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CURRICULUM VITAE Updated 290520

A. PERSONAL DETAILS

Full Name Emilia Zainal Abidin Title Dr.

Citizenship

Malaysian

Race

Malay

Gender

Female

Designation Associate Professor

Department/Faculty E-mail address and URL

Department of Environmental and Occupational

Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,

Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 Serdang,

Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

Tel: + 6013-3042644

E-mail: za_emilia@upm.edu.my

URL: http://profile.upm.edu.my/za_emilia

Scopus author listing

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=

49461012000

Google scholar listing:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=I0aPk7M

AAAAJ&hl=en

Scopus h-Index – 7 (April 2020)

Google h-Index – 11 (April 2020)

B. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION Certificate/Qualification Obtained Name of

School/Institution

Year

Obtained

Area of Specialisation

PhD (Environmental Medicine)

University of

Aberdeen, United

Kingdom

April

2012

Indoor air and Health

Master of Community Health

Science (Occupational Health)

Universiti Kebangsaan

Malaysia (National

University of Malaysia)

2006 Psychosocial Health

BSc. Biochemistry

Universiti Kebangsaan

Malaysia (National

University of Malaysia)

2003 Molecular biology

Competency in Auditing

Occupational Safety and Health

Management System (OHSAS

18001 and MS1722)

NIOSH Malaysia 2014 Occupational Safety and

Health Management System

MS1722:2011 and

OHSAS18001:2007

C. SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALISATION Organization Position Start Date End Date Expertise

i. Scottish Centre of Indoor Air,

University of Aberdeen

ii. University of Aberdeen

Member

2008

2008

Until

present

2012

Indoor air and

evaluation of

secondhand

smoke exposure

(hygiene

measurements)

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iii. Department of Public Health,

Faculty of Medicine, Hospital

Universiti Kebangsaan

Malaysia (National University

of Malaysia)

iv. NIOSH Certification

Malaysia

PhD student/

Researcher

MSc student/

Researcher

Passed Part I

of II for

competency

as Indoor

Air Quality

Assessor

(2014)

2005

2014

2006

-

Asthma, allergy

and second hand

smoke

exposures

among children

in Malaysia and

its link with air

pollution

monitoring

Stress and the

Use of Coping

Strategies

Indoor Air

Quality

Assessor

D. EMPLOYMENT Employer Designation Department Start Date Date Ended

Faculty of Medicine and

Health Sciences,

Universiti Putra

Malaysia

Associate Professor Department of

Environmental and

Occupational

Health

Jan 2018 Present

Faculty of Medicine and

Health Sciences,

Universiti Putra

Malaysia

Senior Lecturer Department of

Environmental and

Occupational

Health

April 2012 Dec 2017

Faculty of Medicine and

Health Sciences,

Universiti Putra

Malaysia

Tutor Department of

Community Health

2007 April, 2012

Universiti Kebangsaan

Malaysia (National

University of Malaysia)

Research Assistant Department of

Public Health,

Faculty of

Medicine

2006 2007

E. HONOURS AND AWARDS Name of awards Title Award Authority Award Type Year

Academic Awards 1. Small Grant Fund

2. Travel

Scholarship to

Abu Dhabi

3. Excellent Service

Award 2014

4. Best Researcher

(3rd place) –

Faculty

Excellence Week

5. Best Researcher

(2nd Place)

- University of

Aberdeen, UK

- International

Union Against

Tuberculosis and

Lung Disease,

France

- Universiti Putra

Malaysia

- Faculty of

Medicine and

Health Sciences,

Universiti Putra

Malaysia

Department of

Environmental and

Occupational

Health, UPM

Travelling grant –

International

International

National

Faculty level

Department level

2009

2015

2015

2015

2019

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F. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS (Author (s), year published, title, journal, volume and page)

Journal 2020

1. Azlini Razali, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Suriyani Awang, Sarva

Mangala Praveena, Emilia Zainal Abidin (2020) The impact of seasonal change

on river water quality and dissolved metals in mountainous agricultural areas and

risk to human health. Environmental Forensics, 21 (2): 195-211 (IF: 0.891)

2. NFZ Abidin, SFH Anuar, AA Bakar, I Isa, NAK Mahiddin, FA Shafie, EZ

Abidin, ML Azidin, KI Aziz, P Chandrakant, S Veeramohan (2020) On social

norm: extension of non-smoking areas. MAEH Journal of Environmental Health

(Short Communication) 1 (1), 12-14

3. Sivasankar Sambasivam, Adriana Abdul Aziz, Karmegam Karuppiah, Emilia

Zainal Abidin, Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin, Hasan Sadeghi Naeini,

Kulanthayan KC Mani, Puvanasvaran A Perumal, Ayuni Nabilah Alias (2020)

Prevalence of safety equipment and helmet use among school students

commuting to school in South Selangor, Malaysia. Songklanakarin Journal of

Science and Technology. 42 (3), 721-724.

2019

4. PZ Huong, E Zainal Abidin, K Karuppiah, MS Salit (2019) Humidity Controlling

Material Development from Diatomite, Waste Glass and Cockle Shell Powder:

An Experimental Study MJMHS 15 (SP4), 99-1052019

5. A Zulkifli, E Zainal Abidin, N Zainol Abidin, SM Praveena, H Mohd Ghazali

(2019) Health Risk Assessment of Electronic Cigarette Use among Adults in

Klang Valley, Malaysia. MJMHS 15 (SP4), 56-612019

6. NS Mezlan, E Zainal Abidin, K Karuppiah, I Rasdi, SNS Ismail, NH Ismail

(2019) Development of Smart Fruit Basket for Pineapple Harvesting. MJMHS 15

(SP4), 26-342019

7. Nurazirah Kassim, Karmegam Karuppiah, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Shamsul Bahri

M Tamrin. Latex glove industry: prevalence of heat-related illness among

Malaysian workers (2019) Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing &

Service Industries. 29 (2): 172-176

8. Zakaria, Mohamad Zamzami; Zainal Abidin, Emilia; Ya’acob, Nur Afifah.

Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Controls of Work Tasks in

Selected Tea and Cocoa Plantations in Malaysia (2019) Malaysian Journal of

Medicine and Health Sciences. 15(S3):96-98.

9. N Mustafa Udin, SNS Ismail, V How, E Zainal Abidin (2019) Dermal Exposure

to Pesticides among Sprayers in Different Agriculture Subsectors in Malaysia:

Observational Method using DREAM. MJMHS 15 (SP4), 76-842019

2018

10. Noor Afifah Yaacob, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Irniza Rasdi, Anita Abdul Rahman,

Suriani Ismail (2018) Implementation of Kiken Yochi Training Intervention

Approach to Reduce Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Migrant Male

Pineapple Plantation Workers in Johor, Malaysia. Work: A Journal of

Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation, 60(1):143-152. doi: 10.3233/WOR-

182711. (Q4, IF:1.009) 11. Aziemah Zulkifli, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Najihah Zainol Abidin, Amer Siddiq

Amer Nordin, Sarva Mangala Praveena, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Irniza

Rasdi, Karmegam Karuppiah, Anita Abd Rahman. (2018) Electronic Cigarette: A

systematic review of available studies on Health Risk Assessment. Reviews on

Environmental Health. 33 (1): 42

12. Norsyazwani Mohammad, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Vivien How, Sarva Mangala

Praveena and Zailina Hashim (2018) Pesticide management approach towards

protecting the safety and health of farmers in Southeast Asia. Published ahead of

print in Reviews on Environmental Health https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2017-

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13. Abidin, Najihah Zainol; Abidin, Emilia Zainal Abidin; Zulkifli, Aziemah;

Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed; Karuppiah, Karmegam; Nordin, Amer Siddiq

Amer; Musbah, Zuraidah; Zulkipli, Nur Fadhilah; Praveena, Sarva Mangala;

Rasdi, Irniza (2018). Vaping Topography and Reasons of Use among Adults in

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Klang Valley, Malaysia. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP. 19

(2): 457

14. Irniza, R; Sarva, MP; Emilia, ZA (2018) Calcium Carbide (CaC2) Exposure from

Fruit Ripening Process And Health Effects Among Fruit Farmers: A Research

Review. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences. 5(2): 91-

101

15. Razali, Azlini; Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed; Awang, Suriyani; Praveena,

Sarva Mangala; Abidin, Emilia Zainal (2018) Land use change in highland area

and its impact on river water quality: a review of case studies in Malaysia.

Ecological Processes. 7(1): 19

16. Yakubu, Yahaya; Nor, Norashidah Mohamed; Abidin, Emilia Zainal (2018) A

systematic review of micro correlates of maternal mortality. Reviews on

environmental health. 33(2): 147-161

17. Wong, Yee Kiat; Zainal Abidin, Emilia; Rasdi, Irniza; Ismail, Noor Hassim

(2018) Association between schoolbag weight with back pain and perceived load

among primary schoolchildren in Selangor. Asian Journal of Agriculture and

Biology. Special Issue 6

18. Mohammad, Norsyazwani; Zainal Abidin, Emilia; Zainal Mubarik, Nor ‘Aqilah

Amani; How, Vivien; Praveena, Sarva Mangala; Hashim, Zailina (2018). Blood

cholinesterase level and its association with neurobehavioral performance due to

insecticide exposure among male cocoa farmers in Pahang and Perak, Malaysia.

Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology. Special Issue 6

19. Jamil, Azmeera Syuhada; Emilia, ZA; Karmegam, K; Ismail, SNS (2018) A

Review On Occupational Safety and Health Risks Associated with Animal

Workers. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences. 5(3): 62-

73

20. Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed; Abidin, Emilia Zainal; Praveena, Sarva

Mangala; Rasdi, Irniza; Mohamad, Syukriah; Ismail, Wan; Isharman, Wan

Muhamad (2018) Heavy Metals in Soil of the Tropical Climate Bauxite Mining

Area in Malaysia. Journal of Physical Science. 29

21. Aziemah Zulkifli, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Najihah Zainol Abidin, Hasanah Mohd

Ghazali, Sarva Mangala Praveena, Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin, Sharifah

Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Irniza Rasdi, Karmegam Karuppiah, Anita Abd

Rahman, Zuraidah Musbah, Nur Fadhilah Zulkipli (2018) Nicotine, Propylene

Glycol and Tobacco-specific Nitrosamines Content in Selected E-Liquids in

Malaysia: The Case Support for Initiation of Standards or Guidelines. Malaysian

Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences. 14(3): 95-103

22. Nurul Hafizah Ahmad, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Huong Pei Zam, Karmegam

Karuppiah, Azmiza Syawani Jasni, Noor Hassim Ismail, Mohd Sapuan Salit

(2018) Development of Porous Ceramics as Wall Tiles with Humidity Control-

Ling and Antimicrobial Characteristics from Modified Diatomaceous Earth (De):

Potential To Improve Indoor Air Quality. Asia Pacific Environmental and

Occupational Health Journal. 4(3): 41-49.

2017

23. Emilia Zainal Abidin, Zulaidah Mahmud, Azmiza Syawani Jasni (2017)

Occupational exposures to Bioaerosol and its link with respiratory symptoms

among workers in companion Animal clinics: a cross-sectional study.

International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, 4(6): 22-40.

