Xinyu Yang presented her poster titled “HIV/syphilis rapid testing uptake correlates among Southeast Asian migrant workers,” Chao Kei Laopresented her poster titled“Psychometric properties of the PHQ-9 and the GAD-7 among Female Filipino Domestic Workers,” and Sheung YanYip presented his poster titled “Validation of the PTSD Checklist-5 for Filipino Domestic Workers.” Ms. Yang and Ms. Lao tied and were awardedfirst place and Mr. Yip won 2ndplace in the student poster award contest, from Division 52, International Psychology. Ying Xin Xiong presented her poster titled “An exploration of disaster and social media exposure on PTSD: A study of Typhoon Hato in Macao, China.” Ms. Xiongwas awarded first place in the Division 56 (Trauma) student poster awards. These students competed against over 100 student posters submitted to the convention, including those submitted by graduate students.
This fall, Ms. Yang will begin her Master in Public Health in epidemiology at Columbia University, in the United States, Ms. Xiong will begin her MSc in Science and Society at the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, and Edward W. W. Chan, study coordinator, will begin his Master in Public Health in epidemiology at the Hong Kong University. Ms. Lao and Mr. Yip are both joining local non-governmental organizations in Macao, and continuing to work on research projects with Professor Hall in Macao.