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Dr. Min Yong

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Biography

I completed my undergraduate degree at the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak and my postgraduate degrees at University of Otago, New Zealand. I also completed a PG Certificate of Academic Practice from Lancaster University. I am a Chartered Psychologist (British Psychological Society) and a Fellow from Advance HE. I am interested in statistical methods and am a Fellow in the Royal Statistical Society. After my PhD, I did two brief stints as a postdoctoral researcher at University of Winnipeg, Canada and University of Nottingham Malaysia campus before moving to a faculty position (teaching and research track) in Sunway University, Malaysia. My research primarily focuses on social cognition and executive function in older adults. Why do some people age successfully and some don't? What are the ups and downs in successful ageing? As PI, I have been successful on several grants from Ministry of Education in Malaysia, AHRC UK, Newton Fund (British Council) in addressing these fundamental to applied research questions.

Research

I am interested in social cognition (e.g. Theory-of-Mind) and executive function in older adults. I also have a keen interest in using mobile phones and virtual reality as a possible tool to examine executive function in adults. My work is primarily an experimental quantitative approach. I welcome both undergrad and postgrad students who are keen in this research area.

Teaching

Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Dr. Min Yong as follows:

Teaching modules

Information about programme modules taught by Dr. Min Yong.
Title Subject Module code Year
Brain and Behaviour
Placement (Psychology)
Advances in Child Development in Education Contexts
Social Psychology
Psychological Life Skills and Employability
Social Psychology (Level 7)

Professional activities

Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Dr. Min Yong is as follows:

Education

  • Universiti Malaysia Sarawak - BSc (Hons)
  • Lancaster University - PG Certificate of Academic Practice
  • University of Otago - Postgraduate Diploma in Science
  • University of Otago - PhD

Publications

There are 23 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Min Yong. They are listed as:

  • book (2)
  • book chapter (1)
  • conference publication (3)
  • peer reviewed journal (17)

Book

Dr. Min Yong has 2 publication(s) listed under book.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
The little book of speculative design for policy-makers in Malaysia 2020 1 Tsekleves, E., Darby, A., Lee, C. A. L., Ismail, S. H., & Yong, M. H. Lancaster University
The little book of speculative design for NGOs and community groups in Malaysia 2020 1 Tsekleves, E., Darby, A., Lee, C. A. L., & Yong, M. H. Lancaster University

Book Chapter

Dr. Min Yong has 1 publication(s) listed under book chapter.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
ImaginAging Malaysia: Bringing participatory speculative design to Malaysia’s exploration of healthy ageing in place 2021 Design for Global Challenges and Goals (Design for Social Responsibility) Design for Global Challenges and Goals (Design for Social Responsibility) Lee, C. A. L., Yong, M. H., Lim, S. C., Giga, S., Lau, S. L., Johan, J., & Tsekleves, E. Routledge

Conference Publication

Dr. Min Yong has 3 publication(s) listed under conference publication.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Emotion-recognition using smart watch accelerometer data: Preliminary findings 2017 UbiComp/ISWC 2017 - Adjunct Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers UbiComp/ISWC 2017 - Adjunct Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers 805 - 812 Quiroz J.;Yong M.;Geangu E. 9781450351904 10.1145/3123024.3125614
Chatbot in Smartphone Self-paced Learning: A Study on Technology Acceptance among Older Adults in Malaysia 2023 2023 International Conference on Intelligent Perception and Computer Vision (CIPCV 2023) 2023 International Conference on Intelligent Perception and Computer Vision (CIPCV 2023) Yong, M.H., Lim, Z. S. , & Lee, Y. L. doi.org/10.1109/CIPCV58883.2023.00019
An Exploratory Study on Virtual Reality and in-Person Effects on Loneliness 2023 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS) 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS) Abid Hussain, Seung Joon Lee, Daniel Theunissen, Min Hooi Yong 10.1109/ISTAS57930.2023.10305873

