Kham Tran

Mr Kham Tran

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He has worked as a researcher in sociology and social work at the VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ha Noi since 2001. He obtained his PhD in Social Work and Social Policy from University of South Australia in 2013. His research interests and publications are in Viet Nam higher education, community development, support for dementia carers, social work education and practices in disability, migration, social inclusion and development.
Training and researching experiences:

Postdoctoral Fellow (2014-2015, Provided by Seoul National University, South Korea);
PhD in Social Work and Social Policy (2008-2012; Awarded by University of South Australia, thesis title: Social Inclusion with Children with Disabilities (case study in Hanoi, Vietnam)
Certificate of Social Worker/ Lecturer (2006; Awarded by VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi, Vietnam)
Master of Arts in Sociology (2005; Awarded by VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi, Vietnam);
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (2000; Awarded by VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi, Vietnam0.

Social Research Ethics in Vietnam: Current situation and Application (Nafosted, Vietnam)

Year Citation
2026 Nguyen, H. T. D., Nguyen, T. T., Esterman, A., Brodaty, H., Kurrle, S., Nguyen, B. T., . . . Kim, G. B. (2026). Community awareness of dementia in Vietnam. Discover Social Science and Health, 6(1), 19 pages.
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2025 Pham, M., Tran, K., & Barnett, J. (2025). Student preferences and practices regarding first language use in English medium education: a scoping review across Southeast Asian universities. Higher Education, online, 1-18.
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2025 Baruah, U., Page, Z. A., Nguyen, T. B., Pham, T., Nguyen, T. A., Schofield, P., . . . Nguyen, T. A. (2025). Cultural and Linguistic Adaptation of the iSupport for Dementia Program: Perspectives From Vietnamese Carers in Australia. Dementia, 1-24.
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2024 Pham, B. D., Kim, B. G., Esterman, A., Brodaty, H., Kurrle, S., Nguyen, T. B., . . . Nguyen, T. A. (2024). Knowledge, attitudes and self-confidence with skills required for providing dementia care in physicians at primary healthcare settings in Vietnam. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), 12 pages.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC6
2023 Kosowicz, L., Tran, K. V., Brodaty, H., Roughead, E., Esterman, A., Hinton, L., . . . Nguyen, T. A. (2023). Vietnam’s Responses to Dementia – An Assessment of Service Delivery. Dementia, 22(7), 1372-1391.
DOI Scopus8 WoS6 Europe PMC5
2023 Reeve, E., Chenoweth, L., Sawan, M., Nguyen, T. A., Kalisch Ellett, L., Gilmartin-Thomas, J., . . . Hilmer, S. N. (2023). Consumer and Healthcare Professional Led Priority Setting for Quality Use of Medicines in People with Dementia: Gathering Unanswered Research Questions. Journal of Alzheimer S Disease, 91(3), 933-960.
DOI Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC4
2023 Kosowicz, L., Tran, K., Khanh, T. T., Dang, T. H., Pham, V. A., Ta Thi Kim, H., . . . Nguyen, T. A. (2023). Lessons for Vietnam on the use of digital technologies to support patient-centered care in low- and middle-income countries in the Asia-Pacific region: scoping review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25(e43224), 1-14.
DOI Scopus22 WoS17 Europe PMC12
2023 Nguyen, T. A., Tran, K. V., Hinton, L., Roughead, E. E., Esterman, A., Dang, T. H., . . . Brodaty, H. (2023). Experiences and perceptions of dementia in Vietnam and among the Vietnamese diaspora: a systematic review of qualitative studies. Aging and Mental Health, 27(2), 301-316.
DOI Scopus11 WoS7 Europe PMC5
2023 Turana, Y., Kristian, K., Suswanti, I., Sani, T. P., Handajani, Y. S., Tran, K., & Nguyen, T. A. (2023). Adapting the World Health Organization iSupport Dementia program to the Indonesian socio-cultural context. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1-10.
DOI Scopus12 WoS6 Europe PMC10
