Dr. Nazariah is an expert in Developmental Psychology. She teaches Developmental Psychology, Child Psychology and Adolescent Psychology for undergraduates. She is also an active researcher who had secured a number of research grants that include both commission and government grants. Government funded grants includes EDW A10-130-0677 (RM5,000.00-PI), RAGS12-030-0030-PI (RM30,000.00-PI), and FRGS14-115-0356- (RM98,000.00 CoR). Commission grants are from AADK(SP13-016-0138-PR-RM47,850.00 -PI); IPPTN(IPPTN/KPT/FRGS/2011(04)-RM48,500.00 -CoR), (304/CIPPTN/651001-RM250,000.00- CoR); and Khazanah Nasional Berhad (GRU-GIS APPT.001 - RM200,000.00- CoR) (Total is RM679, 350.00).
Besides teaching and research, she also presents papers in conferences organized locally as well as overseas (AIFS Conference-Melbourne- 2010; SEAP Conference - Sabah -2012; iPRC -IIUM - 2012; 10th.AASP-Yogyakarta-2013; IRIIE-IIUM-2014; ICT4M-Sarawak-2014). The papers for conference proceedings are available in hardcopy as well as softcopy/digital/online. Dr. Nazariah also was appointed as a paper reviewer for journal PERTANIKA and Proceedings of the 10th International Postgraduate Research Colloquium.
In relation to her contribution in a form of a book, she was appointed by Pearson as a contributor in the Global Edition of Morrison's Early Childhood Education Today 13e. She also has contributed a chapter "The Effects of Intervention on Muslim Adolescents: Research Findings and Future Directions" in the departmental book project.

• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ Educational Psychology - Doctor of Philosophy Developmental Psychology

ACADEMIC SKILLS IN PSYCHOLOGY	2025/2026
ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY	2015/2016 2014/2015
AL-SIRAH AL-NABAWIYYAH (ARABIC)	1992/1993
ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENT	2025/2026
BIOGRAPHY OF THE PROPHET (ARABIC)	1992/1993
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY	2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2019/2020
CHILD PSYCHOLOGY	2016/2017 2015/2016 2013/2014 2011/2012 2009/2010
CHILDREN AND FAMILY	2024/2025
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2003/2004 2002/2003
EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND PRACTICE	2021/2022
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	2021/2022
ELEMENTARY ARABIC II	1991/1992
ELEMENTARY ARABIC IV	1990/1991
EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY:PRACTICUM I	2001/2002
FAMILY AND PEERS IN ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT	2024/2025 2023/2024
FINAL YEAR PROJECT	2025/2026 2024/2025 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2017/2018
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING	2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2016/2017
INTERMEDIATE ARABIC II	1993/1994
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY	2021/2022 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2001/2002 2000/2001
PARENTING APPROACHES AND PRACTICES	2022/2023
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY INTERVENTIONS	2023/2024
PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING	2013/2014 2012/2013
PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY	2003/2004 2002/2003
PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGIOUS BEHAVIOUR	2002/2003
RESEARCH PAPER I	2019/2020 2018/2019
RESEARCH PAPER II	2019/2020 2018/2019
RESEARCH PROJECT I	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
RESEARCH PROJECT II	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
SCIENCES OF HADITH II (ARABIC)	1992/1993
SCIENCES OF THE QURAN I (ARABIC)	1992/1993 1991/1992
SEMINAR IN ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY	2025/2026 2024/2025 2022/2023 2021/2022
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2003/2004 2002/2003 2001/2002
THEORIES OF PERSONALITY	2011/2012
UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP	2015/2016
UNDERGRADUATE PRACTICUM	2014/2015
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECT	2014/2015
WORK AND FAMILY: A CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE	2025/2026

The Role of Psychosocial Factors and Religious Struggle in Religious Identity Development of Malays in Higher Learning Institutions. The Role Of Psychosocial Factors And Religious Struggle In Religious Identity Development Of Malays In Higher Learning Institutions. Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor

Young Children, Parents, And Mobile Device Use: Their Relationship With Parental Burnout, Parental Mediation Strategies, Mindfulness And Children'S Self - Regulation. Master Completed 2024 Co-supervisor

