Associate Professor Michelle Lim
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Associate Professor Michelle Lim

Principal Research Fellow
Sydney School of Public Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Associate Professor Michelle Lim

Associate Professor Lim leads the Social Health and Wellbeing Group at the Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, the University of Sydney. She is also the scientific chair and CEO of Ending Loneliness Together, anational not-for-profit organisation focused on addressing chronic loneliness in Australians across the lifespan.

Associate Professor Lim was the chief investigator of the Australian Loneliness Report (2018), the Young Australian Loneliness Survey (2019), and the State of the Nation Report on Social Connection in Australia (2023). Her work informs state and federal governments, not-for-profit health and community organisations, and the corporate sector.

In 2020, Associate Professor Lim cofounded and was the inaugural co-director of the Global Initiative on Loneliness and Connection (GILC), a non-profit organisation based in Washington DC. It comprises of the leading authority organisations across 12 countries committed to ending the pressing global issue of loneliness and social isolation. She is currently the co-vice chair of the International Scientific Board of the GILC.

Loneliness, Social Isolation, Social Connection, Community, Mental Health, Chronic Disease

Neurosciences and Mental Health, Healthy Ageing, Lifespan

Publications

Journals

  • Lim, M., Thurston, L., Eres, R., Rodebaugh, T., Alvarez-Jimenez, M., Penn, D., Kostakos, V., Gleeson, J. (2023). A pilot randomised controlled trial of the Peer Tree digital intervention targeting loneliness in young people: a study protocol. Trials, 24(1). [More Information]
  • Lim, M., Qualter, P., Ding, D., Holt-Lunstad, J., Mikton, C., Smith, B. (2023). Advancing loneliness and social isolation as a global health priority: taking three priority actions. Public Health Research and Practice, 33(3), e3332320. [More Information]
  • Vasan, S., Eikelis, N., Lim, M., Lambert, E. (2023). Evaluating the impact of loneliness and social isolation on health literacy and health-related factors in young adults. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 996611. [More Information]

2023

  • Lim, M., Thurston, L., Eres, R., Rodebaugh, T., Alvarez-Jimenez, M., Penn, D., Kostakos, V., Gleeson, J. (2023). A pilot randomised controlled trial of the Peer Tree digital intervention targeting loneliness in young people: a study protocol. Trials, 24(1). [More Information]
  • Lim, M., Qualter, P., Ding, D., Holt-Lunstad, J., Mikton, C., Smith, B. (2023). Advancing loneliness and social isolation as a global health priority: taking three priority actions. Public Health Research and Practice, 33(3), e3332320. [More Information]
  • Vasan, S., Eikelis, N., Lim, M., Lambert, E. (2023). Evaluating the impact of loneliness and social isolation on health literacy and health-related factors in young adults. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 996611. [More Information]

2022

  • Lim, M., Qualter, P., Thurston, L., Eres, R., Hennessey, A., Holt-Lunstad, J., Lambert, G. (2022). A Global Longitudinal Study Examining Social Restrictions Severity on Loneliness, Social Anxiety, and Depression. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 818030. [More Information]
  • Lasgaard, M., Lovschal, C., Qualter, P., Laustsen, L., Lim, M., Maindal, H., Hargaard, A., Christensen, J. (2022). Are loneliness interventions effective in reducing loneliness? A meta-analytic review of 128 studies. European Journal of Public Health, 32(3), 108-109. [More Information]
  • Al Mahmud, A., Long, K., Harrington, K., Casey, K., Bhar, S., Curran, S., Hunter, K., Lim, M. (2022). Developing A Digital Psychoeducational Tool to Reduce Loneliness in Older Adults: A Design Case Study. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 38(6), 499-528. [More Information]

