Associate ProfessorSerene Yoong

(she/her)

Associate Professor, Implementation Science and Health Services

Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development/Institute for Health Transformation

  • Associate Professor, Implementation Science and Health Services
    Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development/Institute for Health Transformation
  • +61 3 924 68173 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    FEATURED
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    1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2027
    Appointed as an NHMRC expert panel member for reviewing the update of the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines Expert Panel Member
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    FEATURED
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    Vice-Chancellor's Mid-Career Researcher Award for Career Excellence
    1 Jan 2024
    Deakin University Vice Chancellor's Awards 2024
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    FEATURED
    Featured
    1 Jan 2025
    Invited presenter for the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) Implementation Science Masterclass on Scale Up – Lecture 4 (13th Feb 2025): Methods and designs for studying scale up
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    FEATURED
    Featured
    1 Jan 2025
    Invited webinar presentation "Navigating the ‘how’: Applying implementation science approaches to improve outcomes in early childhood settings." as part of the Be You webinar: "Making change with impact 1: Taking the first steps to enhance wellbeing." (27 March 2025)
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    FEATURED
    Featured
    WHO Invited Presentations (Policy Meetings)
    1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2023
    1. Global Consultation on Novel and Emerging Nicotine and Tobacco Products, 21 – 23 June 2023 (attend by policymaker from >50 countries) 2. Global Tobacco Regulators Forum (7th-9th July 2021) – attended by policy makers from over 50 countries to receive updated information to inform tobacco control policies 3. Launch of the WHO report on Global Tobacco Epidemic (27th July 2021) – streamed online. 4. Workshop for the Eurasian Economic Commission and countries of Eurasian Economic Union on attractiveness and addiction potential of novel and emerging nicotine and tobacco products (25th August 2021).
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Chair ISBNPA Early Childhood and Education Care SIG
    1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2021
    Chair of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Early Childhood and Education Care Special Interest Group
  • JOURNAL EDITORIAL ROLE
    1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2026
    Associate Editor (2021-Current)
  • JOURNAL EDITORIAL ROLE
    Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
    1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2023
  • JOURNAL EDITORIAL ROLE
    1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2026
    Associate Editor (2015-Current)
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    Heart Foundation Peer Reviewer
    1 Jan 2026
    Peer reviewer for Heart Foundation grant schemes
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    MRFF Grant Reviewer
    1 Jan 2026
    Peer Reviewer for MRFF grant schemes
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    GACD Peer Reviewer
    1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2026
    Peer reviewer of implementation science applications for Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD: 2023 and 2026)
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    ARC Peer Reviewer
    1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2026
    Peer reviewer for multiple ARC grant schemes (2021, 2023-Current)
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    NHMRC Peer Reviewer
    1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2025
    Peer reviewer for multiple NHMRC grant schemes (2020-2025)
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    Peer Reviewer International Grant Schemes
    Peer reviewer for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Swiss National Science Foundation (2023) and the Health Research Council of New Zealand
  • MEMBERSHIP
    ISBNPA Member
    1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2026
    International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA: 2013-Current)
  • MEMBERSHIP
    PHAA Member
    1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2026
    Member of the Public Health Association of Australia (2013-Current)
  • MEMBERSHIP
    ASBHM Member
    1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2026
    Member of the Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine (ASBHM: 2012-Current)
  • MEMBERSHIP
    DAA Member
    1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2026
    Member of the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) (2009-2013, 2020-Current)
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    1 Jan 2026
    Award for MRFF-funded trial (CIB): The ECORRA Trial (Equitable Cancer Outcomes across Rural and Remote Australia): An transdisciplinary co-designed program to implement and evaluate best practice cancer care across rural and remote health services nationally
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Victorian Cardiovascular Research Network Boost Award
    1 Jan 2026
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Heart Foundation Collaboration and Exchange Award
    1 Jan 2023
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Deakin Institute for Health Transformation Midcareer Researcher Award
    1 Jan 2023
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Beryl Nashar Young Researcher Award
    1 Jan 2019
    University of Newcastle Alumni Awards
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    HMRI Award for Early Career Research
    1 Jan 2018
    Hunter Medical Researcher Institute (HMRI) Awards