Research Clusters

 

RESEARCH CLUSTER HEADS

 

1. Rural and Indigenous Entrepreneurship and Innovation

 

 

Mission 

To promote common knowledge for resilience through research knowledge sharing.

 

Cluster Head

Dr. William Keling

 

Cluster Members 

1. Dr Shamsul Kamariah Bt Abdullah

2. Dr Samuel Adeyinka-Ojo

3. Dr. Tiong Ying Ying

6. Sotharorth Keo

4. Ling Chen Yii (Josephine)

5. Dr. Mahadi Hasan Miraz

Contact Dr William at +60 85 630100 ext. 2756 or william.k@curtin.edu.my.

 

2. Sustainable Management, Wellbeing and Innovation

 

 

 

 

Mission 

We are committed to a sustainable future and to improve health awareness of community, environment with fostering partnership with industry partners and keep a clean and safe place to live and work.

 

Cluster Head

Dr. Malini A/P Sathappan

 

Cluster Members 

1.Associate Professor Dr. Lew Tek Yew

2. Dr Goi Chai Lee

3. Dr. Adriel Sim Khoon Seng

4. Ling Chen Yii (Josephine)

5. Sotharorth Keo

6. Dr. Mahadi Hasan Miraz

Contact Dr Malini at +60 85 630100 ext. 2704 or malinisathappan@curtin.edu.my.

 

3. Sensible Marketing and Tourism Development

 

 

 

 

Mission 

This cluster is devoted to excellent evidence-based research on community tourism, sustainable destination images, consumer behavior and green marketing.

 

Cluster Head

Dr Adamu Abbas Adamu

 

Cluster Members 

1. Associate Professor Dr. Lew Tek Yew

2. Dr Goi Chai Lee

3. Dr Shamsul Kamariah Bt Abdullah

4. Dr Samuel Adeyinka-Ojo

5. Dr Joseph Sia

6. Dr. Fayrene Chieng Yew Leh

6. Dr. Mahadi Hasan Miraz

Contact Dr Adamu at +60 85 630100 ext. 2789 or adamu.abbas@curtin.edu.my .

 

4. Financial Markets and Macroeconomic Dynamics

 

 

 

 

Mission 

To foster Curtin Malaysia as a main finance research hub in Sarawak and Malaysia with international visibility.

 

Cluster Head

Dr. Rubaiyat Ahsan Bhuiyan

 

Cluster Members 

1. Associate Professor Zhang Changyong 

2. Dr. Tanusree Chakravarty (Mukherjee)

3. Dr. Oladokun Nafiu Olaniyi

4. Mdm Khin Than Myint

5. Mr Alpha Anak Ngadan

6. Dr. Mahadi Hasan Miraz

Contact Dr Rubaiyat at +60 85 630100 ext. 2732 or rubaiyat.ahsan@curtin.edu.my

 

5. Governance and Corporate Social Responsibilities

 

 

 

Mission 

To focus on real-world issues in governance and corporate social responsibilities which results in outcomes that benefit the community locally, nationally and globally.

 

Cluster Head

Dr. Muhammad Abdullah Fazi

 

Cluster Members 

1. Dr Sotharorth Keo

2. Dr Samuel Adeyinka-Ojo

3. Dr. Lynn Ling Yew Hua

3. Ling Chen Yii (Josephine)

Contact Dr Dhanuskodi at +60 85 630100 or dhanuskodi@curtin.edu.my.

 

6. Innovation In Higher Education

 

 

 

 

 

Mission 

To focus on real-world problems/issues in higher education which results in outcomes that benefit the community locally, nationally and globally.

 

Cluster Head

Khin Than Myint

 

Cluster Members 

1. Assoc Prof. Dr Shamsul Kamariah Bt Abdullah

2. Dr Goi Chai Lee

3. Dr Fayrene Chieng Yew Leh

4. Dr. Jong Ling

5. Sotharorth Keo

6. Dr. Lynn Ling Yew Hua

7. Dr Joseph Sia

8. Dr. Malini A/P Sathappan

9. Dr. Mahadi Hasan Miraz

10. Ling Chen Yii (Josephine)

Contact Mdm Khin at +60 85 630100 ext. 2733 or k.t.myint@curtin.edu.my.

 

7. Taxation, Auditing and Corporate Governance Cluster

 

 

 

Mission 

To promote staff and students experience on the issue of taxation, auditing, and corporate governance through partnership with industry players and immediate communities.

 

Cluster Head

Dr Abba Ya’u

 

Cluster Members 

1. Dr. Dhanuskodi Rengasamy

2. Dr Osaro Aigbogun

3. Dr Samuel Folorunso Adeyinka-Ojo

4. Dr. Mahadi Hasan Miraz

5. Dr. Saeed Awadh Ali Bin Nashwan

Contact Dr. Abba Ya’u at +60 85 630100 ext. 2740 or abba.yau@curtin.edu.my.