ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. MARYANI BINTI MOHAMED ROHANI

Dr. Maryani Mohamed Rohani is an Associate Professor in Special Care Dentistry (SCD), Associate Dean of Community and Industry Relations, Head of SCD at the Department of Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia.  She holds a Doctor in Clinical Dentistry (Special Needs Dentistry) from the University of Melbourne, Australia (2014), and a Bachelor in Dental Surgery from Universiti Malaya (2007). Her research expertise spans SCD, dental education, oral health, sports dentistry, palliative care, geriatric dentistry and behavior management. Dr. Mohamed Rohani is recognized for her commitment to promoting equality in oral health and dental education for future dental clinicians and specialists, ensuring better outcomes for individuals with special needs. As an educator, she plays a pivotal role in mentoring and guiding aspiring dental professionals, shaping the future of dentistry in Malaysia. Her dedication to fostering a supportive learning environment has earned her widespread respect within the dental community. Dr. Mohamed Rohani's contributions have garnered significant recognition, reflecting her impact on advancing dental education and care for individuals with special needs. Her work continues to inspire and influence the next generation of dental professionals. 

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ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. CECILIA CHEONG YIN MEI

Cecilia Cheong Yin Mei (PhD) is an Associate Professor in the English Language Department, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya. She is currently the Deputy Dean of Undergraduate Studies, overseeing 9 undergraduate programmes. She was formerly the Faculty's Head of Multimedia Planning Unit, where she headed a few committees.  Her research interests include (Critical) Genre Analysis, Multimodal Discourse Analysis, English for Specific Purposes, and Communication and Professional Discourse.   She has been a Principal Investigator of various research projects, particularly involving the study of various professional genres and multimodal texts and discourses.  She was a Co-Investigator of the University’s Research Grant sub-programme on Health Tourism in Malaysia; the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education’s Strategic Plan for the Development of English Language at Public Higher Education Institutions; and West Chester University, USA’s Research and Creative Activities (RACA) project on the meaning of ‘quality’ in online courses at a Malaysian university.  She is currently the Principal Investigator (UM) and Consultant of Universitas Medan Indonesia's International Grant project on the analysis of communicative competence of air navigation students of Medan Aviation Polytechnic based on the Indonesian Aviation Curriculum.  Cecilia has supervised postgraduate students' research to completion, and currently supervises several PhD and Master's students’ research on Critical Genre Analysis, English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and Multimodality.  She has taught ESL and EFL for thirty years at various levels, from secondary school to university and adult learners.  Courses and workshops she conducts include genre and discourse analysis, applied linguistics and Language for Specific Purposes.  She is also the faculty Coordinator of Epigeum UK's English for Academic Studies programme.  Cecilia used to sit on the University's e-Learning Committee, where she conducted various workshops on the use of ICT and the use of Moodle’s Spectrum platform for teaching and learning purposes, and e-learning courses at her faculty; and was the faculty Coordinator of Online Distance Learning (ODL).  In recognition of her excellent work service, she was awarded the Excellence Service Award in 2000, 2005, 2015 and 2021; Certificate of Excellence Service in 2014 and 2016; Certificate of Faculty Excellence Services in 2020; and Best Postgraduate Supervisor Award in 2021 respectively. She was the Deputy Head of the University's Student Holistic Empowerment (Cluster 4) courses, and the Open and Distance Learning Programmes Coordinator of her Faculty, responsible for setting up and overseeing the implementation of ODL academic programmes.  Cecilia is also an Associate Fellow of UM's Quality Management & Enhancement Centre (QMEC) as a UM Quality Excellence Index (UMQEI) Assessor and Program Quality Assurance Expert (ProQAE) since 2018, where she is actively involved in the implementation of Outcome Based Education, conducting workshops on the creation of new academic programmes based on OBE, and headed panels of assessors for the (re-)accreditation of academic programmes at the University and other public and private Universities. At the national level, Cecilia is the Vice President and Secretary (overseeing) of the Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics (MAAL) that is affiliated with the International Association of Applied Linguistics (Association Internationale de Linguistique, AILA). She was Co-Chairperson of the Steering Committee that organised the very successful international 21st AILA World Congress 2024 (11-16 August 2024 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), which also celebrated the 60th Anniversary of AILA that was attended by over 1,800 scholars and researchers in Applied Linguistics from around the world. Currently, Cecilia is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (MELTA)'s The English Teacher journal, and also sits on the editorial board of the ASEAN Journal of Applied Linguistics (ASJAL) journal, and an external reviewer for WOS/ISI-indexed journals, the Language Teaching Research, Sage Open, Journal of Marketing for Higher Education and Journal of Psycholinguistic Research; and Scopus-indexed journals, Pertanika’s Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities (JSSH) and GEMA Journal of Language Studies; and many other MyCite and peer-reviewed journals. She is also a certified trainer of the Human Resource Development Corporation Malaysia (HRD Corp).

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PROF. DR. ZAMROS YUZADI BIN MOHD YUSOF

Professor Dr Zamros Yuzadi Mohd Yusof is a Professor of Dental Public Health at the Department of Community Oral Health and Clinical Prevention, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya. He received his Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree from Queen’s University of Belfast in 1997, a Master’s degree from University College London in 2004, a Diploma in Dental Public Health from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2004, and a PhD (with Distinction) from Universiti Malaya in 2013. He has over 20 years of experience in research and teaching, covering both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Professor Zamros has supervised more than 28 PhD/DrDPH/DrPaeds, 15 MClinDent (4-year clinical masters), 10 MPH(OH) (4-year masters), 7 MDSc by research, and 18 Master's by coursework. He has published 77 papers in ISI/WoS-indexed journals, 3 book chapters, and has been invited to speak at 15 conferences. He has 17 copyrights. His Scopus H index = 14 (Wos H index = 12). His research interests include the social determinants of oral health inequality, assessing the burden of oral diseases and conditions on individuals and societies, and developing and evaluating evidence-based oral health interventions and health policies. His work focuses on determining the effectiveness, equity, and overall impact of these interventions/policies on oral health outcomes at both the individual and population levels, as well as their implications for the organisation and delivery of dental healthcare services.

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