Publications & current research

Writing the pathways into view.

Publications span cancer equity, patient experience, older-adult health, work, and social change. Publication records updated October 2026.

01 / Peer-reviewed articles

Published.

Five peer-reviewed articles, including an advance online publication. Use the copy control beside any record to copy its citation.

2026 · First author

Patient Reported Barriers to Diagnostic and Treatment Delays in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) in Multiethnic Malaysia

Yap, C.Y., & Chua, H.K. (2026). Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 26(2), 193–200.

Journal indexing: Scopus.

Examines patient-reported barriers across diagnostic and treatment pathways, with attention to the social and institutional conditions shaping delay.

2026 · First author

Work Values and Industrialization in Kedah: A Comparative Study of Kedah, Penang, and Great Britain

Yap, C.Y., & Chua, H.K. (2026). Southeast Asian Studies. Advance online publication.

Journal indexing: WoS—ESCI; Scopus.

Extends the industrialisation agenda through comparative work-values research, quantitative measurement, and questions about how social change distributes opportunity and occupational value.

2025 · Lead author

An integrative review of barriers to actionable intersectionality in cancer research

Yap, C.Y., & Chua, H.K. (2025). Discover Public Health, 22, 752.

Journal indexing: WoS—ESCI; Scopus.

Synthesises 77 intersectionality-informed cancer studies and examines why analytical attention to inequality often remains descriptive rather than actionable.

2025 · Co-author

Family function and health self-management ability among older adults from mountainous areas in China

Chen, J.H., Chen, M.F., Zain, N.M., Yap, C.Y., Yusuf, A., & Ying, B.H. (2025). BMC Public Health, 25, 1291.

Journal indexing: WoS—SCIE; Scopus.

Uses correlation, regression, mediation, and moderated mediation to examine how family function, self-efficacy, and income relate to health self-management among older adults in mountainous Lishui.

2023 · Lead author

Into IR4.0: Charting the social and occupational changes in industrialised Malaysia

Yap, C.Y., Chua, H.K., & Chin, Y.W. (2023). Kajian Malaysia, 41(2), 81–102.

Journal indexing: WoS—ESCI; Scopus.

Charts industrialisation, technological change, work, occupations, education, and skills in Malaysia while setting directions for future social research.

02 / Current research

In review & development.

Current projects develop intersectional explanations of cancer inequity and examine ageing across Asian contexts.

Revised & resubmitted

From Description to Action: Formulating the Intersectional Categorical Influences Framework for Equity Solutions in Cancer Research

Social Theory & Health

Journal indexing: WoS—SSCI; Scopus.

Minor revision resubmitted; awaiting editorial and reviewer decision. Formulates ICIF to connect intersectional description with mechanism explanation, equity solutions, and possible leverage points.

Under review

Towards Actionable Intersectionality in Cancer Research: Using the Intersectional Categorical Influences Framework to Explain Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnostic Delay in Malaysia

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Journal indexing: WoS—SSCI; Scopus.

Applies ICIF to explain how intersectional configurations shape diagnostic delay and to identify context-sensitive points for action.

Collaborative work

Ageing, loneliness, and sustainable elderly care in Asian contexts

Ongoing Malaysia–China collaboration on loneliness, community-dwelling older adults, and comparative ageing-policy questions.

Publication principle

Status is part of the evidence.

Published articles, revised-and-resubmitted manuscripts, work under review, and ongoing collaborations are each identified by their current stage.

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