24. Zainol Abidin, Najihah; Zainal Abidin, Emilia; Zulkifli, Aziemah, Syed Ismail,

Sharifah Norkhadijah; Karuppiah, Karmegam (2017) Electronic Cigarettes and

Indoor Air Quality: A Review of Studies Using Human Volunteers. Reviews of

Environmental Health, 32(3): 235-244. https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2016-0059

Editorial coverage of paper found here: E-cigarettes: risk mitigation for smokers

or a public health disaster? Peter Sly, 32(3): 221-222, doi

https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2017-0022

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25. PZ Huong, E Zainal Abidin, K Karuppiah, MS Salit (2017) Dampness and Mold

Exposure In Buildings As A Risk Factor For Health Effects. Malaysian Journal of

Public Health Medicine 1 (Special Issue), 28-40 26. Nurulain Mustafa Udin, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Emilia Zainal

Abidin, Vivien How (2017) Pesticide Application, Dermal Exposure Risk And

Factors Influenced Distribution On Different Body Parts Among Agriculture

Workers. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 17 (Special Issue 1), 123-

132 27. S. Sivasankar, K. Karmegam, M. T. Shamsul Bahri, H. Sadeghi N., S.

Kulanthayan, Z.A. Emilia, A.P. Puvanasvaran, MengYa Su (2017) How Safe Are

Our Children In Vehicles On The Road? A Malaysian Perspective. Malaysian

Journal of Public Health Medicine 17 (Special Issue 1), 63-71 28. SS Sambasivam, K Karuppiah, K Subramaniam, SM Praveena, EZ Abidin (2017)

Potential safety risks in schools: Ensuring the safety of our precious ones. Annals

of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 10 (3), 580

29. Samia Amin, Hejar Abdul Rahman, Suriani Ismail, Emilia Zainal Abidin (2017)

Impact of Health Educational Intervention to Increase Osteoporosis Knowledge

among Women: A Systematic Review. Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary

Research. 3 (4): 237-244

30. Samia Amin, Hejar Abdul Rahman, Suriani Ismail, Emilia Zainal Abidin (2017)

An overview of osteoporosis and heath promotional strategies for community

based osteoporosis prevention in Malaysia. International Journal of Public Health

and Clinical Sciences. 4 (1): 28-40

31. Ismail S, Abdul Rahman H, Abidin EZ, Isha ASN, Abu Bakar S, Zulkifley NA,

Fuad AFA (2016) The effect of faith-based smoking cessation intervention during

Ramadan among Malay smokers. Qatar Medical Journal 2016:16

http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2016.16

32. Irniza R., Emilia Z.A., Sharifah Norkhadijah S.I., Vivien H., S.M. Praveena,

Karmegam K., Yu Bin H., Nik Nurul Aizzah NA, Syukriah MH, Suriani I. and

Zailina H. (2017) The Association between KAP on Disasters with Depression,

GAD and PTSD among Flood Victims. Indian Journal of Environmental

Protection. 36 (11): 888-894

2016

33. Aida Soraya Shamsuddin, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Emilia Zainal

Abidin, Ho Yu Bin, Hafizan Juahir (2016) Exposure to Groundwater Nitrate in

intensive agriculture area, Kelantan, Malaysia. Indian Journal of Environmental

Protection. 36 (10): 808-817

34. S. Sivasankar, K. Karmegam, M.T.S. Bahri, H.N. Sadeghi, S. Kulanthayan, Z.A.

Emilia, A.K. Haszeme and S.M. Ya. (2016). Children Pillion Rider Safety

Awareness Among Motorcycle Users in Malaysia, Int. J. Vehicle Structures &

Systems, 8(3), 150-156. doi:10.4273/ijvss.8.3.06

35. Sivasankar, Sambasivam; Karmegam, Karuppiah; Shamsul Bahri, Mohd Tamrin;

Hassan, Sadeghi Naeini; Kulanthayan, Subramaniam; Emilia, Zainal Abidin;

Haszeme, Abu Kasim; Meng, Ya Su (2016) Conceptual Framework for the Design

of a Child Motorcycle Safety Seat. Asian Journal of Applied Sciences. 4 (3): 611-

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36. Rani, Nurhidayah; Zainal Abidin, Emilia; Ya'acob, Noor Afifah; Karuppiah,

Karmegam; Rasdi, Irniza (2016) Musculoskeletal Symptoms, Risk Factors and

Postural Risk Analysis of Pineapple Plantation Workers in Johor. Journal of

Occupational Safety and Health. 13 (1): 17-26

37. Md Saad, Zuliza; Rasdi, Irniza; Zainal Abidin, Emilia (2016) Indoor Air Quality

and Prevalence of Sick Building Syndrome among University Laboratory

Workers. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Sciences. 29 (2):

130-140

38. Yaacob, Noor Afifah; Rasdi, Irniza; Zainal Abidin, Emilia; Abd Rahman, Anita;

Ismail, Suriani (2016) Kiken Yochi Training (KYT) in Reducing Accidents in

Workplaces: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Public Health and

Clinical Sciences. 3 (4): 123-132

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39. Sock Yin, Tan; Praveena, Sarva Mangala; Zainal Abidin, Emilia; Cheema,

Manraj Singh (2016) A review of heavy metals in indoor dust and its human

health-risk implications. Reviews of Environmental Health. 31(4): 447–456

40. Najihah Zainol Abidin, Aziemah Zulkifli, Emilia Zainal Abidin (2016) Smoke-

Free Legislation in Malaysia: A comprehensive review. Asia Pacific

Environmental and Occupational Health Journal. 2 (2): 58 - 66

41. Praveena S.M., Nurmadihah Z., Sharifah Norkhadijah S. I. Emilia Z. A., Irniza

R. (2016) Assessment of Microbiological Quality, Knowledge and Practice on

Domestic Bottled Water Brands in Malaysia. Asia Pacific Environmental and

Occupational Health Journal. 2 (2): 25 - 30

42. Nur Afiqah Amaran, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Irniza Rasdi (2016) Respiratory

Health Symptoms And Lung Function Among Roadside Hawkers In Serdang And

Its Association With Traffic-Related Exposures. Iranian Journal of Public Health.

45 (1): 77-84 (Q4, IF: 0.576)

43. Nur Farahwahida Mohd Anuar, Irniza Rasdi, Suhainizam M Saliluddin, Emilia

Zainal Abidin (2016) Work Task and Job Satisfaction Predicting Low Back Pain

among Secondary School Teachers in Putrajaya. Iranian Journal of Public Health.