Peer Reviewed Journal

Dr. Min Yong has 17 publication(s) listed under peer reviewed journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
The effect of strategy game types on inhibition 2022 Psychological Research 1 Leong, A. Y. C., Yong, M. H., & Lin, M.-H. Springer 10.1007/s00426-021-01632-0
Perceived control and intergroup discrimination 2019 Current Research in Social Psychology 27 Hunter, J.A., Scarf, D., Trent, J., Hayhurst, J., Yong, M.H. .. & Stringer, M.
The Effects Of Adult Aging And Culture On Theory Of Mind. 2021 The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences Yong MH;Lawrie L;Schaefer A;Phillips LH; 1758-5368 10.1093/geronb/gbab093
The Hippocampal Vulnerability to Herpes Simplex Virus Type I Infection: Relevance to Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Impairment. 2021 Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 15 Yong SJ;Yong MH;Teoh SL;Soga T;Parhar I;Chew J;Lim WL; 1662-5102 10.3389/fncel.2021.695738
The Effects of Adult Ageing and Culture on the Tower of London Task. 2021 Frontiers in Psychology 12 Phillips LH;Lawrie L;Schaefer A;Tan CY;Yong MH; 1664-1078 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.631458
Mobile phones: The effect of its presence on learning and memory. 2020 PLoS ONE 15 Tanil CT;Yong MH; 1932-6203 10.1371/journal.pone.0219233
How do Asians perceive Caucasian eyes? Electrophysiological correlates of perceiving racial differences from the eyes region of the face. 2020 Neuroscience Letters 720 Yong MH;Lim XL;Schaefer A; 1872-7972 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.134759
Rethinking how healthcare is conceptualised and delivered through speculative design in the UK and Malaysia: A Comparative study 2019 Design Journal 22 429 - 444 Tsekleves E.;Yong M.H.;Lee C.A.L.;Giga S.;Hwang J.S.;Lau S.L. 1460-6925 10.1080/14606925.2019.1595430
Emotion recognition using smart watch sensor data: Mixed-design study 2018 Jmir Mental Health 20 Quiroz J.C.;Geangu E.;Yong M.H. 2368-7959 10.2196/10153
Domestic Dogs and Human Infants Look More at Happy and Angry Faces Than Sad Faces 2016 Multisensory research 29 749 - 771 Yong M.;Ruffman T. 2213-4794 10.1163/22134808-00002535
Emotional contagion: dogs and humans show a similar physiological response to human infant crying. 2014 Behavioural Processes 108 Yong MH;Ruffman T; 1872-8308 10.1016/j.beproc.2014.10.006
Is that fear? Domestic dogs' use of social referencing signals from an unfamiliar person. 2015 Behavioural Processes 110 Yong MH;Ruffman T; 1872-8308 10.1016/j.beproc.2014.09.018
Domestic dogs match human male voices to faces, but not for females 2015 Behaviour 152 1585 - 1600 Yong M.;Ruffman T. 0005-7959 10.1163/1568539X-00003294
Exploring the use of speculative design as a participatory approach to more inclusive policy-identification and development in Malaysia 2022 Design Studies 81 Tsekleves, E., Ling Lee, C. A., Yong, M. H., & Lau, S. L. 10.1016/j.destud.2022.101118
Effects of perceived social isolation, fear of social isolation and gratitude during COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety in Malaysia 2023 Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology Tan, C. Y., Ng, J. Y., Lin, M-H., & Yong, M.H.
Curbing Bribe-Giving in Malaysia: The Role of Attitudes and Parents 2022 Public Integrity Mengzhen L.;Sin Y.;Wan Jaafar W.M.;Mohd Khir A.;Hamsan H.H.;Yong M.H.;Wu S.L.;Ooi P.B.;Ong D.L.T.;Ong C.S. 1099-9922 10.1080/10999922.2022.2144017
Effects of age on behavioural and eye gaze on Theory of Mind using Movie for Social Cognition 2024 Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Yong, M. H., Waqas, M, & Ruffman, T.