Marie Yap

Professor, Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Core expertise

Parenting and youth mental health

Biography

Marie Yap is a professor (research) and psychologist with expertise in parenting and youth mental health. She’s lead investigator of the Parenting Strategies program, developed to provide parents with strategies endorsed by research evidence to help them protect their child's mental health.

articles

School refusal: How to help your child overcome it

The beginning of the new school year begins today in Victoria, and for some families the date fills them with trepidation.

Education

Nine ways to support your teen’s mental health as restrictions ease

Teens have been through a lot in the pandemic, and things won’t simply go back to normal as the nation opens up. Here’s how to support their mental health during the transition.

Medicine and health