45 (Supplementary 1): 85-92 (Q4, IF: 0.576)

44. Ayuni Nabilah Alias, Karmegam Karuppiah, Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin,

Emilia Zainal Abidin, Umi Kalsom Mohd Shafie, Sivasankar Sambasivam

(2016) Risk Factors of Muscular Discomfort among Motorcyclist-Review Article.

Iranian Journal of Public Health. 45 (Supplementary 1): 35-43 (Q4, IF: 0.576)

45. Aida Soraya Shamsuddin, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Emilia Zainal

Abidin, Ho Yu Bin, Hafizan Juahir (2016) Contamination Of Nitrate In

Groundwater and Evaluation of Health Risk In Bachok, Kelantan: A Cross-

Sectional Study. American Journal of Applied Sciences 13 (1): 80.90 (DOI:

10.3844/ajassp.2016.80.90) (Scopus-indexed)

2015

46. Ayuni Nabilah Alias, Karmegam Karuppiah, Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin,

Emilia Zainal Abidin, Umi Kalsom Mohd Shafiei (2015) A systematic review of

intervention to reduce musculoskeletal disorders: hand and arm disorders. Jurnal

Teknologi. 77(27): 105–111 (Scopus-indexed)

47. Ahmad Farhan AF, Suriani I, Hejar AR, Zainal Abidin E, SM Saliluddin (2015)

The Association Between Nicotine Dependence And Smoking Practices Among

Malay Male Smokers Working In Selangor Municipalities. International Journal

of Public Health and Clinical Sciences. 2 (4): 17-28 (Google Scholar)

48. Suriani I, Ahmad Farhan A, Hejar Abdul Rahman, Abidin E.Z., S.M. Saliluddin.

(2015) Factor associated with intention to quit smoking and needing help to quit

smoking among 112 Malay male current smokers. International Journal of Public

Health and Clinical Sciences. 2 (5): 79-87 (Google Scholar)

49. Amanah, SNA, Zainal Abidin, E, Abdul Rahman, A, Syed Ismail SN, Praveena

SM (2015) Heavy metals (Pb and Cu) assessments in hair samples of goldsmiths

in Kelantan, Malaysia. Asia Pacific Environmental and Occupational Health

Journal. 1(1): 1-8.

50. Nurulain MU, Sharifah Norkhadijah SI, Zainal Abidin E, Vivien H. (2015)

Dermal Exposure and Health Risk Assessment of Pesticide Use in Palm Oil

Plantation in Malaysia: A Concept Paper. Asia Pacific Environmental and

Occupational Health Journal. 1(1): 15-22.

51. Nuaim Razak, Irniza Rasdi, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed

Ismail (2015) The relationship between noise with stress and sleep disturbances

among manufacturing workers. Asia Pacific Environmental and Occupational

Health Journal. 1(1): 9-14.

52. Irniza R, Nor Shamimi M, Abidin EZ. (2015) Risk factors of anxiety and work

absenteeism among industrial workers in Selangor. International Journal of

Public Health and Clinical Sciences. 2 (3): 122-132. (Google Scholar)

53. Sharifah Norkhadijah SI, Nurizzati Y, Sarva Mangala P, Abidin, EZ, Dora EJ.

(2015) Association between living near to a non-sanitary landfill, fingernail

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cadmium level and health symptoms among children in Nilai. International

Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences. 2 (3): 105-121. (Google

Scholar)

54. Nurul Atikah Rohizan, Emilia Zainal Abidin (2015) Assessment On Physical

Factors Of Thermal Comfort, Sick Building Syndrome Symptoms And

Perception Of Comfort Among Occupants In A Public Research University

Laboratory Building. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical

Sciences. 2 (3): 59-70. (Google Scholar)

55. Zainal Abidin, Emilia, Rasdi, Irniza (2015) Occupational safety and Health

management system in Malaysia: comparison between OHSAS 18001:2007 and

MS 1722:2011. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences. 2

(3): 23-32. (Google Scholar)

56. Siti Rahmah A. Rahman, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Muhammad F

Ramli, Mohd Talib Latif, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Sarva Mangala Praveena.

(2015) The Assessment of Ambient Air Pollution Trend in Klang Valley,

Malaysia. World Environment 2015, 5(1): 1-11 doi: 10.5923/j.env.20150501.01

(Google Scholar)

57. Sharifah Norkhadijah S. Ismail, Muhammad S. Othman, Dora E. Jamaluddin,

Sarva M. Praveena, Ho Y. Bin, Emilia Z. Abidin, Aini Syuhaida A. Wahab, A.

Haryati (2015) Assessing Respiratory Inflammation among Children Living

Near to Non-Sanitary Landfill Using Interleukin-6 (IL-6). Advances in Research,

3 (4) doi:10.9734/AIR/2015/14478 (Google Scholar)

2014

58. Umi Raihana, A. R., Sharifah Norkhadijah, S. I., Emilia, Z. A., Praveena, S. M.

(2014) Landfill Leachate Toxicity Analysis with Orechromis mossambicus

(Mozambique Tilapia): A Review. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and

Applied Research (IJSBAR) 18 (2):198-216. (Google Scholar)

59. Irniza Rasdi, Nur Izzati Ghazali, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Sharifah Norkhadijah

Syed Ismail, Praveena Sarva Mangala (2014) PM2.5 respiratory health risk and

IL-6 levels among workers at a modern bus terminal in Kuala Lumpur.

