Curriculum Vitae

DR. KEVIN FERNANDEZ

Senior Lecturer
  • Office of The Executive Director
    Asia-europe Institute
  • kevin
  • 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
WoS
  1. Guo, Jing; Nazri, Mohammad; Fernandez, Kevin (2025). Psychological factors and retirement planning behavior among Chinese university faculty members: The mediating effects of retirement planning intention, EDUCATIONAL GERONTOLOGY. . doi:10.1080/03601277.2024.2417459
  2. Fernandez, Kevin (2024). Legal experts colluding with the political and economic elites in justifying corruption: the case of Malaysia's Madani goverment, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS. 11(1). doi:10.1057/s41599-024-03595-0
  3. James, Elvaene; James, Elfphyenny; Mansor, Hafzan Eva; Khan, Mohammad Muqtada Ali; Fernandez, Kevin; Roselee, Muhammad Hatta (2024). Geoscience education in Malaysian primary and secondary schools: perspectives from new tertiary students, EPISODES. 47(4), 709-721. doi:10.18814/epiiugs/2024/02404s04
ESCI
  1. Yunos, Siti Salwa Mohd; Fernandez, Kevin; Subramaniam, Gayathri Muruga (2025). Pandemic borders policy: securitizing stateless people during COVID-19 in Sabah, Malaysia, OTORITAS-JURNAL ILMU PEMERINTAHAN. 15(2), 467-478. doi:10.26618/ojip.v15i2.18497
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
Others
  1. Subramaniam, G. A. M., & Fernandez, K. (2025). CONTESTED WATERS, CONTESTED FUTURES: THE SOUTH CHINA SEA SECURITY COMPLEX AND MALAYSIA'S SABAH DILEMMA. AEI Insights, 10(1), 56-69.
  2. 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
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
Other Publications
  1. Guna kedudukan strategik, capai matlamat rundingan tarif AS - Pakar - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)

RESEARCH PROJECT

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

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. University Malaya's Sustainability Efforts, International Sustainability Conference, San Beda University, Philippines (International) (24 Oct 2025 - 24 Oct 2025)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

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

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
  1. (2025) The study of Henan Province’s Rural Cultural Construction under the Rural Revitalization Strategy in the New Era, YAFEI LIU
  2. (2025) Enhancing Cross-Cultural Understanding through Language Education: A Sociolinguistic Integration, HU JIANI
  3. (2025) Communicating Natural Disasters on Social Media: Chinese Young Adults' Participation in Public Emergencies, ZHANG LINGHAN
  4. (2025) EXPLORING THE ESPORTS’ IMPACT ON THE GLOBAL GIG ECONOMY AND DIPLOMATIC LANDSCAPE, SPECIFICALLY IN ASIA, NUR IZZAH ANISAH BINTI ISMAIL
  5. (2025) A STUDY ON WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN CHINA FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF GENDER:A CASE STUDY OF HUNAN PROVINCE, YANG JUAN
  6. (2025) IMPLICATION OF MALAYSIA FEDERAL LEGISLATION TOWARDS THE USAGE OF TRADETECH IN MALAYSIA DIGITAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, CAROLINE MARIAM BINTI AERIES
  7. (2025) The Politics of Emotions on Tourism Preferences: A case study of Political Discourse and Chinese Travel Decisions between 2023 -2025, YANG JIE
  8. (2025) BIG DATA GOVERNMENCE IN GOVERNMENTS: A NEW FROM OF THE GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION, KONG YARU
  9. (2025) Valuing Data as a Human Right in the Digital Economy, PUVAN JEGARAJ SELVANATHAN
  10. (2024) Psychological Influence on Retirement Planning Behaviour among Chinese Universities’ Lecturers: Role of Planning Intention and Future Time Perspectives, GUO JING
  11. (2024) Non-Traditional Security Challenges in Sulu and Celebes Sea: Implications for Sabah, SITI SALWA BINTI MOHD YUNOS
  12. (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
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
  1. (2025) QQB7009 - Regional Security in Europe
  2. (2025) QQB7011 - Research Project
  3. (2026) QQB7011 - Research Project
  4. (2025) QQB7012 - Research Project
  5. (2026) QQB7012 - Research Project
  6. (2025) QQD7007 - Asean Regionalism
  7. (2026) QQD7009 - Asean and Regional Security

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

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