CSPS: Centre for Strategic and Policy Studies

Senior Researcher Profile

Dr Diana P. P. Cheong

As the Senior Researcher for the Centre for Strategic and Policy Studies (CSPS), Dr Cheong is responsible for the planning, preparation and implementation of research, consultancy and analytical work undertaken by CSPS. Dr Cheong's current engagement at CSPS to date includes the successful commission of three ongoing macro level studies; a nationwide feasibility study into alternative energy, a roadmap for energy efficiency and conservation (EEC), an, a land optimization strategy for industrial growth for Brunei.

Seconded from Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) where she was a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Policy Studies, Dr Cheong was previously also the University's Director of the Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Advancement. She specialized in Sociology and Economic Development, Public Policy and Research Methods. Dr Cheong is also a qualified Barrister at law (Lincolns Inn and Brunei Supreme Court) and has published in the areas of Constitutional & Administrative Law. Her experience in the policy field spans more than 15 years. She is well known for

her pioneering research work in Brunei in the areas of Crime & Delinquency, Poverty, Unemployment, Youth Development and Social Problems. She has also served for substantial periods at UBD as the Dean for Research and Postgraduate Studies and as the Director of the International Office. Prior to joining UBD, she worked for Manchester City Council (UK), the Narcotics Control Bureau (Brunei) and Y C Lee Advocates & Solicitor (Brunei).

Sample of research projects conducted as Chief Investigator

1993	Government (Biro Kawalan Narkotik) comissioned research project: "Drug abuse in schools in Brunei Darussalam" (Sociological analysis of epidemiological data/survey method/national level, sample size 2000 students)
1997	Government (Biro Kawalan Narkotik) commissioned research consultancy: "Students, drugs and drug abuse in Brunei Darussalam: A national survey" (Follow up and improvised version of 1993 project/sample size: 9 schools and 934 students)
1998	Government (Biro Kawalan Narkotik) commissioned research consultancy: "Workplace drug abuse in Brunei Darussalam" (sociological study/qualitative approach-in depth interviews/sample size: 40 persons)
2000	Government (Biro Kawalan Narkotik) commissioned research consultancy: "A study of drug traffickers in Brunei Darussalam" (sociological study/qualitative approach-in depth interviews of 10 prison inmates)
2001	Government (Biro Pencegah Rasuah) commissioned research consultancy: "A survey of the public's view on curroption and the Anti Curruption Bereau in Brunei Darussalam" (sociological study/survey method, sample size is 402 persons)
2002	"Administrative Accountability and the Law in Brunei Darussalam" Cheong, D.P.P, TINJAUN, Policy and Management Review No 1, 2002.
2005	Yayasan commissioned research consultancy: "A national study of poverty in Brunei Darussalam" (sociological study/measurement of poverty and its characteristics/secondary analysis and extensive survey/in depth interviews of 405 households)
2006	Government (Biro Kawalan Narkotik) commissioned research consultancy: "Brunei Darussalam Youth Development Index 2008" KKBS/UBD (Consultancy, National Survey, 2200 youths)
2008	Government (Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports) commissioned research consultancy: "A survey of the public's evaluation of Gerakan Ibu Bapa Belia (GIBB) in Brunei Darussalam" (sociological study/survey method, sample size is 105 persons and 12 in-depth inteviews)
2009	Centre for Strategic and Policy Studies commissioned research consultancy: "A study of unemployment issues among registered job seekers in Brunei", with Roger Lawrey, (sociological study/survey, 900 unemployed jobseekers)

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