Institute of Postgraduate Studies (IPGS)
The Institute of Postgraduate Studies (IPGS) at Perdana University is committed to advancing knowledge, fostering academic excellence, and driving research innovation across multiple disciplines. Our Directory of Expertise is an essential resource for students, researchers, and industry partners, providing detailed information on the distinguished faculty and researchers who contribute to the university’s academic and research landscape.
Directory of Expertise
Meet our exceptional academic leaders, supervisors, and co-supervisors guiding cutting-edge research across disciplines.
Academic Supervisors
Associate Professor Dr. Low Suet Fin
Senior Lecturer in Education
lowsuetfin@perdanauniversity.edu.my
Qualifications
• PhD in Educational Psychology, University of Malaya, 2011
• Master in Education (Educational Psychology), University of
Malaya, 2005
Areas of Expertise
Educational Psychology, Education, Statistics (Quantitative), Assessment In Education, Module Development
Associate Professor Dr. Syriac Nellikunnel Devasia
Dean of Faculty of Business, Economics, and Finance, Perdana University
syriac@perdanauniversity.edu.my
Qualifications
PhD in Economics
Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India (2007-2013)
MBA in Marketing & HRM
Bharathi Vidyapeeth’s Institute of Management, Kolhapur, India (1997-1999)
BA (Bachelor of Arts) Political Science, History and English Literature
Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada, India (1994-1997)
PhD in Economics
Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India (2007-2013)
MBA in Marketing & HRM
Bharathi Vidyapeeth’s Institute of Management, Kolhapur, India (1997-1999)
BA (Bachelor of Arts) Political Science, History and English Literature
Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada, India (1994-1997)
Areas of Expertise
Management, Marketing, ESG, International Business, HRM
Ts. Dr. Asnidar Hanim Yusuf
Senior Lecturer, Perdana University, Faculty of Business, Economics and Finance, Perdana University
asnidar.hanim@perdanauniversity.edu.my
Qualifications
• PhD in Economics & Muamalat Administration, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan
• Master in Science (MSc) in Industrial Management & Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor
Areas of Expertise
Economics, Operation Management, Project Management, Halal Management, Quality Management.
Dr Darween Rozehan Shah Iskandar Shah
Head of Center for Planetary Health Systems and Innovation, Senior Lecturer in Public Health,
darween@perdanauniversity.edu.my
Qualifications
- PhD in Public Health and Environmental Health Engineering (University of Malaya), 2026
- Public Health Management (University of Auckland), 2025
- Master in Public Health (University of Malaya), 2020
- Doctor of Medicine (Universitas Sebelas Maret), 2013
- Bachelor Degree in Medical Sciences (Universitas Sebelas Maret), 2011
Areas of Expertise
My area of expertise is in Public Health, particularly Environmental Health and Engineering, Waste Management, Sustainability, Epidemiology, and Health Systems. I am especially interested in supervising research related to healthcare waste, circular economy, environmental exposures, air pollution, climate-health, and the translation of evidence into policy and practice.
Publications
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vNXXVCcAAAAJ&hl=en
Associate Professor Dr. Mohammad Nazmul Hasan Maziz
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Perdana University
mohammad.nazmul@perdanauniversity.edu.my
Qualifications
PhD in Molecular Medical Microbiology (University of Malaya, Malaysia)
MSc in Medical Microbiology (MAHE, Manipal, India)
BSc in Microbiology (Bangalore University, India)
Areas of Expertise
Microbiology, Molecular genetics, Public health, Infectious diseases, Immunology
Associate Professor Dr. Abadan Jasmon
Associate Professor, Faculty of Business, Economics and Finance, Perdana University
abadan@perdanauniversity.edu.my
Qualifications
Doctor of Business Administration (Organisation Science (UiTM 2019)
Doctor of Philosophy (Management) (Multimedia University 2019)
Master of Philosophy (Multimedia University 2019)
Areas of Expertise
Accounting, Taxation, Audit, Organisation Science, Finance
Dr. Sutha Devaraj
Acting Dean of Graduate School of Medicine, Perdana University
sutha@perdanauniversity.edu.my
Qualifications
MSc. Pharmacology, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia (2012),
PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences University Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia (2018)
Areas of Expertise
Drug Delivery; Natural Product Research; Clinical Research; Biomedical; Toxicology
Dr. M. Vikneswary Suresh
Senior Lecturer & Head of APEL Centre
vikneswary@perdanauniversity.edu.my
Qualifications
PhD in Management
Master of Business Administration
Areas of Expertise
Supply Chain Management
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Digital Transformation in Logistics
Logistics Management
Port and Maritime Logistics
Industry Expertise
Ts. Dr. Johari Jalaludin
Head of Cybersecurity at PLUS Malaysia Berhad
Areas of Expertise
Leadership in Cybersecurity Strategy and Management, Cloud and Network Security, Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
Dato' Seri Dr. Mohamad Zabidi Ahmad
Senior Strategic Business Advisor at DDCap Group UK
Areas of Expertise
Leadership, Investments, Audit, Risk, Compliance, Sustainability and Islamic Finance
Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Imran
CEO of Telenoc
Areas of Expertise
Digital transformation, Cybersecurity, ERP Systems, Database Management, Big Data, AI & ML, Data Science, Programming
Mr. Suresh Sankaran Srinivasan
Group Head – Cyber Security & Data Privacy at Axiata Group Berhad
Areas of Expertise
Cyber Security, Data Privacy, Risk Management
Dr A.Daniel
Associate Professor at Amity University Madhya Pradesh
Areas of Expertise
UI path, Data Structures, Machine Learning
Mr Azri Jamil
CEO of Nematix (M) Sdn Bhd
Areas of Expertise
Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering & Robotic
Faculty Directory
After graduating from Estudiar University with a MA in Communications, Rachel Gomez served as the director of Freshman and Transfer Programs before becoming the Vice President for Student Affairs. Holding both a BA and MA degree in Communications from Estudiar University, Rachel Gomez has spent much of her professional life at the College.
