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School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences

Associate Professor Ts Dr Tan Kian Lam (Andrew)

Dr. Nurul Hidayah Binti Mohamad Farok

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Education/Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2023
  • Bachelor of Psychology with Human Resource Development (Hons), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2019

Notable Experience

  • Programme Leader for the Master of Arts in Psychology, Wawasan Open University
  • Psychology Lecturer, DISTED Stamford College
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Areas of Interest

  • Mental Health
  • Suicidal-related Behavior
  • Well-being
  • Suicide Prevention/ Intervention

Professional Highlights

  • Member of Malaysian Psychology Association (PSIMA)
  • Chairperson for Psychology Micro Academical Conference, 2023
  • Panel Speaker for Psychology in Malaysia Webinar, Malaysian Association of Psychology, 2022

Published Work

  • Published over 10 articles in publications that include articles in refereed and high impact journals.

Publication Highlights

  • Chan, W., Farok, N. H.M., & Soo Hoo, P. Y. (2025). Fear of Missing Out as a Predictor of Repetitive Negative Thinking. Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH), 10(3).
  • Rajesvari, R., Farok, N. H.M., Anandan, A. N., (2024). The Traumas of Women from Iraq, Rohingya and Myanmar Residing in Penang as Refugees or Stateless. Parliamentary Journal, 74.
  • Farok, N. H. M., & Mahmud, N. (2023). A bibliometric analysis of global research trends on suicidal ideation. The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences: MJMS, 30(4), 48.
  • Khir, S. M., Mahmud, N., & Farok, N. H. M. (2022). A Systematic Review on Academicians’ Job Stress Risk Factors in Public Higher Education Institutions in the Asia Region. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 36(1).
  • Farok, N. H. M., & Mahmud, N. (2020). Mindset and Grit as the predictor of academic success. Jurnal Kemanusiaan.
  • Farok, N. H. M., & Mahmud, N. (2020). The influence of social media on suicidal ideation: a systematic literature review. Journal of Research in Psychology, 2(1), 4-9.

Awards & Recognition

  • Silver Medal for “Best Paper Award” in the 37th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU2024)
  • Best Presenter Award in the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia School of Graduate Studies Research Colloquium 2021
  • First Class Degree Award, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 63rd Convocation
  • Tunku’s Scholar Award, Yayasan Tunku Abdul Rahman, 2019