海角黑料

Contact

• workRoom BA47
  Malaysia Campus
  Jalan Broga
  43500 Semenyih
  Selangor Darul Ehsan
  Malaysia
• work+6 (03) 8924 8783
• 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 University, Scotland in 2017, I worked for 7 years at the University of Reading Malaysia. I was promoted to Associate Professor and appointed the Head of Psychology in 2022, and became the Director of Research Management Centre in 2023. I joined the 海角黑料 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, Researching Psychology, as well as Social and Differential Psychology. Additionally, I developed online teaching materials for distance learning courses provided by the University of Strathclyde and The Open University, 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 two American Psychological Association journals: Psychology of Violence and Psychology, Public Policy, and Law.

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

Teaching Summary

I am the Programme Director for BSc (Hons) Psychology and BSc (Hons) Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience.

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

I also supervise third-year students in the Research Project (PSGY3023) module.

Research Summary

Establishing Networks to Implement the Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations (; with Prof Dave Walsh, De Monfort University)

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 Research & Dr Mohd Norbayusri Baharudin, Universiti Malaya)

Child Memory and Suggestibility in Investigative Interviewing (with Dr Rachel Pye & Wong Yi Shan, University of Reading)

Pathogen Disgust (with Dr Tan Kok Wei, University of Reading Malaysia)

Dark Tetrad Traits and Eye Movements (with Dr Shumetha Sidhu, University of Reading Malaysia)

(with Mary Beth Neff, University of Oslo)

The Replication Database: Documenting the Replicability of Psychological Science (; with Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training)

Recent Publications

• CHUNG, K. L., TAN, C. S., PHUA, S. J. Y. and TANG, S. T., 2025. The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied.
• CHUNG, K. L., 2025. 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., 2025. Asian Journal of Social Psychology.
• PYE, R. E., GNAGI, L. K., CHUAH, A. B. Q. and CHUNG, K. L., 2025. Psychology Learning & Teaching.

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• CHUNG, K. L., TAN, C. S., PHUA, S. J. Y. and TANG, S. T., 2025. The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied.
• CHUNG, K. L., 2025. 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., 2025. Asian Journal of Social Psychology.
• PYE, R. E., GNAGI, L. K., CHUAH, A. B. Q. and CHUNG, K. L., 2025. Psychology Learning & Teaching.
• WALSH, D., AREH, I., BARELA, S., BOUKALOVA, H., BULL, R., CHUNG, K. L., CUSACK, A., DALY, Y., DELJKIC, I., FAHSING, I., FAZLIC, A., HAWORTH, K., HEYDON, G., HOLEWIK, K., IVANOVIC, Z., IZOTOVAS, A., KASK, K., KELLY, C. E., KVANVIG, G., LAHTINEN, H., MERGAERTS, L., MILNE, R., MUNIROH, R. D. D., SHAH, P., SKINNS, L., SOLODOV, D., TIPTON, R. and VANDERHALLEN, M., 2025. Investigative Interviewing: Research & Practice. 15(1),
• WONG, Y. S., PYE, R., SU, I.-A., CECI, S. J., HAMSAN, H., KAMLUDDIN, M. R., AHMAD BADAYAI, A. R. and CHUNG, K. L., 2025. Psychology, Crime & Law.
• WONG, Y. S., PYE, R. and CHUNG, K. L., 2024. Applied Cognitive Psychology.
• CHUNG, K. L., TAN, K. W. and DING, I. L., 2024. Psychology, Crime & Law.
• CHUNG, K. L., KAMALUDDIN, M. R. and BULL, R., 2024. International Journal of Police Science and Management. 26(1), 118鈥�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.
• R脰SELER, L., KAISER, L., DOETSCH, C., KLETT, N., SEIDA, C., SCH脺TZ, A., ACZEL, B., ADELINA, N., AGOSTINI, V., ALARIE, S., ALBAYRAK-AYDEMIR, N., ALDOH, A., AL-HOORIE, A. H., AZEVEDO, F., BAKER, B. J., BARTH, C. L., BEITNER, J., BRICK, C., BROHMER, H., CHANDRASHEKAR, S. P., CHUNG, K. L., COCKCROFT, J. P., CUMMINS, J., DIVEICA, V., DUMBALSKA, T., EFENDIC, E., ELSHERIF, M., EVANS, T., FELDMAN, G., FILLON, A., F脰RSTER, N., FRESE, J., GENSCHOW, O., GIANNOULI, V., GJONESKA, B., GNAMBS, T., GOURDON-KANHUKAMWE, A., GRAHAM, C. J., HARTMANN, H., HAVIVA, C., HERDERICH, A., HILBERT, L. P., HOLGADO, D., HUSSEY, I., ILCHOVSKA, Z. G., KALANDADZE, T., KARHULAHTI, V.-M., KASSECKERT, L., KLINGELH脰FER-JENS, M., KOPPOLD, A., KORBMACHER, M., KULKE, L., KUPER, N., LAPLUME, A., LEECH, G., LOHKAMP, F., LOU, N. M., LYNOTT, D., MAIER, M., MEIER, M., MONTEFINESE, M., MOREAU, D., MRKVA, K., NEMCOVA, M., OOMEN, D., PACKHEISER, J., PANDEY, S., PAPENMEIER, F., PARUZEL-CZACHURA, M., PAVLOV, Y. G., PAVLOVIC虂, Z., PENNINGTON, C. R., PITTELKOW, M.-M., PLOMP, W., PLONSKI, P. E., PRONIZIUS, E., PUA, A. A., PYPNO-BLAJDA, K., RAUSCH, M., REBHOLZ, T. R., RICHERT, E., R脰ER, J. P., ROSS, R., SCHMIDT, K., SKVORTSOVA, A., SPERL, M. F. J., TAN, A. W. M., TH脺RMER, J. L., TO艁OPI艁O, A., VANPAEMEL, W., VAUGHN, L. A., VERHEYEN, S., WALLRICH, L., WEBER, L., WOLSKA, J. K., ZANEVA, M. and ZHANG, Y., 2024. Journal of Open Psychology Data. 12(8), 1
• NG, M. and CHUNG, K. L., 2023. 360info.
• NG, M., CHUNG, K. L., TEE, E. and GABBERT, F., 2023. Investigative Interviewing: Research & Practice. 13(1), 19鈥�37
• CHUNG, K. L., CHEN, X. Y. and SYED FAISAL AL-EDROS, S. D. H., 2023. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma. 32(6), 902鈥�917
• CHUNG, K. L., DING, I. L. and SUMAMPOUW, N. E. J., 2022. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 36(3), 573鈥�580
• CHUNG, K. L., TAY, C. E., GAN, A. and TAN, C. S. N., 2022. Journal of Individual Differences. 43(2), 105鈥�113
• CHUNG, K. L. and SHERIDAN, L., 2022. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 37(21鈥�22), 狈笔19644鈥揘笔19663
• CHUNG, K. L. and BULL, R., 2021. The Psychologist. Available at: <https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/interrogation-conversation>
• CHUNG, K. L. and SHERIDAN, L., 2021. Personality and Individual Differences. 182, 111064
• CHUNG, K. L., NG, M. and DING, I. L., 2021. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. 37, 248鈥�257
• CHUNG, K. L., MORSHIDI, I., YOONG, L. C. and THIAN, K. N., 2019. Personality and Individual Differences. 143, 62鈥�67
• CHUNG, K. L. and D鈥橝NNUNZIO-GREEN, N., 2018. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes. 10, 101鈥�116
• CHUNG, K. L. and CHARLES, K. E., 2016. Personality and Individual Differences. 101, 208鈥�213