Qualitative inquiry
Theory-informed design; purposive sampling; multilingual, ethics-sensitive interviewing; original-language analysis; reflexive thematic analysis; memoing; positionality; contrasting cases; mechanism analysis; NVivo.
Curriculum vitae
Research. Teaching. Contribution.
Chee-Yeong YAP
Malaysia
Education
- 2026
Ph.D. in Sociology
Universiti Sains Malaysia
- 2022
Master of Social Science
Universiti Sains Malaysia
- 2018
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
Universiti Tenaga Nasional
Academic experience
- 2023–2026
Graduate Research Assistant
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Contributed to a multidisciplinary public-health grant addressing healthcare burden and the clinical experience of people with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Malaysia. Work included qualitative study design and execution, participant coordination, research records and data management, evidence synthesis, visualisation, manuscripts, and academic-clinical collaboration.
- 2022–2023
Part-time Lecturer
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Delivered undergraduate sociology teaching, including Industrialisation and Social Change; designed self-instructional materials; and conducted assessment, grading, consultation, and structured feedback.
Selected capabilities
Quantitative analysis
Descriptive statistics; bivariate correlation; multiple regression; mediation and moderated mediation; structural equation modelling (SEM); latent class and profile analysis (LCA/LPA); principal-factor analysis (PFA); principal component analysis (PCA).
Mixed-method integration
Connecting lived meanings and explanatory mechanisms with statistical associations, latent structures, and subgroup variation while respecting design assumptions and the limits of inference.
Evidence synthesis
Integrative review; JBI critical appraisal; structured extraction; descriptive analysis; deductive thematic synthesis; actionability appraisal; conceptual framework analysis.
Research communication
Manuscript and report writing, research visualisation, policy-relevant interpretation, and academically bounded service implications.
Project contribution
Participant coordination, research records and data management, timeline-sensitive outputs, and academic and clinical stakeholder collaboration.
Selected publications
- 2025
An integrative review of barriers to actionable intersectionality in cancer research
Discover Public Health
- 2025
Family function and health self-management ability among older adults from mountainous areas in China
BMC Public Health
- 2023
Into IR4.0: Charting the social and occupational changes in industrialised Malaysia
Kajian Malaysia
Conferences & recognition
- 2025
International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research
Vietnamese-German University
- 2024
Best Presenter
International Postgraduate Colloquium for Multidisciplinary Research, Universiti Sains Malaysia
- 2023
Research Student Enrichment Programme
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya
- 2023
USM–Walailak University Mobility Program on SDG
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