Associate Professor Dr Soon Lean Keng

Associate Professor Dr Soon Lean Keng

  • Associate Professor
  • Programme Leader of Master in Nursing
  • Programme Leader of PhD in Nursing
  • School of Nursing
Faculty of Medical and Life Sciences
SDGs Focus

Biography

Associate Professor Dr. Soon Lean Keng is a senior academic and nursing researcher with over three decades of experience in nursing education, midwifery, research supervision, and academic leadership. She served at Universiti Sains Malaysia from 1984 to 2019, progressing from nursing lecturer to Associate Professor, and subsequently contributed to 红杏视频 University and University College MAIWP International. Her research encompasses maternal and women鈥檚 health, public health education, breast cancer awareness, quality of life, and health-related behaviours. She has published extensively in Web of Science (WoS) and other internationally indexed journals, led competitive research grants, supervised postgraduate students, and served as examiner, journal reviewer, ethics committee member, and board-level contributor. Most of her publications are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • Certificate in Nursing, Ministry of Health, Malaysia (1984)
  • Post Basic Certificate in Sterilization Process, Ministry of Health, Malaysia (1989)
  • Post Basic Certificate in Midwifery (Div 1), Ministry of Health, Malaysia (1992)
  • BNsg Scs (Hons)(Teaching), Universiti Malaya, Malaysia (1999)
  • MSc in Midwifery, Flinders University South Australia, Australia (2002)
  • Ph.D in Nursing, Flinders University South Australia, Australia (2009)

Research Interests

  • Nursing studies ( management , education).
  • Midwifery
  • Women and Public Health
  • Oncology in Nursing

Teaching Areas

  • Nursing Management & Leadership
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Nursing
  • Research Methodology
  • Psychology & Sociology in Nursing
  • Anatomy & Physiology 1
  • Communication & Counseling

Courses Taught

  • Nursing Management & Leadership
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Nursing
  • Research Methodology
  • Psychology & Sociology in Nursing
  • Anatomy & Physiology 1
  • Communication & Counseling

Notable Publications

  1. Ong YY, Soon LK & Azlina Y. (2025). Fear of Childbirth and Its Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Malaysia. Accepted for Publication in British Journal of Midwifery.33(12):679-678.https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2025.0065
  2. Tan BG, Soon LK,  Nor Azwany Y. & Hans VR. (2025). Effect of Public Broadcast on Public Knowledge of Preconception Folic Acid Towards Birth Defect Prevention in Malaysia.Pancasakti Journal of Public Health Science and Research. 5(3): 311-321. Doi: 10.47650/pjphsr.v5i3.2007
  3. Noor Hasliza CS, Nitiakaliyani S, Harjit KS, Wong LS. & Soon LK. (2025). Knowledge of Intravenous Therapy Among Nursing Students: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Infusion Nursing. 48(3): 200-205, DOI: 10.1097/NAN.0000000000000591
  4. Noor Hasliza CS, Juhary A & Soon LK. (2025). Determinants of Hand Hygiene Compliance and Practice among Nurses from West Coast Malaysia. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 9(1): 3119-3130. EISSN NO 2600-8491
  5. Ali Aminuddin MR, Siti Nur鈥 Ain SMA, Mohd Noor M. & Soon LK. (2024). Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Over-the-Counter Analgesics Usage among Medical, Dental and Nursing Students: A Cross-sectional Study, Malaysian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences. 20(6): 235-241. doi:10.47836/mjmhs20.6.31
  6. Azlina Y, Phang ST & Soon LK. (2024). Knowledge, Attitudes & Its Associated Factors Towards Organ Donation among the General Public in Kelantan: A Cross-sectional Study, Malaysian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences. 20(6), doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs20.6.9
  7. Arryana N, Soon LK, Imi Sairi AH,  Yulita Hanum PI & Azlina Y (2024). Breast Cancer Awareness: Development and Usability of the BrAware Mobile Health Application. Malaysian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences. 20(5), doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs 20.5.18
  8. Guo YQ, Ju QM, You MN, Liu Y, Azlina Y & Soon LK. (2023). Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy in China, BMC Nursing, 22(33).
  9. Soon LK, Noor Hazlisa CS, K.Mangaikresh K, Chook JB, Joyce Leong SW, Siti Fairuz I, Ooi PB & Peh SC. (2023). Knowledge of Sarcopenia and Associated Factors among the Malaysian General Public: A Cross-sectional Study, Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 56(2):164-171.
  10. Nor Suriani HS, Soon LK, & Azlina Y. (2023). Fear of COVID-19 and Associated Factors among Nursing Students Back to Clinical Training: A Cross-sectional Study, Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences. eISSN 2636-9346 (Corresponding Author) 
     

Achievements & Accolades

  1. GOLD under education for 鈥淎pplication of the Health Belief Model in Breast Cancer Awareness Video for Promoting Breast Self-Examination Practice鈥 at the National Innovation and Intervention Competition (NIICe) on 22 August 2022 (Co-Investigator)
  2. GOLD for the Invention, Innovation & Design on E-Learning (IIDEL) of Multimedia Breastfeeding Education Kit: An Innovative Approach to Delivering Knowledge at the International University Carnival on e-Learning (IUCEL) 2017. (Co-Investigator)
  3. 鈥Anugerah Jasa Mu DiKenang USM鈥 2019
  4. 鈥Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang USM 鈥 2018 
  5. 鈥Sanggal Sanjung鈥 Award (Category Publication) 2018 Universiti Sains Malaysia
  6. BRONZE for National Study of Nurses Disaster Preparedness in Flood Prone Areas in Malaysia: An Action Research Approach at the Pecipta鈥15 The International Conference and Exposition on Inventions by Institutions of Higher Learning, 4th 鈥 6th December 2015 (Co-Investigator)