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ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0762-8135
Biography
Weiwei Lu is a passionate narrative practitioner and therapist. After she graduated from the master's program of narrative therapy and community work at the University of Melbourne, she joined the social and behavioural sciences department to continue her theoretical investigation in narrative research in the context of communication.
Her Ph.D. thesis investigates the interplays among narrative, power, and agency in transformative communications from a relational perspective. Her empirical research lands on narrative communication, healthcare communication, and family communication. The current research focuses on narrative-based shared decision making in doctor and patient communication.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations from the last five years
Research output
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Corrigendum to ‘No one wants to be a good patient: Intersectionality and agency in the sick role’ [Soc. Sci. Med. Volume 382, October 2025, 118372]
Lu, W., Mar 2026, In: Social Science & Medicine. 393, 1 p., 119013.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › Erratum
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A Narrative Approach to Comfort: Love Within Boundaries
Lu, W., 2025, Teaching and Learning Oncology Communication: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives in Chinese Context. Pun, J. (ed.). Singapore: Springer , p. 59-71Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review
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Bonded ethics in shared decision-making: when the patient is absent
Lu, W., Aug 2025, Abstracts of ICCH 2024 Zaragoza SPAIN: 9th - 13th SEPTEMBER 2024. 1 p. 108958Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review
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No one wants to be a good patient: Intersectionality and agency in the sick role
Lu, W., Oct 2025, In: Social Science and Medicine. 382, 118372.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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No one wants to be a good patient: agency of performing a "sick role"
Lu, W., Aug 2025, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 137, Supplement 1, p. 108 1 p., 109049.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
Thesis
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Toward Mutual Engagement: A Narrative-based Model of Shared Decision-making
LU, W. (Author), WONG, S. W. D. (Supervisor), Chow, E. O. (Supervisor) & CHEUNG, C. K. J. (Co-supervisor), 11 Sept 2024Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis