEM) of their children (Senior Research Associate, UNSW, 2019-2020)
Department of Communities and Justices: The Emergency Accommodation for Men Program (TEAM) program evaluation (Senior Research Associate, UNSW, 2018-2020)
Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS): Sibling sexual abuse: Clinicians' experiences of providing services to families affect by sibling sexual abuse - an exploration of service engagement and best practice strategies (Senior Research Associate, UNSW, 2018-2019)
Medical Oncology Group of Australia: Australian Medical Oncologist Workforce Study (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UNSW, 2015-2017)
ARC Linkage Project: Communication skills training for oncology health care professionals working with culturally and linguistically diverse patients (Senior Research Officer, UNSW, 2014-2015)
ARC Linkage Project: The construction and experience of fertility in the context of cancer: patient, partner and health professional perspectives (Associate Research Fellow, University of Western Sydney, 2011-2012)
ARC Linkage Project: Multiple perspectives on sexuality and intimacy post-cancer, leading to the development and evaluation of supportive interventions (Research Officer, University of Western Sydney, 2008-2011)
ARC Linkage Project: An evaluation of concerns, self-perceived needs, and supportive interventions, for informal cancer carers: a comparative study of female and male carers (Research Officer, University of Western Sydney, 2007-2008)

Theses:

The ‘Lazarus Experience’ – People with HIV making sense of their lives in the post-treatment era (PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney, 2007).
The psychosocial impact of the anti-HIV combination drug treatments on people living with HIV and AIDS (MA thesis, Macquarie University, 1998).

My Engagement

Member of the Australian Psychological Society

Community Engagement – Resource Development:

Gendered Violence eLearning Program – Evidence informed training modules designed for different population groups (e.g., professionals, higher education students) to increase their awareness of, and enhance their skills in responding to, gendered violence.
Domestic and Family Violence eLearning Program – Evidence informed training modules designed for workers to increase their awareness of, and enhance their skills in responding to, domestic and family violence in the workplace.
Effective Communication in Oncology (ECCO) Training Program – Online training modules designed specifically for oncology healthcare professionals to increase and enhance skills and understanding when working with people from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (Psychosocial Research Group, UNSW Sydney)
Sexuality, Intimacy and Cancer – A self-help guide for people with cancer and their partners (Gender, Culture and Health Research: PsyHealth, University of Western Sydney)
Localised Prostate Cancer Pack – 4 booklets specifically for men with localised prostate cancer covering issues relating to diagnosis, treatment, side effects and wellbeing (Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia)
Advanced Prostate Cancer Pack – 4 booklets specifically for men with advanced prostate cancer covering issues relating to diagnosis, treatment, side effects and wellbeing (Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia)
Gay and Bisexual Men Pack – 4 booklets specifically for gay and bisexual men with prostate cancer covering issues relating to diagnosis, treatment, side effects and wellbeing (Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia)
Younger Men Pack – 4 booklets specifically for younger men with prostate cancer covering issues relating to diagnosis, treatment, side effects and wellbeing (Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia)
Partners and Carers Pack – 4 booklets specifically for partners and carers of men with prostate cancer covering issues relating to diagnosis, treatment, side effects and wellbeing (Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia)
What you need to know about prostate cancer? – Information booklet for the general population (Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia)