School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences

Education/Qualifications

• Masters: MEd (Educational Psychology) Universiti Malaya (Malaysia)
• Bachelors: BSc in Psychology (Biopsychology and Cognitive Science), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (USA) 

Experience

• Programme Leader for the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology Programme (WOU)
• National APEL.A Assessor for the field of Psychology
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Year Programme Certification Consultant (MRSM Balik Pulau 2018-2020)
• Programme Coordinator for Pusat Sains Kolej Legenda Langkawi

Areas of Interest

• Sleeping Habit/Eating Habit studies
• Moral Perception/Moral Reasoning
• Reading Habits
• Storytelling/Folk narratives

Professional Highlights

• Appointed Panel of Assessors for Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) Psychology, 2025-2028
• Appointed Scientific Review Committee (SRC) Panel for INTEL-ISEF for MRSM Langkawi and MRSM Balik Pulau
• Active speaker/trainer in the areas of career consultation, women mental health, stress management; trainer/module developer for JKPD (AADK).
• Active PSIMA, ANSARA, MUAFAKAT member

Publication Highlights

• Ooi, C.Y., Ooh, S.L., Irmadura, R., Cheah, S.L. Scale Development and Validation of Online Learners’ Psychological Capital. Paper presented at AAOU, 24-26 October, 2018.
• Ooh, S.L., Irmadura, R., Cheah, S.L., Ooi, C.Y., Ch’ng, P.P. (2018). Development and Psychometric Properties of Psychological Capital Questionnaire in Online Distance Learning Environment. Paper presented at ICEL, Waseda University Tokyo Japan, 22-24 August, 2018.

Awards

Distinguised Paper Award for  Ooh, S.L., Irmadura, R., Cheah, S.L., Ooi, C.Y., Ch’ng, P.P. (2018). Development and Psychometric Properties of Psychological Capital Questionnaire in Online Distance Learning Environment. Paper presented at ICEL, Waseda University Tokyo Japan, 22-24 August, 2018.