Asia Expertise Guide

Dr Margaret Gillon Dowens

Psycho/neurolinguistics, bi/multilingualism and the effects of ageing on language, using both behavioural and online techniques (EEG/ERPs). Direct the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language Laboratory at UNNC. Among current projects are studies with children, adults and older adults looking at morphosyntax and visual word and character processing in Chinese, English and Spanish.

+86 574 8818 0515

Education Psychology Science

Professor Roshan das Nair

Cognition (e.g. attention and memory) and cognitive rehabilitation following brain injuries and multiple sclerosis; supported test development, and the design of clinical trials to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.

0115 823 0589

Health and Medicine Psychology Science

Dr Eun Hee Lee

My research focuses on sustainability (e.g. liveability and communication behaviour in new media) of Asian society such as South Korea and Singapore.

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Communications Cultures Environment Psychology Governance Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Dr Fui-Theng Leow

Impact of digital media on information literacy and learning environments, as well as the development of creative media and networked-based pedagogy for education innovation and reform.

+86 574 8818 8224

Art Business and economy Communications Education Psychology multimedia instructional design pedagogy social media digital society

Dr Shih-wei Hsu

Knowledge management in the Chinese context, leadership and social movement organisations.

+86 574 8818 0293

Business and economy Cultures Psychology China knowledge management leadership social movement organisations Asia

Dr Aditya Jain

Dr Jain's expertise lies in public policy and risk management of the psychological and social work environment, aimed at business and societal sustainability and promotion of wellbeing at work.

0115 828 3033

Business and economy Education Law Politics Psychology Sociology Governance human rights Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Public Policy risk management psychological work environment social work environment business sustainability societal sustainability wellbeing at work wellbeing business in society labour law employment relationship business responsibility sustainable development working conditions decent work voluntary standards social dialogue corporate social responsibility future of work

Dr Chuma Owuamalam

My research aims to understand how social identities and inequalities that exist in societies shape the outcomes of people from a variety of backgrounds (including race, gender, sexual orientation and so on). One guiding goal is to find evidence-based solutions to issues arising from social class divides that does not create more side effects than the problem itself.

+6 (03) 8924 8721

Cultures Education Gender Psychology Identity and Rights Social identities system justification hate crime Terrorism compassion stereotypes/social judgements prosocial behaviour

Dr Marieke de Vries

My research focuses on autism and the link to culture. Several factors that are linked to autism might be influenced by culture, such as Executive Functioning, Language (e.g., multilingualism), Imagination, and Music.

+60 387 253 605

Cultures Psychology Science

Dr Neil Mennie

Neil is a cognitive neuroscientist, and has worked in the UK, the US and Germany prior to Malaysia. He is interested in the use of vision and how we use it in everyday life. His interests include face recognition, attention, stress and anxiety, AI, machine learning and psychology. He is also very interested in sensory devices to assist the blind.

Environment Health and Medicine Psychology Science neuroscience vision Psychology Cognition Animal applied biosciences life sciences pharmaceutical Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Dr Siti Khadijah Zainal Badri

My expertise is in areas of wellbeing and health in the Malaysia setting. Currently, I am exploring various issues related to the professional and public Malaysian population in the aspect of work-life balance, mental health, and quality of life.

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Psychology

Dr Ping Du

My expertise is in intercultural workplace communication in China, especially in the area of conflict resolution. My research is at the interface of sociolinguistics, discourse analysis and social psychology. I collect and analyse ethnographic data including audio-recordings of meetings, participant interviews, organizational documents, emails and observation notes. My monograph was titled as Intercultural Communication in the Chinese Workplace by Palgrave.

Communications Cultures Gender Psychology intercultural communication workplace communication conflict communication Discourse analysis Conflict resolution Identity and Rights

Dr Xi Chen

How the transition in emerging market influences individuals' justice perception, identity, and behaviors. How can entrepreneurs build social networks and navigate the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

+86 (0) 574 8818 8556

Business and economy Gender Psychology Identity and Rights women entrepreneurship intergenerational cooperation Organizational change

Dr Xuan Feng

I have extensive research experience with local Chinese government, Chinese and international companies and healthcare sectors in China. My research areas include: Leadership Development, Talent Policy Research, HRM, Organisational Career Development. I have won multiple municipal research grants and municipal teaching and research awards/recognitions. I also teaches in executive education programmes and has delivered teaching sessions in International HRM, change management and work design.

Business and economy Cultures Education Gender Psychology

Dr Michael Mustafa

My expertise is on SMEs and Asian Family Business and how they have developed in response to the institutional environments of ASEAN

Business and economy Cultures Gender Psychology