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Personal Profile:

• Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 

• Coordinator, International Program (Masters and Doctor of Philosophy), Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (April 2024 - March 2026)

• Head of Research Cluster, World of Work & Future of Work, Center for Value Creation And Human Well-Being Studies (INSAN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (1 January 2021 – 16 March 2022)

• Chairperson, Occupational Safety and Health Committee, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (2 May 2021 – 16 March 2022)

• Language Proficiency: English; Malay; Mandarin; Cantonese 

• Hobbies: Traveling & Singing

Qualifications :

• PhD (Labour Economics) (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2013) 

• MEcon (Human Resources Economics) (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2004) 

• BEcon (Hons.) Human Resources Economics (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2002)

Research Areas:

• Labour Economics 

• Human Resources Development 

• Economics of Education

Teaching Experience: 21 Years

• Courses taught (Postgraduates): 

  • Advanced Labour Economics 

  • Human Resources Development Planning 

• Courses taught (Undergraduates): 

  • Labour Economics 

  • Economics of Human Resources Development 

Work Experience:

• Associate Professor (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2026 - present)

• Senior Lecturer (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2016 – 2026) 

• Assistant Professor (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 2013 – 2016) 

• Lecturer (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 2004 – 2013) 

• Research Assistant (Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, UKM, 2002)

Awards Received:

• Anugerah Keserakanan FEP (FEP Collegiality Award) 2025, 14 August 2025 – Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.  

• Mentoring postgraduate students toward winning First and Third Prize (Postgraduate Category) in the Southeast Asia Division Contest of the China International College Students’ Innovation Competition (SEA-CICSIC 2025) & Malaysia-China Youth Innovation Competition (MCYIC 2025), 20 July 2025 – Xiamen University Malaysia.

• Anugerah Bitara Kelestarian (Sustainability Excellence Award) 2023 – Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 

• First Place and Gold Medalist for ‘K-Inovasi’ Competition 2023 – Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 

• Anugerah Sarjana Media Massa (Mass Media Scholar Award) 2021 – Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.  

• Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang (Excellent Service Award) 2019 – Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.  

• UTAR Long Service Award – August 2015 – Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Updated May 30th, 2026

Ongoing Supervision

• PhD: 10 students 

• Master: 2 students

Publications:

• SSCI Journal (5); SCOPUS Journal (17); Non-Indexed Journals (6); Book (3); Chapter-in-Book (6)

Citations (151), H-Index (6)

Research Grants (Principal Researcher):

• Geran Universiti Penyelidikan (GUP), UKM = MYR34,700 (2023)

• Grant For Japan-Related Research Projects, The Sumitomo Foundation, Tokyo, Japan = US$11,000 (2020) 

• Geran Galakan Penyelidik Muda (GGPM), UKM = MYR29,000 (2017)

Expert Contributions & Collaboration: 

• Associate Fellow (November 2024 – October 2026) – Malaysia Inclusive Development & Advancement Institute (MINDA-UKM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

• Managing Editor for Journal (2017-2024) – Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, Published by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia UKM Press (Scopus-indexed)

• Editorial Board Member for Journal (June 1, 2021 – May 31, 2023) – Review of Labour Market Policy, Published by EIS-UPMCS Centre for Future Labour Market Studies (EU-ERA), Employment Insurance System, Social Security Organisation (Socso), Malaysia

• Journal Reviewer (since January 2017) – Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, Published by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia UKM Press (Scopus-indexed)

• Research Fellow (October 1, 2020 – September 30, 2021) – UCSI Poll Research Centre, UCSI University, Malaysia.

• Visiting Scholar (May - July 2015) - China-ASEAN Research Institute of Guangxi University, CHINA.

• Reviewer for international indexed journals - On-going 

Professional Membership:

• The Chinese Economists Society 

• The Japan Economic Policy Association