Dr. Jinky Jane C Simeon
Dr. Jinky Jane C Simeon
Akademi Seni dan Teknologi Kreatif · Akademi Seni dan Teknologi Kreatif, UMS
jinkysoo@ums.edu.my
Summary

Jinky Jane C Simeon is a music lecturer in Academy of Arts & Creative Technology (ACT), University Malaysia Sabah. She graduated BA (Hons) in Music and served as a tutor in the then UMS School of Arts Studies in 2008, and subsequently
obtained her Master of Arts (Music) in 2011 and PhD from UMS (2022) with these on Rungus Longoi Tanganak: Musical Analysis and Application for Music education. She is a winner of four PEREKA gold medals, two ITEX gold medals,
one MTE gold medal, and was named as “Woman Inventor of the Year” in 2013. In 2014 at the Seoul International
Invention Fair (SIIF), her project “The Tuniring” under the category of Teaching Research and Pedagogical Items
won the gold medal and special awards from Taiwan Invention Association. Her research interests include early
childhood music education, multicultural music education, Borneo music and dance.

Dr. Jinky Jane C Simeon holds IJAZAH DOKTOR FALSAFAH SASTERA from Universiti Malaysia Sabah , among other qualifications, and has established themselves as a respected expert in their field.

Education
Ijazah Doktor Falsafah Sastera
Universiti Malaysia Sabah · 2022
Sarjana Sastera (seni Muzik)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah · 2011
Lain-lain · 2011
Sarjana Muda Sastera Dengan Kepujian (seni Muzik)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah · 2004
Stats
Publications:
39
Projects:
22
Grants:
RM 618,584.00
Scopus Metrics
Scopus Author ID:
57192651155
H-Index:
2
Documents:
3
Citations:
7
Research Interests
ARTS - Indigenous Musical Instruments
ARTS - Indigenous Performing Arts and Music
ARTS - Traditional Musical Instruments
CULTURAL AND HERITAGE STUDIES - Indigenous Culture and Heritage
Latest Grants
Meneroka Naratif Sakral Dalam Ritual Bambarazon Etnik Rungus Melalui Performatif Untuk Kelestarian Kearifan Lokal
2025 – 2027
Permaidani Budaya Warisan Sabah
2025 – 2027
Childhood Echoes: Songs Of The Indigenous Rungus Children Of Sabah, Malaysia
2024 – 2024
Sustainable Development Of Bamboo Music Instruments In Sabah
2023 – 2026
Penerokaan Simbol Dan Fungsi Liminaliti Ritual Mamapak Etnik Rungus Untuk Kelestarian Warisan Budaya Tempatan
2022 – 2025
Latest Publications
From Hubei Children’s Songs To The Primary Music Classroom
N/A · 2026
Integrating Multicultural Children’s Songs Into Beginner Sompoton Instruction
International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development · 2026
Efikasi Kendiri Dan Strategi Latihan Dalam Persembahan Muzik: Satu Kerangka Konseptual Dalam Kalangan Mahasiswa Muzik Di Malaysia
Jurnal Psikologi dan Kesihatan Sosial (JPisKS) · 2026
Rungus Childhood Echoes. Songs Of The Indigenous Children Of Sabah, Malaysia
Rungus Childhood Echoes. Songs of the Indigenous Children of Sabah, Malaysia · 2025
Developing Local Music Teaching Materials: Educational Applications Of Sichuan Han Game Rhymes In University Preschool Education Programs
Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences · 2025
Administrative Positions
Akademi Seni dan Teknologi Kreatif
UMS