International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, 1 (2): 69-79

(Google Scholar)

60. Aziemah Zulkifli, Najihah Zainol Abidin, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Irniza Rasdi,

Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Anita Abd Rahman, Zailina Hashim, Che Nin

Man (2014) Burden of Household Smoking Habits on the Occurrence of

Respiratory Symptoms among Malaysian Adolescents. Iranian Journal of

Public Health, 43 (3): 42-52 (Q4, IF: 0.576)

61. Najihah Zainol Abidin, Aziemah Zulkifli, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Irniza Rasdi,

Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Anita Abd Rahman, Zailina Hashim (2014)

Secondhand smoke exposure in toddlerhood and cognitive ability among

Malaysian adolescents. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 43 (3): 131-141 (Q4,

IF: 0.576)

62. Nada Ismail, Anita Abd Rahman, Emilia Zainal Abidin (2014) Organizational

factors associated with occupational stress among lecturers in Community

Colleges, Peninsular Malaysia. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 43 (3): 125-

130 (Q4, IF: 0.576)

63. Aini Syuhaida Abd Wahab, SharifahNorkhadijah Syed Ismail, Emilia Zainal

Abidin, Sarva Mangala Praveena (2014) Neptuniaoleracea (water mimosa) as

phytoremediation plant and the risk to human health: A review. Advances in

Environmental Biology, 8 (15) ICEOH 2014 (ISI-Indexed)

64. Aida Soraya Shamsuddin, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Shaharuddin Mohd

Sham, Emilia Zainal Abidin (2014) Nitrate in Groundwater and Excretion of

Nitrate and Nitrosamines in Urine: A Review. International Journal of Sciences:

Basic and Applied Research, 15 (2): 176-191 (Google Scholar)

65. Sharifah Norkhadijah Binti Syed Ismail, Hajar Mariah Hashim, Irniza Rasdi,

Emilia Zainal Abidin (2014) Commitment, attitude and behavioural changes of

the community towards a waste segregation program: A case study of Malaysia.

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 180: 137-148 (Scopus-

Indexed)

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66. Aziemah Zulkifli, Najihah Zainol Abidin, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Sharifah

Norkhadijah Binti Syed Ismail, Irniza Rasdi, Anita Abd Rahman, Zailina

Hashim, Sean Semple (2014) Respiratory symptoms among adolescents,

Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Smoke-Free Legislation in Malaysia. Asian

Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention,15 (12): 4815-4821 (Q4, IF: 1.500)

67. Irniza Rasdi, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Suhainizam Muhamad Saliluddin, Ahmad

Shahrul Nizam Isha (2014) Psychometric Properties of the Malay-version Police

Stress Questionnaire (PSQ). Malays J Med Sci. Jul-Aug 2014; 21(4):42-50

(Scopus-Indexed)

68. Najihah Zainol Abidin, Aziemah Zulkifli, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Irniza Rasdi,

Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Anita Abd Rahman, Zailina Hashim, Sean

Semple (2014) Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of Secondhand Smoke and

Factors Promoting Smoking Among Malaysian Adolescents. International

Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 18 (7): 856-861 (Q2, IF: 2.756)

69. Emilia Zainal Abidin, Sean Semple, Irniza Rasdi, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed

Ismail and Jon G Ayres (2014) The relationship between air pollution and

asthma in Malaysian schoolchildren. Published online first in Air Quality

Atmosphere and Health doi.org/10.1007/s11869-014-0252-0 (Q3, IF: 1.455)

70. Sarva Mangala Praveena, Sarah Abdul Mutalib, Nurul Hafiza

Razak, Emilia Zainal Abidin and Ahmad Zaharin Aris (2014) Health risk

assessment of heavy metal exposure to classroom dust in primary school,

Serdang (Malaysia). From Sources to Solution. Page 83-87.

doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4560-70-2_16

2005-2013

71. Emilia Zainal Abidin, Sean Semple and Zailina Hashim (2013) A Survey On

Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Hospitality Venues: 8 Years On from The

Implementation of Partial Smoke-Free Legislation. Asian Pacific Journal of

Cancer Prevention. 14 (11): 6845-6850 (Q4, IF: 1.271)

doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.11.6845

72. Emilia Zainal Abidin, Sean Semple, Affandi Omar, Hejar Abdul Rahman,

Stephen W Turner and Jon G Ayres (2011) A survey of schoolchildren’s

exposure to secondhand smoke in Malaysia. BMC Public Health; 11: 634. doi:

10.1186/1471-2458-11-634 (Q2, IF: 2.076)

73. Emilia Zainal Abidin and Noor Hassim Ismail (2007) Work-related stress and

coping: a survey on medical and surgical nurses in a Malaysian teaching

hospital. Jurnal Kesihatan Masyarakat. 13:1, 55-66.

74. Sirajuddin Hashim, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Noor Hassim Ismail (2005) A study

on compliance of personal protective equipments among workers in a steel

factory in Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia. Jurnal Kesihatan Masyarakat 11,

65-75. Intellectual property Patent

1. Patent filed (Malaysia) An ergonomically designed fruit collection basket, 27

November, 2017; PI2017704536; Emilia Zainal Abidin, Karmegam Karuppiah,

Irniza Rasdi, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Sarva Mangala Praveena, Noor

Hassim Ismail, Nurul Shahida Mezlan.

Copyright

2. Copyright filed for “10 Fakta Yang Anda Perlu Tahu Tentang Rokok Elektronik

(Bahasa Melayu)”. August 2018. LY2018004529. Emilia Zainal Abidin,

Hasanah Mohd Ghazali, Sarva Mangala Praveena, Karmegam Karuppiah,

Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Aziemah Zulkifli, Najihah Zainol

Abidin,Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin, Irniza Rasdi, Noor Hassim Ismail.

3. Copyright filed for “10 Fakta Yang Anda Perlu Tahu Tentang Rokok Elektronik

(Bahasa Mandarin)”. August 2018. LY2018004530. Emilia Zainal Abidin,

Hasanah Mohd Ghazali, Sarva Mangala Praveena, Karmegam Karuppiah,

Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Aziemah Zulkifli, Najihah Zainol Abidin,

Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin, Irniza Rasdi, Noor Hassim Ismail.

