Professorships, Fellowships and Awards

Visiting Fellowships , Professorships and Awards
 
1974-75     Ford Foundation SEAsian Fellowship for Doctoral Research in Ec. Anthropology
1975-77     Commonwealth Scholarship for Doctoral Research in Ec. Anthropology
1976                Raymond Firth Award for Best Doctoral Research (LSE. Anthropology )
1981         Lee Foundation, Travel fellowship
1984-85   Fulbright Fellow, (Chicago, Harvard)
1988        Canadian Asean Fund Travel Fellowship
1990        British Council Travel Fellowship
1990        British Academy Fellowship (LSE)
1991        Visiting Professorship, Inst. of Anthropology, University of Oslo
1995        Visiting Professorship, ISLCAA) Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
1996        Visiting Professorship (CASA), Univ. of Amsterdam
2000        Visiting Professorship, Univ of Victoria, Wellington
2001        Rotary Gold Medal for Outstanding Contributions to the Social Sciences
2001        Visiting Professorship (CICHE) Univ. of Kent at Canterbury
2001        Visiting Professorship, Ethnographic Museum Univ. of Oslo
2003         Professorship, Andrews Chair (Asian Studies) University of Hawaii, Manoa
2004        Sanggar Sanjung Award, USM for Most Outstanding International Scholar
2005        Award for Best Academic, Penang State , Women and Family Dev. Council
2005        Senior Fellow, The Social Institute of Malaysia (ISM)
2006        Fellow, Clare’s College, U. of Cambridge
 

Academic and Public Service

 
Public /Academic Service Record
 
1974             Tutor, Faculty of Economics, Univ. of Malaya
1975-78        Lecturer, Univ. of Malaya
 1978-2004    Lecturer, Assoc Prof and Professor in Social Sciences, Universiti
                      Sains  Malaysia ( USM) Retired 2004
1978-2004    Senator, USM
1978-79          Chairperson, Anthropology/Sociology ( USM)
1978-91          Convenor, Women and Children’s  Research Group (KANITA), USM
1980-            Member of the Mal. Br. Of  the Royal Asiatic Soc.
1985- 87       Member, Promotions Committee, Category A, USM
1988-90        President, Women’s Association, USM
1991-2000     Convenor, Women and Human Resource Studies Unit (KANITA), USM
1996-2000      Intensification of Research priority Areas (IRPA) Soc. Sc. Research Panel   Member
1995-2004        Director-General, Academy of Social Sciences (AKASS)
1996-97                Founding President, SE Asian Asso.c for Gender Studies (SAMA)
1996-            Int. Editorial Board,  Anthropological Forum (Univ. of West. Australia)
1996-            Int. Editorial Board, Br. Medical  Anthropological. Review, Univ.London
1999-2004    Advisor, Universiti Putra Malaysia ( Faculty of Human Ecology )
1999-2004    Academic  Assessor  ( Promotions) UKM
1998-2004        Chairperson, Research & Resource Committee, Women & Fam Council.Penang
2000-2002   Council Member, Penang Heritage Trust (PHT)
2000-2004    Chairperson, Soc. Sc. Research Committee
2000-2004      Director, Women’s Development Research Centre (KANITA), USM
2000-2006    President, Pan Pacific SEAsian Women’s Assoc. Penang Chap.
2000-            Penang Museum Board Member
2002-            Consultant, Ministry of Women, Family. and Community, Malaysia
2003-           TODA Institute Council Member, Honolulu
2004-          Advisor on Muslim Heritage, Penang Heritage Trust (PHT)
2004-          Chief Executive Officer, Academy of Socio-Economic Research (ASERA)
2004-          Member, Panel of Experts, UNESCO Commission for the Social Sciences
2005-          Member, National Advisory Council for Women , Malaysia
                    (Research Chairperson)
2005-          Member, State Advisory Council for Women, Malaysia (Education   
                   Chairperson)