CURRICULUM VITAE Assoc Prof. Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah Institute for Social Science Studies Universiti Putra Malaysia Putra Infoport, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Tel: 03-89471852 Fax: 03-89471856 asnarul@upm.edu.my Education 1. PhD (Community Development) 1997. University of Nottingham, United Kingdom 2. MPhil (Human Development) 1989. University Malaya 3. B.A. (Hons.) 1985. University Malaya Area of interest 1. Community organisation 2. Community and group empowerment 3. Community capacity building 4. Participation community 5. Qualitative research Membership/ Affiliation 1. Life member, International Association for Community Development 2. Life member, Malaysian Consumer and Family Economics Association 3. Life member, Malaysian Social Science Association 4. Member, Majlis Professor Negara (Kluster Pembangunan dan Kesejahteraan Sosial) Appointments Director Institute for Social Science Studies, UPM 1 Mac 2016 Present Deputy Director Institute for Social Science Studies, UPM 16 March 2015 28 Feb 2016 Head Youth Wellbeing and Social Health Laboratory, 15 Dec 2014 15 March 2015 Institute for Social Science Studies, UPM Senior lecturer Dept. of Social and Development Science, Faculty of Human Ecology, UPM 2007 Present Publications 1. Khairuddin Idris, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Bahaman Abu Samah, Hamizah Sahharon and Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril (2017). Developing an Instrument to Measure Malaysian Highland Farmers Adaptation towards Climate Change. Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Vol. 7, No. 2, 308-314 (ERA) 2. Samah, A.A., Hamdan, M.E., Samah, B.A., Hamzah, A., & Shaffri, H.A.M. (2016). Adaptation towards climate change among small scale fishermen: A comparison between the east coast and west coast fishermen in peninsular Malaysia. The Social Science, 11 (14), 3458-3462 (Scopus)
3. Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Maryam Ahmadian, Latiffah Abd Latiff (2016). Insufficient Knowledge of Breast Cancer Risk Factors among Malaysian Female University Students. Global Journal of Health Sciences, Vol: 8(1), 277 285 (scopus) 4. Ahmad Ghazali, A.H., Omar, S.Z., Ahmad, A., Samah, A.A., Abdullah, H., Ramli, S.A., & Shaffril, H.A.M. (2016). Potential personality traits that explain cyberbullying among youth in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 6 (12), 741-749. (ERA) 5. Kwok Chin Hoe, Haris Abd. Wahab, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah (2015). Hubungan antara Penyertaan dan Kepuasan Komuniti Iban Terhadap Bantuan Program Pembasmian Kemiskinan di Daerah Song, Sarawak. Geografia-Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 11(3), 21 27 (ERA) 6. Noordeyana Tambi, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah*, Hanina Halimatusaadiah Hamsan, Ma rof Redzuan. (2016). Jenis dan tahap pemilikan modal peniaga bazar larut malam: Kajian kes di Lembah Klang, Malaysia Geografia-Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 12 (1), pp. 61-74 (ERA) 7. Ahmadian, M., Carmack, S., Samah, A.A.*, Kreps, G., & Saidu, M.B. (2016). Psychosocial predictors of breast self-examination among female students in Malaysia: A study to assess the roles of body image, self-efficacy and perceived barriers. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 17 (3), 1277-1284 (scopus) 8. Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Haji Azimi Haji Hamzah, Bahaman Abu Samah, Khairuddin Idris, Sulaiman Md Yassin (2014). Human development index of rural communities in Malaysia: Tembeling, Pahang dan Muar Rivers. The Social Sciences, Vol: 9(6), 408 412 (scopus) 9. Nwaiwu James Chima, Haninah. H. Hamsan & Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah (2014) Participation among Youths and Community Development Program in the NigerDelta Region of Nigeria.International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 4, 5, 294-299 10. Mohammed Bashir Saidu, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Ma arof Redzuan & Nobaya Ahmah (2014). Participation as a Medium for Economic Empowerment among Microfinance Scheme Beneficiaries in Kano, Nigeria. World Applied Sciences Journal 31 (4): 479-483 11. Hadi Kooshair, Nurizan Yahaya, engku Aizan Hamid & Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah (2014) Gender as a Moderator of the Relation Among Social Support Functions and LifeSatisfaction in Older Malaysians, Journal of Women & Aging, 26, 22-38 12. Mohammed Bashir Saidu, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Ma arof Redzuan & Nobaya Ahmah (2014) Relationship Between Socio-Economic Factors and Participation in Decision Making in Microfinance Scheme Among Rural Farmers in Kano, Nigeria. Life Science Journal. 