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  43500 Semenyih
  Selangor Darul Ehsan
  Malaysia
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• KaiLi.Chung@nottingham.edu.my

Biography

My main research interests lie in psychopathology and individual differences, and I am passionate about the intersection of psychology and the justice system.

My PhD thesis focussed on aversive personality traits, particularly three traits collectively known as the Dark Triad - psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism. After completing my PhD in Psychology from Edinburgh Napier 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@, Scotland in 2017, I worked for 7 years at the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Reading Malaysia. I was promoted to Associate Professor and appointed the Head of Psychology in 2022, and became the Director of 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Management Centre in 2023. I joined the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham Malaysia in 2024 as an Associate Professor.

I am a Senior Fellow of Advance HE. Since 2014 I have designed and taught various psychology modules at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including Forensic Psychology, Debates in Mental Health, Abnormal Psychology, Counselling Psychology, 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ing Psychology, as well as Social and Differential Psychology. Additionally, I developed online teaching materials for distance learning courses provided by the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Strathclyde and The Open 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@, UK. I have also held the position of the Psychology Course Coordinator for the Lothians Equal Access Programme for Schools (LEAPS) Summer School, a widening participation programme to raise educational attainment among under-represented groups.

I am also an active member of the Johor Women's League, a non-governmental, non-profit society working to promote women's empowerment and the rights of children.

Expertise Summary

My research covers two areas within the field of forensic psychology (the application of psychological knowledge to legal systems): investigative interviewing and interpersonal violence, which involves working with the police force and abuse victims.

In the criminal justice system, investigative interviewing involves a method of communicating with witnesses, victims, or suspects in order to obtain information. An ability to conduct good investigative interviews is one of the most important tools of a crime investigator.

However, due to the lack of available empirical data, very little is known about how Malaysian police officers conduct interviews and their outcomes. Since 2017, I have been pioneering research in this area in Malaysia, establishing multisite transnational collaborations with researchers from all over the world. I work collaboratively with the Royal Malaysia Police on both research and training, with the aim of developing a national protocol of investigative interviewing that is evidence-based, universally endorsed, and suitable for implementation in Malaysia. I am regularly invited to provide training to government stakeholders, and am a consulting editor of Psychology of Violence.

About half of my published papers are on the topics of interpersonal aggression or violence, namely stalking, corporal punishment, and capital punishment. My work in these areas focusses on the role of individual differences in aggression and blame attribution.

Teaching Summary

I am the module convenor for Cognitive Psychology 1 (PSGY1010).

I also supervise third-year students in the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Project (PSGY3023) module.

188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Summary

Establishing Networks to Implement the Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations (IMPLEMENDEZ; with Prof Dave Walsh, De Monfort 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@)

Child Investigative Interviewing Training (with Dr Ummi Habibah Abd Rani, Polis Diraja Malaysia)

Sexual Offending Against Children (with Prof Michael Seto, The Royal's Institute of Mental Health 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ & Dr Mohd Norbayusri Baharudin, Universiti Malaya)

Child Memory and Suggestibility in Investigative Interviewing (with Dr Rachel Pye & Wong Yi Shan, 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Reading)

Pathogen Disgust (with Dr Tan Kok Wei, 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Reading Malaysia)

Dark Tetrad Traits and Eye Movements (with Dr Shumetha Sidhu, 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Reading Malaysia)

Piloting Practices in Psychology (with Mary Beth Neff, 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Oslo)

The Replication Database: Documenting the Replicability of Psychological Science (FReD; with Framework for Open and Reproducible 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Training)

Recent Publications

• WONG, Y. S., PYE, R. and CHUNG, K. L., 2024. The roles of interviewing conditions and individual differences in memory and suggestibility: An online interview study Applied Cognitive Psychology.
• CHUNG, K. L., TAN, K. W. and DING, I. L., 2024. Lay person’s and psychology officers’ beliefs about memory, investigative interviewing, and deception detection: Data from Malaysia Psychology, Crime & Law.
• CHUNG, K. L., KAMALUDDIN, M. R. and BULL, R., 2024. Investigative interviewing with suspects: Exploring current practices among Malaysian police International Journal of Police Science and Management. 26(1), 118–128
• CHUNG, K. L. and HAMID, H. B., 2024. Investigative interviewing in Malaysia: Challenges and way forward. In: WALSH, D., BULL, R. and AREH, I., eds., The International Handbook of Investigative Interviewing and Interrogation Routledge.

