Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DETAILS

Dr Jacqui Kong Huiyi

  • Senior Lecturer II

  • School of Food Studies & Gastronomy
    Faculty of Social Sciences & Leisure Management
  •   jacqui.kong@taylors.edu.my

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
(Role),(Level),(Duration)
  • Committee Member, Human Ethics Committee School of Food Studies and Gastronomy Faculty of Social Sciences and Leisure Management Taylor's University, 05/10/2022 to present
  • Committee Member, Student-Staff Consultative Committee (SSCC) representing School of Food Studies and Gastronomy Faculty of Social Sciences and Leisure Management Taylor's University, 17/05/2022 to present
  • Committee Member, Curriculum Development Committee School of Food Studies and Gastronomy Faculty of Social Sciences and Leisure Management Taylor's University, 01/06/2021 to 31/05/2022
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
(Qualification),(Institution)
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University, Malaysia
  • Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts, Monash University, Malaysia
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
(Organisation),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
  • Association for the Study of Food and Society, Committee Board Member, 2023 to present (International)
  • Association for Asian Studies, Annual Member, 2022 to 2024 (International)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
(Area)
  • Food Studies; Cultural Studies; Media Studies; Postcolonial and Diasporic Studies; Communication Studies; Film and TV Studies
TEACHING
(Course Title),(Level of Study),(Institution),(Month/Year)
  • Research Methodology, Master Degree, Taylor's University (04/2024)
  • Qualitative Research Methods, PhD, Taylor's University (10/2023)
  • Food Sociology, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (02/2023)
  • An Introduction to Mass Communication, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (08/2022)
  • Food Sociology, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (02/2022)
  • Food Sociology, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (01/2022)
  • An Introduction to Mass Communication, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (02/2022)
  • An Introduction to Mass Communication, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (06/2022)
  • An Introduction to Mass Communication, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (08/2021)
  • Social Innovation Project, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (08/2021)
PUBLICATIONS
(Title of publication in APA style)
Book Chapter
2019
  • Kong, J. (2019). “Feasting on ‘the Other’: Performing Authenticity and Commodifying Difference in Celebrity Chefs’ Food and Travel Television Programmes”, in Cecilia Leong-Salobir (ed.), Routledge Handbook of Food in Asia (pp. 207-221). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
Article in Journals
2024
  • Kong, J. (under review; 2024) “I Can’t Smell it Through the Screen!” Navigating the E-Commerce Experience of Durian Buyers and Sellers in Klang Valley, Malaysia during Covid-19”, Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies, Special Issue on ‘Durian Matters’,
  • Kong, J. (submitted; 2024) “Cooking Up Identities: Performance and Subjectivity in Celebrity Chefs Kylie Kwong and Poh Ling Yeow’s Cooking Television Programmes”, Food, Culture and Society, Special Issue on ‘Representation and Performance of Diasporic Food Cultures’
2023
  • Poulain, Jean-Pierre; Mognard, Elise; Kong, Jacqui; Jan Li, Yuen; Tibere, Laurence; Larporte, Cyrill (in press; 2022) “Malaysian Breakfast: A Socio-Cultural Perspective”, Sustainability, Special Issue on ‘Social and Cultural Capital in Food System: Implications for Health and Sustainability’ (SCOPUS-Indexed)
     
  • Kong, J. (2023). “Homecoming: Culinary Memories and Journeys through Kuching, Sarawak”, PORTAL: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, Special Issue: ‘Sticky Memories’, 19 (1-2): 65-75. https://doi.org/10.5130/pjmis.v19i1-2.8932 (SCOPUS-Indexed)
     
2016
  • Kong, J. (2016). “Serving Up Chineseness: Myths of Authenticity and Identity in Kylie Kwong’s Cookery Texts”, Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature, 10 (1): 226-237. (SCOPUS-Indexed)
     
2011
  • Kong, J. (2011). “Feasting with the 'Other': Transforming the Self in Food Adventuring Television Programs”, Asian American Literature: Discourses and Pedagogies, 2: 45-56.
     
SUPERVISION
(Title of Thesis),(Name of Candidates),(Academic Level),(Role)
ONGOING
  • Khor Ching Yuet, PhD/ Doctoral  (Co-supervisor (Internal))
  • Shazrizal Zul Mukhshar, Master by Research  (Main Supervisor)
  • GRACE KELLY  (Main Supervisor)
COMPLETED
  • Natural Foods An Analysis on the Discourse of the Concept of Food Naturality in Japan , Dayang Puteri Nadhirah, Master by Research  (Co-supervisor (Internal))
PRESENTATION
(Title),(Event),(Date Presented),(Organiser),(Level)
ORAL PRESENTER
  • Reflective Pieces: How Do We Design Authentic Reflective Assignments and Assess Them in an Effective and Meaningful Manner?, TransformED Learning & Teaching Showcase 2023, 12/12/2023 to 12/12/2023, Monash University Malaysia (International)
  • Beneath the Thorns: Charting the Covid-19 Pandemic and its Impact on Durian Buyers and Sellers in Malaysia, 4th International Food & Society Conference, 15/11/2023 to 18/11/2023, Asia Pacific Food Studies Network (International)
  • "I Can't Smell it Through the Screen!" Navigating the E-Commerce Experience of Durian Sellers in Klang Valley, Malaysia during Covid-19, Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Annual Conference 2022, 24/03/2022 to 27/03/2022, Association for Asian Studies (International)
  • Consuming Identities: Evocations of Home , Memory, and Chineseness in Diasporic Chinese Celebrity Chefs Cookbooks and Television Programmes , 115th Annual Conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), 10/11/2017 to 12/11/2017, Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) (International)
  • Serving up Steamboat and Identity: An Analysis of the Genre and Style of Celebrity Chef Kylie Kwong s Cookbooks and Cooking Television Programmes , Journeys of/toward Identity Colloquium, 15/10/2015 to 15/10/2015, Universiti Malaya (International)
  • Inside a Chinese Lacquered Box: The Myth and Spectacle of Celebrity Chef Kylie Kwong s Chinese Cuisine , Fourth International Conference on Food Studies, 20/10/2014 to 21/10/2014, Food Studies Research Network (International)
  • "Feasting on the Other : The Commodification of Difference and the Performance of Authenticity in Food and Travel Television Programmes , Foodways: Diasporic Diners, Transnational Tables and Culinary Connections conference, 04/10/2012 to 06/10/2012, University of Toronto, Canada (International)
COURSE ATTENDED
(Course Title),(Course Mode),(Date/Duration),(Level)
  • Kahoot EDU Fall Meetup 2022, Research, 21/09/2022 to 21/09/2022 (International)
  • Heritage and Cultural Tourism in Southeast Asia Symposium, Research, 15/09/2022 to 15/09/2022 (International)
  • Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Summer School 2022: Crisis and Connectedness, Research, 09/08/2022 to 18/08/2022 (International)
  • Classpoint Workshop, Research, 31/03/2022 to 31/03/2022 (University)
  • Higher Degrees by Research Supervisory Skills Training, Research, 11/10/2021 to 15/10/2021 (University)