Chen Chee Keong PhD

Dr. Chen Chee Keong is a senior lecturer at the Sports Science Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). He was a health and physical education lecturer in a teacher training college before joining USM as a university lecturer in 2005. He has a Bachelor of Education (Physical Education) from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia; Masters in Sports Science (Health & Fitness) from University of Essex, United Kingdom; and PhD in Sports Science from USM. He has been awarded a postgraduate prize for his PhD thesis by the Nutrition Society of Malaysia in 2005.

His research interests include effects of exercise-induced oxidative stress and other physiological parameters, antioxidant supplementation on sports performance, health and fitness among sedentary population. His academic work has been published in international peer-reviewed journals and has been invited as a speaker in both international and national exercise and sports science conferences. He was a former international volleyball referee.

He has been the President of the Sports Science Society of Kelantan since 2007. He was the organising chairman of 4 international sports science conferences organized by the Sports Science Unit, USM. Currently, he is the President of the Asian Council of Exercise and Sports Science (ACESS) and Associate Editor cum Section Editor for Exercise Physiology and Sports Nutrition for the Asian Journal of Exercise and Sports Science (AJESS). He is also serves as a reviewer for international journals and national journals.