2022 Walsh, S., Moseley, G. L., Gray, R. J., Gillam, M., Gunn, K. M., Barker, T., . . . Jones, M. (2022). Use of behavioural activation to manage pain: a systematic scoping review. BMJ Open, 12(6), e056404-1-e056404-13.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC5
2022 Van Tran, K., Pham, C. H., Tran, N. T., Nguyen, L. T. T., & Nguyen, N. T. K. (2022). Knowledge and attitudes about research ethics among social researchers in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 11(3), 1190-1197.
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2022 Van Tran, K., Esterman, A., Saito, Y., Brodaty, H., Vu, N. C., Roughead, E., . . . Nguyen, T. A. (2022). Factors associated with high rates of depressive symptomatology in older people in Vietnam. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30(8), 892-902.
DOI Scopus12 WoS9 Europe PMC6
2021 Nguyen, T. A., Tran, K., Esterman, A., Brijnath, B., Andrade, A. Q., & Brodaty, H. (2021). Empowering dementia carers with an iSupport virtual assistant (e-DiVA) in Asia-Pacific regional countries: protocol for a pilot multisite randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(11, article no. e33572), 1-10.
DOI Scopus15 WoS11 Europe PMC12
2021 van Chieu, N., & van Kham, T. (2021). Life experience of ethnic minorities in Urban of Vietnam: an analysis of the social relationship and social networks. Journal of Educational and Social Research, 11(5), 216-229.
DOI Scopus2
2020 Osborne, S. R., Alston, L. V., Bolton, K. A., Whelan, J., Reeve, E., Wong Shee, A., . . . Holliday, S. (2020). Beyond the black stump: rapid reviews of health research issues affecting regional, rural and remote Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 213(S11), S3-S32.e1.
DOI Scopus24 WoS16 Europe PMC18
2020 Gillam, M. H., Leach, M. J., Gonzalez-Chica, D. A., Muyambi, K., Jones, M., Walsh, S., . . . May, E. (2020). Availability and characteristics of publicly available health workforce data sources in Australia. MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 213(11), S23-+.
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2018 Doan, N., Pham, T., Pham, M., & Tran, K. (2018). English as an international language in Viet Nam: history and development. Asian Englishes, 20(2), 106-121.
DOI Scopus8 WoS2
2017 Tran, K. V. (2017). Social construction of public intellectuals in Vietnam: current situation and possible changes. Social indicators research, 132(2), 659-679.
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2016 Tran, K. V. (2016). The value of community cohesion among Vietnamese students in era of urbanisation and globalisation. Social indicators research, 126(3), 1225-1242.
DOI Scopus6 WoS1
2016 Tran, V. K., & Nguyen, V. C. (2016). Basic social services for ethnic minority groups in urban of Vietnam: current situation and solutions. Humanities and social sciences, 4(6), 173-180.
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2015 Van Tran, K. (2015). Challenges for social work education in Vietnam: voice of social work students. Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 18(2), 7-24.
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2015 Tran, K. V., & Pham, Q. V. (2015). Social inclusion of the poor migrants in the contemporary Vietnamese urban life: a quantitative analysis. Social sciences, 4(6), 127-133.
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2015 Tran, K. V. (2015). Social work education in Vietnam: trajectory, challenges and directions. International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, 3(4), 147-154.
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2014 Tran, K. V. (2014). The social work skills workbook Barry R Cournoyer. Journal of social work, 14(5), 545-546.
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2014 Tran, K. V. (2014). Social construction of disability and its potential impacts to welfare practice in Vietnamese contexts. SpringerPlus, 3(1, article no. 325), 1-10.
DOI Scopus7 WoS7
2014 Tran, K. V. (2014). Exploring the experience of children with disabilities at school settings in Vietnam context. SpringerPlus, 3(1), 1-11.
DOI Scopus15 WoS9
2011 Tran, K. V. (2011). Social work education in Vietnam : implications in the period of welfare reform. ASEAN social work journal, 1(1), 125-135.

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