AWARDS & EVENTS
CSSR Best Paper Award
Faculty of Arts and Social Science Deputy Dean for
R&D and Postgraduate Programmes Dr Kok Jin Kuan has been awarded the
Outstanding Asian Researcher Award by the Philippine Association of
Institutions for Research (PAIR), in conjunction with the 4th
International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research held from 26 to
27 May 2016 at Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
The
award is given to researchers who had their research cited often by
other academicians. PAIR selects based on the publication record of all
the researchers who participated and presented papers in conferences via
the Google Scholar Citation System. Dr Kok's research received
international recognition with 54 citations and a Hirsch index of four.
Dr Kok has also written a book titled Metamorphosis: The Joy to be
Transformed and about 14 journal publications. She has extensive
clinical experience working with clients of different backgrounds such
as secondary school students with mental health challenges, parents with
difficult children, people with adoption and abortion cases, families
and couples in need of counselling, and those caring for the terminally
ill. She is a registered counsellor and certified supervisor with the
Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC).