Rate My Professor Grace Zeng

Dr. Grace Zeng is a Lecturer in the Curtin School of Allied Health within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. She earned her PhD in Health Sciences and Master of Clinical Science (Mental Health) from Curtin University. Her research centers on mental health peer provision, encompassing recovery processes such as the CHIME model, organizational contexts in mental health services, and strategies to support peer workers. Zeng's PhD thesis, "Peer Provision in Mental Health Services," utilized grounded theory methodology and obtained ethics approval from the Curtin University Human Research Ethics Committee. She explores the dynamics of peer support work, including the stepped model of peer provision practice and practice developments in Western Australia.

Zeng has authored several peer-reviewed publications that advance understanding in occupational therapy and mental health recovery. Key works include "Strategies Used to Support Peer Provision in Mental Health: A Scoping Review" (2021, cited 37 times), "Recovery processes within peer provision: testing the CHIME model using a mixed methods design" (2020), "Organisational contexts and practice developments in mental health peer provision in Western Australia" (2020), and "The stepped model of peer provision practice: capturing the dynamics of peer support work in action" (2018). These contributions have garnered 41 citations on ResearchGate. In her teaching role, she coordinates units in educational leadership and quality assurance and champions generative AI in education. Zeng has delivered oral presentations at conferences, including the 2025 Australian Occupational Therapy Journal event on strengths-based recovery models and peer support, as well as earlier presentations at the 13th International Mental Health Conference.