pensyarah universiti
pusat kajian penuaan sihat & kesejahteraan (h-care)
ponnusaami@ukm.edu.my
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.
pavapriya ponvel, suzana shahar, devinder kaur ajit singh, arimi fitri mat ludin, ponnusamy subramaniam, norhayati ibrahim, hasnah haron, aniza ismail, chin ai-vyrn, mazlyfarina mohamad, nurul hidayah md fadzil, norhayati mustafa khalid, a’isyah mohd safien, jamilah mohammad hanipah, azyana ibrahim, jenni lehtisalo, miia kivipelto & francesca mangialasche. (2025). the cost effectiveness of a multidomain intervention on physical, cognitive, vascular, dietary and psychosocial outcomes among community dwelling older adults with cognitive frailty in malaysia: the ageless trial. - alzheimer's research & therapy. 1 - 23.
tang songlin, ponnusamy subramaniam, siau ching sin, agnes chong shu sze, liu fang. (2025). risk factors of mild behavioral impairment: a systematic review. - frontiers in psychology. 1 - 15.
jamilah mohammad hanipah, arimi fitri mat ludin, devinder kaur ajit singh, ponnusamy subramaniam, suzana shahar. (2025). motivation, barriers and preferences of lifestyle changes among older adults with frailty and mild cognitive impairments: a scoping review of qualitative analysis. - plos one. 1 - 18.
ponnusamy subramaniam, nor afifah aziz , hend faye al-shahrani, mohammad ahmed hammad, muhamad faisal ashaari, tay kok wai and shobha sharma. (2025). association between knowledge of and attitudes toward ageing in kuala lumpur: the moderating role of exposure to older adults with dementia . - healthcare. 1 - 18.
siti nur farhana harun, noorlaile jasman, feisul mustapha, norrafizah jaafar, siti nadiah busyra mat nadzir, zanariah zaini, manimaran krishnan, ponnusamy subramaniam. (2025). noteworthy trends in maladaptive coping strategies and hindrances to help-seeking behaviour among adolescents living in malaysia’s people’s housing project (ppr) during the covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative study. - plos one. 1 - 18.
ponnusamy subramaniam, nor afifah aziz , hend faye al-shahrani, mohammad ahmed hammad, muhamad faisal ashaari, tay kok wai and shobha sharma. (2025). association between knowledge of and attitudes toward ageing in kuala lumpur: the moderating role of exposure to older adults with dementia . - healthcare. 1 - 18.
siti nur farhana harun, noorlaile jasman, feisul mustapha, norrafizah jaafar, siti nadiah busyra mat nadzir, zanariah zaini, manimaran krishnan, ponnusamy subramaniam. (2025). noteworthy trends in maladaptive coping strategies and hindrances to help-seeking behaviour among adolescents living in malaysia’s people’s housing project (ppr) during the covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative study. - plos one. 1 - 18.
pavapriya ponvel, suzana shahar, devinder kaur ajit singh, arimi fitri mat ludin, ponnusamy subramaniam, norhayati ibrahim, hasnah haron, aniza ismail, chin ai-vyrn, mazlyfarina mohamad, nurul hidayah md fadzil, norhayati mustafa khalid, a’isyah mohd safien, jamilah mohammad hanipah, azyana ibrahim, jenni lehtisalo, miia kivipelto & francesca mangialasche. (2025). the cost effectiveness of a multidomain intervention on physical, cognitive, vascular, dietary and psychosocial outcomes among community dwelling older adults with cognitive frailty in malaysia: the ageless trial. - alzheimer's research & therapy. 1 - 23.
jamilah mohammad hanipah, arimi fitri mat ludin, devinder kaur ajit singh, ponnusamy subramaniam, suzana shahar. (2025). motivation, barriers and preferences of lifestyle changes among older adults with frailty and mild cognitive impairments: a scoping review of qualitative analysis. - plos one. 1 - 18.
tang songlin, ponnusamy subramaniam, siau ching sin, agnes chong shu sze, liu fang. (2025). risk factors of mild behavioral impairment: a systematic review. - frontiers in psychology. 1 - 15.
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.
norhayati mustafa khalid, pavapriya ponvel, azianah mohamad ibrahim, a’isyah mohd safien, nurul hidayah md fadzil, devinder kaur ajit singh, arimi fitri mat ludin, norhayati ibrahim, ponnusamy subramaniam, hasnah haron, roslee rajikan, divya vanoh & suzana shahar. (2024). development and evaluation of content validity and acceptance of a multidomain intervention module for reversal of cognitive frailty among older adults. - clinical interventions in aging. 1189 - 1202.
nurul fatin malek rivan [et all.]. (2020). general psychological health status and coping strategies during lock-down due to covid-19 outbreak among malaysian older adults. - european geriatric medicine. 95.
siti nur farhana harun, noorlaile jasman, feisul mustapha, norrafizah jaafar, siti nadiah busyra mat nadzir, zanariah zaini, manimaran krishnan, ponnusamy subramaniam. (2025). noteworthy trends in maladaptive coping strategies and hindrances to help-seeking behaviour among adolescents living in malaysia’s people’s housing project (ppr) during the covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative study. - plos one. 1 - 18.
jun kiat, mahadir ahmad, caryn mei hsien chan, satirah zainalabidin, michael ungar, ponnusamy subramaniam. (2025). effectiveness of adaptation of a resilience-building intervention among individuals with adverse childhood experience: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. - jmir research protocols. 150 - 164.
