pensyarah universiti
pusat kajian penuaan sihat & kesejahteraan (h-care)
ponnusaami@ukm.edu.my
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Biografi/ Biography :
Dr. Ponnusamy Subramaniam is a senior lecturer at the Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Health Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Dr. Ponnu received his bachelor and master degrees from UKM and his PhD from the University of Wales (Bangor) United Kingdom, in Ageing and Dementia Studies. He has completed his post-doctoral research fellowship at Geriatric Mental Health Services, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, Canada. He is a Chartered Psychologist by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and a full member of the Malaysian Society of Clinical Psychology (MSCP). Dr. Ponnu is a qualified clinical psychologist and is active in the practice and supervision of clinical psychologist trainees at the Clinical Psychology Clinic. He is actively involved in research, particularly relating to psychosocial intervention for people living with memory difficulties, including Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Dementia. His research also focuses on public knowledge and attitudes towards dementia, mental health issues, and cognition. Dr. Ponnu has several academic publications and presentations locally and internationally.
jennifer n. w. lim, nurul syasya mohd ridzwan goh, chia zhen tan, thurgambikai murugayah, ponnusamy subramaniam. (2026). the vicious cycle of stigma: a multi-level analysis of dementia help seeking and care in malaysia. - alzheimer's & dementia: diagnosis, assessment & disease monitoring. 1 - 10.
eid abo hamza, dalia bedewy, gabriel andrade, alaa eldin a. ayoub, ponnusamy subramaniam, ahmed a. moustafa. (2026). perceptual, cognitive, and emotional factors underlying driving behaviours: a unified framework. - social sciences & humanities open. 1 - 10.
galib alonazi, noh amit, shazli ezzat ghazali, ponnusamy subramaniam. (2026). patterns of alcohol and drug use among young adults in tabuk region, saudi arabia. - veredas do direito. 1 - 34.
tuneesha regu, ponnusamy subramaniam, noh amit, shazli ezzat ghazali. (2026). the impact of cultural-based cognitive interventions for older adults with neurocognitive conditions: a systematic review. - veredas do direito. 1 - 36.
yutong fu, wenli wang, qianxi yan, jin song, yanmei li, chang zhu, siaw chui chai, ponnusamy subramaniam, liqing yao, and devinder kaur ajit singh. (2026). comparative effects of transcranial direct and alternating current stimulation combined with cognitive-motor dual-task training on functional and cognitive recovery in stroke survivors. - frontiers in neurology. 1 - 10.
fu, yutong; wang, wenli; yan, qianxi; zhu, chang; chai, siaw chui; subramaniam, ponnusamy; yao, liqing; singh, devinder kaur ajit. (2026). effectiveness of transcranial electrical stimulation combined with dual-task training in stroke, mild cognitive impairment and parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. - frontiers in human neuroscience. 1 - 20.
raghd m. b. dwikat, shobha sharma, ponnusamy subramaniam, yaser s. natour. (2026). the effect of voice disorders on the quality of life of university and school teachers: a systematic review. - international journal of language & communication disorders. 1 - 19.
yutong fu, wenli wang, qianxi yan, jin song, yanmei li, chang zhu, siaw chui chai, ponnusamy subramaniam, liqing yao, and devinder kaur ajit singh. (2026). comparative effects of transcranial direct and alternating current stimulation combined with cognitive-motor dual-task training on functional and cognitive recovery in stroke survivors. - frontiers in neurology. 1 - 10.
nur afifah mursyida zaujan, mohd razif shahril1, suzana shahar, ezanee azlina mohamad hanif, nur fa’izah ab muin, razinah sharif, ponnusamy subramaniam, azizi abdullah, michael fenech. (2026). ageing phenotypes and behavioural determinants of health on age acceleration: the cancer survivors’ trajectories of ageing research (c*star) study protocol . - bmj open. 1 - 10.
muhamad mustaqim m zapawi, yee xing you, mazlyfarina mohamad, ponnusamy subramaniam, mohd razif shahril, faizah mohd zaki, suzana shahar. (2026). association of malaysian-mind diet scores with brain activation in older adults: a functional mri study. - biomedicines. 1 - 24.
ponnusamy subramaniam, preyaangka thillainathan, anthony angwin, shobha sharma. (2025). unfolding memories: crafting digital life storybooks for dementia care via telehealth. - advances in clinical and experimental medicine. 1191 - 1200.
jolene pang wan vun, ponnusamy subramaniam, noh amit, suzaily wahab & ahmed moustafa. (2025). validation and cultural adaptation of the attitude toward hypnosis questionnaire (athq) for a malaysian cohort with major depressive disorder. - american journal of clinical hypnosis. 305 - 321.
ponvel, pavapriya; murukesu, resshaya roobini; shahar, suzana; rivan, nurul fatin malek; subramaniam, ponnusamy; singh, devinder kaur ajit. (2024). transition of physical, psychological, and cognitive frailty and its’ associated determinants in malaysian older adults: a 5-year follow-up study. - rejuvenation research. 198 - 206.
jolene wan vun pang, ponnusamy subramaniam, noh amit, suzaily wahab, ahmed a. moustafa. (2024). hypnotherapy as treatment for depression: a scoping review. - international journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis. 155-188.
fu, yutong; yao, liqing; wang, wenli; ou, jibing; yang, xue; chen, qian; fan, hong; lu, fang; song, jin; li, yanmei; subramaniam, ponnusamy; singh, devinder kaur ajit. (2024). transcranial alternating current stimulation for older adults with cognitive impairment: a bibliometric and knowledge map analysis. - medicine. 1 - 11.
