Educational Qualifications

2019                 
Doctor of Philosophy in School Counselling, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

2009                     
Master of Education in Leadership, Policy and Change, Monash University

2007                       
Bachelor of Psychology, James Cook University

Academic and Professional Experience

2026 - Present
Senior Lecturer, S R Nathan School of Human Development, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2024 - Present
Director, Simplymindcare Pte Ltd. Hong Kong

2021 - 2026
Lecturer, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong

2021 - 2023
Senior Counsellor, Cygnet Consultancy, Hong Kong

2020 - 2021
Senior Project Officer, Centre for Innovative Service-Learning, Hong Kong Baptist University

2019 - 2020
Postdoctoral Fellow Office of Service Learning, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2018 - 2019
Project Officer, Centre for Holistic Teaching and Learning, Hong Kong Baptist University

2010 - 2018
School Counsellor, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Singapore

2008 - 2010
Counsellor, Singapore Children’s Society 

Awards and Honours

2026 - 2027                     
Research Grant (Co-Investigator):
Hong Kong’s General Research Fund, Research Grants Council (17618725). Fund awarded: HKD820,370

2012                     
LBKM Bursary Award

2010                       
Pradap Kow Scholarship

Selected Publications

Journals:

Hafiz, M., & Chong, W.H. (2022). An Elicitation Study to Identify Students’ Salient Beliefs towards School Counselling. Journal for Psychologists and Counsellors in School, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1017/jgc.2022.6

Law, L., Hafiz, M., Kwong, T., & Wong, E. (2019). Evaluating Students’ Perceptions on the Effectiveness of Online Intercultural Learning Experience via a SPOC. Current Issues in Comparative Education, 21(1), 69–92.

Hafiz, M. & Kwong, T. (2019). A blended learning professional development and its influence on TPACK. International Journal of Smart Technology and Learning, Vol.1 No.3, pp.267 - 280.

Kwong, T., Hafiz, M., Lau, P. & Chan, I. (2018). Academic Integrity and Ethics: The Influence of Culture and Prior Academic Background.  Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, Volume 29, Numbers 3 and 4.

Cheung, S. Y., Hafiz, M., & Law, L. (2018). Moral Education Through the Trail of Integrity and Ethics in Sport and Recreation.  Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, Volume 29, Numbers 3 and 4.


Edited Books and Book Chapters:

Hafiz, M., Tu, F., Cheung, C.H., Yue, K.M.K. (2022). The Impact of E-Service-Learning on Tui-na Teaching in a Chinese Medicine Course—From the Perspectives of Service-Recipients and Service-Partner. In: Ngai, G., Shek, D.T. (eds) Service-Learning Capacity Enhancement in Hong Kong Higher Education. Quality of Life in Asia, vol 14. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2437-8_11

Hafiz, M., Choi, Y.Y.Y., Keung, J.C.T., Lam, J.L.K., Yue, K.K.M. (2022). Action Research as a Tool for Faculty Development in Service-Learning: The Impact of Action Research on Faculty’s Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes Towards Service-Learning. In: Ngai, G., Shek, D.T. (eds) Service-Learning Capacity Enhancement in Hong Kong Higher Education. Quality of Life in Asia, vol 14. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2437-8_12

Chad, W.F.C, Hafiz, M., Choi, Y.Y.Y., Keung, J.C.T., Lam, J.L.K., Yue, K.K.M. (2022). The Developmental Impacts of Interdisciplinary and Inter-Institutional Service-Learning Collaboration. In: Ngai, G., Shek, D.T. (eds) Service-Learning Capacity Enhancement in Hong Kong Higher Education. Quality of Life in Asia, vol 14. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2437-8_13

Chan, I., Hafiz, M., Kwong, T., & Wong, E. Y. W. (2021). Reinforcing the importance of academic integrity and ethics (AIE) through augmented reality (AR) learning trails. In C. P. Lim & C. R. Graham (Eds.), Blended learning for quality access in Asian universities. Hong Kong: Springer Education & Language.

Law L., Hafiz M., Kwong, T., & Wong E. (2019). Enhancing SPOC-Flipped Classroom Learning by Using Student-Centred Mobile Learning Tools. In: Yu S., Ally M., Tsinakos A. (eds) Bridging Human and Machine: Future Education with Intelligence. Springer, Singapore

More Information