The Relationship Between Maternal Parenting Stress And Child Behaviour Problems Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Role Of Maternal Parenting Behaviour And Social Support. Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor

Cyberbullying: Motivation Of The Perpetrators And The Victims. Master Completed 2019 Main Supervisor

The Relationship Of Adolescents Decision Making, Teacher Student Relationship And Sexual Behavior. Master Completed 2019 Main Supervisor

The Relationship Between Student-Teacher Relationship Quality, Preschool Children’S Prosocial Behaviour And Parental Involvement. Master Completed 2018 Main Supervisor

The Relationship Between Student-Teacher Relationship Quality, Preschool Children’S Prosocial Behaviour And Parental Involvement. Master Completed 2018 Main Supervisor

Using A Computer-Assisted Instruction On Vocabulary Learning Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (Asd). Master Completed 2018 Co-supervisor

Identifying Challenges, Coping Strategies And Needs Among Malay Statutory Rape Survivors In Shelter Home. Master Completed 2018 Co-supervisor

The Relationship Etween Quality Of Caregiver-Child Interaction, Parenting Disciplinary Practices, And Children'S Social Behavioural Problems. Master Completed 2013 Main Supervisor

Completed

2024 - 2025	Gender Dysphoria : Medical, Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Perspectives.
2022 - 2024	Contextualising Artificial Intelligence and Digital Citizenship within Islamic Ethics Approach: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda
2022 - 2025	Family Intervention for Effective Parenting Style among B40 Parents with Autistic Children: Module Development and Feasibility of Implementation
2022 - 2023	Family Digital Citizenship in Pandemic Recovery: Prospects, Challenges, and Policy
2020 - 2021	Shaping Family Digital Literacy: A Two-Phase Study Investigating Parental Mediation Practices Of Young Children?s Internet And Digital Technologies Use
2019 - 2022	Transferring Psychological Knowledge and Skills on Coping with Academic-Related Issues among Primary School Students ion Rural Area to the Student Leaders at Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Belimbing Dalam, Durian Tunggal, Melaka
2017 - 2017	Transferring Psychological Knowledge and Skills on Interacting with Typical and Non Typical Children to the Teachers and Assistant Teachers at Prasekolah and Specil Needs Programme
2017 - 2018	Family Intervention for the Mitigation of Online Drug Trafficking: Module Development and Feasibility of Implementation
2014 - 2017	Identification of Barriers and Facilitators to Effective Implementation of Islamic Work Ethics in Islamic Banking Institutions
2013 - 2016	Kajian Daya Tahan Peserta Sebelum Dan Sesudah Menghadiri Program Bengkel Family on Alert Dan Forum Let's Talk About Health
2012 - 2014	Mengukuh Institusi Keluarga : Satu Kajian Keberkesanan Program Intervensi Keluarga
2010 - 2013	Effects of the Amount of Time in IIUM Child Care on Chldren's Social Development

On-Going

2025 - Present	An Alternative Model to Enhance Qur?anic Understanding Among Gen Z Using Metacognitive Tadabbur Method
2025 - Present	Promoting Mental Wellness among B40 Adolescents through Islamic Friendship Modules: Development and Feasibility Assessment
2024 - Present	Platform KID: Sokongan Digital untuk Ibu Bapa Malaysia
2022 - Present	A Framework for Promoting Mental Health Among Secondary School Students Through Anticipatory Thinking Skills
2016 - Present	Sub Project Developing the Socio-Psychological Profile and a Typology of the Latent Attributes of High Functioning Children with Learning Disabilities

01 Jun, 2020

PRODUC INNOVATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION AWARD - SILVER - KIRKHS TAKRIM AL-AKADIMIYYIN 2020

