Fellowship

Permanent Research Fellow

Associate Professor Dr. Mazlina binti Che Mustafa

Associate Professor Dr. Mazlina Che Mustaffa is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Human Development, University Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Malaysia. She have been appointed as a Director at National Child Development Research Centre (NCDRC) since 2020 which offers national and international networking, research collaboration as well as community engagement. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Education from University of Canterbury, New Zealand (2015). In the past three years, she have secured many public and private research funding and completed three research projects. Currently, she is a Project Leader for Long Term Research Grant Scheme (LRGS) entitled the Development of a Comprehensive & Integrated Model of Quality Malaysian ECCE funded by Ministry of Education which is worth of MYR5 million. These research projects offer helpful insights the complex terrain of contemporary early childhood education. She had published extensively in local and international journals. She is also the Editor-in Chief for the International Journal of Early Childhood Care and Education, and have also served as a reviewer of several local and international indexed journals.

Expertise

Early Childhood Education

Faculty / Department

National Child Development Center & Faculty of Human Development

Appointed Date

1 January 2023 until 31 December 2024

Associate Professor Dr. Norazilawati binti Abdullah

Associate Professor Dr. Norazilawati Abdullah is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris.  Her area of expertise are pedagogy and science education. She is presentable, self motivated and confident lecturer with extensive knowledge on education. Possessing excellent counselling, listening and general communication skills, along with the ability to communicate to students in simple ways on matters regarding teaching and learning. Having exceptional multi-tasking and organisational skills, all of which are imperative when working closely with colleagues. With an already successful academic track record, now looking to accomplish further success in the area of teaching, supervising, research, publication and consultation with a progressive employer such us Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI).

Expertise

Education, Science Education / Pedagogy

 
Faculty / Department

National Child Development Center & Faculty of Human Development

Appointed Date

1 January 2023 until 31 December 2024

Dr. Masayu binti Dzainudin

Dr. Masayu binti Dzainudin is a lecturer from the Faculty Of Human Development , Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia. Specializes in Emergent curriculum, The project approach, Reflective practice, Action Research.

Expertise
Emergent curriculum, The project approach, Reflective practice & Action Research
Faculty / Department

National Child Development Center & Faculty of Human Development

Appointed Date
1 March 2023 until 28 February 2025

Dr. Intan Farahana binti Abdul Rani

Dr Intan Farahana Abdul Rani is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Human Development, University Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Malaysia. She completed her PhD. in Educational Psychology and MEd. in Early Childhood Education. She is passionately involved in the field of Early Childhood Education since 2011 until now. Her area of expertise is nutrition education, early childhood assessment, design and development research, and quasi-experiment.

Expertise
Nutrition Education (Children), Educational Psychology & Nurturing Care
Faculty / Department

National Child Development Center & Faculty of Human Development

Appointed Date
1 Sept 2023 until 31 August 2024

Dr. Harnani binti Mat Zin

Dr. Harnani binti Mat Zin is a distinguished senior lecturer at the Faculty of Computing and Meta-Technology, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI). She earned her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Intelligent Computing from University Putra Malaysia in 2023, specializing in feature extraction from online reviews. Her research has significantly contributed to the understanding of sentiment analysis within the realm of online feedback. With a passionate dedication to her role as a Computer Science lecturer, Dr. Harnani is known for her articulate presentation style, unwavering self-motivation, and profound confidence. Her expertise spans across various domains of Computer Science, including information systems, text mining, and sentiment analysis.

Expertise

Information system, text mining, sentiment analysis

Faculty / Department

National Child Development Center & Faculty of Computing & Meta-Technology

Appointed Date

1 November 2023 until 31 October 2024

Associate Research Fellow

Prof. Dr. Nordin bin Mamat

Prof. Dr. Nordin bin Mamat is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI). His area of expertise are in Curriculum in Early Childhood, Parenting and Children’s Social Behavior. Prof. Dr. Nordin currently served as a Director for Centre of Pedagogy, Research and Innovation, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) and has become prominent expert in the ECCE field.

Expertise

Early Childhood Education (PAKK) (Curriculum in early childhood, parenting and children’s social behaviour)

Faculty / Department

Faculty of Human Development

Appointed Date

1 Jan 2023 until 31 Dis 2024

Dr. Hasrul bin Hosshan

A lecturer from the Faculty Of Human Development , Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia. Specializes in Disability-inclusive; social participation; early intervention (occupational therapy).

Expertise

Special Education (Disability-inclusive, social participation, early intervention-occupation therapy)

Faculty / Department

Faculty of Human Development

Appointed Date

1 Jan 2023 until 31 Dis 2024

Dr. Nurul Fadly bin Habidin

Nurul Fadly Habidin is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, where he teaches industrial management, management accounting and business engineering. His main research interests are environmental management accounting, lean, six sigma, quality/business engineering and continuous/performance process improvement.

Expertise

Business Management

Faculty / Department
Faculty of Management and Economics
Appointed Date

1 Jan 2023 until 31 Dis 2024

Dr. Nur Syuhada binti Mat Sin

A lecturer from the Faculty Of Art, Sustainability And Creative Industry , Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia. Specializes in Animation.

