Priyadharshini Ahrumugam

Priyadharshini Ahrumugam

Priyadharshini Ahrumugam

  • Senior Lecturer
Department of Communication

Biography

Upon completion of her degree, Priyadharshini Ahrumugam embarked on a career in the training field in which, she has extensive experience in Corporate Language Training. She has conducted vocational, communicative and academic language training for a range of public and private sector clients in Malaysia. In 2008, she decided to take the leap into academia, and has since been working in Sunway University. She is currently attached to the Department of Communication and Liberal Arts, School of Arts, and her research interests are with a growing inquisitiveness towards the areas of inclusive and equitable education, media and gender, and active learning strategies in higher education. She was recently awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice by Lancaster University, UK.

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • MA in English Literature, University of Malaya, Malaysia (2010)
  • BA (Hons) English Literature, University of Malaya, Malaysia (2003)

Research Interests

  • Inclusive and equitable education
  • Media and gender
  • Active learning in higher education

Notable Publications

  1. Ahrumugam, P. (2016). My metamorphosis into leadership. In S. H. Kim (Ed.), Redefining success: learning to lead for change (pp. 146–156). Malaysia: CALI Press, Asia Leadership Institute.
  2. Ahrumugam, P. (2015). Cooperative learning: A case study on teamwork through community service project. Paper presented at the 17th International Conference on Higher Education (pp. 555–560). Rome.