Contacts:
Rachel Gomez
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Franklin Doyle is an elected Fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Psychology Research, the premier honorary organization for scientists working at the interface of behavior and medicine, and he has been appointed to serve on two consensus committees at the Estudiar Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Outside of the academy, Doyle’s research has been cited in several amicus curiae briefs.
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Franklin Doyle
Assistant Professor of History
Rodney Estrada is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Estudiar University. She has published over 125 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, which have appeared in leading journals.Before coming to Estudiar, Rodney earned a B.A. from Carleton College (2006), an M.F.A. in philosophy from New York University (2010), and a Ph.D. in Literary Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2015).
Contacts:
Rodney Estrada
Lecturer in Philosophy
After graduating from Estudiar University with a MA in Communications, Rachel Gomez served as the director of Freshman and Transfer Programs before becoming the Vice President for Student Affairs. Holding both a BA and MA degree in Communications from Estudiar University, Rachel Gomez has spent much of her professional life at the College.
Contacts:
Rachel Gomez
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Franklin Doyle is an elected Fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Psychology Research, the premier honorary organization for scientists working at the interface of behavior and medicine, and he has been appointed to serve on two consensus committees at the Estudiar Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Outside of the academy, Doyle’s research has been cited in several amicus curiae briefs.
Contacts:
Franklin Doyle
Assistant Professor of History
Rodney Estrada is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Estudiar University. She has published over 125 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, which have appeared in leading journals.Before coming to Estudiar, Rodney earned a B.A. from Carleton College (2006), an M.F.A. in philosophy from New York University (2010), and a Ph.D. in Literary Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2015).
Contacts:
Rodney Estrada
Lecturer in Philosophy
Calvin Foster is BA Journalism course leader and I teaches on the BA and the MA Magazine and MA journalism courses. He currently leads four modules – level 6 International Journalism Special Study, level 5 Journalism Research Paper, level 4 Journalism and the Wider World and MA Feature Writing. I also teach MA ethics and on a foundation module. Before joining Estudiar, he spent two decades working full time as a journalist including ten years at the Independent newspaper.
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Calvin Foster
Lecturer in Journalism
Professor Eva Willis received her Ph.D. from Cornell in 2005 and began teaching at Princeton, coming to Estudiar in 2009. Her interests include philosophy of mind and moral psychology, the nature of testimony, aesthetics and the philosophy of literature, and the later Wittgenstein. Eva Willis has recently taught courses on the above topics, and on speech-acts, philosophy of action, self-consciousness and intersubjectivity, and Marcel Proust.
Contacts:
Eva Willis
Assistant Professor of Science and Philosophy
Hester Cox received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin, after which she taught at Illinois State University for three years before coming to Estudiar. Her research interests are in the areas of social and political philosophy and ethics. Her most sustained research projects concern political liberalism and political legitimacy, educational justice, and the gendered division of labor.
Contacts:
Hester Cox
Professor of Politics
Cordelia Nichols is the Chair and Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Estudiar and a Professorial Fellow at University College. Before that she was a professor of philosophy at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey in the United States. She has held visiting positions at the University of California, Los Angeles philosophy department and at the University of Chicago Law School.
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Cordelia Nichols
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Luke Robertson is an intellectual historian specializing in twentieth-century Europe. He earned his BA in Mathematics and History at the University of Cambridge, and his PhD at Harvard University. Before coming to Estudiar, he taught for a decade at Drew University. Baring has held fellowships from the National Endowment of the Humanities, the ACLS, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. At Estudiar he holds a joint appointment with the University Center for Human Values.
Contacts:
Luke Robertson
Assistant Professor of History
Eleanor Parsons is a Professor in the Philosophy Department at Estudiar University. Her research interests include decision theory, social choice theory, epistemology, ethics, and the philosophy of religion. Her book Risk and Rationality (2013) concerns how an individual ought to take risk into account when making decisions. It vindicates the ordinary decision-maker from the point of view of even ideal rationality.
Contacts:
Eleanor Parsons
Lecturer in Philosophy