Arul Chib Nanyang Technological University

ARUL CHIB

Associate Professor, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore arulchib@ntu.edu.sg | (65) 65148390

Educational Qualifications

2007 Ph.D., Communications, University of Southern California

2000 M.S., Television, Radio and Film, Syracuse University

1995 M.B.A., Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

1993 B.A., Economics, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University

Employment History

2013 Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

2014 - 2017 Director, Singapore Internet Research Centre

2007 - 2013 Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

2008 - 2014 Assistant Director, Singapore Internet Research Centre

2005 - 2007 Consultant, World Vision Asia Tsunami Response Team, Singapore

2001 - 2002 Account Manager, Atomic Imaging, Chicago

2000 - 2001 Strategy Associate, MarchFIRST, Chicago

1997 - 1998 Assistant Brand Manager, Procter & Gamble, Thailand

1995 - 1997 Assistant Brand Manager, Procter & Gamble, India

Selected Awards & Scholarships

2019 Visiting Professor, University of Cape Town, South Africa

2016 Best Paper Award, ASEAN-EU Science Technology Innovation Days, Hanoi

2015 Top Paper Award, International Communication Association Conference, Puerto Rico

2012/3 Visiting Professor, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München

2011 ICTs for Sustainable Development Award, United Nations University

Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, German Ministry of Education & Research

2008 Top Paper Award, International Communication Association Conference, Montreal

2005 Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, University of Southern California

2005 Visiting Scholar, Instituto de Estudio Peruano, Peru

2002 Annenberg Fellowship, University of Southern California

2000 Best Graduate Student Award, Syracuse University

Reductionism

Refereed journal articles 42 Refereed Conference papers 92

Edited Books 3 Invited Presentations 41

Book Chapters 20 Keynote Speech 3

Conference Proceedings 11 External Grants S$5.41 Mn

Others (Reports, editorials) 8 Internal Grants S$0.19 Mn

Citations (Google Scholar) 1410 Countries primary data published 16

Hirsch Index 17 Journal Editorial Boards 8

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RESEARCH

Journal Articles

1. Brew-Sam, N. & Chib, A. (2019). How do smart device apps for diabetes self-management

correspond with theoretical indicators of empowerment? An analysis of app features.

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 1-10.

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266462319000163

2. Rossmann, C.; Riesmeyer; C.; Brew-Sam, N.; Karnowski, V; Joeckel, S.; Chib, A., & Ling, R. (2019).

Appropriation of mHealth for Diabetes Self-Management: Lessons from two qualitative studies.

JMIR Diabetes, 1-16. doi:10.2196/10271

3. Chib, A., Bentley, C., & Wardoyo, R. (2019). Distributed contexts of digital media and learning:

Open practices as a response to marginalization. Comunicar, 58(1), 51-60.

https://doi.org/10.3916/C58-2019-05

4. Chib, A., Bentley, C., y Wardoyo, R. (2019). Entornos digitales distribuidos y aprendizaje:

Empoderamiento personal y transformación social en colectivos discriminados. Comunicar, 58(1),

51-60. https://doi.org/10.3916/C58-2019-05

5. Chib, A., & Shi, J. (2018). Structured imaginings: Social media as a tool to reduce intergroup

prejudice. Intercultural Communication Studies, XXII(2), 17-43.

6. Chib, A. & Lin. S. (2018). Theoretical advancements in mHealth: A systematic review of mobile

apps. Journal of Health Communication, 1-47. 10.1080/10810730.2018.1544676

7. Chib, A. & Nguyen, H. (2018). Essentialist identities as resistance to immobilities: Communicative

mobilities of Vietnamese foreign brides in Singapore. International Journal of Communication, 12,

4030-4051.

8. Loh, Y., & Chib, A. (2018). Tackling social inequality in development: Beyond access to

appropriation of ICTs for employability. Information Technology for Development, 1-20. doi:

10.1080/02681102.2018.1520190

9. Bentley, C., Chib, A., & Poveda, S. (2018). A critical narratives approach to openness: The impact

of open development on structural transformation. Information Systems Journal, 1-24. doi:

https://doi.org/10.1111/isj.12226

10. Kang, J., Ling, R., & Chib, A. (2018). The flip from fraught to assumed use: Mobile communication

of North Korean migrant women during their journey to South Korea. International Journal of

Communication, 12, 3533-3552.

11. Thanomwong, P. Ling, R., & Chib, A. (2018). Mobile phones and patient referral in Thai rural

healthcare: A structuration view. Information, Communication and Society, 1-16. doi:

10.1080/1369118X.2018.1503698

12. Chib, A. & Wardoyo, R. J. (2018). Differential OER impacts of formal and informal ICTs:

Employability of female migrant workers. The International Review of Research in Open and

Distributed Learning, 19(3), 94-113. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v19i3.3538

13. Lai, C-H., Chib, A. & Ling, R. (2018). The paths less explored: From mobile technology use,

information seeking and sharing, to disaster preparedness. Disasters. doi:10.1111/disa.12279

14. Bentley, C., Chib, A., & Poveda, S. (2017). Exploring capability and accountability outcomes of

open development for the poor and marginalized: An analysis of select literature. The Journal of

Community Informatics, 13(3), 98-129.

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15. Nguyen, H., Chib, A., & Mahalingam, R. (2017) Mobile phones and gender empowerment:

Negotiating the essentialist-aspirational dialectic. Information Technologies & International

Development [Special Section], 13, 170–184.

16. Ale, K., Loh, Y. & Chib, A. (2017). Contextualized-OLPC education project in rural India: measuring

learning impact and mediation of computer self-efficacy. Educational Technology Research and

Development. doi:10.1007/s11423-017-9517-2

17. Chib, A. & Aricat, R. (2016). Belonging and communicating in a bounded cosmopolitanism: The

role of mobile phones in the integration of transnational migrants in Singapore. Information,

Communication and Society. doi:10.1080/1369118X.2016.1168470.

18. Bentley, C. & Chib, A. (2016). The impact of open development initiatives in lower- and middle

income countries: A review of the literature. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in

Developing Countries, 74(6), 1-20.

19. Jiang, Q., Aricat, R., Chib, A., Chia, Z. Y., Tan, S. M., Tan, X. Q., & Woo, Z. W. (2016). Silent but

Brewing: Reactive Ethnicity and Interculturality among Chinese Students in Singapore. Journal of

Intercultural Communication, 40, 1-19.

20. Chib, A., van Velthoven, M., Car, J. (2015). mHealth adoption in low-resource environments: A

review of the use of mobile healthcare in developing countries. Journal of Health

Communication: International Perspectives. doi:10.1080/10810730.2013.864735

21. Aricat, R. G., Karnowski, V., & Chib, A. (2015). Mobile Phone Appropriation and Migrant

Acculturation: A Case Study of an Indian Community in Singapore. International Journal of

Communication, 9(2015), 2221-2242.

22. Chib, A., & Jiang, Q. (2014). Investigating modern-day Talaria: Mobile phones and the mobility-

impaired in Singapore. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 19(3), 695-711.

doi: 10.1111/jcc4.12070.

23. Chib, A., Malik, S., Aricat, R. G., & Kadir, S. Z. (2014). Migrant mothering and mobile phones:

Negotiations of transnational identity. Mobile Media & Communication, 2(1), 73-93.

doi:10.1177/2050157913506007

24. Aricat, R., Qinxin, A., Lin, M. L. B., Zaihan, S. A. B., Zulkifli, S. N. B. S., & Chib, A. (2014). The

influence of art on Singaporean tertiary undergraduates’ acculturation attitudes towards migrant

workers. Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, 4(1), 148-172.

25. Chib, A., Wilkin, H., & Mei Hua, S. (2013). Singapore migrants workers' use of mobile phones to

seek social support. Information Technologies & International Development, 9(4), 19-34.

26. Zhang, W. & Chib, A. (2013). Internet Studies and Development Discourses: The cases of China

and India. Information Technology for Development, 1-15. doi:10.1080/02681102.2013.796546

27. Chib, A., Wilkin, H., & Hoefman, B. (2013). Vulnerabilities in mHealth implementation: Ugandan

HIV/AIDS SMS campaign. Global Health Promotion, 20(Supp.1), 26-32.

doi:10.1177/1757975912462419.

28. Chib, A., Chia, W. S., Ng, S. H., & Tran, K., P. (2013). Enabling informal digital “guanxi” for rural

doctors in Shaanxi, China. Chinese Journal of Communication, 6(1), 1-19.

doi:10.1080/17544750.2013.753500.

29. Chib, A. (2013). The promise and perils of mHealth in developing countries. Mobile Media &

Communication, 1(1), 69-75. doi:10.1177/2050157912459502.

30. Chib, A., Cheong, Y. J., Lee, L. C. L., Ng, C. H. C., Tan, C. K., & Kameswari, V.L.V. (2012). ASHA: The

hope of information communication technologies in Indian rural healthcare. Journal of Health

Informatics in Developing Countries, 6(1), 406-421.

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31. Chib, A., Law, F., Ahmad, N., & Ismail, N. (2012). Moving mountains with mobiles: Spatio-

temporal perspectives on mHealth in Nepal. MedieKultur, Journal of Media and Communication

Research, 52, 100-114. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.7146/mediekultur.v28i52.5463.

32. Chib, A., Wilkin, H., Leow, X. L., Hoefman, B., & van Bejima, H. (2012). Evaluating the

effectiveness of a text message HIV/AIDS campaign in North West Uganda. Journal of Health

Communication, 17:sup1, 146-157. doi:10.1080/10810730.2011.649104.

33. Ale, K., & Chib, A. (2011). Community factors in technology adoption in primary education:

Perspectives from rural India. Information Technologies & International Development, 7(4), 53-

68.

34. Lee, S., Chib, A., & Kim, J-N. (2011). Midwives’ mobile phone use and health knowledge in rural

communities. Journal of Health Communication, 16(9), 1006-1023.

doi:10.1080/10810730.2011.571344.

35. Chib, A. & Chen, V.H.H. (2011). Midwives with mobiles: A dialectical perspective on gender

arising from technology introduction in rural Indonesia. New Media & Society, 12(3), 486-501.

doi:10.1177/1461444810393902.

36. Zheng, W., Chib, A., Gao, P., & Wang, K. (2011). Factors influencing physicians’ intention to share

electronic medical records: An empirical investigation in China. Media Asia, 38(1), 14-21.

doi:10.1080/01296612.2011.11726887

37. Chib, A. (2010). The Aceh Besar midwives with mobile phones project: Design and evaluation

perspectives using the information and communication technologies for healthcare development

model. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 15(3), 500-525. doi:10.1111/j.1083-

6101.2010.01515.x.

