Dr Halle Quang
Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Dr Halle Quang holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology & Education from Vietnam and a Master's degree in Brain and Mind Sciences from the University of Sydney. She completed her PhD in Neuropsychology at University of New South Wales, where her focus was on investigating apathy in Vietnamese patients with traumatic brain injury.
Dr Quang’s research examines dementia and brain injuries in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), as well as culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) populations. She uses clinical and neuroimaging methods to investigate the intricate interplay between neurobiological and socio-cultural factors that underlie disease-specific syndromes. Her work aims to provide insights for designing culturally appropriate interventions. Specific themes in her research include:
- Clinical and neurobiological profiles of dementia and brain injuries in LMICs and CALD populations.
- Contributions of cultural factors to disease-specific syndromes.
- Stigma and culturally appropriate measures to reduce stigma.
- Travel Grant– International Brain Research Organisationto attend tothe International Neuropsychological Society Conferencein San Diego - USA, 2023
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Travel Grant– International Society of Frontotemporal Dementia Paris-Lille Congress, 2022
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Sydney Vietnam Institute and Sydney Southeast Asia Centre Seed Funding Grant, 2022 for a research project “Characterising behavioural and psychological symptoms in Vietnamese older adults: Insights for culturally appropriate research and clinical practice”.
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Australian Graduate WomenHale BarbaraFellowship, 2021 (2 recipients nationwide)for a research project “Investigating clinical profiles and neurobiological mechanisms of apathy, empathy and depression in dementia”.
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UNSW Scientia PhD and Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship,2019 - 2023
Publications
Journals
- Quang, H., Wearne, T., Filipcikova, M., Pham, N., Nguyen, N., McDonald, S. (2023). A Biopsychosocial Framework for Apathy Following Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Neuropsychology Review. [More Information]
- Nguyen, T., Hoang, C., Le, M., Vo, N., Quang, H., Nguyen, C., Goodman, C., Savva, G., Pham, V., Tran, T., et al (2023). Assessing cognitive decline in Vietnamese older adults using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Basic (MoCA-B) and Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) during the COVID-19 pandemic: A feasibility study. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 37(5), 1043-1061. [More Information]
- Quang, H., Nguyen, A., Do, C., McDonald, S., Nguyen, C. (2023). Examining the Vietnamese Montreal cognitive assessment in healthy and moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury populations. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 37(5), 1062-1077. [More Information]
2023
- Quang, H., Wearne, T., Filipcikova, M., Pham, N., Nguyen, N., McDonald, S. (2023). A Biopsychosocial Framework for Apathy Following Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Neuropsychology Review. [More Information]
- Nguyen, T., Hoang, C., Le, M., Vo, N., Quang, H., Nguyen, C., Goodman, C., Savva, G., Pham, V., Tran, T., et al (2023). Assessing cognitive decline in Vietnamese older adults using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Basic (MoCA-B) and Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) during the COVID-19 pandemic: A feasibility study. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 37(5), 1043-1061. [More Information]
- Quang, H., Nguyen, A., Do, C., McDonald, S., Nguyen, C. (2023). Examining the Vietnamese Montreal cognitive assessment in healthy and moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury populations. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 37(5), 1062-1077. [More Information]
2022
- Quang, H., Sin, K., Kumfor, F., McDonald, S. (2022). Adaptation, Validation and Preliminary Standardisation of the Frontal Systems Behaviour Scale - Apathy Subscale and the Dimensional Apathy Scale in Vietnamese Healthy Samples. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 28(3), 300-310. [More Information]
- Quang, H., McDonald, S., Huynh-Le, P., Nguyen, T., Le, N., Lam-Nguyen, N., Kumfor, F. (2022). Apathy in a High Prevalence Population of Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: An Investigation in Vietnam. Neuropsychology, 36(1), 94-102. [More Information]
- Quang, H., Kumfor, F., Balleine, B., Nguyen, T., Nguyen, T., Nguyen, M., McDonald, S. (2022). Contributions of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Reward Sensitivity to Apathy: Evidence From Traumatic Brain Injury. Neuropsychology, 36(8), 791-802. [More Information]
2021
- Quang, H., Wong, S., Husain, M., Piguet, O., Hodges, J., Irish, M., Kumfor, F. (2021). Beyond language impairment: Profiles of apathy in primary progressive aphasia. Cortex, 139, 73-85. [More Information]
Selected Grants
2022
- Characterising the behavioural and psychological symptoms in Vietnamese older adults: Insights for culturally appropriate research and clinical practice, Quang H, Landin-Romero R, Sydney Vietnam Institute/SSEAC/SVI Seed Funding Grant