dr. denise koh choon lian

pensyarah universiti

pusat kajian pendidikan & kesejahteraan komuniti

 denise.koh@ukm.edu.my



   Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :


  •    Biografi/ Biography :

  • Denise Koh terlibat giat dalam bidang penyelidikan yang meneroka dan memahami faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi tingkah laku aktiviti fizikal dan senam, menguji pendekatan baharu untuk meningkatkan tahap aktiviti fizikal dan penglibatan sukan dalam kalangan populasi Malaysia yang berisiko tinggi, terutamanya dalam kalangan kanak-kanak. Sebagai seorang pendidik, beliau juga berkolaborasi dengan penyelidik di dalam negara dan luar negara yang berfokus dalam penilaian dan pengukuran tingkah laku aktiviti fizikal.
    Denise Koh`s research area includes exploring and understanding the correlates of physical activity and exercise, and testing novel approaches to increasing physical activity participation among high-risk populations, especially among young children. An educationist by training, she also collaborates with local and international research that focuses on objective measures of physical activity behaviour.

  • peng chen, denise koh, yusha gu, hongwei wang, weiping du.  (2025).  visual neural dynamics of adolescents with myopia during face inversion: an erp and oscillatory study .  - brain sciences.  1 - 15. 

     

    pei teng lum, jasmine siew min chia, giin shang yeo, see meng lim, mohd jamil sameeha, jyh eiin wong, nik shanita safii, ilse khouw, bee koon poh, on behalf of the seanuts ii malaysia study group.  (2025).  socioeconomic disparities and its association with food security, diet quality, and growth among malaysian children aged 6 months to 12.9 years.  - frontiers in public health.  1 - 13. 

     

    yuanyuan luo, denise koh, yingying cao, shuairan li, xinliang pan, yan shi.  (2025).  effects of high-intensity interval and moderate-intensity continuous jump rope training on executive function enhancement in high school physical education: a teaching experiment-based study.  - revista internacional de medicina y ciencias de la actividad física y el deporte.  557 - 578. 

     

    peng chen, nur shakila mazalan, denise koh, weiping du, yuanyuan luo.  (2025).  effects of mind-body exercise intervention on anxiety among women: a meta-analysis.  - frontiers in psychology.  1 - 18. 

     

    yingying cao, yuanyuan luo, mohamad nizam nazarudin, denise koh .  (2025).  effects of different intensity jump rope training on health-related physical fitness in physical education: a comparative study based on curriculum implementation.  - revista internacional de medicina y ciencias de la actividad física y el deporte .  614 - 636. 

     

    peng chen, nur shakila mazalan, denise koh, weiping du, yuanyuan luo.  (2025).  effects of mind-body exercise intervention on anxiety among women: a meta-analysis.  - frontiers in psychology.  1 - 18. 

     

    sixiang tao, hongzhao wang, yaming song, denise koh.  (2025).  association of body mass index with peer aggression, reaction to peer aggression and physical activity in rural chinese children.  - frontiers public health.  1 - 9. 

     

    rujiu gao, denise koh, ling wang.  (2025).  relationship between body involvement and post-trip behavioral intention in sports tourism: an embodied cognition perspective.  - international journal of sports marketing and sponsorship.  1 - 20. 

     

    nana a kwofie, adang suherman, alex a florindo, amanda staiano, amy s ha, anthony d okely, asmaa el hamdouchi, bang nguyen pham, catherine e draper, chiaki tanaka, denise koh, dong hoon kim, e kipling webster, hongyan guan, hong kim tang, john j reilly, kar hau chong, marie löf, mark s tremblay, mohammad sorowar hossain, nyaradzai munambah, penny l cross, pujitha wickramasinghe, thanh van kim, xanne janssen.  (2025).  associations between sedentary behaviour and fine and gross motor skills in 3-to 4-year-olds: a secondary data analysis from sunrise international study pilot studies.  - child: care, health and development.  1 - 9. 

     

    lili wang, wenjun zou, yuxuan wang, denise koh1, wan ahmad munsif wan pa, rujiu gao.  (2025).  the impact of preschool children’s physical fitness evaluation under self organizing maps neural network.  - scientific reports.  1 - 13. 

     

    yuanyuan luo, denise koh, yingying cao, shuairan li, xinliang pan, yan shi.  (2025).  effects of high-intensity interval and moderate-intensity continuous jump rope training on executive function enhancement in high school physical education: a teaching experiment-based study.  - revista internacional de medicina y ciencias de la actividad física y el deporte.  557 - 578. 

     

    yingying cao, yuanyuan luo, mohamad nizam nazarudin, denise koh .  (2025).  effects of different intensity jump rope training on health-related physical fitness in physical education: a comparative study based on curriculum implementation.  - revista internacional de medicina y ciencias de la actividad física y el deporte .  614 - 636. 

     

    peng chen, denise koh, yusha gu, hongwei wang, weiping du.  (2025).  visual neural dynamics of adolescents with myopia during face inversion: an erp and oscillatory study .  - brain sciences.  1 - 15. 

     

    nurul hasanah hasmuni chew, nur zakiah mohd saat, jyh eiin wong, shoo thien lee, cécile m. singh-povel, ilse khouw, bee koon poh, on behalf of the seanuts ii malaysia study group.  (2024).  a cross-sectional study on the dietary patterns of multiethnic malaysian preschoolers and their sociodemographic determinants.  - nutrition bulletin.  294 - 313. 

     

    bee koon poh, jyh eiin wong, shoo thien lee, jasmine chia, giin shang yeo, razinah sharif, ns safii, nor aini jamil, caryn chan, nor mf farah, mj sameeha, denise koh, nz mohd saat, see meng lim, ak norimah, at ruzita, sb budin, lh wee, sf tang, i khouw.  (2024).  triple burden of malnutrition among malaysian children aged 6 months to 12 years: current findings from seanuts ii malaysia.  - public health nutrition.  1 - 16. 

     

    rujiu gao, denise koh, ling wang.  (2025).  relationship between body involvement and post-trip behavioral intention in sports tourism: an embodied cognition perspective.  - international journal of sports marketing and sponsorship.  1 - 20. 

     

    nana a kwofie, adang suherman, alex a florindo, amanda staiano, amy s ha, anthony d okely, asmaa el hamdouchi, bang nguyen pham, catherine e draper, chiaki tanaka, denise koh, dong hoon kim, e kipling webster, hongyan guan, hong kim tang, john j reilly, kar hau chong, marie löf, mark s tremblay, mohammad sorowar hossain, nyaradzai munambah, penny l cross, pujitha wickramasinghe, thanh van kim, xanne janssen.  (2025).  associations between sedentary behaviour and fine and gross motor skills in 3-to 4-year-olds: a secondary data analysis from sunrise international study pilot studies.  - child: care, health and development.  1 - 9. 

     

    lili wang, wenjun zou, yuxuan wang, denise koh1, wan ahmad munsif wan pa, rujiu gao.  (2025).  the impact of preschool children’s physical fitness evaluation under self organizing maps neural network.  - scientific reports.  1 - 13. 

     

    wenyue liu, denise koh, zhihao zhang, jianguo qiu, lili wang.  (2025).  enhancing physical literacy in preschool children through play.  - journal of physical education and sport.  1105 - 1112. 

     

    dan huang, huilin wang, yiwei tang, hanyue lei, denise koh.  (2025).  enhancing athlete performance under pressure: the role of attribution training in mitigating choking.  - frontiers in psychology.  1 - 11. 

     

    wan ahmad munsif wan pa, norlena salamuddin, noraziah mohamad zin, denise koh choon lian.  (2020).  sports massage therapy towards pre-competition anxiety among malaysian high performance tennis players.  - proceedings of the 1st progress in social science, humanities and education research symposium (psshers 2019).  1073-1079. 

     

    t. subahan mohd meerah, denise koh choon lian, kamisah osman, effandi zakaria, zanaton haji iksan & tuan mastura tuan soh.  (2011).  measuring life-long learning in the malaysian institute of higher learning context.  - procedia social and behavioral sciences - kongres pengajaran dan pembelajaran ukm, 2010. 

