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Email

jack.lam@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Lecturer, Social Policy
School of Social and Political Sciences
Education
Doctorate
University of Minnesota
Bachelors Degree
University of Southern California
ORCID

0000-0002-7169-4930

Dr Jack Lam

Lecturer, Social Policy
School of Social and Political Sciences

72 Scholarly works
1 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Parental separation and the formation of economic preferences
    DOI: 10.1007/s11150-026-09839-z
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Effects of climate-related disasters on loneliness, social support, social functioning, and social contacts: longitudinal analyses of impact and recovery
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-95408-w
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Relationship between care networks and happiness in older immigrants in Australia
    DOI: 10.1111/ajag.70022
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Maternal health and child socio-emotional development: findings from the growing up in New Zealand study
    DOI: 10.1007/s11150-024-09753-2
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Neighborhood Characteristics and Loneliness in Later Life: The Role of “Person–Environment Fit”
    DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaf006
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Social Withdrawal and Prescription Opioid Misuse among Older Adults in the United States
    DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaf052
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Turning Points? Life Events and Trajectories of Later-Life Loneliness
Jack Lam

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Mental health and social connections in later life: Commentary on "Mental health and social connection among older lesbian and bisexual women" by Martinez et al
    DOI: 10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100010
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Do middle-aged and older people underreport loneliness? experimental evidence from the Netherlands
    DOI: 10.1007/s10433-024-00826-w
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Physical isolation and loneliness: Evidence from COVID lock-downs in Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2024.06.034
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Daily activities of older adults before and during the COVID pandemic
    DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbae076

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