Yim Wah Mak

Dr. Yim Wah Mak

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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Biography

Dr. Yim-wah Mak has been a member of the Association for Contextual Behavior Science (ACBS) since 2012 and is a founding member and leader of the Asian Culture SIG, ACBS. She is a member of the Hong Kong and China Chapters of ACBS. Dr. Mak is an associate professor in the School of Nursing at PolyU. She has over 17 years of experience in providing psycho-social support to people with suicidal ideations. Dr. Mak has been a counseling mentor and trainer since 2001. Her main work is clinical research in the areas of promoting physical, psycho-social health and healthy lifestyles for healthy people and people with chronic diseases. Recently, some of her research has been based on psychological flexibility and physical activities to improve the health of people with cancers or chronic diseases. She has rich experience in conducting randomized controlled trials and maintaining intervention fidelity.

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