KCDIO

Articles

2026	Association between anticipatory thinking and adolescent depression, anxiety and stress. Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 11 (1) pp. 1-10
2025	Anticipatory thinking skills among students from selected secondary schools in Malaysia. TPM – Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 32 (S8) pp. 288-302
2025	Designing and evaluating a culturally grounded digital parenting initiative in Malaysia. Intellectual Discourse, 33 (3) pp. 993-1015
2022	Lock, talk, or stop? measuring how parents mediate their young children’s use of digital devices in the Malaysian context. e-JURNAL IPPTAR, 1 (1) pp. 1-25
2022	Mother-child relationship: the impact of maternal parenting stress on the development of behaviour problems in Malaysian children with autism spectrum disorder. International Journal of Social Policy and Society (IJSPS), Special Edition () pp. 36-67
2022	The influence of parenting behaviour and social support on parenting stress and behavioural problems of autistic children: a conceptual study within the Malaysian context. IIUM Journal of Human Sciences, 4 (1) pp. 1-17
2021	How is emotional intelligence related to psychological distress of young adults during the Covid-19 pandemic?. International Journal of Social Policy and Society, (Special Edition on COVID-19), 18 (S1) pp. 169-181
2021	The relationship between parental anxiety, child’s behavioral inhibition and child anxiety. Southeast Asia Early Childhood Journal, 10 (1) pp. 50-61
2021	Too young too digital: how Malaysian parents mediate their young children's internet and digital device use. Media Matters, 4 () pp. 67-80
2020	The implication of Knowledge Transfer Project towards the understanding and skills of children’s developmental psychology among PPMS and PPMS PPKI in the district of Sabak Bernam. Jurnal Pendidikan Awal Kanak-Kanak Kebangsaan, 9 () pp. 26-34
2020	The relationship between religiosity and psychological distress among university students during COVID-19 and Movement Control Order (MCO). IIUM Journal of Human Sciences, 2 (2) pp. 15-24
2019	Psychological distress among adolescents of different ethnic groups in Malaysia. IIUM Journal of Human Sciences, 1 (1) pp. 1-9
2019	The differences between perceived and actual generations of job-related attitudes: a new perspective for employee sustainability programme. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 14 (5) pp. 76-83
2017	Does generation X and Y differ in the Islamic work ethics: a study among employees in Islamic banks. Journal of Global Business and Social Entrepreneurship (GBSE), 1 (2) pp. 79-83
2017	Pembangunan modul program intervensi keluarga untuk mengurangkan penyalahgunaan dadah dalam talian dan media baharu: satu kajian analisis keperluan. Kajian Penyelidikan Ilmiah AADK: Senarai Kajian Di Bawah Geran Penyelidikan Ilmiah AADK Tahun 2014-2017, () pp. 1-22
2017	Religiosity as a predictor of integrity, work ethics, and organisational commitment: Implications for public administration. Jurnal Psikologi & Kaunseling Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia, Jun 2017 (12) pp. 79-101
2016	Religiosity among Muslims: a scale development and validation study. MAKARA Hubs-Asia (Human Behavior Studies in Asia), 20 (2) pp. 109-121
2016	To go or to stay? Examining the relationships between organisational commitment, work ethics, and turnover intention. International Journal of Psychology (IJP), 51 (Issue Supplement S1) pp. 768-768
2012	Employability programmes and graduates' assessment of their employability. International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies, 4 (1) pp. 357-364