38. Chib, A., Lwin, M.O., Lee, Z., Ng, W.V., & Wong, H.P.P. (2010). Learning AIDS in Singapore:

Examining the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS efficacy messages for adolescents using ICTs. Knowledge

Management & E-Learning, 2(2), 169-187.

39. Chib, A., Chiew, H. J., Kumar, C., Lim, G. C., & Komathi, A.L.E (2009). [minus]plastic: Influencing

pro-environmental attitudes among Singaporean youth. Environmental Education Research,

15(6), 679-696. doi:10.1080/13504620903296001.

40. Chib, A., Lwin, M.O., & Jung, Y. (2009). Adoption of mobile phones to enhance health care: A

technology acceptance study of maternal care workers in Indonesia. Media Asia, 36(4), 216-222.

41. Chib, A., Lwin, M., O, Ang, J., Lin, H. & Santoso, F. (2008). Midwives and mobiles: Using ICTs to

improve healthcare in Aceh Besar, Indonesia. Asian Journal of Communication, 18(4), 348-364.

doi:10.1080/01292980802344182.

42. Sinnreich, A., Chib, A., & Gilbert, J. (2008). Modeling information equality: Social and media

latency effects on information diffusion. International Journal of Communication, 2, 132-159.

Book chapters & Monographs 1. Krömer, N. & Chib, A. (Forthcoming). Theoretical advances in mobile health communication

research: An empowerment approach to self-management. In Jihyun Kim and Hayeon Song (Eds.)

new technology for health-related cognitive and behavioral change. San Diego: Elsevier

2. Pei, X & Chib, A. (Forthcoming). Defining mGender: The role of mobile phone use in gender

construction processes. In R. Ling, G. Goggin, L. Fortunati, S. S. Lim (Eds.). Oxford Handbook of

Mobile Communication, Culture, and Information. Oxford University Press.

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3. Chib, A. (2018). Afterword: Reflections on a Decade of mHealth Innovation in Asia. In E. Baulch, J.

Watkins & A. Tariq (Eds), mHealth Innovation in Asia. Mobile Communication in Asia: Local

Insights, Global Implications. (pp. 123-131) Dordrecht: Springer. ISBN 978-94-024-1250-5.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1251-2_8

4. Chib, A. & Chen, V.H.H. (2016). Midwives with mobiles: A dialectical perspective on gender

arising from technology introduction in rural Indonesia. In G. Goggin, R. Ling, & L. Hjorth (Eds),

Mobile Technologies: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies. (pp. 77-94). New York:

Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-77577-0. (Original work published 2011)

5. Chib, A. (2015). Research on Impact of the Information Society in the Global South: An

Introduction to SIRCA. In Chib, A., May, J., & Barrantes, R. Impact of Information Society Research

in the Global South. (pp. 1-17). New York: Springer. ISBN 978-981-287-380-4.

6. Chib, A., Leon, L. K. , & Rahim, F. (2015). The impact of mFinance initiatives in the Global South: A

review of the literature. In Chib, A., May, J., & Barrantes, R. Impact of Information Society

Research in the Global South. (pp. 105-123). New York: Springer. ISBN 978-981-287-380-4. 1

7. Sundararajan, N., Sirajudin, M., Jinnah, M., & Chib, A. (2015). Migrants, Mobile Finance and

Marginalization: Exploring Remittance Processes and "Ghettoization" in Singapore. In in J. Steyn

& D. Van Greunen (Eds.), ICTs for inclusive communities in developing societies. Newcastle upon

Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. (pp. 180-200). ISBN 978-1-4438-8081-7

8. Olivera, P., Komathi, A.L.E. & Chib, A. (2015). (Un)Balanced Conversations: Participatory Action

Research in Technology Development in Peruvian Primary Schools. In Chib, A., May, J., &

Barrantes, R. Impact of Information Society Research in the Global South. (pp. 147-165). New

York: Springer. ISBN 978-981-287-380-4.

9. Poorisat, T. & Chib, A. (2014). Internet as a sex education tool: A case study of an online Thai

discussion board. In Okigbo. C. C. (Ed.), Strategic urban health communication (pp. 199-210).

New York: Springer. 10.1007/978-1-4614-9335-8_16

10. Chib, A., Komathi, A.L.E, & Lim, M-A. (2012). Multi-stakeholder perspectives influencing policy-

research-practice. In A. Chib & R. Harris (Eds.), Linking research to practice: Strengthening ICT for

development research capacity in Asia (pp. 95-106). Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian

Studies.

11. Chib, A. & Aricat, R. (2012). Seeking the non-developmental within the developmental: Mobile

phones in the globalized migration context. In R. Parker & R. P. Appelbaum (Eds.), Emerging

economies, emerging technologies: Can technology make a difference in development? (pp. 153-

167). New York: Routledge. 9780415884327

12. Harris. A. & Chib, A. (2012). Perspectives on ICTD research and practice. In A. Chib & R. Harris

(Eds.), Linking research to practice: Strengthening ICT for development research capacity in Asia

(pp. 3-11). Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.

13. Iqbal, T., Lim, Y., & Chib, A. (2012). Managing the SIRCA programme. In A. Chib & R. Harris (Eds.),

Linking research to practice: Strengthening ICT for development research capacity in Asia (pp. 25-

38). Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.

14. Harris. A. & Chib, A. (2012). Finding a path to Influencing policy. In A. Chib & R. Harris (Eds.),

Linking research to practice: Strengthening ICT for development research capacity in Asia (pp.

175-186). Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.

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15. Chib, A. (2011). Promoting sexual health education via gaming: Evidence from the barrios of

Lima, Peru. In Felicia, P. (Ed.), Handbook of research on improving learning and motivation

through educational games: Multidisciplinary approaches (pp. 895-912). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

(Peer-reviewed)

16. Chib, A., Baghudana, A., & Kasdani, S. (2010). Rebuilding Bukit Lawang: The role of ICTs for

sustainable development in a post-disaster Indonesian village. In D. S. Miller & J. D. Rivera (Eds.),

Community disaster recovery and resiliency: Exploring global opportunities and challenges (pp.

223-247). Boca Raton, FL: Taylor and Francis.

17. Chib, A., Komathi, Ale, Howe, H.H., & Lee, J.Y.W. (2009). Why Not. Empowering athletes with

disabilities through increasing social athletic identity. In I. Banerjee & S. R. Muppidi (Eds.),

Changing media, changing societies: Media and the Millennium Development Goals (pp. 191-

207). Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre.

18. Chib, A. & Zhao, J. (2009). Sustainability of ICT interventions: Lessons from rural projects in China

and India. In L. Harter, M. J. Dutta, & C. E. Cole (Eds.), Communicating for social impact: Engaging

communication theory, research, and pedagogy (pp. 145-159). ICA 2008 Conference Theme Book.

Creskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

19. Lee, S. & Chib, A. (2008). Wireless initiatives for connecting rural areas: Developing a framework.

In N. Carpentier & B. De Cleen (Eds.), Participation and media production. Critical reflections on

content creation. ICA 2007 Conference Theme Book (pp. 113-128). Newcastle, UK: Cambridge

Scholars Publishing.

20. Chib, A. (2007). Network influences in health initiatives: Multimedia games for youth in Peru.

Dissertation Abstracts International, AAT 3278481. ISBN: 978-0-54923-680-1.

Books 1. Chib, A., Smith, M. & Bentley, C. (Eds.) (Under Contract). Critical perspectives on Open

Development: Theory and application. Cambridge: MIT Press.

2. Chib, A., May, J., & Barrantes, R. (Eds.) (2015). Impact of Information Society Research in the Global South. New York: Springer. ISBN 978-981-287-380-4 DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-381-1

3. Chib, A., & Harris, R. (Eds.) (2012). Linking Research to Practice: Strengthening ICT for Development Research Capacity in Asia. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 978-981-287-380-4 ISBN 978-981-287-381-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-381-1

4. Chib, A. (2008). Social network influences in sexual health: Multimedia games for Peruvian youth. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller ISBN 10: 3639023633 ISBN 13: 9783639023633.

Conference Proceedings 1. Kang, J., Ling, R., & Chib, A. (2017). Strategic use of ICTs among North Korean women resettled in

South Korea. Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Information and Communication

Technologies and Development. Lahore, Pakistan: ACM. DOI 10.1145/3136560.3136590

2. Todorovic, T. & Chib, A. (2016). Smart Cities and the elderly: Tensions between inclusion and

efficiency. Dávid, Ádám; Kardon, B. (Eds.) Excellent Science in ASEAN Vol. 2 - Best Selected Papers

and Posters from Young ASEAN Scientists on Water-Food-Health Nexus and Information and

Communication Technologies. Budapest: Regional Centre for Information and Scientific

Development. ISBN: 978-963-12-5525-6. SEA-EU-NET 2 project, Grant agreement no.: 311784.

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3. Nguyen, H., Chib, A., & Mahalingam, R. (2016). Mobile phones and gender empowerment:

Enactment of ‘Restricted Agency’. Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Information

and Communication Technologies and Development. Ann Arbor, Michigan: ACM. ISBN: 978-1-

4503-4306-0.

4. Loh, V., & Chib, A. (2016). Increased wage inequality via ICTs: Making a case for human capital

investment. Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Information and Communication

Technologies and Development. Ann Arbor, Michigan: ACM. ISBN: 978-1-4503-4306-0.

5. Fisher, K., … Chib, A., et al. (2016). HCI, forced migration & refugees: Collaborations across

borders and field. Proceedings of the CHI 2016 Workshops Extended Abstracts. San Jose,

California: ACM.

6. Aricat, R. & Chib, A. (2014). Social integration of male migrant workers in Singapore: The enabling

and constraining roles of mobile phones. Proceedings of the Association for Information Systems

Special Interest Group for ICT in Global Development (SIG GlobDev), Auckland, New Zealand.

ISBN 978-0-9826068-6-5.

7. Chib, A., Sundararajan, N., Sirajudin, & M., Jinnah, M. (2014). Migrants, mobile finance and

marginalization: Exploring remittance processes and "ghettoization" in Singapore. Proceedings of

the 8th International Development Informatics Association Conference, Port Elizabeth, South

Africa. ISBN: 978-0-620-63498-4.

