Kenneth Po-Lun Fung

Research Synopsis: 

My research focuses on cultural psychiatry, global mental health, and mental health equity, with particular emphasis on how sociocultural context shapes mental health, stigma, help-seeking, and intervention outcomes. I lead and collaborate on interdisciplinary research spanning culturally responsive psychotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based interventions, resilience promotion, caregiver and community mental health, and implementation science.

My work has involved diverse populations, including immigrants and refugees, Asian communities, Black communities, university students, caregivers, and other structurally marginalized groups in Canada and internationally. Methodologically, I use mixed methods, clinical and community-based intervention research, program evaluation, and knowledge translation approaches to develop, adapt, and implement mental health interventions that are clinically meaningful, contextually grounded, and equity-oriented.