Journal of Mental Health Research and Innovation

Dr. Zhou Zhi Dong is a Principal Investigator and Clinician Scientist at the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI), Singapore, and an Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School. His research focuses on Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, integrating molecular biology, translational neuroscience, and clinical neurology. He has published more than 90 peer-reviewed articles in leading international journals, including Nature Reviews Neurology, JAMA Neurology, Cell Reports Medicine, and Movement Disorders. Dr. Zhou has secured multiple competitive national research grants and serves as a reviewer for over 200 international scientific journals. He is also actively involved in mentoring undergraduate, graduate, and medical students while contributing to clinical research and multidisciplinary patient care.

Dr. Merve Bat Tonkuş is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nursing at Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University, Faculty of Health Sciences. She holds a PhD in Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing from Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa. Her academic and clinical interests focus on mental health, psychiatric nursing, mindfulness-based interventions, psychological resilience, trauma, addiction, and behavioral sciences.

Dr. Bat Tonkuş has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed international and national publications indexed in SSCI, SCIE, ESCI, and Scopus databases. She has actively contributed to interdisciplinary research projects and scientific congresses in the fields of mental health and behavioral sciences.

She currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pan Health Sciences and holds editorial and reviewer roles in several international journals, including Frontiers in Public Health and Frontiers in Psychiatry. Her work particularly emphasizes evidence-based mental health practices, psychosocial interventions, and the promotion of psychological well-being among vulnerable populations.

Dr. Wilson Alexander Zambrano Vélez is a Clinical Psychologist, Master's graduate in Family Guidance and Education, and a Ph.D. candidate in Psychology at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He serves as Director of the Psychology Program and Acting Director of the Social Management and Development Program at Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena (UPSE), Ecuador. He is also a full-time faculty member and postgraduate lecturer specializing in Neuroeducation, Educational Psychology, and Neuroscience. He is an accredited researcher with extensive experience in teaching, academic leadership, research, and community engagement. His scholarly work includes numerous publications in Scopus and Web of Science indexed journals.

Prof. Giuseppe Lanza, MD, PhD, is a Full Professor at the University of Catania, Italy, and Consultant Neurologist at Oasi Research Institute–IRCCS. His research focuses on neurodegenerative diseases, sleep disorders, cognitive impairment, neurophysiology, and translational neuroscience. He has served as Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator in several nationally and internationally funded research projects and has extensive editorial and peer-review experience. Prof. Lanza is a member of numerous international scientific societies and has reviewed over 700 scientific manuscripts while serving on the editorial boards of several leading journals.

Prof. Mohammad Abu-Hegazy is a Professor of Neurology at the Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt, and a Neurology Consultant at Ain Alkhaleej Hospital, Al Ain, UAE. He obtained his M.B.B.Ch. in 1992, M.S. in Neurology and Psychological Medicine in 1999, and M.D. in Neurology in 2006 from Mansoura University. He has more than 30 years of clinical, academic, and research experience in neurology, clinical neurophysiology, stroke, epilepsy, neuro-oncology, and neurodegenerative disorders. He has served in several academic and clinical leadership positions and has authored numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications.

Dr. Rogers Namwiyiri is a Counselling Psychologist, researcher, and lecturer based in Uganda. He currently serves as a Psychologist at C-Care International Hospital Kampala and a Part-Time Lecturer at Kyambogo University. He is a PhD Candidate in Psychology at Makerere University and holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Makerere University. His professional experience spans clinical psychology, counselling, teaching, research, and mental health advocacy. He has contributed to several research projects focusing on child wellbeing, HIV prevention, behavioural health, and psychological wellbeing, and has published scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of the Uganda Counselling Association, the American Psychological Association, and the International Career Counsellors’ Club (UK).