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• WONG, Y. S., PYE, R. and CHUNG, K. L., 2024. The roles of interviewing conditions and individual differences in memory and suggestibility: An online interview study Applied Cognitive Psychology.
• CHUNG, K. L., TAN, K. W. and DING, I. L., 2024. Lay person’s and psychology officers’ beliefs about memory, investigative interviewing, and deception detection: Data from Malaysia Psychology, Crime & Law.
• CHUNG, K. L., KAMALUDDIN, M. R. and BULL, R., 2024. Investigative interviewing with suspects: Exploring current practices among Malaysian police International Journal of Police Science and Management. 26(1), 118–128
• CHUNG, K. L. and HAMID, H. B., 2024. Investigative interviewing in Malaysia: Challenges and way forward. In: WALSH, D., BULL, R. and AREH, I., eds., The International Handbook of Investigative Interviewing and Interrogation Routledge.
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• CHUNG, K. L., TAN, C. S., PHUA, S. J. Y. and TANG, S. T., 2024. Relationship between filial piety and life satisfaction among young adults in Malaysia and the UK: The mediating role of perfectionism The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied.
• CHUNG, K. L., 2024. Malaysian police officers’ perceptions of interrogations and confessions The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles.
• CHOBTHAMKIT, P., SUTTON, R. M., ENGLISH, A. S., WONGVORACHAN, T., DATU, J. A. D., CHUNG, K. L., TAN, C. S., IMADA, H., OZKAN, Z., ASHRAF, F., CAYUBIT, R. F. O., CHALEERAKTRAKOON, T., CHENG, C., CHIEN, C.-L., CHING, B. H.-H., FATIMA, I., JIANG, D.-Y., KAMBLE, S. V., KHAN, A., LEE, H. J., LESMANA, C. B. J., MALIK, N. I., MARAPPAN, D., MIN, M. C., MOON, C., ORUC, E., OZSOY, E., PARK, J., REYES, M. E. S., SATO, K., SURYANI, L. K., TENGCO-PACQUING, M. C., TIPANDJAN, A., TONG, K. K., TRAN, C. V., TRAN, N. T., WANG, H.-Y., YEUNG, V. W. L. and YUSOFF, A. M., 2024. Belief in a just world for the self and others, Karma, system justification and well-being during COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from 15 Asian nations Asian Journal of Social Psychology.
• NG, M. and CHUNG, K. L., 2023. Can forensic psychology help improve policing practices? 360info.
• NG, M., CHUNG, K. L., TEE, E. and GABBERT, F., 2023. Rapport in a non-WEIRD multicultural society: A qualitative analysis in Southeast Asia Investigative Interviewing: 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ & Practice. 13(1), 19–37
• CHUNG, K. L., CHEN, X. Y. and SYED FAISAL AL-EDROS, S. D. H., 2023. Perceived severity of stalking behaviour and blame attributions: The influence of prior relationship, belief in a just world, and Dark Tetrad personality traits Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma. 32(6), 902–917
• CHUNG, K. L., DING, I. L. and SUMAMPOUW, N. E. J., 2022. Police’s and victim care officers’ beliefs about memory and investigative interviewing with children: Findings from Malaysia Applied Cognitive Psychology. 36(3), 573–580
• CHUNG, K. L., TAY, C. E., GAN, A. and TAN, C. S. N., 2022. Attitudes toward corporal punishment of children: The role of past experience, Dark Tetrad traits, and anger rumination Journal of Individual Differences. 43(2), 105–113
• CHUNG, K. L. and SHERIDAN, L., 2022. Perceptions of stalking: Examining perceivers’ country of origin, perpetrator-target prior relationship, and the mediating effect of victim responsibility Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 37(21–22), NP19644–NP19663
• CHUNG, K. L. and BULL, R., 2021. From interrogation to conversation The Psychologist. Available at: <https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/interrogation-conversation>
• CHUNG, K. L. and SHERIDAN, L., 2021. Perceptions of stalking in Malaysia and England: The influence of perpetrator-target prior relationship and personality Personality and Individual Differences. 182, 111064
• CHUNG, K. L., NG, M. and DING, I. L., 2021. Investigative interviews with suspects and witnesses: A survey of perceptions and interview practices among Malaysian police Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. 37, 248–257
• CHUNG, K. L., MORSHIDI, I., YOONG, L. C. and THIAN, K. N., 2019. The role of the dark tetrad and impulsivity in social media addiction: Findings from Malaysia Personality and Individual Differences. 143, 62–67
• CHUNG, K. L. and D’ANNUNZIO-GREEN, N., 2018. Talent management practices in small and medium-sized enterprises in the hospitality sector: An entrepreneurial owner-manager perspective Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes. 10, 101–116
• CHUNG, K. L. and CHARLES, K. E., 2016. Giving the benefit of the doubt: The role of vulnerability in the perception of Dark Triad behaviours Personality and Individual Differences. 101, 208–213