pavapriya ponvel, suzana shahar, devinder kaur ajit singh, arimi fitri mat ludin, ponnusamy subramaniam, norhayati ibrahim, hasnah haron, aniza ismail, chin ai-vyrn, mazlyfarina mohamad, nurul hidayah md fadzil, norhayati mustafa khalid, a’isyah mohd safien, jamilah mohammad hanipah, azyana ibrahim, jenni lehtisalo, miia kivipelto & francesca mangialasche. (2025). the cost effectiveness of a multidomain intervention on physical, cognitive, vascular, dietary and psychosocial outcomes among community dwelling older adults with cognitive frailty in malaysia: the ageless trial. - alzheimer's research & therapy. 1 - 23.
tang songlin, ponnusamy subramaniam, siau ching sin, agnes chong shu sze, liu fang. (2025). risk factors of mild behavioral impairment: a systematic review. - frontiers in psychology. 1 - 15.
jing giong lee, noh amit, shazli ezzat ghazali, ponnusamy subramaniam, mahadir ahmad, chun hong gan, norhayati ibrahim, zaini said. (2025). the development of a brief intervention module for adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) in malaysia. - malaysian journal of public health medicine. 144 - 152.
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. .
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.
bob woods, ponnusamy subramaniam. (2017). the evidence base for life story work so far. - . Bab 6, MS 83-94 (bab dlm).
khadijah alavi. (2024). demikian sindrom orang tua. - utusan malaysia. 33.
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 & nur fahira binti jamalluddin. (2023). implikasi pandemik terhadap fungsi kognitif warga emas. - . 55-70.
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.
adliah mhd ali, marhanis salihah omar, ernieda md hatah, mohd hanif zulfakar, mohd makmor bakry, fazilah idris, wardah mustafa din, mahadir ahmad, ponnusamy subramaniam, noh amit, maryati mohd yusof. (2021). naratif baharu ukm dalam pemerkasaan pembelajaran melalui strategi service learning malaysia (sulam): pemerkasaan kesejahteraan warga emas dan ubat. - . 1-34.
khadijah alavi, siti zulaikha azlan, sumaiyah mat, mohd. suhaimi mohamad, surendran rajaratnam, ponnusamy subramaniam. (2024). explore care worker’s resource mobilization strategies to enhance career development in community elderly care. - 5th international conference on gerontology and geriatric medicine. 21 - 21.
nur afifah mursyida zaujan, mohd razif shahril, suzana shahar, ezanee azlina mohamad hanif, rohaizak muhammad, fuad ismail, nur fa’izah ab muin, razinah sharif, ponnusamy subramaniam, azizi abdullah, michael fenech. (2024). widespread cam adoption among malaysian breast cancer survivors and healthy women: a comparative insight. - 3rd macr international scientific conference . 30 - 30.
nur afifah mursyida zaujan, mohd razif shahril, suzana shahar, ezanee azlina mohamad hanif, rohaizak muhammad, fuad ismail, nur fa’izah ab muin, razinah sharif, ponnusamy subramaniam, azizi abdullah, michael fenech. (2024). active lives after cancer: a comparative analysis of physical activity in breast cancer survivors and healthy controls . - 14th international symposium of health sciences. 107 - 107.
mohd razif shahril, nur afifah mursyida zaujan, suzana shahar, ezanee azlina mohamad hanif, rohaizak muhammad, fuad ismail, nur fa’izah ab muin, razinah sharif, ponnusamy subramaniam, azizi abdullah, michael fenech. (2024). mind the gap: assessing cognitive function in breast cancer survivors and healthy women. - 14th international symposium of health sciences. 51 - 51.
mohd razif shahril, nur afifah mursyida zaujan, suzana shahar, ezanee azlina mohamad hanif, rohaizak muhammad, fuad ismail, nur fa’izah ab muin, razinah sharif, ponnusamy subramaniam, azizi abdullah, michael fenech. (2024). the fitness-aging dilemma: how higher bmi modulates the accelerated aging effects of physical fitness on telomere length . - sicom-aoco (soms international conference on obesity & metabolism - asia oceania conference on obesity). 218 - 218.
Geran / Grant | Kolaborator / Collaborator | Status |
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FEASIBILITY OF CONDUCTING DIGITAL LIFE STORYBOOK TRAINING FOR PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA VIA TELEHEALTH | ems asia group sdn bhd | 94.2% (2021-12-01 sehingga 2025-11-30) |
PEMBENTUKAN MODEL KHIDMAT BANTU DI RUMAH UNTUK PROFESION PEKERJA PENJAGAAN (CARE WORKERS) WARGA EMAS DALAM KALANGAN BELIA | pertubuhan usiamas malaysia | 97.8% (2022-10-01 sehingga 2025-09-30) |
ADAPTATION OF A RESILIENCE-BUILDING INTERVENTION FOR MALAYSIAN YOUNG ADULTS WITH ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE | resilience research centre | 97.8% (2022-10-01 sehingga 2025-09-30) |
ADAPTATION OF A RESILIENCE-BUILDING INTERVENTION FOR MALAYSIAN YOUNG ADULTS WITH ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE | thrive well | 97.8% (2022-10-01 sehingga 2025-09-30) |
ADAPTATION OF A RESILIENCE-BUILDING INTERVENTION FOR MALAYSIAN YOUNG ADULTS WITH ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE | dr. michael ungar | 97.8% (2022-10-01 sehingga 2025-09-30) |