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DrEva Yuen

(she/her)

Senior Research Fellow

Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation

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  • Senior Research Fellow
    Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation
  • +61 3 925 17074 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Caregivers
  • Supportive care in cancer
  • Psycho-Oncology
  • Person-centred communication
  • Health literacy
  • Digital literacy
  • Dementia care
  • Systematic reviews
  • Health service improvement
  • Mixed-methods research
  • Co-design research
  • Scale development
  • Culturally and linguistically diverse populations
  • Rural health

    Dr Yuen has experience in conducting qualitative and quantitative research methods, including the use of in-depth, co-designed, and focus group interviews, and surveys.

GRANTS

  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Improving access to targeted information, support and care for rural and remote cancer patients via the Gather My Crew app
    Department of Health and Aged Care1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Palmer S,
    • Yuen E,
    • Wilson C,
    • Spelten E
    Cancer Patient Support Program GO6736
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Overcoming communication challenges for carers of people with cancer
    Deakin University1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Faculty of Health ReseArch Capacity Building Grant ScHeme (HAtCH) 2024
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Examining telehealth use in populations at greater risk of disadvantage
    Deakin University1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Savira F,
    • Yuen E,
    • Peeters A,
    • Robinson S,
    • Orellana L
    Faculty of Health ReseArch Capacity Building Grant ScHeme (HAtCH)
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Improving health literacy and communication skills in Australian cancer carers
    Deakin University1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Institute for Health Transformation Cat 1 Seed Funding
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Western Victoria PHN Digital Health Strategy Community Consultation and Digital Health Literacy Support.
    23 May 2022 - 12 Aug 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Western Victoria Primary Health Network Limited - $75,000.00
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Implementing innovative technology promoting self-awareness of brain health and self-determination in obtaining a timely dementia diagnosis
    MRFF Dementia Ageing and Aged Care Mission1 May 2022 - 30 Jun 2025
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Research Services to investigate the clinical impact of breast cancer screening for women aged 75 and over in Australia.
    21 Apr 2022 - 30 Jun 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Eva Yuen
    Australian Government Department of Health - $14,464.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Monash Health Partnership (previously Southern Health) Deakin joint nursing appointment
    1 Jul 2005 - 30 Oct 2010
    People funded by this grant:
    SH Nursing - Joint Appointment - Southern Health - $2,178,294.86
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Conceptualising and measuring health literacy in caregivers of people with cancer
    Deakin University
    People funded by this grant:
    • Yuen E
    Postgraduate Research Scholarship
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Conceptualising and measuring health literacy in caregivers of people with cancer
    Deakin University
    People funded by this grant:
    • Yuen E
    Population Health Strategic Research Centre Small Project Grant
  • GRANT
    Development of a framework for measuring health literacy among caregivers of people with cancer
    Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA)
    People funded by this grant:
    • Yuen E
    Trainee Travel Grant
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Exploring barriers to, and enablers of the delivery of supportive care through telehealth: A scoping review
    La Trobe University
    Building Healthy Communities Research Focus Area Award