Curriculum Vitae

DR. KEVIN FERNANDEZ

Senior Lecturer
  • Office of The Executive Director
    Asia-Europe Institute
  • kevinum.edu.my
  • 0193939771

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD (Political Science), (Political Science)
    Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • Degree of International Masters in Regional Integration, (REGIONAL INTEGRATION)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • Bachelor of Business (Marketing), (Business Studies (Marketing))
    Queensland University of Technology, Australia

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Deputy Executive Director (Development, Research & Innovation)
    01 Jan 2025 - present (Office of The Deputy Executive Director (Development, Research & Innovation), Asia-Europe Institute)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR - AEI INSIGHTS, BOARD MEMBER
    2023 to 2024 (University)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Fernandez, K. (2020). Three waves of hate speech spreading faster than the pandemic in Malaysia: An analyses of outgroup populist narratives and hate speech during the COVID-19. Malaysian Journal of Society and Space. 16(4): 285-295
ESCI
  1. Rashid, Siti Hara; Fernandez, Kevin (2024). The evolving social media strategies of politicians in Malaysia: A critical review, GEOGRAFIA-MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIETY & SPACE. 20(1), 174-188. doi:10.17576/geo-2024-2001-11
  2. Fernandez, Kevin; Ismail, Marwan; Maraya, Ravindaran (2021). Is WhatsApp free of the elites: The 2018 General Elections in Malaysia, GEOGRAFIA-MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIETY & SPACE. 17(4), 123-136. doi:10.17576/geo-2021-1704-09
  3. Fernandez, Kevin (2020). Three waves of hate speech spreading faster than the pandemic in Malaysia: An analyses of outgroup populist narratives and hate speech during the COVID-19, GEOGRAFIA-MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIETY & SPACE. 16(4), 285-295. doi:10.17576/geo-2020-1604-21
Scopus
  1. Fernandez K. (2023). Counter-Productive Countering-Violent-Extremism Initiatives: The Case of Malaysia, Suvannabhumi: Multidisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 15(1), 205-228. doi:10.22801/svn.2023.15.1.205
Chapter in Books
  1. Fernandez, K., Singaravelloo, K. (2023). State of Access to Information in the Context of Open Government in Malaysia. In: Zafarullah, H., Siddiquee, N.A. (eds) Open Government and Freedom of Information. Information Technology and Global Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35863-0_6

RESEARCH PROJECT

International
  1. 2020 - 2023, International Funding
    The Diverging Views Of Hate Speech In Malaysia During The Covid -19 ( Principal Investigator(PI))

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Media appearance
  1. (2023) Time Magazine, International, (Interview)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
  1. (2024) The study of Henan Province’s Rural Cultural Construction under the Rural Revitalization Strategy in the New Era, YAFEI LIU
  2. (2024) Enhancing Cross-Cultural Understanding through Language Education: A Sociolinguistic Integration, HU JIANI
  3. (2024) RESEARCH ON THE INHERITANCE OF CHINESE CULTURAL HERITAGE UNDER THE NEW MEDIA ENVIRONMENT, ZHANG LINGHAN
  4. (2024) EXPLORING THE ESPORTS’ IMPACT ON THE GLOBAL GIG ECONOMY AND DIPLOMATIC LANDSCAPE, SPECIFICALLY IN ASIA, NUR IZZAH ANISAH BINTI ISMAIL
  5. (2024) A STUDY ON WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN CHINA FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF GENDER:A CASE STUDY OF HUNAN PROVINCE, YANG JUAN
  6. (2024) IMPLICATION OF MALAYSIA FEDERAL LEGISLATION TOWARDS THE USAGE OF TRADETECH IN MALAYSIA DIGITAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, CAROLINE MARIAM BINTI AERIES
  7. (2024) REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN TIMES OF CRISIS: ASSESSING THE RESILIENCE AND ADAPTABILITY OF ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) AND THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) IN THE FACE OF COVID-19, YANG JIE
  8. (2024) BIG DATA GOVERNMENCE IN GOVERNMENTS: A NEW FROM OF THE GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION, KONG YARU
  9. (2024) THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS USAGE AND PLATFORMS IN POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, YU BINGQIAN
  10. (2024) Valuing Data as a Human Right in the Digital Economy, PUVAN JEGARAJ SELVANATHAN
  11. (2024) Psychological Influence on Retirement Planning Behaviour among Chinese Universities’ Lecturers: Role of Planning Intention and Future Time Perspectives, GUO JING
  12. (2024) Non-Traditional Security Challenges in Sulu and Celebes Sea: Implications for Sabah, SITI SALWA BINTI MOHD YUNOS
  13. (2023) The Impact of Human Resource Practices on Job Performance and Turnover Intentions in Palestinian Nonprofit Organizations, ANAS M S ABUKHALIFA

TEACHING

Bachelor
  1. (2020) EID2001 - Bachelor/First Degree
  2. (2020) EID2001 - Public Management: Theory and Practice
  3. (2020) EID2001 - Public Management: Theory and Practice
  4. (2020) EID3007 - Public Policy
  5. (2020) EID3007 - Public Policy
  6. (2020) EIX1001 - Introduction to Politics and Public Administration
  7. (2020) EIX1001 - Introduction to Political Science & Public Administration
  8. (2020) EIX1001 - Introduction to Politics and Public Administration
  9. (2019) EID3007 - Public Policy
  10. (2019) EIX1001 - Introduction to Political Science & Public Administration
  11. (2019) EPEE3308 - Public Policy

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Invitation to Deliver Speech to The Peace Land Members Under Unesco Center of Peace., (25 Dec 2020 - 25 Dec 2020)