2021

  • Lim, M., Qualter, P., Hennessey, A., Smith, B., Argent, T., Holt-Lunstad, J. (2021). A randomised controlled trial of the Nextdoor Kind Challenge: a study protocol. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 1510. [More Information]
  • Eres, R., Bolton, I., Lim, M., Lambert, G., Lambert, E. (2021). Cardiovascular Responses to Social Stress Elicited by the Cyberball Task. Heart and Mind, 5, 73-79. [More Information]
  • Lim, M., Allen, K., Furlong, M., Craig, H., Smith, D. (2021). Introducing a dual continuum model of belonging and loneliness. Australian Journal of Psychology, 73(1), 81-86. [More Information]

2020

  • Lim, M., Gleeson, J., Rodebaugh, T., Eres, R., Long, K., Casey, K., Abbott, J., Thomas, N., Penn, D. (2020). A pilot digital intervention targeting loneliness in young people with psychosis. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 55(7), 877-889. [More Information]
  • Gleeson, J., Lim, M. (2020). Commentary on loneliness and its association with health service utilization in people with a psychotic disorder. Schizophrenia Research, 223, 73-74. [More Information]
  • Rice, S., O'Bree, B., Wilson, M., McEnery, C., Lim, M., Hamilton, M., Gleeson, J., Bendall, S., D'Alfonso, S., Russon, P., et al (2020). Development of a graphic medicine-enabled social media-based intervention for youth social anxiety. Clinical Psychologist. [More Information]

2019

  • Lim, M., Rodebaugh, T., Eres, R., Long, K., Penn, D., Gleeson, J. (2019). A pilot digital intervention targeting loneliness in youth mental health. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10(604), 1-13. [More Information]
  • McEnery, C., Lim, M., Knowles, A., Rice, S., Gleeson, J., Howell, S., Russon, P., Miles, C., D'Alfonso, S., Alvarez-Jimenez, M. (2019). Development of a Moderated Online Intervention to Treat Social Anxiety in First-Episode Psychosis. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 10(581), 1-12. [More Information]
  • Lambert, G., Lambert, E., Lim, M. (2019). Letter by Lambert et al Regarding Article, “Individual and Neighborhood Deprivation and Carotid Stiffness: The Paris Prospective Study III”. Hypertension, 74(2), e29. [More Information]

2018

  • Rodebaugh, T., Tonge, N., Piccirillo, M., Fried, E., Horenstein, A., Morrison, A., Goldin, P., Gross, J., Lim, M., Fernandez, K., et al (2018). Does centrality in a cross-sectional network suggest intervention targets for social anxiety disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 86(10), 831-844. [More Information]
  • Alvarez-Jimenez, M., Gleeson, J., Bendall, S., Penn, D., Yung, A., Ryan, R., Eleftheriadis, D., D'Alfonso, S., Rice, S., Lim, M., et al (2018). Enhancing social functioning in young people at ultra-high risk (UHR) for psychosis: a pilot study of a novel strengths and mindfulness-based online social therapy. Schizophrenia Research, 202, 369-377. [More Information]
  • Lim, M., Gleeson, J., Alvarez-Jimenez, M., Penn, D. (2018). Loneliness in psychosis: a systematic review. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 53(3), 221-238. [More Information]

2017

  • Bell, I., Lim, M., Rossell, S., Thomas, N. (2017). Ecological Momentary Assessment and Intervention in the Treatment of Psychotic Disorders: A Systematic Review. Psychiatric Services, 68(11), 1172-1181. [More Information]
  • Langer, J., Lim, M., Fernandez, K., Rodebaugh, T. (2017). Social anxiety disorder is associated with reduced eye contact during conversation primed for conflict. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 41, 220-229. [More Information]
  • Rodebaugh, T., Tonge, N., Weisman, J., Lim, M., Fernandez, K., Bogdan, R. (2017). The behavioral economics of social anxiety disorder reveal a robust effect for interpersonal traits. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 95, 139-147. [More Information]

2014

  • Lim, M., Gleeson, J. (2014). Social connectedness across the psychosis spectrum: Current issues and future directions for interventions in loneliness. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 5(NOV). [More Information]

Selected Grants

2021

  • ALIVE - A National Research Translation Centre to implement Mental Health Care at Scale, Lim M, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/NHMRC Special Initiative in Mental Health