Vivien Yew Wong Chin, Ph.D.
AUSN Professor of Medical Anthropology
(Vivien W.C. Yew)
Associate Professor of Medical Anthropology and Cultural Anthropology
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Malaysia
Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy (Medical Anthropology) , International Islamic University Malaysia (2012)
Master of Education (Anthropology and Sociology), University of Malaya (2004)
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) (Mass Communication), National University of Malaysia (1988)
Bachelor of Arts (Anthropology and Sociology, Mass Communication), National University of Malaysia (1987)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Yew Wong Chin, Sia Mal Kong, Own QianYi Janet. (2023). Safety Risks Analysis: Moderating Effect of Risk Level on Mitigation Measures Using PLS-SEM Technique. Sustainability, 15, 1090.
Yew Wong Chin, Sia Mal Kong, Abd Hair Awang, Goh Rou Yi. (2022). Developing a conceptual model for the causal effects of outdoor play in preschools using PLS-SEM. Sustainability, 1-20.
Yew Wong Chin, Abdul Hair Awang, Sivapalan Selvadurai, Mansor Mohd Nor, Chang Peng Kee. (2021). A comparative study of Islam and Buddhism: A multicultural society perspective. Religions, 12(12), 1-14.
Yew Wong Chin, Sivapalan Selvadurai & Ravichandran Moorthy. (2021). Ethno-bioethics and indigenous traditional knowledge: Use of medicinal plants among indigenous communities living in Peninsular Malaysia. Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, 31(7), 330-333.
Yew Wong Chin. (2021). Impact of doctor-patient communication in health status of the indigenous people in Peninsular Malaysia. e-Bangi: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 18(2), 29-39.
Benish Malik., Novel Lyndon & Vivien W. C. Yew. 2020. Health status and illness experience of refugee scavengers in Pakistan. Sage Open. 10(1)
Mal Kong Sia., Vivien W. C. Yew., & Chee Lam Siew. (2018). Influence of feng shui factors on house buying intention of Malaysian Chinese. Journal Architectural Engineering and Design, 14(6), 427-439.
Muazu Alhaji Shamaki, Vivien W. C. Yew & Muhammad Kabiru Dahiru. (2017). Analysing barriers to accessing maternal healthcare system in developing countries: A case of Sokoto- Northern-Nigeria. Mediterranean Journal of Social Science. 8(1).
Vivien W. C. Yew. (2015). Collecting qualitative research data on health seeking behaviour of Peninsular Malaysia’s aboriginal people. Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 11(11), 45-52.
Vivien W. C. Yew., & Noor Azlan Mohd Noor. (2015). Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in medical anthropology: The experience of Malaysian Chinese women cancer survivors. Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 11(1), 183-193.
Vivien, W. C. Yew., & Noor Azlan Mohd Noor. (2014). Sociocultural determinants of health and illness: A theoretical inquiry. Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 10(1), 49-59.
Vivien, W. C. Yew., A. C. Er., & Noor Azlan Mohd Noor. (2013). Chinese culture and cancer among Malaysia Chinese cancer survivors. Asian Social Sciences, 9(14), 30-41.
Other and prior appointments
Appointed as Visiting Professor, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia, 2023
Appointed as Visiting Scholar, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia, 2021
Appointed as Expert Reviewer on Indigenous Traditional Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2019
Appointed as Advisory Board, Research Journal of Arts And Humanities (PRJAH), Pakistan, 2019 - current
Appointed as Visiting Scholar, Osaka City University “Sustainable Community and Local Wellness Management in Kansai Area, Japan, 2017
Appointed as Visiting Scholar, School of Geography, Environment and Earth Science (SGSS) Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 2016