About the Authors

Dr. Kenneth P. Fung is a cultural psychiatrist and Clinical Director of the Asian Initiatives in Mental Health (AIM) at Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network. He is also Professor and the Director of Global Mental Health in the Department of Psychiatry at University of Toronto’s the Temberty Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Fung’s research, teaching, and clinical interest include cultural psychiatry, global mental health, and psychotherapy, especially Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), CBT, and mindfulness. He conducts national and international research in stigma, resilience, mental health promotion, and immigrant and refugee mental health. Dr. Fung is the current president of the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture (SSPC). He is highly sought after, both nationally and internationally, for his expertise as a trainer, consultant, and researcher in applying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to promote mental health across diverse communities.

Dr. Josephine Pui-Hing Wong’s program of research is underpinned by the principles of social justice and equity. She is committed to doing research “with” and not “for” the affected communities. She seeks to answer the “so what” and “what then” questions in all her research. Being mindful of the need and urgency to go beyond understanding specific phenomena about health inequities, she works closely with the affected communities to develop socially innovative solutions that promote collective resilience and social change. Her areas of research include: social identities and health practices; HIV, sexual health, and mental health in diasporic and transnational communities. She has led and is leading numerous intervention studies on stigma reduction and health promotion in the Asian, Black and Latinx communities in Canada as well as among university students in China and women In India.