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4. Copyright filed for “10 Facts That You Need to Know About Electronic

Cigarettes” (Bahasa Inggeris)”. August 2018. LY2018004531. Emilia Zainal

Abidin, Hasanah Mohd Ghazali, Sarva Mangala Praveena, Karmegam

Karuppiah, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Aziemah Zulkifli, Najihah Zainol

Abidin, Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin, Irniza Rasdi, Noor Hassim Ismail.

5. Copyright filed for “10 Facts That You Need to Know About Electronic

Cigarettes” (Bahasa Tamil)”. August 2018. LY2018006453. Emilia Zainal

Abidin, Hasanah Mohd Ghazali, Sarva Mangala Praveena, Karmegam

Karuppiah, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Aziemah Zulkifli, Najihah Zainol

Abidin, Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin, Irniza Rasdi, Noor Hassim Ismail.

6. Copyright (Malaysia) for Occupational Heaalth in Agricultural Sector: Guide to

prevent musculoskeletal disease; LY2017005466, December 2017; Emilia

Zainal Abidin, Irniza Rasdi, Anita Abdul Rahman, Suriani Ismail, Nor Afifah

Ya’acob.

7. Copyright (Malaysia) for Swivel Dustbin, AR2017004148, October 2017;

Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Karmegam Karuppiah, Irniza Rasdi, Sarva

Mangala Praveena, Emilia Zainal Abidin.

Industrial Design

8. Industrial Design (Malaysia) for Water Filter (Derivate Work); 16-00682-0101,

July 2016; Sarva Mangala Praveena, Ahmad Zaharin Aris, Leslie Tham,

Karmegam Karuppiah, Irniza Rasdi, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Emilia

Zainal Abidin. Chapter in book 1. Sharifah Norkhadijah, Sarva Mangala Praveena, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Irniza

Rasdi (2014) PhD dan Saya. Antara cita dan air mata (ISBN 978-967-12680-0-1)

2. Emilia Zainal Abidin (2015) Penggunaan Penanda Biologi Dalam Kajian

Kesihatan Persekitaran in Meneroka interaksi dinamik dalam kesihatan

persekitaran: Himpunan siri kajian di Malaysia. (Eds. Sharifah Norkhadijah

Syed Ismail, Mohd Armi Abu Samah). (ISBN 978-983-2408-29-1) Proceedings 1. Aziemah Zulkifli, Najihah Zainol Abidin, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Zailina

Hashim, Anita Abdul Rahman, Sean Semple, (2015), Independent link between

attitude and perception of adolescents towards smoking and home smoking

restriction in Malaysia. 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Abu

Dhabi, 17th March 2105 to 22nd March 2015.

2. Najihah Zainol Abidin, Aziemah Zulkifli, Zailina Hashim, Anita Abdul Rahman,

Sean Semple, Emilia Zainal Abidin (2014) Knowledge, attitude and perception

on environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure and risk factors of smoking

attempts among adolescents in two states in Malaysia. 6th European Conference

Tobacco or Health. Istanbul, Turkey on 26th to 29th of March 2014.

3. Sean Semple, Emilia Zainal Abidin (2013) Measuring exposure to second-hand

smoke in the home and car: UK, Ireland and Malaysia. The International

Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease; 17 (12) Supplement 2:S11. (Q2, IF:

2.610)

4. Irniza Rasdi, Emilia Zainal Abidin (2013) Psychosocial, Physical Factors and

Work Absenteeism among Malaysian Police Officers. Asia Pacific Symposium

on Safety, 17 – 18 October 2013, Singapore.

5. Nur Izzati Ghazali, Irniza Rasdi, Emilia Zainal Abidin (2013) Respiratory

Health Risk among workers at a new bus terminal in Kuala Lumpur. 3rd national

health promotion conference. 8th to 10th October 2013. Kuala Lumpur

6. Nurfatin Athirah Malik, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Irniza Rasdi (2013) Exposure to

carbon black and PM2.5 and its relationship with respiratory health of workers

in a printing industry in Selangor. 3rd International Public Health Conference.

28th to 29th August 2013. Sarawak.

7. Emilia Zainal Abidin and Sean Semple (2012) Exposure to SHS in indoor

public spaces in Malaysia: Post-implementation of Smoke-Free Legislation. In

the 9th IOHA International Scientific Conference. Kuala Lumpur 16th-20th

September 2012.

8. Emilia Zainal Abidin, Sean Semple, Affandi Omar, Hejar Abdul Rahman,

Stephen W Turner & Jon G Ayres (2011) 5th European Conference Tobacco or

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Health. Malaysian Schoolchildren’s exposure to secondhand smoke and its

association with asthma symptoms. 28-30 March 2011, Amsterdam, the

Netherlands. Books/Monographs 1. Emilia Zainal Abidin (2020). Workbook for Occupational Safety and Health

Management System. Penerbit UPM.

2. Noor Hassim Ismail, Emilia Zainal Abidin (2014). Kesihatan di tempat Kerja

(Health at the Workplace) Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Publications (ISBN 978-

983-46-1198-9)

3. Irniza Rasdi, Emilia Zainal Abidin, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Aidalina

Mahmod, Mohd Suhainizam Saliluddin (2015) Mind Map: Control and

Management of Infectious Diseases. (ISBN 9789671304907). Other publications 1. Emilia Zainal Abidin, Shamsul Bahri Haji Mohd Tamrin, Karmegam

Karruppiah, Irniza Rasdi (2013) Occupational Health Learning Module. Penerbit

UPM Education and Training. Serdang, Selangor. 2. Emilia Zainal Abidin, Shamsul Bahri Haji Mohd Tamrin, Karmegam

Karruppiah, Irniza Rasdi (2016) Occupational Health Learning Module. Penerbit

UPM Education and Training. Serdang, Selangor.

