Ergonomics & Environmental Psychology

Human Factors/ Ergonomics (HFE) & Environmental Psychology

What the project is about:

In this project, our team is interested in various ergonomics and environmental psychology aspects. On the ergonomics front, we work on investigating how environmental and psychological stressors affect behaviour and performance at the workplace. Our research also aims to understand how behaviour influences safety performance.

Our work on environmental psychology focuses on the restorative effects of environments. Via PSYC 4520/PSYC 4750 Environmental Psychology course, we conducted behaviour mapping of public spaces, post-occupancy evaluation of buildings, and environmental impact assessment of projects within the university’s area. Other projects include documenting environmental-related news in the EnvipsychNews project and examining the relationship between the dynamics of family life and the architecture of their home in the Architecture and Family Life Style project. Students were also involved in sustainable activities such as environmental volunteering with Zoo Negara, WWF, and the Malaysian Nature Society, among others. They, too, engaged in personal sustainability behaviour such as recycling, conserving water and energy, and not using plastic bags, among others.

Collaborations & Public Engagements

Member: International Association for People Environment Studies (IAPS).

Module Developer, Behaviour Based Safety (BBS): National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Malaysia.
Link to Behaviour Based Safety for Observer (BBSO) Course by National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Malaysia

Working Committee: The Development of METRO National Safety Standard Through Behaviour Based Safety (MEBS): National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Malaysia.

Review on the application of Environmental Psychology in Corporate Learning Institution: Learning Innovative Space, PETRONAS Leadership Centre (PLC).

Publications & Awards

Awards:

Best Paper Award: Zahra, A. M., Masrura, A., Bohari, R. H., Imtiaz, S., & Mohd Mahudin, N. D. (2013). The restorative effects of green spaces with animals on stress. Proceedings of UMRAN2013: Vision and Methods towards Sustainable Built Environment and Liveable Communities-Undergraduate and Postgraduate Seminar.

Publications:

Mohd Mahudin, N. D., & Zaabar, N. I. A. (2021). Workload, burnout, emotional states, and job performance of government employees: An exploratory investigation from the third wave of COVID-19. Human Factors and Ergonomics Journal, 6(2), 34-48. E-ISSN 2590-3705. https://hfej.hfem.org/vol6-no2-2021-paper-3

Mohd Mahudin, N. D. (2021). The restorative effects of mosques: current knowledge, conceptual framework, and implications for environmental psychology. In: Contextualising Islam in Psychological Research: Theoretical Foundation, Current Initiatives and Way Forward (pp. 70-86). IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 9789674910525.

Mohd Mahudin, N. D. (2020). Simon says: The influence of handedness on Simon effect and considerations for ergonomics research and practice. Malaysian Journal of Ergonomics, 2(1), 1-10. https://mjer.unimap.edu.my/index.php/2020

Mohd Mahudin, N. D., Abd Hamid, A. H. I., Zulkifli, A. A., & Zulkifly, N. I. A. (2020). Looked but failed to see: The role of gender, driver types, accident history, and licence tenure in hazard perception. Human Factors and Ergonomics Journal, 5(1), 13-22. E-ISSN 2590-3705. https://hfej.hfem.org/looked-but-failed-to-see-the-role-of-gender-driver-types-accident-history-and-licence-tenure-in-hazard-perception

Mohd Mahudin, N. D. (2016). Learning innovative space: Creating innovative spaces for creativity, collaboration, competency development, engagement, and sustainability. A report for PETRONAS Leadership Centre (PLC).

Hasbullah, M. F. S., Zulkarnain, N. K., Ahmad, I. F., Sukeri, M. S., & Mohd Mahudin, N. D. (2013). Houses of worship as restorative environments. Proceedings of UMRAN2013: Vision and Methods towards Sustainable Built Environment and Liveable Communities-Undergraduate and Postgraduate Seminar.

Nor Rahim, M. N., Mohamad Ramsi, A. Q., Mohd Nor, A. N., Mohd, N. N. S., Mohd Mahudin, N. D. (2013). The Masjid as a restorative environment: A case Study of Masjid Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, IIUM. Proceedings of UMRAN2013: Vision and Methods towards Sustainable Built Environment and Liveable Communities-Undergraduate and Postgraduate Seminar.

Mohd Mahudin, N. D. (2013). Psychological and physiological adaptation to crowd density: A study of Malaysian males. Proceedings of the 5th National Seminar on Crowd & Health Issues During Hajj, 27th & 28th August 2013, Equatorial Hotel, Pulau Pinang.

Insights for impact

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