8. See, A., Goh, S. L., Ng, X. X., Cheang, R. J., Jiang, Q., & Chib, A. (2012). ICT influence on foreign

wives’ social integration into Singaporean society. Proceedings of the 14th Annual International

Conference on Electronic Commerce, New York, NY: ACM. DOI 10.1145/2346536.2346576.

9. Vanessa, C. W. T., Huimin, M. L., Rodricks, R. M., Jiao-Lei, C. Q., & Chib, A. (2012). Adoption, usage

and impact of Family Folder Collection (FFC) on a mobile Android tablet device in rural

Thailand. ICoCMTD, Istanbul, Turkey.

10. Chib, A. & Ale, K. (2009). Extending the Technology-Community-Management model to disaster

recovery in Asia. Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Information and

Communication Technologies and Development. Doha, Qatar: IEEE. ISBN 978-1-4244-4662-9 DOI

10.1109/ICTD.2009.5426694.

11. Ang, J., Santoso, F., Lin, H., Chib, A., & Lwin, M. O. (2008). ICTs and healthcare in Aceh Besar,

Indonesia. Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Cultural Attitudes towards

Technology and Communication 2008. ISBN 978-0-86905-948-7.

Other Publications

Technical Reports & Newsletters

1. Lai, C.-H., Chib, A., & Ling, R. (2015). Untangling disaster awareness and preparedness via mobile

communication technology in South East Asia (Technical Report). Retrieved from

http://preparecenter.org/resources/state-use-mobile-technologies-disaster-preparedness-south-

east-asia

2. Chib, A. (2012). Fünf Fragen an... Prof. Dr. Arul Chib. Newsletter Medien und

Gesundheitskommunikation, 17(4). Available at http://www.netzwerk-

gesundheitskommunikation.de/

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3. Chib, A. (2009). The role of ICTs in nurturing the field of information and communication

technologies for development. International Communication Association Newsletter, 37(2), 13-

16. Available at http://www.icahdq.org/pubs/publicnewsletter/2009/3/MAR09FULLPF.asp

4. Chib, A. (2008). Information and communication technologies for health: Aceh Besar midwives

mobile-phone project final report. World Vision Indonesia Tsunami Response Team. Available at

http://www.unfpa.org/sowmy/resources/docs/library/R316_WorldVision_2008_Indonesia_Mobi

le_Phones_and_Midwifery-Indonesia-2008.pdf

5. Chib, A. (2007). Information and communication technologies for health: Midwives with mobile-

phone project in Aceh Besar baseline report. World Vision Asia Tsunami Response.

6. Chib, A. (2006). Information communication technologies for development: Cases from tsunami-

affected communities in Indonesia and India. Singapore Internet Research Center.

Journal Editor of Special issues 1. Arul Chib & Ang Peng Hwa (2011) Editorial, Media Asia, 38:1, 2-2.

doi:10.1080/01296612.2011.11726885

2. Arul Chib & Trisha Lin (2010). Special issue on mobiles. Media Asia Journal, 37(4).

Keynote Presentations at Conference(s) 1. Chib, A. (2017, February). Marginalization, Mobiles, and Migrants. 3M Workshop, Nanyang

Technological University Singapore. http://www.reinform.org/3mworkshop/

2. Chib, A. (2015, October). Shifting the Discourse on Marginalization: Mobiles, Midwives, and

Migrants. Global Fusion 2015 Conference. Texas A&M University, USA.

https://conferences.tdl.org/globalfusion/index.php/globalfusion/2015

3. Chib, A. (2012, March). mHealth in developing countries. Media Health Communication

Conference: Findings, developments and challenges of an interdisciplinary research field.

Munich, Germany. http://www.mc-health.uni-

muenchen.de/files/gesundheitskommunikation.pdf

Competitively Selected Conference Papers

1. Chib, A., Stravato, C.E. & Chen, H.H. (December, 2019). Social media and Public Spheres in a controlled media environment. Accepted at the 7th Asia-Pacific Social Science Conference. Kyoto, Japan.

2. Chib, A., Lin, D., & Nguyen, H. (May, 2019). Online performativity as restricted agency: Empowerment of transgender sex workers. Presented at 69th Annual International Communication Association Conference. Washington, D.C., USA.

3. Pei, X. & Chib, A. (May, 2019). Provocation or conformity? Mobile mediated communication as performative agency among sex workers in Singapore. Presented at 69th Annual International Communication Association Conference. Washington, D.C., USA.

4. Loh, Y. & Chib, A. (May, 2019). Reconsidering the Digital Divide: An analytical framework from access to appropriation. Presented at 69th Annual International Communication Association Conference. Washington, D.C., USA.

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5. Ling, R., Li, Y., Geldof, M. & Chib, A. (May, 2019). I am almost marrying my phone”: Syrian refugees and the use of mobile communication. Presented at 69th Annual International Communication Association Conference. Washington, D.C., USA.

6. Chib, A., & Shi, J. (July, 2018). The role of social media in promoting interculturality: A case study of Chinese Sojourners in Singapore. Presented at 24th International Conference of the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies. Chicago, USA.

7. Kang, J., Ling, R., & Chib, A. (May, 2018). The flip from fraught to assumed use: Mobile communication of North Korean Migrant women during their journey to South Korea. Presented at 68th Annual International Communication Association Conference. Prague, Czech Republic.

8. Ling, R., Thanomwong, P. , & Chib, A. (May, 2018). Mobile phones and patient referral in Thai rural healthcare: A structuration view. Presented at 68th Annual International Communication Association Conference. Prague, Czech Republic.

9. Rossmann, C., Brew-Sam, N., Riesmeyer, C., Karnowski, V., Joeckel, S., Chib, A., & Ling, R. (May, 2018). Appropriation of mHealth for diabetes self-management: Lessons from two qualitative studies. Presented at 68th Annual International Communication Association Conference. Prague, Czech Republic.

10. Pei, X., & Chib, A. (May, 2018). Mobile phone use of Chinese rural-urban female migrant workers in the informl and formal sectors. Presented at 68th Annual International Communication Association Conference. Prague, Czech Republic.

11. Loh, Y. & Chib, A. (2017, May). Digital Divide and Employability: ICT Skills for Appropriation. Presented at 67th Annual International Communication Association Conference. San Diego, U.S.A.

12. Pei, X., Chib, A., & Ling, R. (2016, November). Mobile communication at the intersection of redoing gender and class: The case of rural-urban female migrant workers within China. Presented at 7th Honours Symposium for Asian PhD students in Communication Research. Hong Kong, China.

13. Todorovic, T. & Chib, A. (2017, February). Smart Cities and Ageing. Presented at Smart Cities-Nations Symposium, jointly organized by Centre for the Sociology of Innovation des Ecole des Mines, Paris, and Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. Singapore.

14. Nguyen, H., & Chib, A. (2016, July). Mobiles and Transnationalism: Cultural Production Practices of Vietnamese Foreign Wives in Singapore. Presented at International Association for Media and Communication Research. Leicester, UK.

15. Pei, X., Chib, A., & Ling, R. (2016, June). Our World is under our control! Mobile phone as a dialectical transformative tool for rural-urban female migrant workers in China. Presented at 66th Annual International Communication Association Conference. Fukuoka, Japan.

16. Lai, C-H., Chib, A., & Ling, R. (2016, June). The Paths Less Explored: From Mobile Technology Use, Information Seeking and Sharing, to Disaster Preparedness. Presented at 66th Annual International Communication Association Conference. Fukuoka, Japan.

17. Chib, A., & Nguyen, H. (2016, May). Migrants, Refugees and Mobile Phones. Presented at the CHI 2016 Workshop on HCI4D Across Borders. San Jose, California.

18. Todorovic, T. & Chib, A. (2016, May). Smart Cities and the elderly: Tensions between inclusion and efficiency. CONNECT2SEA Workshop on ICT Research and Innovation for Sustainable Economic and Social Development in ASEAN. Hanoi, Vietnam.

19. Pei, X. & Chib, A. (2015, December). Negotiating Gender with Mobiles: Intersectionality perspective on Migrant Dagongmei. Presented at Product, Production, Productivity: A Women’s Studies Symposium: A joint symposium between Nanyang Technological University, Lucy Cavendish College University of Cambridge and Australian National University. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

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20. Hechanova, M.R., Lebrilla, T., Bello, A., Villasanta, A., San Andres, K., Chib, A. & Espina, A. (2015, August). An ecological approach to understanding information-seeking behavior and disaster preparedness. Presented at the 11th Biennial Convention of the Asian Association of Social Psychology, Philippines.

21. Komathi, ALE, Olivera, P. & Chib, A. (2015, May). Collaborative Communication in Teacher Training: Using Instructional Technologies in Peruvian Schools. Presented at the 65th Annual International Communication Association Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

22. Xin, P. & Chib, A. (2015, July). Idealized cultural identity – boon or curse? Coping via mobile phones by female foreign domestic workers in Singapore. Presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research Congress, Montreal, Canada.

23. Khabar, J., Bhalaik, D., Chaturvedi, A., & Chib, A. (2015, July). LGBT Identity in Singapore: A behavioral study on offline and online personas. Presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research Congress, Montreal, Canada.

24. Shi, J. & Chib, A. (2015, May). Intercultural Communication for young sojourners: Using social media campaign to reduce stereotyping in intercultural encounters. Presented at the 65th Annual International Communication Association Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

25. Kromer, N., Chib, A., Karnowski, V., Rossmann, C., Ling, R., & Wilkin, H. (2015, May). Blue Sky Workshop: The future of mHealth interventions. Presented at the 65th Annual International Communication Association Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

26. Chib, A., & Aricat, R, G. (2014, December). Social Integration of Foreign Migrants in Singapore: The Enabling and Constraining Roles of Mobile Phones. Presented at the 7th Annual SIG GlobDev Pre-ICIS Workshop, Auckland, New Zealand.

27. Narendiran, S., Siraj, M., JInnah, M. & Chib, A. (2014, November). Migrants, Mobile Finance and Marginalization: Exploring Remittance Processes and Ghetto-ization in Singapore. Presented at the International Development Informatics Association 2014 Conference, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

28. Chib, A., Jiang, Q., Struckmann, S., Chong, V., Lim, M., Rodricks, R., & Poorisat, T. (2014, May). mHealth via Tablets in Rural Thailand. Presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Seattle, USA.

29. Chib, A. & Aricat, A. (2014, May). Mobile Phones and Migrant Acculturation: Clusters from Quantitative Data to Substantiate Acculturation-Mobile User Types. Presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Seattle, USA.