G. PAST RESEARCH PROJECT Project No. Project Title Role Year Source of

fund

Status

1) Newton-

Ungku

Omar

Impact

Fund

Scheme

MyFamily My Smoke:

Protecting My Family

from Secondhand Smoke;

Let’s take it right outside

PI

(Malaysia)

May

2020

Newton

Ungku-

Omar Fund,

British

Council,

MIGHT,

Malaysia

RM408,000

On-going

2) Fundament

al Research

Grant

Scheme

(FRGS)

Critical success factors to

the successful

implementation of

OSHMS in Malaysian

Universities

Leader Sept

2019

Ministry of

Education

RM56,500

On-going

3) Prototype

Research

Grant

Scheme

(PRGS)

Identification and

evaluation of design

specification for prototype

development of pineapple

harvesting basket

Leader Aug

2019

Ministry of

Education

RM130,000.

00

On-going

4) IPS A study on the effects of

Training on Knowledge of

Occupational Safety and

Health on Attitude and

Practice among zookeepers

in Malaysia

Leader 2018-

2020

Universiti

Putra

Malaysia,

RM22,000

On-going

5) Newton

Researcher

Links

Workshop

Grant,

British

Council

Developing interventions

to encourage smoke-free

homes in Malaysia

Project PI

(Malaysia)

2017-

2018

British

Council

GBP28,450.

00/

RM159,320

Completed

6) UPM

Visibility

and

Internationa

Workshop on the

measurement of SHS in

University of Aberdeen,

Scotland

Project

leader

Septemb

er 2017 –

March

2018

Universiti

Putra

Malaysia –

Deputy Vice

Chancellor

Completed

11

lization

Fund

of Research

and

International

ization

RM4,516.00

7) Global

Challenges

Research

Fun,

University

of

Aberdeen

Transferring capability and

knowledge to measure

second-hand smoke

concentrations in homes as

a first step to developing

smoke-free homes

intervention programmes

in India and Malaysia

Co-

researcher

June –

Dec 2017

Scottish

Council

GBP9400.00

Completed

8) MY One

Health

University

Network-

US AID

Community

-based

Extension

Grant

Development of tailor-

made emergency response

plan procedure: National

Zoo of Malaysia

Project

leader

April

2017-

April

2018

US AID

MyOHUN

RM20,000.0

0

Completed

9) TRGS

2016-1

Human health risk

assessment of active

pharmaceutical ingredients

in drinking water

(Malaysia)

Co-

researcher

2016 Ministry of

Education

Malaysia

RM184,800

On-going

10) PRGS/1/20

16/STG09/

UPM/02/1)

Development of Low Cost

Drinking Water Filter For

Point-Of-Use Household

Purification

Co-

researcher

2016 Ministry of

Education

Malaysia

RM110,00

On-going

11) PRGS/1/20

16/SKK06/

UPM/02/2

Prototype Development Of

A Safety Backrest System

For Children Motorcycle

Pillion Riders

Co-

researcher

2016 Ministry of

Education

Malaysia

RM116,00

Completed

12) FRGS/1/20

16/STG09/

UPM/02/1

Evaluation of Silver

Nanoparticles Coated on

Banana Waste Activated

Carbon as Low Cost

Adsorbent for Greywater

Treatment

Co-

researcher

2016 Ministry of

Education

Malaysia

RM97,200

Completed

13) GP-IPS Preparation

Characterization and

Humidity -control

Performance of diatomite/

waste Glass Composite for

Indoor Environment

Control

Project

leader

2016 Universiti

Putra

Malaysia

Grant

Scheme

RM20,000

Completed

14) GP-

IPS/2015/9

466400

Evaluation of blood

cholinesterase depression,

genetic damage in buccal

cells due to

organophosphate and

carbamate exposure among

cocoa farmers in Pahang

Project

leader

2015 Universiti

Putra

Malaysia

Grant

Scheme

RM20,000

Completed

12

15) Fundament

al Research

Grant

Scheme -

Flood

Participatory approach of

training and awareness

program on emergency

responseto develop

community-based

preparation, response and

recovery team to build a

resilient community

Co-

researcher

April

2015 to

Decembe

r 2015

Ministry of

Education

Malaysia

RM80,000

Completed

16) GP-

IPS/2014/9

432200

The effectiveness of arm

rest prototype on

discomfort for

motorcyclists during

prolong riding process

Co-

researcher

July

2014 –

31

Decembe

r 2015

Geran

Universiti

Putra

Malaysia

2014

RM13,800

Completed

17) Fundament

al Research

Grant

Scheme

FRGS/1/20

14/SKK10/

UPM/02/10

The Fundamental Health

Risk of Electronic

cigarettes and vaping:

chamber experiment and

field study to determine

carcinogenic and non-

carcinogenic risk

Project

Leader

July

2014 to

June

2016

Ministry of

Education

Malaysia

RM83,000

Completed

18) Fundament

al Research

Grant

Scheme

5524414

An Investigation On

Children Pillion Safety In

Motorcycle: An Approach

Using Hazard

Identification, Risk

Assessment And Risk

Control (HIRARC)

Co-

researcher

Novemb

er 2013 –

October

2015

Ministry of

Education

Malaysia

RM64,000

Completed

19) 04-02-12-

1777RU

Smoke-free Initiative and

Salivary cotinine levels

among children: A

comparative study

between Melaka’s smoke-

free zones and other non-

smoke-free districts in N.

