JEN-SERN THAM, PhD
(APA Citation: "Tham, J. S." OR "Tham, J.")
Health and Risk Communication, Cybercoping in Health, & Health & Risk Information Behaviours Analysis and Management
SERVICE
SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY
Member of Course Development Committee (UTAR)
Member of the Faculty Research Development & Postgraduate Committee (UTAR)
Member of the Faculty Management Committee (UTAR)
Chairman of Committee of External Review Panel (ERP) for the Bachelor of Communication (Hons) Public Relations Programme, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Bachelor of Communication (Hons) Public Relations Programme, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar Campus, Perak, November 2016
Internal Examiner for a Master’s thesis (Master of Communication), Faculty of Creative Industries, UTAR, April 2017
SERVICE TO THE FACULTY
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Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Communication (Honours), Department of Communication, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2026
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Director, UPM-UNICEF C4D Program, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 1 September 2023 – 30 April 2024
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Director, UPM-UNICEF C4D Program, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 1 January 2022 – 31 August 2023
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Editorial Board Member, Editor (Communication), Journal of Language and Communication (JLC), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2 March 2023 – 1 March 2025
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Industrial Training Coordinator, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, 1 April 2023 – 31 December 2025
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Student Mobility, MoU and International Coordinator, Department of Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 1 October 2022 – 31 December 2023
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Industrial Training Coordinator, Department of Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2023
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Industrial Training Coordinator, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2023
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Industrial Training Coordinator, Department of Communication, 1 Jan 2020 - 31 December 2021
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WebMaster for Department of Communication, 1 Jan 2020 - 31 December 2021
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Industrial Training Coordinator, Department of Communication, 15 Nov 2018 - 31 Dec 2019
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WebMaster for Department of Communication, 14 Sept 2018 - 31 Dec 2019
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Head of Programme (Master's Programmes), Jan 2016 - Oct 2018
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Industry Internship Coordinator, Jan 2018 - Oct 2018
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Advisor of Institute of Public Relations Student Association - UTAR Sg. Long Chapter, May 2018 - Oct 2018
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Chair, Panel of Judge, Young Scholar Conference, Faculty of Creative Industries, UTAR, April 2016
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Self-assessment Committee for Master of Communication, Faculty of Creative Industries, UTAR, March 2016
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Self-assessment Committee for Master of Arts (Communication), Faculty of Creative Industries, UTAR, March 2016
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONAL BODIES
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Section Editor, Malaysian Journal of Communication, 2023 - Present
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Editorial Assistant, Human Communication Journal, 2018 - Present
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Editorial Assistant, Asian Journal Applied Communication, 2018 - Present
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
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Screening Committee Member of the MACEE Fulbright Malaysia, Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange (MACEE), January 2024 – December 2024
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Vice President for Malaysia, World Communication Association (WCA), Department of Communication at the North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105, United States, 24 July 2023 – 31 December 2027
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Trainer, Effective Communication Workshop, Hospital Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (HSAAS), 6 March 2024
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Trainer consultant, Social and Behaviour Change Communications (SBCC) Workshop for State and District Nutritionists, Ministry of Health, Malaysia, 7 – 9 March 2023, UPM-UNICEF C4D, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia in joint collaboration with UNICEF Malaysia.
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Speaker, Research Colloquium, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, 20 February 2023
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Invited guest lecturer, Research Methodology Seminar, Kolej Pengajian Pengkomputeran, Informatik dan Media, 9 June 2023
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Section Editor, Malaysian Journal of Communication, Malaysia, 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2025
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Trainer Consultant, Malaysia Steel Institute (MSI), under the Rancangan Malaysia Ke-12 (RMK12) by Agency of Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Malaysia, 14 March 2023 – 13 March 2024
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Trainer Consultant, Speak-up 13.0 Project, AIESEC in Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, 13 Feb – 13 March 2023
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Visiting Lecturer, Institute of International Education, New Era University College, Kajang Selangor, 7 Nov 2022 – 19 March 2023
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Forum panel, Chong Hwa Independent High School, 18 January 2023
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Trainer Consultant, Malaysia Steel Institute (MSI), under the Rancangan Malaysia Ke-12 (RMK12) by Agency of Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Malaysia, 1 October 2021 – 28 February 2022​
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Visiting Lecturer, New Era University College, Kajang Selangor, 1 Nov 2021 – 13 March 2022
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Trainer Consultant, Malaysia Steel Institute (MSI), under the Penjana Initiative by Agency of Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Malaysia, 1 August – 31 December 2021
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Visiting Lecturer, BINUS University, Indonesia, 28 Apr – 30 June 2021Diploma in Digital Media, External Programme Assessor, 1 January 2021 – 31 December 2023, INTI International College Subang.​
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International Conference on Languages and Communication 2021 (ICLC’2021), External Reviewer, 3 February 2021 – 15 August 2021, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
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International Conference of Communication on Media and Social Science (iCOMS2021), External Reviewer, 16 March 2021 – 26 August 2021, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
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Diploma in Mass Communication, Panel of External Programme Assessor, January 2019 – December 2020, INTI International College Subang.
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Bachelor of Public Relations (Honours), Member of Programme Advisory Panel (PAP), 18 December 2019 - 18 December 2019, Faculty of Communication and Creative Industries, Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, Penang Branch
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Academic Advisor, Diploma in Media Studies, New Era University College, January 2019 - December 2020
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External Examiner, Bachelor of Arts (radio & TV), New Era University College, January 2018 - December 2018
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Academic Advisor, Bachelor of Arts (Journalism), New Era University College, January 2017 - December 2017
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Academic Advisor, Bachelor of Arts (Advertising), New Era University College, January 2017 - December 2017
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External Examiner, Bachelor of Arts (Advertising), New Era University College, January 2015 - December 2016
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Academic Advisor, Bachelor of Arts (Journalism), New Era University College, January 2015 - December 2016
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Master of Ceremony, 2017 Cancer Research Conference (International), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Sungai Long, 29 – 30 November 2017
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Jury, Fury Angel Public Relations Campaign, New Era University College, July 2017
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Jury, Malaysian Chinese National Secondary Schools Debating Competition, May 2017
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Event judge, Advert in Action, (Local), International Business & Global Society, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Sungai Long Campus, 24 January 2016
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Moderator, 2014 Conference on Exploring and Revisiting Issues in Malaysian Chinese Research, (National), New Era College Kajang, 9 Nov 2014
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Evaluator, Public Relations Campaign Video Competition (Stop Smoking), (Local), New Era College, Kajang, 18 September 2014
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Master of Ceremony, 2014 World Chinese Education Forum, (International), 22 – 23 August 2014, New Era College Kajang
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Volunteer, 7thIAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, (International), Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, 30 June – 3 July 2013