     

    norimah a. karim, ruzita abd. talib, gan wan ying, sharifah wajihah syed tarik wafa, zahara abdul manaf, sameeha mohd jamil, hazizi abu saad, denise koh choon lian, wong jyh eiin, siti soraya mohd elias, razali mohamed salleh, patricia pawa pitil, jamilah hanum abdul khaiyom, aida farhana suhaimi.  (2024).  evidence to prevent obesity: focus of diet, physical activity and behaviour modifications.  - 111 - 157. 

     

    denise koh choon lian, nor farah mohamad fauzi.  (2022).  kesan pandemik covid-19 terhadap aktiviti fizikal dan strategi untuk amalan gaya hidup aktif.  - 54-69. 

     

    samsudin a rahim, chong sheau tsuey, fauziah ibrahim, balan rathakrishnan, ali salman, hamisah zaharah hasan, denice koh choon lian, mohamed dahlan ibrahim & wasitah hj mohd yusof.  (2016).  mengarusperdanakan generasi muda dalam komuniti terpinggir daripada pendekatan transisi kepada pendekatan generasi.  - 3-30. 

     

    shaun moo, denise koh choon lian m. khalid m. nasir.  (2025).  kebolehgunaan video gimnastik kssr untuk guru pendidikan jasmani.  - advances in humanities & contemporary studies.  167 - 178. 

     

    jie ying low, denise koh choon lian, m. khalid m. nasir.  (2025).  tahap motivasi guru dalam penggunaan modul gimnastik kssr tahun 5: perbandingan antara guru opsyen & guru bukan opsyen.  - advances in humanities & contemporary studies.  141 - 151. 

     

    nursyuhada osman, denise koh coon lian, m. khalid m. nasir.  (2025).  aktiviti waktu senggang & hubungannya dengan pencapaian akademik pelajar sekolah.  - advances in humanities & contemporary studies.  152 - 166. 

     

    ainool haqqiem md yatim, denise koh choon lian.  (2024).  tingkah laku tidur atlet professional dalam kalangan pemain kriket.  - jurnal penyelidikan sains sosial.  129 - 136. 

     

    ainool haqqiem md yatim, denise koh choon lian.  (2024).  tingkah laku tidur atlet professional dalam kalangan pemain kriket.  - jurnal penyelidikan sains sosial.  129 - 136. 

     

    noor hafizah yatiman, poh bee koon, ruzita abd talib, mohd ismail noor, denise koh, cheah whye lian, julia lee ai cheng, cecilia a. essau, sue reeves, carolyn summerbell, edward leigh gibson.  (2025).  preschool teachers’ perspectives on implementing the toybox study malaysia (tsm): a qualitative study.  - 40th nsm annual scientific conference 2025. 

     

    chong yt, poh bk, ruzita at, koh d, cheah wl, lee jac, yatiman nh, essau ca, reeves s, summerbell c, gibson el .  (2025).  improving malaysian preschool teachers’ capacity to promote healthy habits: effectiveness of etoybox online learning platform .  - maso scientific conference on obesity: transforming systems for sustainable obesity prevention. 

     

    noor hafizah yatiman, poh bee koon, ruzita abd talib, mohd ismail noor, denise koh, cheah whye lian, julia lee ai cheng, cecilia a. essau, sue reeves, carolyn summerbell, edward leigh gibson .  (2025).  environment audit and teachers’ perceptions of children’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour: readiness of kindergartens in klang valley for intervention .  - maso scientific conference on obesity: transforming systems for sustainable obesity prevention. 

     

    kirrthana rasantharan, denise koh, wong jyh eiin.  (2024).  adherence to 24-hour movement behaviours and its relationship with motor skills and executive function among 3- to 4-year-old preschoolers in selangor, malaysia .  - 39th nutrition society of malaysia scientific conference 2024. 

     

    chan kai sze, nor farah mohamad fauzi, denise koh d, wong jyh ein, khouw ilse and poh bee koon .  (2024).  cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiometabolic risk in malaysian children aged 6 to 12 years: findings from seanuts ii malaysia.  - 39th nsm scientific conference. 

     

    MEDICAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    Health / Physical Activity Promotion
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    EDUCATION :ARTS AND APPLIED ARTS
    Health Education / Promotion
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)