Sembilan

Project

Leader

Septemb

er 2012 –

July

2014

RUGS

Incentive 5 –

RM30,000

Completed

(Sept 2012 –

Jun 2014)

20) 04-02-12-

2114RU

Hair cortisol and chronic

stress among lecturers in

community colleges in

Malaysia

Co-

researcher

Septemb

er 2012

RUGS

Incentive 5 –

RM30,000

Completed

(Sept 2012 –

Nov 2014)

21) GP-

IPM/2014/9

427300

The effectiveness of a faith

based smoking cessation

intervention among

Muslim smokers

Co-

researcher

Septemb

er 2014

Universiti

Putra

Malaysia –

IPM - RM

17,000

Completed

22) GP-

IPM/2014/9

436800

Assessing the Level of

Occupational Safety

Climate to Develop an

Occupational Health and

Safety Information Kit for

Malaysian Traffic Police

Co-

researcher

Septemb

er 2014-

August

2016

Universiti

Putra

Malaysia –

IPM - RM

40,000

Completed

23) UPM/HEP

A/PA/YPR/

1.14.6

Effectiveness of Kiken

yochi Behavioural

Technique in Reducing

musculoskeletal disorder

among rubber tappers

Co-

researcher

Nov

2014-

Nov

2015

Yayasan Pak

Rashid

RM10,000

Completed

13

H. SUBJECTS TAUGHT

Subjects coordinated and taught in Universiti Putra Malaysia for the Bachelor of Occupational and

Environmental Health and Bachelor for Human Resources Development

i. Occupational Safety and Health Management System EOH4202

ii. Control and Management of Communicable Disease EOH3403

iii. Control and Management of Non-Infectious Disease EOH3404

iv. Occupational Health EOH3202

v. Seminar EOH3000

Subjects coordinated and taught in for postgraduates of Environmental Health and Occupational

Safety and Health

i. Occupational Safety and Health Management System EOH5202

I. PARTICIPATION IN EXPERT GROUP, MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC/

NATIONAL/ PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE

TASKS

Expert group

1) Indoor air quality (in pursuant of IAQ assessor competency, Part

II)

2) Epidemiology, Tobacco research and child health

3) Interest in Occupational Safety and Health Management System

Malaysian Standard MS 1722:2011 and Occupational Health

and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001:2007 (in

pursuant of Lead Auditor competency, Module II) Scientific/Professional/ National

Organization i. Malaysian Industrial Hygienist Association (member A0389-14)

ii. Malaysian Environmental Epidemiologist Association (member)

iii. British Occupational Health and Safety Association (member)

since 2014

iv. Green Card Holder under CIDB – Registration for Construction

Personnel

v. Society of Environmental and Occupational Health (Vice

Secretary)

Administrative tasks i. Head of the Occupational Safety and Health Unit, Department of

Environmental and Occupational Health, UPM 2015-2016

ii. Contribute as the task force in the development of the curriculum

for the Executive Master Program in Environmental and

Occupational Safety and Health, UPM, 2014-2016

iii. Member in the Laboratory Committee, Department of

Environmental and Occupational Health

iv. Secretary for International Conference of Environmental and

Occupational Health (ICEOH) 2014

v. Secretary for International Conference of Environmental and

Occupational Health (ICEOH) 2016

J. POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS (Graduated only)

1. Aziemah Zulkifli – Ph.D in Environmental Health (Chairman of

supervisory committee) - Usage patterns, chemical analysis of e-liquids

and health risks assessment

of electronic cigarette use among adults in the Klang Valley, Selangor,

Malaysia

Graduated in 2019

2. Nurazirah Kassim – MSc. In Occupational Safety and Health (Co-

supervisor) - Heat-related illnesses and physiological changes among

latex glove industry workers under heat stress condition

Graduated in 2019

3. Samia Amin – Ph.D in Epidemiology and Statistics (Co-

supervisor)

Graduated in 2018

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4. Dora Esphylin Jamaluddin – Ph.D in Environmental Health (Co-

supervisor) The Association of Reported Respiratory Symptoms among

Children in Malaysia with Particulate Matter Exposure in Municipal

Solid Waste Landfills

Graduated in 2018

5. Aida Soraya Shamsuddin – Ph.D in Environmental Health (Co-

supervisor) - Classifying Sources of Nitrate Contamination in an

Alluvial Deposit Aquifer System Using Hydrogeochemical Properties

and Multivariate Statistical Techniques

Graduated in 2018

6. Nor Afifah Ya’acob - MSc. in Occupational Safety and Health

Kiken-Yochi Training intervention among pineapple plantation workers

to reduce MSD (Chairman of supervisory committee)

Graduated in 2017

7. Zuliza Md Said – MSc. in Occupational Safety and Health Indoor

Air Quality, Prevalence of Sick Building Syndrome and psychosocial

risk factors among University Laboratory Workers. (Co-supervisor)

Graduated in 2017

8. Umi Raihana Abdul Rahman - MSc. in Environmental Health -

Landfill Leachate Toxicity Analysis with Orechromis mossambicus

(Mozambique Tilapia) (Co-supervisor)

Graduated in 2016

9. Aziza S. Abdulkadir – MSc. in Environmental Health - Assessing

exposure to indoor air pollution from biomass cooking fuels and

determining its association with respiratory health of women and

children in Chukwani, Zanzibar (Chairman of supervisory committee)

Graduated in 2016

10. Ayuni Nabilah Bt Alias – MSc. in Occupational Health -

Assessment of musculoskeletal disorder of hands and arms symptoms

(Co-supervisor)

Graduated in 2016

11. Najihah Zainol Abidin – MSc. in Environmental Health - Second

hand smoke exposure, its risk and association with cognitive ability

among Malaysian adolescents in states practicing and partially

practicing-smoke-free legislation (Chairman of supervisory committee)

Graduated in 2015

12. Aziemah Zulkifli – MSc. in Environmental Health - Secondhand

smoke exposure and its association with respiratory symptoms among

adolescents in comprehensive and partial smoke-free law states,

Malaysia (Chairman of supervisory committee)

Graduated in 2015

13. Nada Ismail – MSc. in Occupational Safety and Health -

Association of occupational strain with selected associated factors and

hair cortisol as its potential biomarker among lecturers in community

colleges, peninsular Malaysia (Co-supervisor)

Graduated in 2015

14. Ahmad Farhan Ahmad Fuad – Master of Public Health –

Association between nicotine dependence with smoking behaviour

among Malay male smokers in Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya and

Majlis Perbandaran Sepang (Co-supervisor)

Graduated in 2015