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Vera Phung Ling Hui
Assistant Professor
Academic titleB.HSc (Hons), M.Eng, Ph.D.
InterestsEnvironmental Epidemiology; Climate change adaptation; Air pollution, forest fires and health
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Education
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- 2016-2019
- Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan
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- 2014-2016
- Master of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan
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- 2009-2013
- Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
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Academic Appointments
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- 2023- current
- Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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- 2021-2023
- Research Associate, Center for Climate Change Adaptation, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan
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- 2020-2021
- Research Associate, Social Systems Center, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan
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- 2019-2020
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Japan
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- Oka K, Honda Y, Phung VLH, Hijioka Y. Potential effect of heat adaptation on association between number of heatstroke patients transported by ambulance and wet bulb globe temperature in Japan. Environ Res. 2023 Jan 1;216(Pt 3):114666.
- Phung VLH, Oka K, Honda Y, Hijioka Y, Ueda K, Seposo XT, Sahani M, Wan Mahiyuddin WR, Kim Y. Daily temperature effects on under-five mortality in a tropical climate country and the role of local characteristics. Environ Res. 2023 Feb 1;218:114988.
- Phung VLH, Ueda K, Sahani M, Seposo XT, Wan Mahiyuddin WR, Honda A, Takano H. Investigation of association between smoke haze and under-five mortality in Malaysia, accounting for time lag, duration and intensity. Int J Epidemiol. 2022 Feb 18;51(1):155-165.
- Phung VLH, Uttajug A, Ueda K, Yulianti N, Latif MT, Naito D. A scoping review on the health effects of smoke haze from vegetation and peatland fires in Southeast Asia: Issues with study approaches and interpretation. PLoS One. 2022 Sep 15;17(9):e0274433.
- Sahani M, Othman H, Kwan SC, Juneng L, Ibrahim MF, Hod R, Zaini ZI, Mustafa M, Nnafie I, Ching LC, Dambul R, Varkkey H, Phung VLH, Mamood SNH, Karim N, Abu Bakar NF, Wahab MIA, Zulfakar SS, Rosli Y. Impacts of climate change and environmental degradation on children in Malaysia. Front Public Health. 2022 Oct 14;10:909779.
- Phung VLH, Oka K, Hijioka Y, Ueda K, Sahani M, Wan Mahiyuddin WR. Environmental variable importance for under-five mortality in Malaysia: A random forest approach. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Nov 1;845:157312.
- Phung VLH, Ueda K, Seposo X, Takami A, Sugata S, Yoshino A, Michikawa T, Yamazaki S, Honda A, Takano H. Hourly association between ambient PM2.5 and emergency ambulance dispatches in 11 cities in Japan. Environ Res. 2020 Jun;185:109448.
- Phosri A, Ueda K, Phung VLH, Tawatsupa B, Honda A, Takano H. Effects of ambient air pollution on daily hospital admissions for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in Bangkok, Thailand. Sci Total Environ. 2019 Feb 15;651(Pt 1):1144-1153.
- Phung VLH, Ueda K, Kasaoka S, Seposo XT, Tasmin S, Yonemochi S, Phosri A, Honda A, Takano H, Michikawa T, Nitta H. Acute Effects of Ambient PM2.5 on All-Cause and Cause-Specific Emergency Ambulance Dispatches in Japan. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2018, 15(2), 307.
- Phosri A, Ueda K, Tasmin S, Kishikawa R, Hayashi M, Hara K, Uehara Y, Phung VLH, Yasukouchi S, Konichi S, Honda A, Takano H. Interactive effects of specific fine particulate matter compositions and airborne pollen on frequency of clinic visits for pollinosis in Fukuoka, Japan. Environmental Research. 2017 Jul;156:411-419.
- Ueda K, Tasmin S, Takami A, Goto D, Oishi M, Phung VLH, Yasukouchi S, Pratiti Home Chowdhury. Effects of long-term exposure to fine particulate matter on mortality: Systematic review and meta-analysis on assessment of exposure and health effects in epidemiological studies. Journal of Japan Society for Atmosphreric Environment. 2016 51:6:245-256.
- Tasmin S, Ueda K, Stickley A, Yasumoto S, Phung VLH, Oishi M, Yasukouchi S, Uehara Y, Michikawa T, Nitta H. Short-term exposure to ambient particulate matter and emergency ambulance dispatch for acute illness in Japan. Sci Total Environ. 2016 Oct 1;566-567:528-535.