11, 4, 342-347 13. Maryam Ahmadian, Hanina H. Hamsan, Haslinda Abdullah, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah & Amna Md Noor (2014) Risky Sexual Behavior among Rural Female Adolescents in Malaysia: A Limited Role of Protective Factors, Global Journal of Health Science, 6, 3, 165-174 14. Aminu Rilwanu, Ma rof Redzuan & Asnarulkhadi Abu-Samah (2014)Relationships between Socio-demographic Variables and Psychological Empowerment among Members of Fadama User Groups (FUGs) in Kankara Local Community, Katsina State, Nigeria. Journal Of Humanities And Social Science, 19, 1, 32-38 15. Aminu Rilwanu, Ma rof Redzuan &Asnarulkhadi Abu-Samah (2014)Participation in Fadama User Groups (FUGs) as a medium of Social Capital and Empowerment in Kankara Local Community, Katsina State-Nigeria. Journal Of Humanities And Social Science. 19, 2, 130-137
16. Aminu Rilwanu, Ma rof Redzuan & Asnarulkhadi Abu-Samah (2014). Mediating Effect of Social Capital in the Relationship between Participation and Empowerment among Fadama Members in Kankara Local Community, Katsina State Nigeria, International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention, 3, 3, 27-32 17. Norhaslina Hassan, Noor Ismawati Mohd Jaafar, Raja Noriza Raja Ariffin, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah & Mohd Nazari Jaafa (2013). Perceptions on Quality of Life in Malaysia: The Urban-Rural Divide. Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, 21-40(scopus) 18. Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah & Maryam Ahmadian (2013). Educational Tourism in Malaysia: Implications for Community Development Practice. Asian Social Science; Vol. 9, No. 11, pg. 17-23 19. Maryam Ahmadian & Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah (2013). Application of Health Behavior Theories to Breast Cancer Screening among Asian Women. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 14 (7), 4005-4013. 20. Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah & Maryam Ahmadian, Sarjit S.Gill & Roozbeh Babolian Hendijani (2013). Residents attitudes towards educational tourism in Malaysia, Asian Social Science; 9, No. 13, pg. 14-18 21. Muhammad Ndas Ndaeji & Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah (2013). Relationship Between Participation And Empowerment In Women Self Help Groups In Nigeria A General analysisi. World Rural Observation, 5, 3, 1-5 22. Baharom Anisah, Laily Paim & Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah. (2013) To Expose or Not to Expose: The Complexity of Emotions in Pap Smear Acceptance. Academic Journal of Cancer Research 6 (1): 38-44, 2013 23. Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Hanina Halimatusaadiah Hamsan and Muhammad Ndas Ndaeji (2013). Measuring Rural women Empowerment through Participation in Women Self Help Groups in Nigeria An empirical analysis. Journal of American Science 2013;9(8), pg.136-141 24. Sulaiman Md. Yassin, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Bahaman Abu Samah, Khairuddin Idris, Azimi Hamzah1 and Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril (201). The Sensitivity of Communities towards the Environmental Changes in Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers. Life Science Journal 2013;10(3) 10(3):2143-2152] 25. Halilah Hamid, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah & Norsida Man (2013). The Level of Perceptions toward Agriculture Land Development Programme among Orang Asli in Pahang, Malaysia. Asian Social Science; Vol. 9, No. 10, pg 151-159 Books 26. Nazaruddin M.Jali, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Ma rof Redzuan & Ismail Hj. Mohd Rashid (2015). Malaysian Studies: Nationhood and Citizenship. Kuala Lumpur: Pearson (2 nd Edition) 27. Sulaiman Md. Yassin, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Jeffrey Lawrence D Silva, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril (2015). Well-Being Revisited: A Malaysian Perspective. Petaling Jaya: Yayasan Basmi Kemiskinan. 28. Sulaiman Md. Yassin, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Jeffrey Lawrence D Silva, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Hamizah Sahharon (2015). Menjejaki Kesejahteraan dari Kacamata Komuniti Malaysia. Petaling Jaya: Yayasan Basmi Kemiskinan. 29. Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Ja afar Adnan & Hanina H.Hamsan (2012). GIS dalam Pemetaan Modal Komuniti. Serdang: UPM
