Professor Jon Quach is a Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne and a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Program Evaluation, Melbourne Graduate School of Education. He also holds a fellowship at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. Quach earned a Bachelor of Science with honours, majoring in neuroscience and anatomy, from the University of Melbourne, and a PhD from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, where he developed the Sleep Well - Be Well program targeting sleep problems in Foundation-year children. With over 15 years of research experience, his work centers on the interface between education and health, emphasizing mental health, development, and learning in early childhood and primary schools. He co-designs and evaluates scalable school-based interventions, including Sleep Well - Be Well, which supports students with sleep issues in Victorian government and Catholic schools and has been adapted for children with autism and ADHD, undergoing international trials. As a leader in the Mental Health in Primary Schools (MHiPS) initiative—Victoria's largest mental health investment—Quach contributes to deploying Mental Health and Wellbeing Leaders across 1,800 primary schools statewide, enhancing teacher confidence and student outcomes through evidence-informed practices and care pathways.

Quach collaborates across education and health sectors to bridge evidence-to-practice gaps, evaluating interventions in policy contexts at state, national, and international levels. He has secured grants from the Australian Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council, and philanthropic organizations, including the AXA Research Fund. In 2016, he received the University of Melbourne Graduate Research Early Career Researcher prize. His influential publications include 'A Brief Sleep Intervention Improves Outcomes in the School Entry Year: A Randomized Controlled Trial' (Pediatrics, 2011), 'Child Sleep Problems and Internalizing and Externalizing Difficulties' (JAMA Pediatrics, 2017), and 'Academic Outcomes 2 Years After Working Memory Training for Children With Low Working Memory: A Randomized Clinical Trial' (JAMA Pediatrics, 2016). With 3,667 citations, an h-index of 33, and i10-index of 60, Quach's research shapes school mental health policies and practices.

Professional Email: jon.quach@unimelb.edu.au