Journal of Mental Health Research and Innovation

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.

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.