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  43500 Semenyih
  Selangor Darul Ehsan
  Malaysia
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• Tricia.Yeoh@nottingham.edu.my
• www.triciayeoh.com

Biography

Dr Tricia Yeoh is Associate Professor of Practice at the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham Malaysia's School of Politics and International Relations. She is also currently Senior Adjunct 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Fellow at Monash 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Malaysia and visiting fellow at the ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, and former CEO of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) Malaysia. She writes and speaks widely on federalism, subnational opposition politics and institutional reforms. She received her PhD in Political Science from the School of Politics, History and International Relations at the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham Malaysia.

Over the past 18 years, Dr Yeoh has been actively involved in both national and subnational-level public policy advocacy and policy-making processes through her writings and engagements with a cross-section of individuals within civil society, public officials, political representatives, the media and private sector. Through her work with independent think tank IDEAS, she has contributed to making national and state reforms within the public policy areas of anti-corruption, governance and accountability, natural resource transparency, economic freedom, public administration and education. She has been featured on BBC, Bloomberg, CNN, Al-Jazeera and The Economist commenting on public affairs in Malaysia.

She has served as 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Officer to the Selangor Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) at the Selangor State Government and Director of the ASLI Centre for Public Policy Studies. She is a columnist at Channel News Asia and theSun. She is editor of the books "The Spirit of Merdeka", "The Road to Reform: Pakatan Rakyat in Selangor" and author of "States of Reform: Governing Selangor and Penang". Her documentary, "The Rights of the Dead", the story of political aide Teoh Beng Hock who died in 2009 under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's custody, won the Justin Louis Award at the FreedomFilmFest 2012 and was screened at the 9th Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival 2013 in Doha, Qatar. Her writings have been published by academic websites including New Mandala, Fulcrum, Forum of Federations, FORSEA and The Asia Dialogue.

Dr Yeoh was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, conferred by the Sultan of Selangor (Pingat Jasa Kebaktian, PJK) in 2011. She was awarded the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award for Monash 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Malaysia, the Postgraduate Award Prize 2020/21 from the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham and most recently, the Malaysia Australia Alumni Council Female Alumnus of the Year Award 2023 for her contributions to advancing women's causes in Malaysia, including social and economic policy towards improved conditions of living. In particular, Tricia was one of the founding members of the Malaysia Workshop on Political Studies *MYWPS) and the Women in Southeast Asian Social Sciences (WiSEASS) http://wiseass.me, which aims to advance young women scholars in their careers.

Dr Yeoh graduated from Monash 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Malaysia with a Bachelor in Business and Commerce, majoring in Econometrics and Business Statistics and Marketing. She also holds a MSc. in 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Methods in Psychology from the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Warwick. She is a member of the Board of IDEAS Foundation and was up to recently a member of the Institute of Youth 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Malaysia (IYRES) Board of Directors under the Ministry of Youth and Sports. She is also on the Board of Advisors of Relate Malaysia, a non-profit advocating mental health. She is an avid yoga practitioner and is qualified as a yoga teacher.

Her list of publications and research areas can be found at www.triciayeoh.com

Expertise Summary

Dr Tricia Yeoh's expertise includes:

• Academic 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ and Writing
• Public Policy 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ and Analysis
• Public Policy Advocacy
• External Engagement and Marketing
• Management
• Fundraising
• Strategy