Conference and Publications

Invited Speaker Engagements

  • 2025 – Sangeeta, Moderate Care Townhall (On 9th Oct 2025) at the Selangor International Care Summit 2025; powerful insights from speakers with 20+ years’ experience.
  • 2024 – Honourable Session Speaker (Virtual), World Conference on Multidisciplinary Research & Innovation (WCMRI)
  • 2024 – Mental Health Talk for Teenagers, Gurdwara Sahib Kg Pandan
  • 2023 – Participant, Wilton Park Conference, “Reducing the Harmful Use of Alcohol,” New York
  • 2023 – Mental Health Talk for Older Adults, HDAP Consulting, Kuala Lumpur
  • 2022 – Guest Speaker: LGBTQ Inequality & Vulnerability (Teacher Training), IPGKBA, Ministry of Education Malaysia
  • 2021 – Speaker, Mi-MED-2021, MAHSA International Medical Technology Conference – Topic: Digital Equity for All Ages
  • 2021 – Talk on Ageing & Mental Health, IMM Carehub Senior Lifestyle Centre

Press & Media Features

  • 2025 – “Super-aged by 2057: Challenges in Elderly Care,” The Malaysian Reserve
  • 2022 – “Preparing for Your Golden Years,” The Star
  • 2021 – “Digital Generation Gaps,” The Star
  • 2021 – “Loneliness & Social Isolation Among Elders,” The Senior Magazine National Translator (Malaysia) for the e-book Using Health Psychology in Your Everyday Practice (2021)

Major Reports & Policy Documents

  • 2024 – Penang Island Age-Friendly City 5-Year Action Plan
  • 2024 – Penang Island Age-Friendly City Baseline Study Report
  • 2023 – Age-Friendly City Penang: Stakeholder Engagement Policy Brief (PWDC & MBPP)

Journal Publications (Selected)

  • 2024 – Occupational Therapists as Expert Witnesses (AJSSR)
  • 2023 – Medical Disability Assessment in Malaysia (Public Health Open Journal)
  • 2023 – Breast Cancer Knowledge Among Female Healthcare Professionals (PIJHS)
  • 2022 – Mental Health Status of Indian Minority Women (NIH Bulletin)
  • 2022 – Comparative Health Status of Malaysian Women (PHOJ)
  • 2022 – Autism Transitional Behaviour (INT-JECSE)
  • 2021–2020 – Studies on ageing, community integration, alcohol use, maternal health, and youth behaviour

Conference Presentations

        Presented at regional and global conferences, including:

  • European Health Psychology Society
  • International Congress of Behavioral Medicine
    APAC Public Health Conferences
  • Australasian Sexual Health Conference
  • Harm Reduction Conference (Vilnius)
    Malaysian International Psychology Conference
  • International AIDS Conference

       Topics covered: youth alcohol consumption, HPV vaccination         decisions, cyberbullying, ageing, harm reduction, indigenous           vulnerabilities, and community health.

Manuals & Toolkits Developed

  • 2022–2024 – Penang Age-Friendly City Training Manuals (200+ officials trained)
  • 2014 – M&E + Health Information Systems Manual for MOH Timor Leste
  • 2011 – Regional Guidelines on Hepatitis C & HIV Co-Infection (ANPUD)
  • 2006–2007 – Malaysia National Harm Reduction Manuals:
    – NSEP Standard Operating Procedures
    – Police Training Guidelines
    – Peer Communication Toolkit
    – Risk Communication Strategies
    – National M&E Manual for Needle & Syringe Exchange Program