Expertise

The Art of Visual Communication (Animation)

Faculty / Department
Faculty of Arts, Sustainability And Creative Industry
Appointed Date

1 Jan 2023 until 31 Dis 2024

Dr. Iylia Dayana binti Shamsudin

A lecturer from the Faculty Of Human Development , Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia. Specializes in Terapi carakerja (kanak-kanak) dan bermain / Occupational Therapy (Paediatric) and play.

Expertise

Early Childhood Education (PAKK) (Children’s work therapy and play)

Faculty / Department

Faculty of Human Development

Appointed Date

1 July 2023 until 30 June 2025

Dr. Syaza Hazwani binti Zaini

A lecturer from the Faculty Of Human Development , Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia. Currently appointed as Head Of Department, Educational Studies Department she is very commited in the field of education.

Expertise

Education Technology

Faculty / Department

Faculty of Human Development

Appointed Date

1 Jan 2023 until 31 Dis 2024

Associate Professor Dr. Abdul Halim bin Masnan

Associate Professor Dr. Abdul Halim bin Masnan have lots of experience as a lead author and co -author in high impact articles (SCOPUS/ISI/ERA) books and modules of more than 80 articles and proceedings at the national and international levels as well as more than 20 paper presentations (proceedings) and keynote speeches in Malaysia and abroad. (Japan, UK, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia). Apart from being an Adjunct Professor at UNITAR, I am also involved in university and KPT research grants (FRGS, LRGS) and with local IPTA.

Expertise

Early Childhood Education (PAKK) (Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education)

Faculty / Department

Faculty of Human Development

Appointed Date

1 Jun 2023 until 31 May 2025

Dr. Nadia Akma binti Ahmad Zaki

Dr. Nadia Akma binti Ahmad Zaki is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Computing and Meta-Technology, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI). Her expertise includes serious games, human-computer interaction (interaction design), ICT/multimedia applications, multimedia and education, and learning technology applications.
Expertise

Multimedia

Faculty / Department

Faculty of Computing & Meta-Technology

Appointed Date

1 Jan 2023 until 31 Dis 2024

Dr. Azizah binti Zain

A lecturer from the Faculty Of Human Development , Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia. Specializes in Early Childhood Education, Pedagogy in Preschool,. Preschool Curriculum , Early Reading and Writing.

Expertise

Early Childhood Education (PAKK) 

Faculty / Department

Faculty of Human Development

Appointed Date

1 Jan 2023 until 31 Dis 2024

Associate Professor Dr. Raja Noor Farah Azura binti Raja Mahmood Shah

Associate Professor Dr Raja Noor Farah Azura binti Raja Ma’amor Shah is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI). Her  area of expertise are Applied Mathematics, Steganography, Graph Theory and Networking, She is active in research based on Applied Mathematics involving various fields including the field of Education. She also often produces educational innovation products for early childhood, primary school, secondary school and higher education.

Expertise

Applied Mathematics , Applied Graph Theory and Networking, Mathematics Education

Faculty / Department

Faculty of Science and Mathematics

Appointed Date

1 Jan 2023 until 31 Dis 2024

Dr. Seah Siok Peh

A lecturer from the Faculty Of Human Development , Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia. Currently appointed as Head Of Department, Department Of Early Childhood Education, she is committed in serving the ECCE field.

Expertise

Early Childhood Education (PAKK) 

Faculty / Department

Faculty of Human Development

Appointed Date

1 Jan 2023 until 31 Dis 2024

Dr. Vasanthan Gurusamy

A lecturer from the Faculty Of Human Sciences , Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia.

Expertise

Moral Education

Faculty / Department

Faculty of Human Sciences

Appointed Date

1 Jan 2023 until 31 Dis 2024

Professor Niaz Asadullah

Niaz Asadullah holds the position of Professor of Economics at Monash University Malaysia. He has previously served in visiting or academic roles at Reading, Harvard, Oxford, Kent, Manchester, Malaya, Mindanao, Chulalongkorn, BRAC, and Dhaka Universities. He is interested in development economics, economics of education, labor economics, and happiness economics in his research. He has received research funding from many organizations like AUSAID, Asian Development Bank Institute, International Growth Centre, South Asian Network of Economic Research Institutes (SANEI), UNESCO, UNU-WIDER, and the World Bank. In 2011, he was awarded a Leverhulme Trust (UK) fellowship. Niaz often writes for many international media outlets such as Project Syndicate, the Conversation, World Economic Forum, the Diplomat, the East Asia Forum, D+C Development & Cooperation, and World Education Forum of the UNESCO. His study has been featured in several media outlets including Al-jazeera, ABC Australia, Astro Awani TV (Malaysia), BBC, Business FM (Malaysia), the Economist, the Star (Malaysia), and the Edge Financial Daily.

Expertise

Economy

University

Monash University Malaysia

Appointed Date

1 January until 31 December 2024