30. Aricat, A. & Chib, A. (2013, June). Determining the links between mobile phone appropriation and migrant acculturation: Preliminary investigation of an Indian community in Singapore. Presented at the International Communication Association Conference, London, UK.

31. Ling, A., Cheang, R., Goh, S. L., Ng, X. X., Jiang, C., & Chib, A. (2012, August). The influence of ICTs in the lives of foreign wives in Singapore. Presented at the International Conference on Electronic Commerce at Singapore Management University, Singapore

32. Chib, A. (2012, July). Emerging African scholarship –learning from Asia. Presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research Congress, Durban, South Africa.

33. Chib, A., Jiang, Q., Aw, Q., Mok, L. L., Zaihan, S. A. B., Zulkifli, S. N. S. (2012, July). Art works and migrant workers: A field experiment examining visual cues to attitude change towards immigration. Presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research Congress, Durban, South Africa.

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34. Jiang, Q., & Chib, A. (2012, July). Mobile phone usage among disabled people. Presented at the ACS Crossroads in Cultural Studies, Sorbonne Nouvelle University and UNESCO, Paris, France.

35. Mei Hua, S. & Chib, A. (2012, May). The influence of mobile communications in reconceptualising transnational social spaces of migrant domestic workers in Singapore. Presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

36. Ale, K., & Chib, A. (2012, May). Evaluating the impact of the One Laptop Per Child laptops on education in rural Indian primary schools. Presented at the International Communication Association, Phoenix, AZ.

37. Lim, M., Rodricks, R., Chong, V., Jiang, Q., & Chib, A. (2012, May). Adoption, usage and impact of Family Folder Collection on a mobile Android tablet device in rural Thailand. Presented at the International Conference on Communication, Media, Technology and Design, Istanbul, Turkey.

38. Ling, A., Cheang, R., Goh, S. L., Ng, X. X., Jiang, C., & Chib, A. (2012, May). The role of ICTs in the lives of foreign wives in Singapore. Presented at the International Conference on Communication, Media, Technology and Design, Istanbul, Turkey.

39. Chib, A., Aricat, R., & Ling, R. (2012, March). It's all work and some play: Mobile phones in the

globalized migration context. Presented at the 3rd Joint International Conference of the Pan-American Mobilities Network and the Cosmobilities Network at North Carolina State University.

40. Poorisat, T., Chib, A., & Ling, R. (2012, March). Advancing the temporal-spatial model of mobilities: Dimensions of power in rural Thai healthcare. Presented at the Local and Mobile Conference, Raleigh, NC.

41. Ale, K., & Chib, A. (2012, January). Multi-stakeholder perspectives influencing the Policy-Research-Practice realms. Presented at the Eighth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society, Los Angeles, CA.

42. Samsudin, R. B., Ali, T., Han, A. S., Lian, Y., and Chib, A. Mobile Phone Usage by the Disabled in Singapore. Presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research Congress, Istanbul, July 13-17, 2011.

43. Aricat, R. & Chib A. The flux of emergent ties in the city-state: Understanding the role of mobile phones in the acculturation of Christian Indian migrant workers in Singapore. Presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research Congress, Istanbul, July 13-17, 2011.

44. Ale, K., & Chib A. Examining community aspects of ICT in education initiatives: Case of the One Laptop per Child laptops in Indian schools. Presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research Congress, Istanbul, July 13-17, 2011.

45. Zhang, W. & Chib, A. Internet studies and development: The cases of China and India. Presented at the 9th China Internet Research Conference, Washington, D.C., May 2011.

46. Chib, A. & Wilkin, H. (2011, May). Singapore’s migrant workers use of mobile phones to seek social support: An investigation into gender, culture, and livelihood. Presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Boston, MA.

47. Zheng, W., Chib, A., Gao, P, & Wang, K. Factors influencing physicians’ intention to share electronic medical records: An empirical investigation in China. Presented at International Communication Association, Boston, MA, U.S.A., 26-30 May, 2011.

48. Chib, A. (2011, January). Assessing vulnerabilities in disaster recovery and rehabilitation: Findings from the Asian context. Presented at the 7th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Hamilton, New Zealand.

49. Ale, K., & Chib, A. Cheap and good ICTs in education: Low-cost computers in Indian rural primary schools. Presented at the Annual International Conference on Infocomm Technologies in Competitive Strategies (ICT 2010), Singapore, November, 2010.

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50. Chib, A. & Komathi, A.L.E. (2010, July). This is who I am: Using Photovoice to interpret local community participation in ICT adoption in Indian rural schools. Presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research Congress, Braga, Portugal.

51. Law, F., Ahmad, N., Ismail, N., & Chib, A. Maneuvering in the mountains: Exploring the potential of an information and communication technology system for community healthcare workers in Nepal. Presented at International Association for Media and Communication Research, Braga, Portugal, July, 2010.

52. Ng, S. H., Phuong, T. K., Chia, W. S., & Chib, A. Enabling Informal “Guanxi” Networks via Mobile Phones: Reaching Rural Doctors in Xi’an, China. Presented at International Association for Media and Communication Research, Braga, Portugal, July, 2010.

53. Chib, A. & Peng, F. S. (2010, May). Singapore residents’ committees: Investigating Factors influencing the credibility of leadership networks. Presented at the 8th Annual International Conference on Communication and Mass Media. Athens, Greece.

54. Ng, S. H., Phuong, T. K., Chia, W. S., & Chib, A. Barefoot and mobile: Utilizing informal Guanxi networks to reach rural healthcare service providers. Presented at Media and Diversity Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 19-20 March, 2010.

55. Cheong, Y.J., Lee, L.C.L., Ng, C.H.C., Tan, C.K, & Chib, A. (2009, July). Evaluation of usage of ICTs in rural Indian healthcare from healthcare workers' perspectives. Presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research Congress, Mexico City, Mexico.

56. Baghudana, A., Kasdani, S., & Chib, A. Rebuilding Bukit Lawang: The Role of ICTs for Sustainable Development in a Post-disaster Indonesian Village. Presented at International Association for Media and Communication Research, Mexico City, Mexico, 21-24 July, 2009.

57. Lee, Z., Ng, W.V., Wong, H.P.P., Lwin, M.O., & Chib, A. Using Gaming to Impart AIDS Educational Messages Amongst Adolescents. Presented at International Association for Media and Communication Research, Mexico City, Mexico, 21-24 July, 2009.

58. Komathi, A.L.E. & Chib, A. How can it trigger? Student-centered framework for assessing ICT influenced educational content in Asian rural primary schools. Presented at Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, Delhi, India, 13-16 July, 2009

59. Chib, A., Chen, H.H, & Chen, R. (2009, July). Examining gender issues in an ICT for healthcare project: Findings from Aceh Besar, Indonesia. Presented at the Asian Media Information and Communication Conference, Delhi, India.

60. Chib, A. & Komathi A.L.E. Extending the TCM Model to Disaster Recovery: Assessing Vulnerability in Rural Asia. Presented at International Communication Association, Chicago, IL, U.S.A., 22-25 May, 2009.

61. Chib, A. (2009, May). The Aceh Besar midwives with mobile phones program: Design and evaluation perspectives using the Information and Communication Technologies for Healthcare Model. Presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

62. Chib, A. & Komathi A.L.E. Extending the Technology-Community-Management Model to Disaster Recovery in Asia. Presented at IEEE Information and Communication Technologies and Development, Doha, Qatar, 17-19 April, 2009.

63. Cheong, Y.J., Lee, L.C.L., Ng, C.H.C., Tan, C.K, & Chib, A. Healthcare and Informational Communication Technologies in Rural India. Presented at Communications & Sustainable Development in the Next Decade, Bangkok, Thailand, 11-13 February, 2009.

64. Lee, Z., Ng, W.V., Wong, H.P.P., Lwin, M.O., & Chib, A. Learning AIDS: Testing the Effectiveness of Threat and Efficacy messages in health communication for Singaporean adolescents using interactive multimedia. Presented at Communications & Sustainable Development in the Next Decade, Bangkok, Thailand, 11-13 February, 2009.

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65. Baghudana, A., Kasdani, S., & Chib, A. The Role of ICTs in Disaster Rehabilitation in Bukit Lawang, Indonesia in Agriculture and Eco-Tourism. Presented at Communications & Sustainable Development in the Next Decade, Bangkok, Thailand, 11-13 February, 2009.

66. Chib, A., Lwin, M.O, & Jung, Y. (2009, February). Adoption of mobile phones for enhancing health care communications: A technology acceptance study of maternal care workers in Banda Aceh. Presented at the Communications & Sustainable Development Conference, Bangkok, Thailand.

67. Chib, A. (2008, May). Aceh Besar midwives with mobile-phones project: End-line findings. Presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Montreal, Canada.

68. Chib, A. (2008, May). Network influences in health initiatives: Multimedia games for youth in Peru. Presented at the International Communication Association conference, Montreal, Canada.

69. Chib, A., & Mazumdar, P.D. Post-tsunami rehabilitation for rural areas in India using ICTs. Presented at the International Communication Association conference, Montreal, Canada, May 22-26, 2008.

70. Lee, S., & Chib, A. Maternal health in Indonesia: Determinants of health knowledge and attitudes. Presented at the International Communication Association conference, Montreal, Canada, May 22-26, 2008.

71. Ang, J., Lin, H. & Santoso, F., & Chib, A. ICTs and healthcare in Aceh Besar, Indonesia. Presented at the Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication conference, Nimes, France, June 24-27, 2008.

72. Howe, H.H., Lee, J.Y.W., Komathi, A.L.E., & Chib, A. Empowering athletes with disabilities: A participatory communication approach to enhance athletic identity. Presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Stockholm, , Sweden, July 20-25, 2008.

73. Joo,C. H., Kumar,C., Choon, L.G., & Chib, A. Campaign for plastic usage reduction in Singapore using Stages of Change theory. Presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Stockholm, , Sweden, July 20-25, 2008.

74. Lim, M-A., & Chib, A. (2008, July). Multiple methodologies in ICT research: An Integrated approach. Presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research Congress, Stockholm, Sweden.

75. Joo,C. H., Kumar,C., Choon, L.G., & Chib, A. [minus]plastic: An environmental campaign targeting Singaporean youth. Presented at the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre conference, Manila, Philippines, July 14-17, 2008.

76. Howe, H.H., Lee, J.Y.W., Komathi, A.L.E., & Chib, A. Empowering athletes with disabilities: Combating social stigma through the media. Presented at the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre conference, Manila, Philippines, July 14-17, 2008.

