CURRICULUM VITAE
BIOGRAPHY
Muhammad Ashraf Bin Khalid is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Decision Science, Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Computational Mathematics from Universiti Teknologi MARA, and later earned his Master of Applied Statistics and PhD from Universiti Malaya. His academic and research work centres on applied statistics, with particular emphasis on data computing, analytics, and quantitative research applications. He also has research interests in men's health issues, especially disparities in health outcomes between men and women at both national and global levels.
He is also involved in consultancy and collaborative research-related work with national and international organisations, including the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN), an agency under Malaysia's Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Through these engagements, he has contributed his expertise in statistical analysis, data-driven research, and evidence generation to support policy, programme development, and applied social research.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- STATISTICS IN RESEARCH METHODOLOGY EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS (INCLUDING MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS)Formal Sciences, Statistical Studies, Statistics
- EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS (INCLUDING STATISTICAL MODELLING)Formal Sciences, Statistical Studies, Statistics
- DATA PREPARATION AND EXPLORATIONFormal Sciences, Statistical Studies, Statistics
- SOCIAL STATISTICSFormal Sciences, Statistical Studies, Statistics
- STATISTICAL INFERENCESFormal Sciences, Statistical Studies, Statistics
- DECISION THEORY AND ANALYSISFormal Sciences, Statistical Studies, Statistics
- GLOBAL HEALTH POLICYMedical And Health Sciences, Specialist Topics In Medical And Health Sciences, Health Research, Policy And Management
- HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH AND ANALYSISMedical And Health Sciences, Specialist Topics In Medical And Health Sciences, Health Research, Policy And Management
- MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY STUDIESMedical And Health Sciences, Specialist Topics In Medical And Health Sciences, Health Research, Policy And Management
- MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICSApplied Social Science And Humanities, Economics, Specialist Topics In Economic
- EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITYEconomic Empowerment, Economic Equity
- GENDER EQUITYEconomic Empowerment, Economic Equity
- HEALTH EQUITYEconomic Empowerment, Economic Equity
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
- PhDUniversiti Malaya (UM)
- MSC, (Applied Statistics)Universiti Malaya (UM)
- BSC, (MATEMATIK PENGKOMPUTERAN)Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
- Task Force Member15 Dec 2025 - 30 Sep 2027 (University Malaya)
- Task Force Member10 Aug 2026 - 03 Jan 2027 (Department of Decision Science, Faculty of Business and Economics)
- Task Force Member11 Aug 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 (University Malaya)
- Task Force Member06 Feb 2023 - 05 Feb 2026 (Faculty)
- Task Force Member10 Sep 2024 - 31 Oct 2024 (University Malaya)
PUBLICATIONS
Article in Journal
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Ashraf, K., Ng, C. J., & Goh, K. L. (2021). Theories, models and frameworks in men's health studies: A scoping review. Journal of Mens Health, 17(2), 15-24. doi: 10.31083/jomh.2021.006
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Ashraf, Khalid; Ng, Chirk Jenn; Teo, Chin Hai; Goh, Kim Leng (2019). Population indices measuring health outcomes: A scoping review, JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH. 9(1). doi:10.7189/jogh.09.010405
Other Publications
- Chandran, V., & Khalid, M. A. (2026, August 4). What do junior doctors want? The Sun. https://thesun.my/opinion/what-do-junior-doctors-want/ - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)
RESEARCH INTEREST
- Men's Health (Masculinities and Gender)
- Behavioral and Social Research (Statistical design and analysis)
- Applied Statistics (Multivariate techniques and analysis; Design and analysis of experiments and observational studies; Statistical learning; Data computing and analytics)
- Social Statistics and Indicators (Social characteristics, monitoring, intervention and development)
RESEARCH PROJECT
National
- 2023 - 2026, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)Developing A Preference-based Labour Utility Measure For Junior Medical Doctors: A Feasibility Study ( Principal Investigator(PI))
- 2022 - 2025, Others MOHE - Top 100 (IIRG)-SAHWp3: Towards A More Inclusive And Intelligent Household-level Decision Making On The Adoption Of Energy Efficient Cooling And Lighting Appliances In Malaysia ( Co-Researcher)
PAPER PRESENTED
Oral Presenter
- Developing and Pilot Testing a Preference-Based Labour Utility Measure to Understand Job Preferences of Junior Medical Doctors, TUFH Conference 2026, The Network: Towards Unity for Health, and the University of the Philippines, Manila (International) (04 Aug 2026 - 07 Aug 2026)
- DEVELOPING A PREFERENCE-BASED LABOUR UTILITY MEASURE FOR JUNIOR MEDICAL DOCTORS: A FEASIBILITY STUDY, BKP-ECR Symposium 2026, Department of Research Management (JPP), Universiti Malaya (University) (30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2026)
ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES
Media Appearance
- (2022) Sisi Menarik Kesultanan Selangor, University, (Interview)
SUPERVISION
Postgraduate Student
- (2025) THE IMPACT OF ORIGIN FAMILY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EXPERIENCES ON THE PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF YOUTH AND MIDDLE-AGED ADULTS, ZHANG YIZHOU
- (2025) TOWARDS A MORE INCLUSIVE AND INTELLIGENT HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL DECISION MAKING ON THE ADOPTION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT COOLING AND LIGHTING APPLIANCES IN MALAYSIA, MOCHAMAD ALI IMRON
- (2025) Population Ageing and Retirement Savings Adequacy in Malaysia, MUHAMMAD RIDZA BIN MOHD AZIZI
- (2025) DEVELOPING A PREFERENCE-BASED LABOUR UTILITY MEASURE FOR JUNIOR MEDICAL DOCTORS IN MALAYSIA, VINNARASI A/P CHANDRAN
- (2023) EMPLOYMENT SECTORS AND ITS INFLUENCING FACTORS IN JIANGSU PROVINCE, CHINA, WU TONG
- (2022) HIV AWARENESS IN LESOTHO: GENERAL PUBLIC AWARENESS AND FERTILITY-INHIBITING AWARENESS, LEE MING SZHE
- (2022) THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OFCOLLEGE STUDENTS IN CHINA, ZHANG YIZHOU
TEACHING
Master
- (2024) AA037004 - Statistical Data Analysis
- (2023) AA037004 - Statistical Data Analysis
- (2022) AA037004 - Statistical Data Analysis
Bachelor
- (2024) EIA2011 - Introduction to Computerassisted Data Analysis
- (2024) EIA2017 - Statistics Ii
- (2023) EIA2011 - Introduction to Computerassisted Data Analysis
- (2022) EIE2002 - Business Computing
- (2022) EIA1007 - Elementary Mathematics
- (2022) EIA2011 - Introduction to Computerassisted Data Analysis
- (2022) EIA1012 - Mathematics
- (2022) EIA1011 - Statistics I