Conference or Workshop Items

2023	The current landscape of ethical Artificial Intelligence in Islam: a systematic review of recent evidence. In: Islamic-Spiritual Psychology in South-East Asia,
2021	Shaping family digital literacy: investigating parental mediation practices of young children’s Internet and digital technologies use. In: 2021 MCMC Research Symposium,
2021	WEBINAR: memahami perkembangan kanak-kanak dalam meningkatkan kesihatan mental positif di kalangan kanak-kanak. In: Webinar Memahami Perkembangan Kanak-Kanak Dalam Meningkatkan Kesihatan Mental Positif Di Kalangan Kank-Kanak,
2020	The Role of Family Intervention Program in Promoting Good Mental Health Among High Risk Adolescents. In: INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL SEMINAR OF THE RELIGION AND MENTAL HEALTH,
2019	Conceptual analysis of mental health according to Muslim Scholars for Stress Prevention Project (STOP) in Gombak. In: Scholarship Enhancement Seminar on Contemporary Issues of Qur'an and Sunnah 2019,
2019	Conceptual analysis of mental health according to Muslim scholars for Stress Prevention Project (STOP) in Gombak. In: 1st International Seminar on the Roles of University in Responding to Psychosocial Issues in the Community (ISRUPIC 2019),
2018	Enhancing assistant teachers' (PPM & PPM PPKI) psychological knowledge and skills in handling non-typically developed children in Sabak Bernam, Selangor. In: 4th National Conference on Knowledge Transfer (NCKT'17),
2018	Enhancing assistant teachers' (PPM & PPM PPKI) psychological knowledge and skills in handling typically developed children in Sabak Bernam, Selangor. In: 4th National Conference on Knowledge Transfer (NCKT'17),
2018	The development, feasibility, and acceptability of psychological knowledge and skills transfer in handling children with atypical development among assistant teachers(PPM &PPM PPKI) in Sabak Bernam, Selangor.. In: 4th National Conference on Knowledge Transfer (NCKT'17),
2015	Factor influencing the implementation of Islamic work ethics in banks: a qualitative study. In: The 6th International Conference on Governance, Fraud, Ethics and Social Responsibility 2015 (iConGFESR 2015),
2015	Parenting and human development: differences in understanding after participating in family intervention program. In: 2nd International Conference on Human Sustainability (INSAN2015),
2015	The effects of intervention program on drug users and risk family: differences in understanding after participating in a family intervention program. In: The International Conference on Addiction Prevention and Treatment (ICAPT) 2015,
2014	A resilience based intervention for at-risk adolescents. In: International Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE) 2014,
2014	Can being away from mobile phones for one hour benefit Muslim adolescents? The role of intervention program. In: Information and Communication Technology for The Muslim World (ICT4M), 2014 The 5th International Conference on,
2014	Evaluating the effectiveness of a family-based intevention for families at risk of drug-related problems. In: International Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE) 2014,
2013	Does parenting disciplinary practices affect social behavior of children enroll in child care centres: effect of quality child care. In: 10th Biennial Conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology,
2012	Does quality child care centre shape children's behaviour? a case study of IIUM Educare. In: 2nd Southeast Asia Psychology Conference (SEAP2012) ,
2011	The Development of a Postgraduate Developmental Psychology Program with Islamic Orientation: IIUM Experience. In: Islamization and Indigenization of Psychological Knowledge,

Books

2018	Kemahiran Menguruskan Kanak-Kanak Tidak Tipikal. Aras Mega (M) Sdn. Bhd. (164242-W), ISBN: ISBN 978-967-2152-90-3
2018	Panduan Ringkas Menguruskan Stres Gaya Kognitif dan Tingkah Laku. Aras Mega (M) Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: ISBN 978-967-2152-91-0
2018	Panduan Ringkas Psikologi Kanak-Kanak. Aras Mega (M) Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: ISBN 978-967-2152-88-0
2018	Perkembangan Psikologi Kanak-Kanak Tidak Tipikal. Aras Mega (M) Sdn. Bhd. (164242-W), ISBN: ISBN 978-967-2152-89-7

Book Sections

2021	The Effects of Intervention on Muslims Adolescents: Research Findings and Future Directions. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674910525, pp. 42-56
2021	The Effects of Intervention on Muslims Adolescents: Research Findings and Future Directions. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674910525, pp. 42-56
2020	Promotion of intellect through knowledge transfer. In: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789674910488, pp. 258-269
2019	Pembentukan kefahaman konsep rahmatan lil 'alamin bermula dari alam kanak-kanak. In: MAIWP & KIRKHS, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-13583-5-1, pp. 112-116
2019	Pembentukan kefahaman konsep rahmatan lil 'alamin bermula dari alam kanak-kanak. In: MAIWP & KIRKHS, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-13583-5-1, pp. 112-116
2018	Factors influencing the implementation of Islamic work ethics in banks: A qualitative study. In: Springer, ISBN: 978-981-10-6924-6, pp. 65-86

Monograph

2025	Platform Keibubapaan Digital (Platform KID) : market validation report. In: Communication and Media Centre AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences,
2022	Policy for Digital Citizenship - Findings from the Family Digital Citizenship in Pandemic Recovery: Prospects, Challenges, and Policy Study. In: Institut Masa Depan Malaysia (MASA),
2019	Pembangunan modul program intervensi keluarga untuk mengurangkan penyalahgunaan dadah dalam talian dan media baharu: satu kajian analisis keperluan. In: Agensi Antidadah Kebangsaan Malaysia (AADK),