77. Chib, A. (2007, May). Social network influences in health interventions: Multimedia games in Peru. Presented at the International Communication Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.

78. Chib, A., & Lwin, T.M. (2007, May). ICT as a social marketing tool: Lessons from tsunami relief efforts in Asia. Presented at the International Communication Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.

79. Lee, S. & Chib, A. Find the missing links: A social networks framework for community development.Presented at the National Communication Association conference, Chicago, IL, U.S.A., November 15-18, 2007.

81. Chib, A. (2007, July). Aceh Besar midwives with mobile-phones project: Interim findings.Presented at the Asia Pacific Rim Doctoral Students Conference, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.

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83. Chib, A. (2006, June). Network models of entertainment-education: Multimedia learning about sexual and reproductive health in Lima schools. Presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Dresden, Germany.

84. Chib, A. (2006, June). Wireless technologies in disaster-preparedness and response: Learnings from Asia post-Tsunami. Presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Dresden, Germany.

85. Chib, A. (2005, May). A network modeling approach to entertainment-education. Presented at the International Communication Association Conference, New York, NY.

86. Chib, A. (2005, November). Modeling efficacy processes: Distinguishing individual and collective attitudes towards HIV/AIDS prevention in Namibia. Presented at the National Communication Association Conference, Boston, MA.

87. Chib, A. (2005, February). Network patterns in HIV/AIDS prevalent communities: Oshikuku, Namibia. Presented at the International Network for Social Network Analysis Conference, Redondo Beach, CA.

88. Sinnreich, A., Chib, A., & Gilbert, J. (2005, February). Modeling information equality: A real world approach. Presented at the International Network for Social Network Analysis Conference, Redondo Beach, CA.

89. Chib, A. (2004, April). An examination of the ethical issues facing entertainment-education projects. Presented at the Entertainment-Education and the Global African Experience Conference, Athens, OH.

90. Chib, A. It’s a new World: Dealing with uncertainty : Uncertainty reduction strategies among U.S. immigrants From Asia. (2004, May). Presented at the International Communication Association conference, New Orleans, LA.

91. Chib, A., Cody, M., & Beck, V. (2004, November). Monitoring tobacco content in popular TV storylines aimed at multi-cultural teen audiences . Presented at the American Public Health Association conference, Washington, D.C.

92. Sinnreich, A., Chib, A., & Gilbert, J. (2004, October). Modeling information equality: Social and media latency effects on information diffusion. Presented at the Telecommunications Policy and Research conference, Fairfax, VA.

Editorial Appointments

­ Annals of the International Communication Association 2016 – Current; Board Member ­ Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 2017 – Current; Board Member ­ Mobile Media & Communication Journal 2012 – Current; Board Member

­ Retos 2019 – Current; Advisory Board Member

­ Electronic Journal on Information Systems in Developing Countries Advisory Board Member Senior Editor 2013-2016

­ Communication Yearbook Volume 37-39 ­ Human Communication Research 2010-2012 ­ International Journal of Game-Based Learning 2009-2014

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External Grant Awards Received S$ 602,856 Ministry of Education Tier 2; 2018-2021; Mobile gamification strategies to manage

online emergence of nativism; PI.

S$ 816,200 International Development Research Centre; Singapore Internet Research Center; 2015-2017; Strengthening Information Society Research Capacity Alliance III – Open Development; PI.

S$ 29,630 German Federal Ministry of Education and Research BMBF and Nanyang Technological University; 2016-2017; Diabetes app use in chronic disease management; PI 50%.

S$ 29,630 German Federal Ministry of Education and Research BMBF and Nanyang Technological University; 2016-2017; Diabetes app use in chronic disease management; PI 50%.

S$ 172,000 Chair, 7th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Development 2015, PI.

US$ 50,000 Global Disaster Preparedness Center (Red Cross Red Crescent); 2014-2015; Mobile Communication in South-East Asia; co-PI. 20% (PI Sophia Lai)

€ 4,500 European Union CONNECT2SEA; 2014; Partner support via Mobile Communication for Type II Diabetes; PI.

S$ 1,729,892 International Development Research Centre; Singapore Internet Research Center; 2011-2014; Strengthening Information Society Research Capacity Alliance II; PI.

US$ 4,000 Georgia State University International Strategic Initiative ISI-P13-040; 2012; Exploring the potential and barriers to implementing ICTs as part of healthcare service delivery in China; Co-investigator (PI: A/P Holley Wilkin).

S$ 240,997 International Development Research Centre; Singapore Internet Research Center; 2010-2011; Strengthening ICTD Research Capacity In Asia; Co-PI (PI Prof. Ang P.H.).

S$ 993,485 International Development Research Centre; Singapore Internet Research Center; 2007-2010; Strengthening ICTD Research Capacity In Asia; Co-PI (PI Prof. Ang P.H.).

S$ 40,000 World Vision Indonesia Tsunami Response; 2007-2008; Qualitative and quantitative research for the Aceh Besar midwives mobile-phone ICTD project; PI 100%.

US$ 175,000 World Vision India and World Vision Canada Innovation Fund; 2005-2007; Developing ICTD initiatives based in post-Tsunami village communities of Tamil Nadu, India—including multimedia education, GPS for fishermen, and rural telecenters; PI 100%.

US$ 365,000 World Vision International, UNICEF and UNFPA; 2005-2006; The Indonesian midwives mobiles ICTD project, based in the Tsunami-ravaged region of Banda Aceh, examines the impact of wireless technologies on maternal and infant mortality; PI 100%.

Internal Grant Awards Received

Principal Investigator

S$ 50,000 Nanyang Technological University RCC Grant 2012 M4081081; mHealth for maternal and infant healthcare in rural Papua New Guinea; PI 100% (co-PI: Prof. C. Salmon).

S$ 15,000 Nanyang Technological University RCC Grant 2010 M4080207; Investigating the complementarities of mobile usage vis-à-vis public access telecenters; PI 100%.

S$ 13,590 Centre for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 2016 M4081837.060; The 3M Project: Migrants, Marginalization and Mobiles. PI 100%.

S$ 6,325 Centre for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 2016 MXXX; CLASS Visiting Scholar Scheme: Micheal Best, United Nations University. PI 100%.

S$ 6,000 The Tsao Family Fund; 2015; Smart Cities and the Elderly; PI.

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S$ 5,000 Nanyang Technological University RCC Grant 2012 M4081068; Virtual installations for fostering acculturation: Assessing mobile locative media for the integration of foreign migrants; PI 100%.

S$ 5,000 Nanyang Technological University RCC Grant 2009; Enhancing the lives of foreign domestic workers through acquisition and use of ICTs; PI 100%.

S$ 5,000 Nanyang Technological University RCC Grant 2009; Multi-million dollar deal for laptops in education: Assessing impact of OLPC in rural Asia; PI 100%.

S$ 5,000 Nanyang Technological University RSO RCC Grant; 2008; Developing an integrative framework for guiding multiple methodologies in ICTD research; PI 100%.

S$ 4,000 Nanyang Technological University RCC 2008; Travel grant to Seattle; Research collaboration visit with University of Washington. PI 100%.

S$ 3,500 Centre for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences; 2016; Migrants, Marginalization, & Mobiles; PI.

S$ 3,000 Nanyang Technological University RCC 2008 M4080857; Impact of Mobile Phones on the Acculturation of South Asian Migrant Workers. PI 100%.

S$ 2,500 HASS Incentive Scheme for the Development of Competitive Grant Applications 2016; The 3M Project: Migrants, Marginalization and Mobiles.

S$ 1,500 Nanyang Technological University RCC 2008; Travel grant to India; Develop collaboration for research project on educational ICT modules. PI 100%.

US$ 2,000 University of Southern California; 2006. Annenberg Fellow. PI 100%.

US$ 500 University of Southern California Annenberg School; 2004; Researching multi-media interventions for youth regarding sexual and reproductive health in Peru, PI 100%.

US$ 500 University of Southern California Annenberg School; 2005; Examining the digital divide in social scientific research between urban and rural universities in Peru: An examination of the website Cholonautas.com; PI 100%.

Co-Principal Investigator

S$ 80,000 Nanyang Technological University; 2007-2010; ICTs in healthcare; co-PI 30% (PI: A/P. Lwin, M.O.; co-investigator: Astt. Prof. K. Frith)

US$ 7,500 University of Southern California; 2005; Evaluating ICTs in post-disaster Tsunami communities in India, Indonesia, and Thailand; co-investigator 50% (PI: Prof. J. Aronson).

Awards & Scholarships

2019 Visiting Professor, University of Cape Town, South Africa

2016 Best Paper Award, ASEAN-EU Science Technology Innovation Days, Hanoi

2016 Plenary panel, International Communication Association Mobiles Pre-conference

2015 Top Paper Award, International Communication Association Conference, Puerto Rico

2012–13 Visiting Professor, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München

2011 Prosper.NET Young Scholar Award for Sustainable Development

Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, German Ministry of Education and Research

2008 Top Faculty Paper Award, International Communication Association Conference

2005-06 Research Fellow, Singapore Internet Research Center, Nanyang Technological University

2005 Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, University of Southern California

2005 Visiting Scholar, Instituto de Estudio Peruano, Peru

2005 Visiting Scholar, Instituto Peruano de Paternidad Responsible, Peru

2004 Top 3 Paper Award, Telecommunications Policy and Research Conference, Virginia

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2002-06 Graduate School Scholarship, University of Southern California

2002 Annenberg Fellowship, University of Southern California

2000 Best Graduate Student Award, Syracuse University

1999 Graduate School Scholarship, Syracuse University

Invited Lectures at Scientific Meetings / Workshops

1. Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet. Mobile Phones and Healthcare In Developing

Countries. 29 October 2019, Stockholm, Sweden.

2. ICT4D Research Centre, University of Cape Town. (Im)mobilities of Marginalized Migrants via

Mobile Phones. Cape Town, South Africa, 14 March, 2019.

3. Escuela de Humanidades y Educación, Tecnológico De Monterrey. Migrants, Marginalization and

Mobiles: A gender perspective. Monterrey, Mexico. 1 October 2018.

4. Iranian National Foundation of Video Games. Digital Games Research Conference. Systematic

review of mobile app outcomes as evidence of serious game effectiveness. Tehran, Iran. 23-24

November, 2017.

