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Jessamine Chen is a bilingual (English-Mandarin) Clinical Psychologist with a focus on understanding the cognitive mechanisms underpinning generalized anxiety disorder and intolerance of uncertainty. She has transitioned to clinical trial research on psychological interventions for anxiety and depression in older adults. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Macquarie University’s Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Research Centre, she managed NHMRC co-funded randomized controlled trials comparing psychological interventions for older adult populations. Before this, she served as the Head of the Anxiety Treatment Research Unit at Westmead Hospital from 2014 to 2018. Her research interests include psychological treatment for late-life anxiety and depression, improving social connectedness, and providing culturally responsive adaptations of evidence-based psychological interventions for Chinese-speaking older adults. She has also taught in the Master of Clinical Psychology program and has delivered guest lectures and workshops across various institutions. Additionally, she is dedicated to community engagement and regularly speaks on mental health issues related to anxiety and depression in older adults.
Macquarie University • Sydney
Managed NHMRC Blue co-funded randomized controlled trials to compare psychological interventions for depression and anxiety in older adult populations.
Western Sydney LHD Anxiety Treatment & Research Unit • Westmead Hospital
Led research and treatment interventions for anxiety-related disorders in older adults.
University of Sydney • Sydney
Involved in teaching and supervising clinical psychology students.
University of New South Wales • Sydney
Delivered lectures on evidence-based practices in the Master of Clinical Psychology program.
Applied to Department of Business (MBA Program).