Garry Kuan_SSPE 2023

Biography
Prof. Garry Kuan Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Biography: Associate Professor Dr Garry Kuan is an associate professor of the Exercise and Sports Science Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Presently, Garry is the Secretary-General of the Asian-South Pacific Association of Sport Psychology (ASPASP), the Secretary-General of the Malaysian Sport Psychology Association (MASPA), an executive board member of the Asian Council of Sports Science (ACESS), and the scientific committee of World Exercise Medicine. In 2019, he was appointed as the chair of the international network of the Young Scientist Network – Academy of Science Malaysia (YSN-ASM) and the sport psychology panelist for the National Coaching Academy of Malaysia. Garry has published over 250 scholarly manuscripts, with over 120 high-impact ISI journals, and has served as an editor for numerous international journals. Besides, he had been invited to deliver over 15 keynotes and 40 invited presentations globally. Previously, Garry served as a senate member of Brunel University, a lecturer and a council member of Victoria University, and a contract sports psychologist with the Australian Institute of Sport, Team Great Britain and for several Malaysian Team. He was also a certified trainer and sports coach for the Active-After School Communities programme, under the Australian Sports Commission. Garry’s research has won numerous awards internationally. He is the recipient of the 2022 Malaysian Book of Record, 2021 JCI Top Ten Oustanding Young Malaysian, 2021 International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP) Developing Scholar Award, the 2021 Outstanding Academician of the Year by Asia Awards, the 2020 IFPEFSSA International Eminent Educator Award, the A-CIPA Young Researcher Award at the 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, the International Scholars Award at the ICSEMIS pre-Olympic conference, and the Atsushi Fujita Research Scholarship at the 6th ASPASP conference. In his leadership role, Garry was awarded the Australian Leadership Award (2013) and the Victoria Ambassador Award - Young Person. During his social time, he plays the first violin professionally and teaches communities to play various musical instruments.

Biography

Prof. Garry Kuan
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Biography:

Associate Professor Dr Garry Kuan is an associate professor of the Exercise and Sports Science Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Presently, Garry is the Secretary-General of the Asian-South Pacific Association of Sport Psychology (ASPASP), the Secretary-General of the Malaysian Sport Psychology Association (MASPA), an executive board member of the Asian Council of Sports Science (ACESS), and the scientific committee of World Exercise Medicine. In 2019, he was appointed as the chair of the international network of the Young Scientist Network – Academy of Science Malaysia (YSN-ASM) and the sport psychology panelist for the National Coaching Academy of Malaysia. Garry has published over 250 scholarly manuscripts, with over 120 high-impact ISI journals, and has served as an editor for numerous international journals. Besides, he had been invited to deliver over 15 keynotes and 40 invited presentations globally. Previously, Garry served as a senate member of Brunel University, a lecturer and a council member of Victoria University, and a contract sports psychologist with the Australian Institute of Sport, Team Great Britain and for several Malaysian Team. He was also a certified trainer and sports coach for the Active-After School Communities programme, under the Australian Sports Commission. Garry’s research has won numerous awards internationally. He is the recipient of the 2022 Malaysian Book of Record, 2021 JCI Top Ten Oustanding Young Malaysian, 2021 International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP) Developing Scholar Award, the 2021 Outstanding Academician of the Year by Asia Awards, the 2020 IFPEFSSA International Eminent Educator Award, the A-CIPA Young Researcher Award at the 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, the International Scholars Award at the ICSEMIS pre-Olympic conference, and the Atsushi Fujita Research Scholarship at the 6th ASPASP conference. In his leadership role, Garry was awarded the Australian Leadership Award (2013) and the Victoria Ambassador Award - Young Person. During his social time, he plays the first violin professionally and teaches communities to play various musical instruments.