My research

I am currently a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. I previously completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, with the Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Laboratory, the Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Research Laboratory, and the Stress and Developmental Psychopathology Laboratory. I like to keep busy!

I lead the Self-identity and Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders Laboratory (SOL). I am particularly interested in studying psychological disorders such as obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs), mood disorders, and anxiety disorders. Across these disorders, my research aims to:

1. Use qualitative and quantitative methods to identify possible causal and maintaining factors of symptoms:
   - Develop and validate tools to measure these factors

2. Use experimental and longitudinal designs to determine whether these factors cause and/or maintain symptoms

3. Develop and evaluate treatment and prevention strategies that:
   - Target established causal and maintaining factors
   - Use new technologies such as virtual reality

I am currently accepting expressions of interest from students who would like me to supervise them on a PhD project related to these research themes. If you are interested, please send me an email at kelvinwong@swin.edu.au with the following:

1. A brief cover letter describing the synergy of your research topic with my lab; and

2. Your CV attached.