LAM, TAK MING LAWRENCE
Professor of Public Health
Department: 醫學院(FMD)
Office: 擎天匯校區 PP-R207a
E-mail: tmlam@must.edu.mo
Lawrence T. Lam has an extensive background in Medical Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Epidemiology, and Medical Statistics. He has served as a hospital Epidemiologist and Medical Statistician at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children in Sydney, Australia, for many years. Additionally, he held the position of Head of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics and Deputy Chair of the Population and Public Health Domain at the School of Medicine Sydney, University of Notre Dame Australia. Lawrence was appointed as a Professor of Public Health at the Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, and served as the first Vice President (Academic) of Tung Wah College in Hong Kong. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology and a registered Medical Statistician. With his diverse experience as an Epidemiologist, Statistician, and research Psychologist in both clinical and academic settings, Lawrence has expertise in various sub-specialties of epidemiology and medicine. His research interests include Public Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Digital Health, Digital Behavioral Addiction, Clinical Epidemiology, Clinical Trial Methodology, and Psychometrics.
Academic Qualification


Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology (FACE), 2010.

PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Sydney, 2003.

Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics, The University of Sydney, 2006.

Master of Public Health (Research and Thesis), The University of Sydney, 1998.

Master of Applied Psychology, Macquarie University, 1994.

B.Sc.(Honours) major in Pharmacology, The University of Liverpool, England.


Teaching Area

Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health, Research Methodologies, Trial 

Research Area

Public Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Digital Health, Digital Behavioral Addiction, Clinical Epidemiology, Clinical Trial Methodology, and Psychometrics

Working Experience

2022 (Sept)- present   

Professor of Public Health

 Faculty of Medicine,

 Macau University of Science and Technology

Honorary Professor

 Faculty of Medicine and Health

The University of Sydney, Australia

 Adjunct Professor

Faculty of Health

University of Technology Sydney, Australia

2017(Jul)-2022 (May)   

Professor co-appointed as Vice President    (Academic)

Tung Wah College, Hong Kong

Honorary Professor

Faculty of Medicine and Health

The University of Sydney, Australia

Adjunct Professor of Public Health

Faculty of Health

 University of Technology Sydney, Australia

2016(Jan) -2017(Jun) 

Professor of Public Health

Faculty of Health and Graduate School of Health

University of Technology Sydney, Australia

2012(Sept)-2015(Dec)

 Professor in Health Studies

Program Director

Doctoral of Education Program

 The Graduate School

 Head of Department 

Department of Health and Physical Education

Faulty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

The Education University of Hong Kong

2011(Jan)-2012 (Aug) 

Associate Professor

Head, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics

Head, Evaluation

Deputy Chair, Discipline of Population and Public Health School of Medicine, Sydney

The University of Notre Dame, Australia                          

2010 (Jan-Dec)   

Associate Professor (fractional)

Head, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics

Head, Evaluation

 Deputy Chair, Discipline of Population and Public Health School of Medicine, Sydney

The University of Notre Dame, Australia

Senior Lecturer

Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health

Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney

2009 (Jan-Dec)       

Associate Professor (fractional)

Head, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics

Deputy Chair, Discipline of Population and Public Health School of Medicine, Sydney

The University of Notre Dame, Australia

Scientific Director

 Centre for Trauma Care, Prevention, Education, & Research (CTCPER)

Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children

Senior Lecturer

 Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health

Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney

2008 (Jan-Dec)    

Associate Professor (fractional)

Discipline of Population and Public Health School of Medicine, Sydney

The University of Notre Dame, Australia

Scientific Director

Centre for Trauma Care, Prevention, Education, & Research (CTCPER)

Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children

Senior Lecturer

Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health

Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney

Academic staff     

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

School of Public Health

University of Sydney

2006 (Jan)- 2007 (Dec)   

  Deputy Director (Scientific)

Centre for Trauma Care, Prevention, Education, & Research (CTCPER)

Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children

Senior Lecturer

Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health

Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney

Academic staff 

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

School of Public Health

University of Sydney

2005 (Jan) 

Senior Research Fellow

Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health

Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney

Academic staff   

Consultant Epidemiologist/Biostatistician

Children's Hospital Institute of Sports Medicine (CHISM) 

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

School of Public Health

University of Sydney

2004 (Jan)

