Scholar in Healthy Ageing, Workforce Systems, and Quantitative Population Health
 
Dr Wenpeng (Pen) You is a scholar whose research advances healthy ageing, dementia prevention, and workforce sustainability through rigorous quantitative science. His program examines how health systems, service delivery structures, and broader social determinants influence cognitive outcomes and long-term care quality across populations.
 
His work integrates advanced epidemiological modelling, psychometric validation, and large-scale data analysis to strengthen the evidence base for health policy and service design. Rather than focusing solely on individual-level outcomes, he investigates how structural conditions — including demographic change, access to care, workforce distribution, and service models — shape health trajectories and care quality in ageing societies.
 
A central focus of his research is dementia and cognitive ageing. He studies culturally and linguistically diverse populations, immigrant communities, and older adults in both high-income and low- and middle-income countries, generating evidence to inform equitable and scalable prevention strategies. His work contributes to aged care reform, workforce planning, and the sustainability of long-term care systems.
 
Dr You also provides methodological leadership in quantitative health research. He supervises higher degree research candidates, leads advanced statistical design, and strengthens analytical capacity across multidisciplinary research teams. Through editorial roles and research mentorship, he contributes to the development of rigorous, theory-informed population health scholarship.
 
Collectively, his research positions ageing and cognitive health within a systems-informed, prevention-oriented framework capable of shaping policy, workforce strategy, and equitable care models across the life course.