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Advisory Board Members of the Asia-Pacific Chapter
Ng Lee Luan
| Dr Ng Lee Luan obtained her PhD in Applied Linguistics. Prior to that, she was also trained in the field of teaching and learning of English as a Second Language. At the moment, Dr Ng teaches postgraduate courses related to research methodology and second language acquisition at the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya. Her current research interest includes computer assisted language learning, online learning, second language acquisition, the use of computer assisted qualitative data analysis system in deciphering data in qualitative research in health sciences. She is also a certified trainer for the software, NVivo and has been conducting workshops related to the use of computer software in qualitative data analysis to postgraduate students as well as academic staff members of universities. | | | |  Chang Kam Hock
| Dr. Chang Kam Hock is an associate professor at the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak and a trainer and consultant of QSR International Pty., Australia for qualitative research computer software like NVivo. He is also a member scholar of the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, University of Alberta and an advisor to Merlien Institute, Singapore for Computer-Aided Qualitative Research. Dr. Chang supervises master and doctoral degrees and actively conducts qualitative research. He also actively presents papers in scientific conferences and workshops both nationally and internationally and reviews the manuscripts of several journals, which include the Qualitative Health Research journal, SAGE.
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Michael Jones
| Dr Michael Jones has been an academic teaching and researching in areas of organisation, business and management for ten years. Michael has developed research interests in two principle areas; studies of qualitative methods, particularly in the field of grounded theory and computerised techniques for qualitative data analysis; and, organisational behaviour, concentrating in areas of organisational psychology and behaviour. Michael has written extensively in both of these areas, particularly on qualitative methodologies and methods. Michael received his PhD in organisational behaviour from the University of Wollongong. | | | | 
Lim Chap Sam
| Prof Lim Chap Sam is an Associate Professor in mathematics education at the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia. She taught mathematics in secondary schools for 8 years and lectured at a teacher training college for one and half year before joining USM in 1993. She was awarded Asian Scholar (2004-5) and Fulbright Scholar (2008-9). She has published numerous research articles, focusing on cross-cultural study, public images of mathematics, teaching mathematics in second language, and Lesson Study as a professional development tool for mathematics teachers in both international and national journals. She is a promoter for qualitative research methods, particularly computer-aided qualitative data analysis.
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Vignesh Ilavarasan | Prof P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan is an Assistant Professor Assistant at the department of Humanities & Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi. He specializes in sociology of work and industry with special emphasis on Information Technology & India. He is trained in sociology and an expert in quantitative & qualitative methods and tools (SPSS, Spread sheet, and QDA). He is recipient of Outstanding Young Faculty Fellowship of IIT Delhi (India) and has contributed to international journals and conferences of repute. He is also open to academic research collaborations and consulting. | | | | 
Wu Mei
| Prof Wu Mei is an Associate Professor at the department of communication at the faculty of social science and humanities at the University of Macau, China. Her research area cover online journalism and publishing, news analysis, media technology, communication and societal change. She is currently a member of the Executive Board of the China New Media Communication Association (CNMCA). Prof Wu Mei also publishes extensively in conferences and journal papers.
| | | |  Paula O'Kane | Paula received her PhD in 2004 at the University of Ulster (UK). She is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago in New Zealand and a registered QSR International NVivo trainer. She has extensive experience giving CAQDAS training to PhD students. Her current research focuses on computer-mediated communication and its impact upon the organisational environment. She is interested in the processes and consequences associated with the use of email and the intranet within internal communication from the efficiency in the organisation to the individual’s personal effectiveness. | | | | 
Annie Cheng
| Annie Cheng is the first NVivo listed trainer in Hong Kong. She is a research staff member of the Hong Kong Institute of Education and intensively uses CAQDA packages in her research. After receiving her Bachelor of Engineering from the University of New South Wales in Australia and graduating from her Master of Science in Educational Leadership at the University of Leicester in UK, she are studying the doctoral programme with the University of Bristol. Annie has conducted training workshops and provided consultation for qualitative research with CAQDA. She actively introduces CAQDA to researchers and provides support to their use of the packages. Furthermore, she publishes and reviews manuscripts of several education journals including International Journal of Leadership in Education.
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Elson Szeto
| Dr. Szeto is a member of the Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology in the Hong Kong Institute of Education. He is an elearning developer involved in the development of institute-wide blended/online learning and professional development and utilising Information and Communication Technologies for the enhancement of learning and teaching. His research interests include curriculum, ICT and learning, and assessment. He holds NVivo and ATLAS.ti workshops for academics and research teams in higher education institutions. He also actively participates in international conferences on CAQDA and qualitative research. His research interests are innovative pedagogy, blended/online learning designs and impacts of ICT on learning, teaching and assessment.
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