Directory

(1) Ongoing study on the governance of epidemics and the role of trust

(2) Cross-national analysis of psychoactive substance use 

(3) Ongoing analysis of medical sociology contributions to health care, public health, and epidemiology.

* For detailed information on published research see https://www.stellarquah.website

Trust and public communication of science-based evidence: Crucial public health components of the management of epidemics

International Encyclopedia of Public Health (Third Edition) – Quah, Stella R.  (2025)

5/135-142 (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99967-0.00218-0); 135-142

Psychoactive substance use and harm prevention

International Encyclopedia of Public Health - 3rd Edition – Quah, Stella R.  (2025)

5/548-571 (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99967-0.00034-X); 548-571

Historical and socio-cultural context of psychoactive substance use

International Encyclopedia of Public Health (Third Edition) – Quah, Stella R. (2025)

5/524-529 (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99967-0.00033-8); 524-529

Social dimensions of epidemics

International Encyclopedia of Public Health (Third Edition) – Quah, Stella R. (2025)

5/58-66 (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99967-0.00003-X); 58-66

Health-related stigma

International Encyclopedia of Public Health (Third Edition) – Quah, Stella R. (2025)

5/115-119 (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99967-0.00004-1); 115-119

Sociology and Psychology in Public Health

Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health - Oxford University Press – Quah, Stella R. (2021)

2/291-306 (https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198816805.003.0044); 291-306

Wrestling with role strain in a pandemic: Family, ‘Stay-at-home” directive, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of Comparative Family Studies – Quah, Stella R.  (2020)

51/3/236-253 (https://doi.org/10.3138/jcfs.51.3-4.002); 236-253

Health and Culture in a global context

Wiley Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology. Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons – Quah, Stella R. (2021)

2/62-81 (https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119633808.ch4); 62-81

Crisis prevention and management during SARS Outbreak, Singapore

Emerging Infectious Diseases – Quah, Stella R. and Lee Hin-Peng (2004)

10 (2); 364-368

Public image and governance of epidemics: Comparing HIV/AIDS and SARS

Health Policy – Quah, Stella R. (2007)

80 253-272

Public health and epidemiology in a perilous world

International Encyclopedia of Public Health, (Third Edition) – Quah, Stella R. (2025)

1/2-10 (https://doi.org/10.1016 /B978-0-323-99967-0.00171-); 2-10

Caring for persons with schizophrenia at home: Examining the link between family caregivers’ role distress and quality of life

Sociology of Health & Illness – Quah, Stella R. (2014)

36 (4); 596-612

Demography, Epidemiology, and Public Health

International Encyclopedia of Public Health (Third Edition) – Quah, Stella R. (2025)

1/2-10 (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99967-0.00039-9); 2-10

Self-medication: A neglected dimension of health behavior

Sociological Symposium – Quah SR (1977)

19 (2); 20-30

Health policy and traditional medicine in Singapore

Social Science & Medicine – Quah SR (1981)

15A (2); 149-156

Social science and illness prevention: overview of the Health Belief Model

Journal of Social and Economic Studies – Quah SR (1986)

3 (4); 345-357

Accessibility of modern and traditional health services in Singapore

Social Science & Medicine – Quah SR (1977)

11/5/333-340 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0037-7856(77)90191-3); 333-340

The social position and internal organization of the medical profession

Journal of Health and Social Behavior – Quah Stella R. (1989)

30/4/450-466 (http://www.jstor.org/stable/2136992); 450-466

Gender roles, family roles and health behaviour: pursuing the hidden link

Southest Asian Journal of Social Science – Quah SR (1990)

18 (2); 51-69

Mixed utilization of medical systems

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behaviour and Society. – Quah, Stella R. (2014)

3 (10.1002/9781118410868.wbehibs018); 1438-1444