5. The Chinese University of Hong Kong. International Workshop on Forced Migration and ICT: Key

Concepts for Future Research. Seeking agency: Mobile Use among North Korean Women

Defectors in South Korea. Hong Kong, China. 6-7 April, 2017.

6. International Development Research Centre. Open Development Workshop. Cape Town, South

Africa. 11-12 March 2017.

7. University of Erfurt. DIAPPOWER Workshop. Effects of diabetes app use in chronic disease

management – a Singaporean-German collaboration on empowerment for diabetes self-

management. Erfurt, Germany. 11-12 December 2016.

8. Digital Asia Hub, in collaboration with the Berkman Klein Centre for Internet and Society.

Artificial Intelligence in Asia. Hong Kong, China. 21 November 2016.

9. CPRSouth. Inclusive Innovation Networked Economies Partners Meeting. SIRCA III Programme on

Open Development. Zanzibar, Tanzania. 6-7 September 2016.

10. Queensland University of Technology. Digital Publics in the Asia-Pacific. mHealth at the Margins.

Brisbane, Australia. 1-2 September 2016.

11. Simon Fraser University. Mobiles, Migrants, and Marginalization: Negotiated Transformations.

Vancouver, Canada. 13 May 2016.

12. Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mobiles, Migrants, and Marginalization: Negotiated

Transformations. Hong Kong, China. 19 April 2016.

13. University of Cape Town. Mobiles, Migrants, and Marginalization. Cape Town, South Africa. 26

February 2016.

14. United Nations APCICT/ESCAP. Social Media Applications in Disaster Risk Management. Regional

Dialogue on ICTD Capacity Building for Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable Development and

Annual Partners Meeting. Case Studies on Social Media Applications in Disaster Risk

Management. Seoul, South Korea. 1-4 December, 2015.

15. UNESCO. Regional Policy Forum on the Promotion of ASEAN Regional Integration through Open

and Distance Higher Education. Impact of Open Education in Global South. Bangkok, Thailand. 23-

24 November, 2015. www.unescobkk.org/education/higher-education/open-and-distance-

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learning/the-promotion-of-asean-regional-integration-through-open-and-distance-higher-

education/

16. ONE Singapore. “No Woman, No Cry”: Maternal health and women’s rights. UniSIM, SIngapore.

21 March, 2015. www.onesingapore.org/no-woman-no-cry-film-screening-discussion-about-

maternal-health/

17. gGmbH, Digital Unite e.V., and the Centre for Internet & Human Rights at European University

Viadrina (CIHR) DoDevDif Doing Development Differently – OPENing up Cooperation. Digital

Alternatives and Social Innovation series. Embassy of Canada, Berlin. 22 January, 2015.

http://openculture.agency/dodevdif/

18. Fifth Honours Symposium for Asian Ph.D. Students in Communication Research. New Media, New

Frontier. Introduction to the SiRC. Nanyang Executive Centre, Singapore. 15 November, 2014.

19. Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mobile applications for entrepreneurs.

Singapore. 13 October 2014. http://sicci.com/en/events/sicci-members-networking-night

20. Centre for Culture, Media & Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia. Workshop on enabling information

systems for local governance. Delhi, India. 18 September 2014. http://cis-india.org/internet-

governance/news/workshop-on-enabling-information-systems-for-local-governance

21. Dalian University of Technology. mHealth: Where do we go from here? Dalian, China. 6 March,

2014.

22. University of Western Cape. Building information literacy: Assessing options for publication.

Opening up the ICT ecosystem through inclusion, training and dialogue (OUI-ITD). Cape Town,

South Africa. 6 December 2013.

23. University of Mannheim. Public lecture on mobile health in developing countries. Mannheim,

Germany. 14 November 2013. http://mkw.uni-

mannheim.de/meldungsarchiv/meldungsarchiv/04_11_13_gastvortrag_mobile_gesundheitskom

munikation/

24. Pacific Adventist University. Mobile phones and health in developing countries: Hope or hype?

Papua New Guinea. 7 March, 2013.

25. The Institute of National Affairs. Mobile phones and health in developing countries: Hope or

hype? Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 4 March, 2013.

http://www.inapng.com/index_Dec2013.htm

26. DSM Nutrition Science and Advocacy. Future proofing child survival through nutrition in Asia.

Singapore. 23 November, 2012.

http://www.who.int/woman_child_accountability/ierg/reports/WV_Report_to_iERG.pdf

27. University of Zurich. mHealth: Resolving challenges of a research discipline. Zurich, Switzerland.

14 May, 2012.

http://www.ipmz.uzh.ch/institut/MedienOeffentlichkeit/Bericht/Akad_Bericht_2012.pdf

28. Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung, Ludwig Maximilians Universität.

ICT for development: Developing a research agenda. Munich, Germany. 17 February, 2012.

29. CPRsouth6 Conference on Communication Reform: From Research to Practice. Panel on research

to practice: Best cases, regional perspectives. Bangkok, Thailand. 10 December, 2011.

www.cprsouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CPRsouth6_agendaV8.pdf

30. United Nations University. mHealth: Developing a research agenda. Macau. 29 August, 2011.

Arul Chib Nanyang Technological University

31. School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal. Information and communication

technologies: mHealth research in Asia. Durban, South Africa. 17 March, 2011.

http://sds.ukzn.ac.za/default.php?1,10,179,4,0

32. Department of Computer Science, University of Cape Town. Mobiles and healthcare: Research in

Asia. Cape Town, South Africa. 15 March, 2011.

33. Center for New Media, National University of Singapore. Information and communication

technologies: Developing a research agenda. Singapore. 26 January, 2011.

34. Mobile communication and social policy: An international conference. Center for Mobile

Communication Studies, Rutgers University. Respondent; “ Mobile Adoption and Economic

Development “. New Jersey, U.S.A. 9-11 October, 2009.

https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/mobile-communication-and-social-policy-an-international-

conference.html

35. International Center for Research on Women. The role of gender in ICTD. Delhi, India. April 2008.

36. School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University. Network

influences in health initiatives: Multimedia games for youth in Peru. Singapore. January 2008.

37. International Development Research Centre. Workshop on ICTD Research Methodologies. Doha,

Qatar. 14-17 December, 2007.

38. International Development Research Centre. ICTD2007 Conference. Bangalore, India. 15-16

December, 2007.

39. World Vision Germany, and World Vision International. ICT4D: Vision for the future. Frankfurt,

Germany, and, Seattle, U.S.A. May-July 2006.

40. World Vision Canada. Telecenters for meeting the Millennium Development Goals in rural India.

Toronto, Canada. May 2006.

41. UNICEF. Banda Aceh midwife cell-phone project plan. Djakarta, Indonesia. February 2006.

Use of Publications in Course Syllabi

University of Michigan

Mobile Communication and Society

Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research

mHealth4SRH Mobile Phones for Sexual and Reproductive Health

Institute for Defense Analyses, Virginia

Science, Technology, and International Development

IT University of Copenhagen

F2011 Mobile Communications: Technical Issues and Methods for Study

Nanyang Technological University

A6341 Mobile Communication & Society (Rich Ling)

University of Philippines – Open University

MMS130 Multimedia Studies 130; Bachelor of Multimedia Studies programme

DEVC242 Communication; Master of Development Communication programme

COMM 350 Communication; UPOU Doctor of Communication programme

University of Tasmania

KIT311/KXA437 Social and Cultural Issues of Interactive Digital Media.

Arul Chib Nanyang Technological University

TEACHING

Teaching Record

Nanyang Technological University (Undergraduate)

- CS434: Brand Management (2007/8; 2008/9)

- CS431/4031: Media Planning and Strategies (2008/9; 2009/10; 2010/11, 2011/12; 2012/13;

2014/15; 2015/16; 2016/17; 2017/18; 2018/19; 2019/20)

- CS4032: Communications Campaigns (2016/17; 2017/18; 2018/19; 2019/20)

- CS4004: Final Year Project Seminar (2019/20)

Nanyang Technological University (Graduate)

- A6322: Media and Marketing (2007/8; 2008/9; 2010/11, 2011/12; 2012/13; 2013/14; 2014/15;

2015/16; 2016/17; 2017/18)

- A6324: Information Technology: Impact and Planning (2009/10; 2010/11)

- A6914: Information and Communication Technologies for Development (2012/13; 2013/14;

2014/15)

Nanyang Technological University (Guest Lectures)

- CS430 Crisis Management

- CS201 Introduction to Communication Studies

- A6901 International Public Relations

University of Southern California

- COMM321: Communication In The Virtual Group (Undergraduate) (2003/4)

- COMM581: Media in Social Services: Design and Evaluation of Campaigns (Graduate) (2006/7)

- COMM582: International Communication & National Development (Guest Lecture)

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

- Mobile Healthcare (2011/12)

- WP 3.1 "Mediensysteme und Kommunikationspolitik" (2013/14)

University of Texas A&M (Guest Lectures)

- COMM365: International Communication (2015)

- COMM458: Global Media (2015)

- COMM350: Theories Of Media Communication (2015)

University of Cape Town (Guest Lecture)

- ICT4D: Information and Communication Technology for Development

Graduate Advisement

Postgraduate students trained

­ Dr. Pei Xin (Graduated) Thesis: Mobile phone use at the intersection: The case of rural-urban

female migrant workers within China

­ Dr. Nicola Krömer (Graduated - University of Erfurt) Thesis: Advancing theory-guided mhealth

research: Empowerment as an antecedent of app use for diabetes self-management

Arul Chib Nanyang Technological University

­ Dr. Yvonne Loh (Graduated) Thesis: ICTs for employability and empowerment: An analytical

framework for addressing the digital divide in urban livelihoods

­ Dr. Rajiv G. Aricat Ph.D. (Transferred, Graduated) Thesis: Impact of mobile phone on the

acculturation of south Asian migrant workers in Singapore (Fund: $15k award, SIRCA grant

M060060003 PI Arul Chib)

­ Ph.D. Claire Stravato. Thesis proposal: Information and Communication Technologies and

Migrants Acculturation

­ M.A. Communication Student Komathi A.L.E. (Graduated) Thesis: An ICT in education

intervention to evaluate the impact of low-cost computers on the self-efficacy and literacy of

primary school children in rural India (Fund: $15k award, SIRCA grant M060060003 PI Arul

Chib)

­ M. Mass Communication Lin Daoyi (Graduated) Thesis: Empowerment or continued

marginalisation? How transgenders use ICTs and are framed on the Internet

­ M. Mass Communication Swee Peng Foo (Graduated) Thesis: Singapore Residents’

Committees: Investigating factors influencing the credibility of leadership networks