30. Laily Paim & Asnarulkhadi (2012) Laporan Kajian Kesejahteraan Keluarga dan Penilaian program Pembangunan Keluarga YPKT. 31. Norhaslina Hassan, Raja Noriza Raja Ariffin, Mohamed Nazari Jaafar, Noor Ismawati Mohd Jaafar, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah & Faizah Yunus. (2011) Laporan Sosial Malaysia. Institut Sosial Malaysia. 32. Rahim Md Sail, Abdul Rahman Md. Aroff, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Azimi Hamzah, Sidek Mohd Noah, Zakaria Kasa (2008) National Dual Training System- Handbook on Social Skills and Social Values in Technical Education and Vocational Training. Serdang UPM & Ministry of Human Resource (2 nd edition) Book chapters 33. Fauziah Ani, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Khairunesa Isa (2015). Tahap Penyertaan Ahli Pergerakan Wanita Pekebun Kecil (PWPK) dalam Aktiviti Pembangunan Komuniti di Johor in Penerbit UTHM (2015). Prosiding Persidangan Antarabangsa Kelestarian Insan kali ke-2 2015, UTHM, Batu Pahat Johor, 473 484 34. Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah (2014). Memasyarakatkan an Menyadur Tiga Pemegang Kepentingan, Pembiaya dan Penerima Manfaat in Roziah Omar, Sivamurugan Pandiah, Zainal Abidin Sanusi (Editor) (2014). Kepimpinan Institusi Pengajian Tinggi dan Kesejahteraan Sosial: Merialisasikan Transformasi ke Arah Masyarakat Sejahtera. Penang:USM, hal 18 28 35. Haslinda Abdullah, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Noorafifah Abd Manan (2014). Youth, Internet Addiction and Social Capital in Haslinda Abdullah et.al (2014). Issues Undrlying our Young Generation. Serdang: UPM. Pg. 47 58 36. Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah (2012). Non-government organisation and participatory model for empowerment of older people in Malaysia in Aizan Hamid, Husna sulaiman & Siti Farra Zillah Abdullah (ed.)(2012). Profile of Older Malaysian Current and future Challenges. Serdang: UPM, pg. 304-320 37. Aizan Hamid, Siti Suhailah, Chai Sen Tyang & Asnarulkhadi abu Samah (2012). Caring for parents with Dementia: Working adult children as caregivers in Aizan Hamid, Husna sulaiman & Siti Farra Zillah Abdullah (ed.)(2012). Profile of Older Malaysian Current and future Challenges. Serdang: UPM, pg.175-196 38. Amna Md Noor, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Hanina H.Hamsan (2012) Pendekatan multisektoral dalam perkhidmatan kerja sosial di Malaysia: Isu dan Implikasi dalam pendidikan kerja sosial, dlm Edi Suharto, Azlinda Azman & Ismail Baba (eds.) (2012). Pendidikan dan Praktik- Pekerjaan Sosial di Indonesia dan Malaysia. Yogjakarta: Samudra Biru hal. 295-308 39. Ahmad Hariza Hashim, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Ma'rof Redzuan and Shamsul Azahari Zainal Badari (2011). Social Life Condition of Herbicide Sprayers in Malaysia dlm Paraquat : asset or liability (2011) Mohd Basri Wahid et al. Kuala Lumpur: MPOB, hal 91-129 40. Asnarulkhadi Abu Somah (2011). Permasalahan Belia: Pendekatan bagi Mendepani Cabaran, dlm. Belia pewaris l Malaysia (pytng). Haslinda Abdullah let al. Serdang: UPM, hal. 1-21 41. Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah (2011). Pendayaupayaan Komuniti ke Arah Pemupukan Komuniti Sivil Berkualiti, dlm Khadijah Alavi, Rahim Md Sail, Nurul Akhtar Kamarudin (pytg.) Pembangunan komuniti membina keupayaan & potensi masyarakat. Serdang: UPM, hal 104-122
Research Grants Project Status Year Funder Assessing vulnerability to climate change among small scale fishermen in Malaysia Assessing to climate change among small scale fisherman in Malaysia Kesejahteraan dan kualiti hidup warga polis, Malaysia Ketua program 2014-2016 Putra Grant/UPM Ketua projek 2014-2016 FRGS/UPM Ahli projek 2015 Yayasan Pengaman Malaysia Pendidik PERMATA sebagai Pemaju Masyarakat" UPM Hapiness Index Pengukuhan tahap Kesejahteraan dan Kebahgiaan masyarakat Malaysia Kajian Persepsi Keberkesanan Tindakan Pencegahan Rasuah oleh SPRM Ketua penyelidik 2014-2016 Permata Negara 2013 UPM 2013 Yayasan Basmi Kemiskinan 2013-14 SPRM Benchmarking the breast cancer literacy among female university student in Malaysia Kelastarian Komuniti Peniaga Melayu Pasar Dinihari di Lembah Kelang Ketua 2012 RUGS Ketua 2012 RUGS Model Baru Sosial Persepsi dan penerimaan masyarakat kepada Pendidikan dan Latihan Kemahiran (TEVT) 2012 Kem. Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat 2011 Kem. Sumber Manusia Educational Tourism Development in Malaysia based on the SWOT Model Ketua Aug 2010 RUGS Penggunaan Kaedah Terapi Bermain dalam Pendidikan Awal kanak-kanak: Kajian Kes ke atas Kanak-kanak 0-5 tahun yang mengalami anxiety dan tekanan di PAPN April 2010 PERMATA (NCDRC) Profil Komuniti Orang Asli Kampung Sg. Temun dan Kampung Bakar Batu, Johorr Bahru, Johor Laporan Sosial Malaysia 2010 Iskandar Waterfront Development Sdn. Bhd 2009/2010 Kem. Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat