Dr Phuong Hua is a Research Fellow in Swinburne University’s Centre for Mental Health and Brain Sciences. She holds a PhD in forensic medicine and first-class honours in psychology from Monash University. Before joining Swinburne, she held postdoctoral research positions at the Universities of Oxford, Bristol and Queen Mary University of London. 

Dr Hua currently leads research and evaluation for Swinburne’s Bipolar Research Clinic, a new digital clinic supporting the psychosocial management of bipolar disorder. Her work involves collaborating with people with lived experience, clinicians, researchers and other stakeholders to co-design and evaluate accessible and effective mental health support. Across her career, she has worked with general practices, hospitals, research networks and community organisations to address inequalities in healthcare and help translate evidence into improvements in services.