­ M. Mass Communication May-Ann Lim (Graduated) Thesis: Stakeholder perspectives in

ICT4health project implementation (Fund: World Vision International grant PI Arul Chib)

Post-doctoral Supervisor

- Rosalie Hooi (Ph.D. National University of Singapore) MOE Tier 2 Grant 2017-T2-2-145

- Kokil Jaidka (Ph.D. Nanyang technological University) Presidential PostDoctoral Fellowship

- Caitlin Bentley (Ph.D. Royal Holloway University of London) SIRCA III M060060003

- Elisa Oreglia (Ph.D. Berkeley University) WKWSCI Shaw Foundation Chair Fellowship

- Qiaolei Jiang (Ph.D. Chinese University of Hong Kong) WKWSCI Post-doctoral Fellowship 2011

Visiting Doctoral Scholar Supervisor

- Caining Li; Jilin University

- Nicola Kromer; Erfurt University

- Michelle van Velthoven; Imperial College London

- Joe Phua; University of Southern California

Visiting Graduate Scholar Supervisor

- Julie Rytter Danielsen; Roskilde University

International mentoring

- Kanliang Wang, Xi’an JiaoTong University, China

- Shefali Oja, Nyaya Health, Nepal

- Paz Olivera, Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, Peru

Asia Journalism Scholar

- Freeha Sultan; Pakistan

Supervisor of Humanities and Social Sciences Research Programme, Curriculum Planning and

Development Division of the Ministry of Education

- Raffles Institution: Huang Bairun, Li Minghan and Oliver Huang – Virtual Mapping of Chinese

Immigrants in Singapore

Ph.D. Thesis Examiner/ TAC Membership

Arul Chib Nanyang Technological University

- Anders Klingberg (Karolinska Institutet): Mobile teleconsultations in acute burn care :

acceptance and user-experience among emergency care providers in resource-poor settings

- Brendon Wolff-Piggott (University of Cape Town): Appropriation of an mHealth Service in

Primary Health Care Clinics: Activity, Hierarchy and Collaboration

- John Robert Buatista: Predictors and impact of nurses’ use of personal mobile phones at work:

An empirical study in the Philippines.

- Ha Haji (University of Cape Town): Investigating mobile graphic-based reminders to support

compliance of tuberculosis treatment.

- Rita Zahara: Countering Terrorism with Communication.

- Chi JianXing: Factors influencing new parent’s beliefs and decision making about childhood

immunization: Exploring a comprehensive belief/attitude model in the new media context.

M. Mass Communication Examiner

- Pranav Malhotra: Mobile phone use among female live-out domestic workers in Delhi.

- Yeo Sulin: Adding value to organizations: An examination of the role of senior public relations

practitioners in Singapore.

- Foo Swee Peng: Singapore Residents' Committees (RCs): Network centrality, information flow,

authority and credibility.

- Han Teck Juan: Explaining traffic flow between thematic blogs.

Undergraduate Mentoring

Undergraduate Research Experience on Campus

- Gong Hsien-Ying Rachel: “Empowerment via touch-, mobile-, and motion-activation”

Final Year Projects

“Information and communication technologies for healthcare in Asia”

- Presented at the CATaC conference , Nimes, June 2008, and the ICT4D Midwife Project Final

Dissemination Conference, Banda Aceh, March 2008

“Enabling and empowering competitive disabled athletes by focusing on their excellence”

- Presented at the IAMCR Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, July 2008; and at the AMIC conference,

Manila, Philippines, July 2008, and finalist for Effie Awards

“[Minus] Plastic”

- Presented at the IAMCR Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, July 2008

“Learning AIDS: A study examining the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS efficacy messages for adolescents

using a multimedia approach”

- Presented at Communications & Sustainable Development Conference, Bangkok, February

2009, and at the IAMCR Congress, Mexico City, July 2009

“Rebuilding Bukit Lawang: The role of ICTs for sustainable development in a post-disaster Indonesian

village”

- Presented at the Communications & Sustainable Development Conference, Bangkok, February

2009, and at the IAMCR Congress, Mexico City, July 2009

“Hope of India: An evaluation of information communication technologies in rural Indian healthcare”

Arul Chib Nanyang Technological University

- Presented at the Communications & Sustainable Development Conference, Bangkok, February

2009; and at the IAMCR Congress, Mexico City, July 2009

“Maneuvering in the mountains: Exploring the potential of an information and communication

technology system for community healthcare workers in Nepal”

- Presented at IAMCR Congress, Braga, July 2010.

“Enabling informal “Guanxi” networks via mobile phones: Reaching rural doctors in Xi’an, China”

- Presented at the IAMCR Congress, Braga, July 2010; and at the Media and Diversity

Conference, Colombo, March 2010.

“Mobile phone usage by the disabled in Singapore”

- Presented at the IAMCR Congress, Istanbul, July 2011, and at the ACS Crossroads in Cultural

Studies, Sorbonne Nouvelle University and UNESCO, Paris, July 2012.

“Art works and migrant workers: A field experiment examining visual cues to attitude change

towards immigration”

- Presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research Congress,

Durban, South Africa, July 15-19, 2012.

“The role of ICTs in the lives of foreign wives in Singapore”

- Presented at the International Conference on Communication, Media, Technology and Design,

Istanbul, May, 2012, and the IAMCR Congress, South Africa, July 2012, and the International

Conference on Electronic Commerce, Singapore, August, 2012

- Published in International Conference on Electronic Commerce (ICEC) 2012 Proceedings

“Adoption, usage and impact of Family Folder Collection on a mobile Android tablet device in rural

Thailand:

- Presented at the International Conference on Communication, Media, Technology and Design,

Istanbul, Turkey, 9-11 May, 2012.

Development of Teaching Materials

CS 434: Brand Management

- Discussion board in edveNTUre for students online discussion

- Demonstration of Google Web Analytics

- Guest lecturers: Frieda Lee, Solution Architect at Demand

Gautam Kiyawat, Associate Director, Star TV

Gireesh Joshi, Vice President, Procter & Gamble

Rahul Malhotra, Marketing Manager, Shell

CS 4031: Media Planning and Strategies

- Innovative collaboration with students of CS 434 as client and agency teams

- Guest lecturers: Praveena Venugopal, CitiGroup India

Rajiv Rai, Director, Alternate Channels, Deutsche Bank

Sridhar Ramaswamy, Marketing Director, Tata Communications

A 6322: Media and Marketing

Arul Chib Nanyang Technological University

- Group pages in edveNTUre for project management and 100% online course material

- Demonstration of social network analytic software

- Guest lecturers: Balaji Ramanujam, Marketing Director, Energizer

Deepshikha Kiyawat, Director, Research, Bristol Myers Squibb

Natasha Golding, Owner, Pretty Smart

Shailesh Paul, Director, Debit Products, Visa

Sonal Narain, Planning Director, Ogilvy & Mather

Stefania Milan, University of Toronto

Suresh Ramaswamy, Director at Blue Interactive, WPP Digital

Unmish Parthasarthy, Strategy, ESPN-Star Sports

A 6324: Information Technology: Impact and Planning

- Research fieldwork on migrant workers at Aidha NGO

- 100% online course material

- Guest lecturers: Komathi Ale, Doctoral student, USC

Santosh Vijaykumar, Post-doctoral fellow, NTU

A 6914: Information and Communication Technologies for Development

- Up to 50% of syllabus readings flexible according to student needs; 100% online course material

- Student collaborations with on-going global research projects in Brazil, Burma, China, Indonesia,

India, Kenya, Peru and the Philippines.

- Guest lecturers: Qiaolei Jiang, Post-doctoral fellow, NTU

Yvonne Loh, Asst. Director, Employment and Employability Institute

Sriranjini Mei Hua, Ministry of Social and Family Development

SERVICE

Associations and Scholarly Community Service

Advisory Board member

­ ICA Publications Committee o 2017: Selected JCMC Editor (#2 journal in Communication) o 2018: Selected JoC Editor (#3 journal in Communication)

­ ICT4D Centre at the University of Cape Town ­ ICTD Steering Committee ­ Mobile Communication Interest Group Committee on Emerging Scholar Research Grant

2017/2018 Journal Reviewer

­ African Health Sciences 2013

­ AIDS Care (SSCI) 2013, 2017

­ Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2016

­ Asian Journal of Communication (SSCI) 2008 - 10

­ Bulletin of the World Health Organization (SSCI) 2011

­ Chinese Journal of Communication (SSCI) 2013

Arul Chib Nanyang Technological University

­ Communication Yearbook 2013 - 14

­ European Journal of Integrative Medicine 2014

­ Global Health Communication 2017

­ Health Promotion International (SSCI) 2011

­ Human Communication Research (SSCI) 2012

­ IC-IMPACTS Canada-India Research Centre of Research Excellence 2014

­ Information Systems Journal 2016

­ Information Technologies and International Development journal 2007 - 12

­ Information Technologies and People 2014-2015

­ International Journal of Communication 2017

­ International Journal of Game-Based Learning 2010 - 12

­ International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management 2010

­ International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology 2012

­ Journal of Communication Inquiry 2018

­ Journal of Health Communication 2011 – 18

­ Journal of Personalized Medicine 2015

­ Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 2009

­ Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2015-2016

­ Knowledge Management & E-Learning 2011

­ Media Asia Journal 2010

­ Methods of Information in Medicine 2014

­ Michael Smith Foundation for Medical Research 2014

­ Mobile Media & Communication 2012 - 17

­ National Research Foundation Singapore 2015

­ New Media & Society 2010 - 16

­ Plaridel Journal of Philippines 2010

­ Singapore Millennium Foundation 2015

­ South African National Research Foundation 2015

­ Telecommunications Policy 2014

­ Telematics and Informatics 2014

Conference Association Member and Reviewer

­ ACM SIGCHI CHI 2018

­ Association for Computing Machinery

­ Information Technology and International Development

­ International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance

­ International Communication Association

­ International Association for Media and Communication Research

­ National Communication Association

Session Chair/Organizer at Conferences

1. Organizer, ICA Mobile Interest Group Workshop, Autonomy and Independence? Mobile Media as Interventional Tools in Forced Migration, International Communication Association Conference 2017. San Diego, 24 May 2017.

Arul Chib Nanyang Technological University

2. Respondent, ICA Pre-conference, Innovations in Narrative-Based Intervention Design, Development, and Evaluation, International Communication Association Conference 2017. San Diego, USA, 25 May 2017.

