Vu Bich Phuong

• Joint PhD (candidate) in Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology, VNU-Hanoi and Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
• MSc in Behavioural Science, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
• BSc in Psychology (major) with Media, Communication and Culture (minor), University of Keele, England

• Philosophy and Methodology in Psychology
• Statistics
• Cognitive Psychology
• Biological Psychology

• Effectiveness studies for adolescents’ internalising disorder treatments
• Association between psychological health and physical activities
• Alcohol consumption behaviour
• Creative cognition
• Applied psychology in environment-related behaviour

Articles in international peer-reviewed journals:

• Vu, B. P., Dang, H. M., & Andersen, P. N. (2023). Does videoconferencing-based cognitive behavioral therapy for anxious youth work? A systematic review of the literature. Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40501-023-00302-9.
• Arrindell, W. A., Checa, I., Espejo, B., Chen, I. H., Carrozzino, D., Vu-Bich, P., Dambach, H., & Vagos, P. (2022). Measurement invariance and construct validity of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) in community volunteers in Vietnam. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6), 3460. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063460. 

Article in Vietnamese peer-reviewed journal:

• Phuong, V. B., Anh, D. T. H., Thu, B. M. M., Van, T. H. S., Thi, N. H. T. (2023). How female physical attractiveness affects others’ judgments of personality and ability in a simulated recruitment situation. Science & Technology Development Journal, 26(1), 2697-2704. https://doi.org/10.32508/stdj.v26i1.3919. 

Articles in proceedings of international conferences:

• Vu, B. P., Nguyen, N. H. T., Vo, H. V. H., Han, V. H. L., & Le, T. Y. T. (2022). How perceptions of risk and impacts lead to volunteering duration during COVID-19: The mediating role of volunteering motivations. In Proceedings of International Conference: The World in Crisis – The contribution of Psychology. Vietnam National University Press, Hanoi.
• Vu, B. P., Dang, H. M., & Andersenn, P. N. (2022). Technology-based cognitive behavioural treatments for anxiety disorders in youth: A systematic review. In Proceedings of International Conference: The World in Crisis – The contribution of Psychology. Vietnam National University Press, Hanoi.
• Vu, B. P., Nguyen, T. M. T., Chau, D. M. T., Nguyen, T. M. D., Nguyen, T. N. D., Nguyen, T. T., Nguyen, M. D. (2022). The effects of mindfulness practice on young adults’ psychological symptoms 
  during Covid-19: A series of online intervention experiments. In Proceedings of International Conference: Social Sciences and Humanities 2022. Vietnam National University Press, Ho Chi Minh City.
• Vu, B. P., Quach, D. P., Truong, L. A., & Tong, V. K. (2022). Psychological well-being of young adults during Covid-19: A moderator analysis of academic stress and online supportive communication. In Proceedings of International Conference: Social Sciences and Humanities 2022. Vietnam National University Press, Ho Chi Minh City.
• Vu, B. P., Quach, D. P., Nguyen, T. T. T., & Doan, Q. T. (2021). Ability praise versus effort praise on self-efficacy of university students. In Proceedings of International Conference: Identification, Assessment and Intervention for Children with Specific Learning Disorders in School Context. Vietnam National University Press, Ho Chi Minh City.
• Vu, B. P. & Nguyen, Q. V. (2021). The relationships between frequent social media usage, creative behaviour and creative achievement in university students. In Proceedings of International Conference: Identification, Assessment and Intervention for Children with Specific Learning Disorders in School Context. Vietnam National University Press, Ho Chi Minh City.
• Vu, B. P. (2018). An educational computerized game to train creativity: First development and evidence of its creativity correlates. In Proceedings of International Conference: New issues in educational sciences: Inter-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary approaches. Vietnam National University Press, Hanoi.

• 2021-2024: Received a Joint PhD scholarship for Vietnamese PhD students as part of the NOPART programme (Norwegian Partnership Programme for Global Academic Cooperation)
• 2021-2023: Received a research grant from VNU-HCM numbered C2022-18b-04 for research project: “Promoting a multi-stakeholder governance model towards marine plastic waste reduction”
• 2020-2021: Received a research grant from University of Social sciences and Humanities, VNU-HCM numbered T2020-12 for research project: “The moderating role of sedentary behavior on the relationship between physical activity and internalizing symptoms during pregnancy”
• 2016-2018: Received a scholarship from the Radboud Scholarship Programme for Master’s student

• Excellent Lecturer Awards (2020), University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University HCMC

• 2015-2023: Lecturer, Faculty of Psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University HCMC