Steven Krauss, PhD, is a Professor with the Dept. of Professional Development and Continuing Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, and Head of the Youth and Community Well-Being Laboratory of the Institute for Social Science Studies (IPSAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia. His received his BA degree in political science/economics from the University of Delaware in 1994, MS degree in social work from Columbia University in 1998, and PhD in youth studies from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2005. He has worked for several non-profit organizations in the United States in the area of community and youth development prior to relocating to Malaysia in 2001. His academic career began in 2006 at the Faculty of Educational Studies, UPM, where he has worked ever since. His teaching and scholarship center around youth and community development, youth civic and organizational participation, youth–adult partnerships, and qualitative research methods. His work has been published widely in both local and international academic journals, books, and book chapters.
Steven Krauss, PhD, is a Professor with the Dept. of Professional Development and Continuing Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, and Head of the Youth and Community Well-Being Laboratory of the Institute for Social Science Studies (IPSAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia. His received his BA degree in political science/economics from the University of Delaware in 1994, MS degree in social work from Columbia University in 1998, and PhD in youth studies from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2005. He has worked for several non-profit organizations in the United States in the area of community and youth development prior to relocating to Malaysia in 2001. His academic career began in 2006 at the Faculty of Educational Studies, UPM, where he has worked ever since. His teaching and scholarship center around youth and community development, youth civic and organizational participation, youth–adult partnerships, and qualitative research methods. His work has been published widely in both local and international academic journals, books, and book chapters.