3. Organizer, IFIP WG9.4 14th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, SIRCA III Workshop. Yogyakarta, 201-21 May 2017.

4. Organizer, SiRC Workshop on Marginalization, Migrants, and Mobiles. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 17-18 February 2017.

5. Organizer, ICA Mobile Interest Group Workshop, The All Mighty Mobile Disrupter and Opportunity Provider at Work, International Communication Association Conference 2016, Fukuoka, Japan, 8 June 2016.

6. Organizer, ICA Mobile Interest Group Workshop, Using the Current Evidence on mHealth Impact to Guide Future Actions, International Communication Association Conference 2016, Fukuoka, Japan, 8 June 2016.

7. Open Session Organizer, ICT for Forced Migration, 8th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development 2016, Michigan, June 2016.

8. Organizer, SIRCA III Workshop, 8th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development 2016, Michigan, June 2016.

9. Session Chair, Debating Open Development: Sharing and Interrogating Experiences of Developing Cross-Cutting Theory in ICTD, 8th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development 2016, Michigan, June 2016.

10. Session Chair, Infrastructure and Access, UNESCO Regional Policy Forum on Open, Distance and eLearning, Bangkok, November 23-24, 2015.

11. Organizer, SIRCA III Open Development Mini Unconference, Bangalore, October 2015.

12. Competitive winner of Conference Chair for 7th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development 2015, Singapore, May 2015.

13. Organizer, Blue Sky Workshop, The Future of mHealth Interventions, International Communication Association Conference 2015, Puerto Rico, 21-25 May, 2015.

14. Co-founder and organizer, Mobile Communication Interest Group, International Communication Association Conference 2015, Puerto Rico, 21-25 May, 2015.

15. Program Committee, ICEGOV 2014, 8th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Eletronic Governance, Portugal, October 27-30, 2014.

16. Organizer, SIRCA Bootcamp, Stellenbosch, South Africa, December 9-11, 2013.

17. Session Chair, “Information Society in the Global South”. International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, May 20, 2013.

18. Organizing Committee, IFIP 8.6 Bangalore program committee, Bangalore, June 27-30, 2013.

19. Session Chair, ‘Reconsidering Stances’ panel. Fifth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2012), Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, March 12-15, 2012.

20. Organizing Committee, International Conference on information and communication technologies for development, Atlanta, GA, March 12, 2012.

21. Session Chair, “Information Society in the Global South”. International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, Atlanta, GA, March 12, 2012.

22. Organizer, SIRCA Dissemination conference, Thailand, 16-17 April, 2011.

23. Organizer, “Innovations in Mobile Use” Preconference Workshop, International Communication Association conference, June 2010.

24. Organizer, Workshop, Strengthening ICTD Research Capacity in Asia Programme, Singapore Internet Research Center. Singapore, June 19, 2010.

Arul Chib Nanyang Technological University

25. Organizer and trainer, Workshop, Strengthening ICTD Research Capacity in Asia Programme, Singapore Internet Research Center. Singapore. July 2009.

26. Organizer. Dissemination Seminar: Midwife cell-phone project. Indonesia Tsunami Response Team, World Vision Indonesia. Banda Aceh, Indonesia. March 2008.

27. Session Chair, Asian Media Information and Communication Conference, Delhi, India, 13-16 July, 2009.

28. Coordinator, Conference Themes Session, “When the Internet Reaches the Villages”. International Communication Association conference, Montreal, May 22-26, Canada. 2008.

29. Coordinator, Conference Themes Session, “The social impact of networking the poor for development”. International Communication Association conference, Montreal, May 22-26, Canada. 2008.

30. Coordinator, Themes Session, “Networking the Poor for Development: 4 Global Case Studies”. International Communication Association conference, San Francisco, May 24-28, U.SA. 2007.

University Service

2017 - 2018 WKWSCI Search Committee Chair (Computer Mediated Communication)

2017 - 2018 WKWSCI Search Committee Chair (Public Relations)

2014 - 2017 WKWSCI Reappointment Committee

2014 - 2017 Director of the Singapore Internet Research Center

2010 – 2018 Staff and Faculty Football and Bowling Teams

2007 - 2016 WKWSCI Search Committee (Member, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016)

2013 - 2015 WKWSCI Online Learning Committee

2013 - 2014 Curriculum Committee, Masters of Mass Communication Programme

2013 - 2015 WKWSCI/ADM Representative, Campus Recreation & Wellness Committee

2012 - 2014 Research Committee, Public & Promotional Communication Division

2012 - 2014 Extended Strengthening Information Society Research Capacity Alliance (SIRCA II)

- Funded 15 international research projects in Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya,

Senegal, Tanzania, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay, Burma, India,

Indonesia, China, and the Philippines.

2008 - 2013 Assistant Director of the Singapore Internet Research Center

- Instrumental in obtaining two multi-year research capacity grants (S$2.96 Mn.)

from the International Development Research Center, Canada

- Appointed Project Leader by the IDRC, Canada

- Develop research capacity of emerging scholars in the area of utilizing

information and communication technologies for developmental goals

- Manage administrative team of Senior Manager and two Program Officers

- Organized research workshops in Atlanta, 2012, and Jamaica, 2013

2009 - 2011 Established Strengthening ICTD Research Capacity in Asia (SIRCA I)

- Funded 15 Asian research projects in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,

Vietnam, Cambodia, China and the Philippines

- Organized research workshops in Singapore, 2009 and 2010, Thailand, 2011

- Special issue on SIRCA projects, Media Asia Journal, 38(1), 2011

- Published edited volume, Linking Research to Practice (Chib and Harris, 2012).

2007 – 2013 Supervisor, Professional Internship Programme

Arul Chib Nanyang Technological University

2012-13: Alex Zhang Meng Ren; Phang Su Hui; Chan Long Teng; Amira Bte

Samsuri; Goh Zi Ying Jillian; Shawn Choy Zikai; Gong Hsien-Ying Rachel

2011-12: Liang Tong Lau

2010-11: Neo Li Yun Joyce; Ginger Chia Wenqi; Goh Ching Yi Sharlene; Jiang Yun

Shuang Germaine; Chew Mingyi; Ho Meng Keng Benjamin.

2009-10: Lim Ying Xin Ruth; Beatrice Lau Cheng Wai; Quee Yan Jing; Elicia Loh.

2008-9: Kong Yen Lin; Mohd. Zakaria Zainal Azman; Ching Zi Liang/.

2007-8: Law Shu Hui; Wong Min Wei; Lee Shijian; Lim Tianru Sarah; Nguyen Binh

Phuong Vu; Priscilla Li Zhi Yi; Loo Hui Min Marilvyn.

2008 - 2009 Interviewer, WKWSCI Undergraduate Entrance Examination

2007- 2009 Newsletter Coordinator, Public & Promotional Communication Division

2007 - 2008 Faculty Representative, NTU Open House Undergraduate Admissions

Service to External Parties

Grants and Awards Reviewer

­ Mobile Communication Interest Group Committee on Emerging Scholar Research Grant 2017

­ Research Grants Council's General Research Fund, Committee on Research and Development

(CRD) of The Education University of Hong Kong 2016

­ James W. Carey Urban Communication Award, International Communication Association 2015

­ Medical Research Council UK 2013

­ President’s Science and Technology Awards; Agency for Science, Technology and Research 2013

­ Representation Office of Denmark 2011

International Service Collaborations with External Parties

2015 Population Services International, Papua New Guinea

2010 - 2012 Udaan educational NGO, India

2011 - 2012 Text-to-Change NGO, Uganda

2009 Nyaya Health, Nepal

2006-2008 World Vision International, Seattle

2004 Instituto Peruano de Paternidad Responsible, Peru

Volunteer Service to External Parties

2015 Chennai Flood Victim donation drive at WKSCI

2010 - 2011 AIDHA, Singapore

2005 - 2008 World Vision Asia Tsunami Relief, Singapore

Inter-Disciplinary Collaborations

Collaboration on two artworks: Zones of Contact & Night Negotiations

Artist, Asst. Prof. Joan Marie Kelly, School of Art, Design and Media

2012 11-17 April Solo Exhibition Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Arts Advisor and Curator,: Alka Pande

2011 12-30 July Solo Exhibition, Blue Mountain Gallery Chelsea, New York City

Juried by artist panel including Gulgun Aliriza

Arul Chib Nanyang Technological University

2011 2-16 May 6 Artist Exhibition; Chulalongkorn University, Jamjuree Art Hall

2011 22 Feb-15 Apr Port of Call: Exhibition, School of Art, Design and Media, NTU

Curator: Robert P. Epp (Canada)

Media Interviews / Press Coverage

1. Regional Policy Forum on the Promotion of ASEAN Integration through Open and Distance Higher

Education. UNESCO Bangkok. 30 November 2015.

2. Future Forward. Channel NewsAsia. Global Health, 25 November 2014.

3. IfKW News. Springer, Nina. Communichator, 25, 34-35, Sommersemester, 2013.

4. Mobiles boost services. Gynnie Kero. The National, Papua New Guinea. 14 March 2103.

5. mHealth seminar by Dr. Arul Chib at the Institute of National Affairs, Papua New Guinea. EMTV

6PM News, 6 Mar 2013.

6. mHealth in Papua New Guinea. Interview with Roger Hau’oufa. 100FM. 9-10AM, 4 Mar 2013.

7. Awardees tackle Sustainability Challenges. Interview with Anna Dirksen. ProSPER.Net News, Issue

IV, Mar/Oct, 2011.

8. NTU don goes Third World. Interview with Yu Pei Fern. Today, Sunday Edition. 23 October, 2011.

9. Young and Restless. Feature by Lester Kok. HEY! Nov-Dec, 2011.

10. Facebook, obsession? Interview with Joyce Lim, New Paper. 13 November, 2011.

11. Awardees tackle sustainability challenges. Award summary by Aurea Tanaka of United Nations

University Institute of Advanced Studies. Our World 2.0. United Nations University.12 October

2011.

12. Rewarding Scientific Knowledge for Sustainable Development. Aurea Tanaka. United Nations

Chronicle, The Digital Dividend, Vol. XLVIII No. 3, 2011.

13. Face to Face? I’d rather Facebook. Interview with Joyce Lim, New Paper. 26 February, 2011.

14. Exploring the Cell Phone’s Role in Disaster. Interview with Corey Reynolds, Natural Hazards

Observer, September 2008.

15. Midwives and Mobile Phones. Interview with James Addis, Senior Editor. Advocacy and

Communication Magazine. Seattle. May, 2006.