Nipat Bock Pichayayothin, Primary Investigator/ Project Coordinator

Nipat Bock Pichayayothin received a professional training in Life-Span Developmental Psychology from West Virginia University. Currently she is a lecturer and the director of developmental psychology program at the Faculty of Psychology at Chulalongkorn University.

Along with the WELL Thailand project, Nipat has ongoing lines of research on time perspective and decision making in adults across their lifespan, specifically on career decisions, sunk-cost decisions, and advance directives towards the end of life. She also has been involved in research projects on adult romantic attachments and adult relationships in the time of the pandemic.

Panita Suavansri, Primary Investigator - Qualitative Study

Panita Suavansri, DPsychotherapy, is a lecturer and program director of Counselling Psychology Department in the Psychology Faculty at Chulalongkorn University. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Chulalongkorn University and her professional doctorate in counselling and psychotherapy from University of Edinburgh. 

Her research interests are in counselling, psychotherapy, identities, differences, and diversity using qualitative inquiries. 

Arpapond Ussanarassamee, Researcher -- Quantitative Study

Arpapond has experience in quantitative human development research including the assessment of child cognitive development and adult well-being. She has taken part in survey-based and experimental research. 

Arpapond's research interests are also extended to social and emotional development in adolescence. 

Juthatip Wiwattanapantuwong, Researcher -- Quantitative Study

Juthatip is a full-time lecturer in the faculty of Psychology, Chulalongkorn University. She finished her Ph.D. in Psychology at Tohoku University, located in Sendai, Japan. Her research studies focus on social behaviors during natural disasters and pandemics, such as the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the spread of COVID-19.

She joined the Well for Life project to explore the unique characteristics of Bangkok residents that could contribute to the development of mental health initiatives among people in the city. 

Chureerat Nilchantuk, Researcher -- Qualitative Study

Chureerat has experience in Mixed method studies and Qualitative research methods: Phenomenology, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), Consensual qualitative research (CQR). 

Before the WELL Thailand, Chureerat conducted research on drug addicts, people living with HIV/AIDs, aging people living in Bangkok, and disabled individuals and their family caregivers. 

Poonsub Areekit, Researcher -- Qualitative Study

Poonsub has experience in Mixed method studies and qualitative research methods: Phenomenology, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Before the WELL Thailand project, she was interested in positive psychology and conducted mixed method studies to examine the outcomes of gratitude and Brahma vihara 4 (sublime attitudes) in Thai novice counselors. 

Along with the WELL Thailand project, she has extensive experience involving the development of a psychological assessment project for volunteer recruitment.

Petch Umpunjun, Research Assistant

After obtaining a BSc in Psychology from Chulalongkorn University and an MSc in Applied Forensic Psychology from the University of York, Petch spent a year in Human Resources. He then joined WELLforLife Thailand to assist the team in constructing the Thai version of well-being and coordinating projects. 

His research interests lie in developmental complex trauma and well-being in clinical and forensic populations. He aspires to become a clinical psychologist to help vulnerable people improve their quality of life. 

Rapipat Yodrlochai, Research Assistant

Rapinpat obtained her Bachelor of Science in psychology from Chulalongkorn University. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in psychology at Chulalongkorn University. Her doctoral dissertation focuses on microaggressions and psychological distress among LGBTQ.

Rapinpat worked as an HR consultant, with more than six years of hands-on experience working on project management and enhancing solutions to drive business initiatives. She did this by applying advanced statistical methods and visualization techniques to communicate insights.

She joins the Thailand WELLforLife team as a research assistant.

Siraprapa Na Nakorn, Research Assistant

Siraprapa obtained her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Chulalongkorn University. Her graduate research focused on the development and validation of a life skills scale for the destitute.

Siraprapa has previously been a research assistant at Center for Psychological Assessment, Chulalongkorn University. She is fascinated about psychometric tests and statistics. In the future, she hopes that she will be a data analyst who can use this knowledge to analyze data.