yutong fu, wenli wang, qianxi yan, jin song, yanmei li, chang zhu, siaw chui chai, ponnusamy subramaniam, liqing yao, and devinder kaur ajit singh. (2026). comparative effects of transcranial direct and alternating current stimulation combined with cognitive-motor dual-task training on functional and cognitive recovery in stroke survivors. - frontiers in neurology. 1 - 10.
fu, yutong; wang, wenli; yan, qianxi; zhu, chang; chai, siaw chui; subramaniam, ponnusamy; yao, liqing; singh, devinder kaur ajit. (2026). effectiveness of transcranial electrical stimulation combined with dual-task training in stroke, mild cognitive impairment and parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. - frontiers in human neuroscience. 1 - 20.
nur afifah mursyida zaujan, mohd razif shahril1, suzana shahar, ezanee azlina mohamad hanif, nur fa’izah ab muin, razinah sharif, ponnusamy subramaniam, azizi abdullah, michael fenech. (2026). ageing phenotypes and behavioural determinants of health on age acceleration: the cancer survivors’ trajectories of ageing research (c*star) study protocol . - bmj open. 1 - 10.
raghd m. b. dwikat, shobha sharma, ponnusamy subramaniam, yaser s. natour. (2026). the effect of voice disorders on the quality of life of university and school teachers: a systematic review. - international journal of language & communication disorders. 1 - 19.
jennifer n. w. lim, nurul syasya mohd ridzwan goh, chia zhen tan, thurgambikai murugayah, ponnusamy subramaniam. (2026). the vicious cycle of stigma: a multi-level analysis of dementia help seeking and care in malaysia. - alzheimer's & dementia: diagnosis, assessment & disease monitoring. 1 - 10.
anis hasliza abu hashim-de vries, marina ismail, azlinah mohamed, ponnusamy subramaniam. (2020). usability evaluation of personalized digital memory book for alzheimer's patient(mymobal). - 8th world conference on information systems and technologies. 702-713.
anis hasliza abu hashim-de vries, marina ismail, azlinah mohamed, ponnusamy subramaniam. (2018). weaving the non-pharmacological alzheimer's disease therapy into mobile personalized digital memory book application. - trends and advances in information systems and technologies. .
mohamed thariq hameed sultan, muhammad najib mohamad alwi, norhafizah ab manan and wan rosalina wan rosli. (2025). formulating research questions and objectives. - . 42 - 67.
ponnusamy subramaniam & nur fahira binti jamalluddin. (2023). implikasi pandemik terhadap fungsi kognitif warga emas. - . 55-70.
tay kok way & ponnusamy subramaniam. (2023). dementia: features of treating anxiety and depression and the role of cognitive behavioral therapy: a new narrative. - . 337-344.
resshaya roobini murukesu, devinder kaur ajit singh, suzana shahar, ponnusamy subramaniam. (2021). cognitive frailty: multi-domain intervention approach. - . 39-51.
ponnusamy subramaniam, hoh xin jie dan nur marjanhanani yahya. (2020). demensia dan buku kisah hidup. - . 242-257.
khadijah alavi, mohd fairuz ali, ponnusamy subramaniam. (2025). hidup tenang dengan demensia. - . .
khadijah alavi. (2024). demikian sindrom orang tua. - utusan malaysia. 33.
ponnusamy subramaniam & nur fahira binti jamalluddin. (2023). implikasi pandemik terhadap fungsi kognitif warga emas. - . 55-70.
noraini che sharif, khadijah alavi, ponnusamy subramaniam, nurul erni nazira zakaria. (2023). relationship between anxiety and depression with quality of life among older adults with dementia. - jurnal psikologi malaysia. 12-26.
ponnusamy subramaniam, tay kok wai. (2021). projek buku mini demensia sebagai alat pengajaran & pembelajaran untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan mengenai demensia. - kongres dan pertandingan inovasi dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran. 111-112.
ponnusamy subramaniam. (2026). finding screen-life balance for seniors. - the star. .
firdaus mohamad tahir, deepashini harithasan, devinder kaur ajit singh, ponnusamy subramaniam, normala mesbah.. (2025). from stride to stumble: mapping gait deterioration across the dementia journey. - international postgraduate colloquium in health sciences & pharmacy (inchap 2025). 0 - 0.
nurul syasya mohd ridzwan goh, ponusamy subramaniam, suzana shahar, devinder kaur ajit singh. (2025). cognitive function profiles and associated factors among malaysian older adults: findings from the lrgs-tua study. - international postgraduate colloquium in health and pharmacy. .
raghd dweikat, shobha sharma, ponnusamy subramaniam, yaser natour. (2025). vocal health among teaching faculty members at palestinian universities. - 14th allied health science conference. .
tang, s., subramaniam, p., siau, c.s., chong, a.s.s., liu, f., zhang, g.. (2025). the association between mild behavioral impairment, subjective cognitive decline, activities of daily living, mood and objective cognition among older adults. - the 6th international conference on gerontology and geriatric medicine . .
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ASSOCIATE HEALTH SCIENCE :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Dementia Care
Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)
PSYCHOLOGY :SOCIAL SCIENCES
Ageing and Dementia; Psychosocial Intervention etc.
Pengalaman / Experience : 6 tahun/years(s)