I am an Associate Professor and Ergonomics Trained Person at the Department of Psychology, International Islamic University Malaysia. Having completed my graduate studies in Ergonomics (Human Factors) at Loughborough University and Applied Psychology at the University of Nottingham, my research interests are in developing safety interventions and environmental innovations and promoting well-being and performance, particularly concerning digital and online safety, crowd and travel behaviour, organisations and workforce, as well as environmental ergonomics.

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​My research activities and engagements have been focused on understanding the nature, process, and outcomes of passenger crowding on trains and investigating different demand management options to mitigate this issue. Working in collaboration with several teams, my work extends into the study of related settings, such as overcrowding at large public gatherings (e.g., Hajj), in which we are particularly interested in whether crowd behaviour plays a role in evacuation planning and overall crowd management. We have also used measurements of physiological parameters to study how people respond to different types of environments, especially in terms of restorative experiences and cognitive performance.

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Apart from these areas, my work collaborations involve investigating religiosity, occupational ergonomics and safety, work and women’s well-being, as well as the development and evaluation of interventions. Within these collaborations, I am the holder of eight copyrighted works, including two research instruments: The Rail Passenger Crowding Scale© and the IIUM Religiosity Scale (IIUMRelS)© and six modules: Modul Program Remaja BIJAK, Keluarga PRIHATIN© and Managing Work-Life Balance Training Module©.

I have published widely in the respective areas and work with diverse groups, consulting a variety of private sector and public institutions on issues related to road safety, learning innovative space, and behaviour-based safety. My hope is to empower people to seek knowledge with wisdom, apply it with a good attitude, and practice it with excellence and humility. It is within this context that I started the NextGenPsyc project to encourage students to develop potential solutions that can benefit society. In this project, students have demonstrated their research, innovation, and people skills by developing safety interventions and environmental innovations. I believe everyone can do more and do better, especially in safeguarding public safety in a digital world. And that is the work that I am pursuing now.
 

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