Senior Research Fellow

Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health

Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney

Academic staff   

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

School of Public Health 

University of Sydney

2003 (Jan) 

Senior Research Fellow ( Epidemiologist/Biostatistician)

The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, NSW

 Academic staff  Epidemiology and Biostatistics

 School of Public Health

 The University of Sydney

2001(Jan)-2002 (Dec)   

Senior Research Fellow (Epidemiologist/Biostatistician)

The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, NSW

Manager

NSW Trauma Death Registry & Suicide Surveillance

Centre for Mental Health, NSW Health Department &  NSW State Coroner

1999(Jan)-2000 (Dec)  

Research Fellow

The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, NSW

Manager

NSW Trauma Death Registry & Suicide Surveillance

Centre for Mental Health, NSW Health Department & NSW State Coroner

1998(Jul)-1998(Dec)  

Research Fellow (Secondment)

 Centre for the Advancement of Psychological Health among Children, Department of                                                                    Psychological Medicine

The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, NSW

 Manager

NSW Trauma Death Registry & Suicide Surveillance

 Centre for Mental Health, NSW Health Department & NSW State Coroner

1998(Jan)-1998(Jun)       

Research Fellow 

The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney NSW.

 Manager

 NSW Trauma Death Registry & Suicide Surveillance

Centre for Mental Health, NSW Health Department & NSW State Coroner

1995(Jul)-1997 (Dec) 

Research Officer

Trauma and Injury Research Unit

Surgical Research Department     

The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney NSW.       

1994(Jul)-1995(Jun) 

Research Officer

Injury Surveillance and Prevention Research Centre (Former Childsafe NSW), Sydney NSW.

1994(Feb)-1994(Jun)     

 Research Officer (Secondment)

Services Development and Implementation Unit

Drug and Alcohol Co-ordinations

Western Sydney Area Health Services, Sydney NSW.

  

Academic Publication (selected)

Selected publications within the last 5 years. 1.        Lam LT, Wong P, Lam MKP. (2019). Protocol for a phase III wait-listed cluster randomised controlled trial of an intervention for mental well-being through enhancing mental health literacy and improving work friendliness in Hong Kong. BMC Trial, 20:672. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3748-y 2.        Lam LT, Han DH, Zhang W, Tang L. (2021). Editorial: Violence and the Young: A Public Health Problem -Etiology, Epidemiology, Intervention, and Prevention. Front. Public Health | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.724182. 3.        Lam LT, Lam MK, Reddy P, Wong P. (2022) Efficacy of a Workplace Intervention Program With Web-Based Online and Offline Modalities for Improving Workers' Mental Health. Front Psychiatry. 2022 May 31;13:888157. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.888157. 4.        Lam MK, Lam LT, Butler-Henderson K, King J, Clark T, Slocombe P, Dimarco K, Cockshaw W. (2022) Prescribing behaviour of antidepressants for depressive disorders: A systematic review. Front Psychiatry. 2022 Sep 9;13:918040. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.918040. 5.        Lam LT and Reddy P (2023) Editorial: Psychological status of medical workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: Mental health emergence, prevalence and interventions. Front. Public Health 11:1186807. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1186807 6.        Lam LT and Lam MK (2023) Child and adolescent mental well-being intervention programme: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Front. Psychiatry. 14:1106816. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1106816.


Books

1. Lam LT, Zhou JS, Wan GB. Eds. (2010). Psychological and Health-related Assessment Tools designed in China. The Netherlands, Bussum: Bentham Science Publishers. eISBN 978-1-60805-186-1 2. Lam, L. T., Reddy, P., Eds. (2023). Psychological status of medical workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: Mental health emergence, prevalence and interventions. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. doi: 10.3389/978-2-83252-136-6

Patents
Professional Certification and Awards
Professional Society Membership

American College of Epidemiology        Member MACE (2006-present)        Fellow FACE (2010-present) International Association of Epidemiology        Member (2022-present) Australian Statistics Society Inc.        Member (2002-present)        Accredited Graduate Statistician (2006-present) Australia and New Zealand Mental Health Association        Member (2015-present) Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent, and Family Mental Health Association        Member (2015-present) Australian Society of Behavioural Health and Medicine        Member (2016-present)