Our team - Mcccrh (Monash Malaysia)

Meet our team

A/Prof Emma Baulch

Deputy Head of School (Research)

Malaysia School of Arts & Social Sciences

Emma sits on the steering committee in her capacity as Deputy Head of School (Research). Emma’s research focuses on media landscapes in Southeast Asia and she is expert in undertaking qualitative research on media consumption. Emma is involved in Dr Azhari's post-doctoral project as her supervisor, a role that includes assisting Dr Azhari to develop relationships with relevant media professionals in Malaysia.

Contact

emma.baulch@monash.edu

Dr Azliyana Azahari

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Malaysia School of Arts & Social Sciences

Azliyana is the first Postdoctoral Research Fellow in climate change communication for the Hub’s Malaysia node. With her expertise in climate-related atmospheric hazards and emission management, she has been instrumental in developing sustainable management policies.

Azliyana’s background is in environmental science and management and she holds a Masters of Technology Management. In 2018, Azliyana earned her PhD in Environment and Development from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, where she conducted research on the relationship between the composition of major air pollutants and road traffic volume in an industrial environment using an atmospheric pollution dispersion model.

As a passionate advocate for building resilient communities, Azliyana's current research is centred on communicating the impacts of climate change and promoting the importance of climate action. She is responsible for studying and analysing how information about climate change is communicated to the public, and developing effective strategies for communicating climate change science and solutions to diverse audiences.

Prior to joining the MCCCRH Malaysia node, Azliyana held a postdoctoral position in atmospheric management, where she identified a gap in climate science research and actively worked to address this issue.

Contact

azliyana.azhari@monash.edu

Dr Ooi Wee Liam

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Malaysia School of Arts & Social Sciences

Wee Liam is currently working as a Lecturer in Environmental Humanities and Social Sciences at the School of Arts and Social Sciences, under the Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub (Malaysia Node). His research focuses on conceptualisations of human–nature relationships and how these inform pro-environmental motivations and behaviours. He is currently expanding his work to include community-informed research using participatory action and co-design approaches with vulnerable communities affected by climate change.

Previously, he worked with the Malaysian node to produce a policy report for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability, aimed at improving planetary health awareness and fostering sustainable behavioural change among Malaysians. He is also a volunteer with Climate Governance Malaysia, where he supports research-related activities and contributes to the preparation of summarised reports.

At present, Wee Liam is involved in collaborative research with various institutions to investigate how climate disasters (e.g., floods, heatwaves) affect the psychosocial well-being of vulnerable communities.

Contact

ooi.weeliam@monash.edu

Mohani Raja Shaharul Niza

Research Assistant

Malaysia School of Arts & Social Sciences

Part of the APN and ECR Just transition projects.

Mohani is a Research Assistant based at the Malaysia Node at MCCCRH where she investigates how Malaysian and Indonesian media report on climate change, focusing on extreme weather events. Funded by the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), the project she is working on aims to address the climate change communication gap between scientific and lay audiences with the aim to come up with best practices in climate change journalism.

Mohani is a long-time communications practitioner and researcher with 15 years of combined experience in the media industry and civil society. She is passionate about women’s rights, gender equality, climate action and sustainability.

Mohani brings to the table skills in writing, editing, proofreading, translation and qualitative research. She started out as a full-time journalist and editor before transitioning into freelance work.

Her clients have include the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Women Help Women, Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM), Lean In Malaysia, Legal Dignity, Women's Aid Organisation (WAO), Sisters in Islam (SIS Forum), Climate Change Action Network Southeast Asia (CANSEA), the Association for Progressive Communications, Women's Aid Organisation (WAO), ARROW Women, and more.

A graduate in journalism, Mohani is happy to be back in academia.

Contact

mohaniraja.shaharulniza@monash.edu

Dessy Rosalina

Senior Research Engagement Officer

Monash Indonesia

Part of the APN and WHO projects.

Dessy is a seasoned communication strategist boasting a career that spans over a decade. She leverages her extensive experience in journalism and public relations consultancy to understand audience perceptions and uncover effective communication strategies. Dessy utilises these insights to foster informed and proactive discussions on climate change in Indonesia.

Dessy is the lead author of "Navigating Climate Change Issues in the 2024 Indonesian Elections: A Strategic Communication Guide for Politicians", and holds an MA in Media and Digital Communication from Macquarie University.

Contact

Dessy.Rosalina@monash.edu

Savyna Selvarajan

Research Assistant

Malaysia School of Arts & Social Sciences

Part of the WHO project.

Savyna has an MA in English Language and Literature from the University of Nottingham Malaysia 2025. Her work is grounded in discourse analysis and applies an intersectional lens, as observed in her MA thesis on newspaper representations on Sri Lankan Tamils in the UK newspapers during and post the Sri Lankan Civil War.

Savyna leverages her past research in marginalised peoples and the intersectional struggles that they face to understand the climate change impacts within these communities. Her current research reflects this, as it centres on how climate change affects women's health in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Contact

Savyna.Selvarajan@monash.edu

Honorary members from the Climate change communication research hub in Australia

Prof Libby Lester

Director

MCCCRH Australia

Professor Libby Lester has taken up the role of Professor (Research) and Director of the Monash Climate Change Communications Hub, joining us from the University of Tasmania, where she was the UNESCO Chair in Communication, Environment and Heritage, and Director of the Institute for Social Change.

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Dr Lucy Richardson

Deputy-Director

MCCCRH Australia

Lucy is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in climate change communication, whose research sits at the intersection of psychology, communication and the environment.

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