pensyarah universiti
pusat kajian penuaan sihat & kesejahteraan (h-care)
shobha.sharma@ukm.edu.my
Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :
Kesihatan dan Perubatan Termaju,
Biografi/ Biography :
Dr Shobha Sharma is a speech pathologist by training. She is currently a senior lecturer at the speech sciences program and research fellow at H-Care, Faculty of Health Sciences UKM. Her passion lies in rehabilitation clinics - specifically in swallowing disorders in adults and geriatric populations, voice disorders, as well as in telepractice. She received her first Master`s degree from the University of Malaya in voice disorders and her second Master`s degree in adult swallowing disorders from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. She then completed her PhD at The University of Queensland in telerehabilitation in swallowing disorders in 2012. She has several international academic publications and continues her work in research and clinical speech sciences at UKM, and has recently spearheaded the Telerehabilitation Unit of the Faculty of Health Science, UKM.
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.
harikrishnan ranganathan, saravana kumar, shobha sharma, chua siew kuan, nabilah binti ahmad, kamalambal harikrishnan and devinder kaur ajit singh. (2025). physiotherapy undergraduates’ expectations of online courses: a qualitative study. - journal of learning for development . 573 - 598.
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.
raghd m.b. dwikat, shobha sharma, ponnusamy subramaniam, yaser s. natour. (2025). vocal health among teaching faculty members at palestinian universities. - medicine and health. 19 - 19.
shobha sharma. (2025). beyond the voice disorders textbook: learning through real-patient engagement. - knovasi. .
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.
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.
lee lee sia, shobha sharma, saravana kumar, and devinder kaur ajit singh. (2024). physiotherapists’ perception of and readiness to use, telerehabilitation for musculoskeletal disorders in malaysia: a cross-sectional study. - telemedicine and e-health. 2842 - 2850.
shobha sharma, nur atiqah a. halim, puspa maniam. (2024). caregiver experiences with dementia-related feeding/eating difficulties. - healthcare. 1-12.
sia lee lee, shobha sharma, saravana kumar, devinder kaur ajit singh. (2024). exploring physiotherapists perceptions of telerehabilitation for musculoskeletal disorders: insights from focus groups. - digital health. 1-12.
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.
sia, lee lee; sharma, shobha; ing, janet bong may; kumar, saravana; singh, devinder kaur ajit. (2024). physiotherapists perceptions, readiness, enablers, and barriers to use telerehabilitation: a scoping review. - journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. 1441 - 1454.
susheel joginder singh, fatin nur syakirah mohd azman, shobha sharma & rogayah abdul razak. (2021). malaysian parents perception of how screen time affects their childrens language. - journal of children and media. 1-10.
suresh mani, shobha sharma, baharuddin omar, kartini ahmad, yughdtheswari muniandy and devinder kaur ajit singh. (2017). quantitative measurements of forward head posture in a clinical settings : a technical feasibility study. - european journal of physiotherapy. 119-123.
suresh mani, shobha sharma, baharudin omar, aatit paungmali, leonard joseph. (2017). validity and reliability of internet-based physiotherapy assessment for musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review. - journal of telemedicine and telecare. 379-391.
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.
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.
harikrishnan ranganathan, saravana kumar, shobha sharma, chua siew kuan, nabilah binti ahmad, kamalambal harikrishnan and devinder kaur ajit singh. (2025). physiotherapy undergraduates’ expectations of online courses: a qualitative study. - journal of learning for development . 573 - 598.
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.
sia, lee lee; sharma, shobha; ing, janet bong may; kumar, saravana; singh, devinder kaur ajit. (2024). physiotherapists perceptions, readiness, enablers, and barriers to use telerehabilitation: a scoping review. - journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. 1441 - 1454.
puteri nurshuhada sharuddin, hanis mastura yahya, shobha sharma. (2023). penilaian pengambilan air dalam kalangan dewasa di kuala lumpur. - . 94-101.
shobha sharma. (2023). kehilangan deria bau dan/atau rasa dan kaitannya dengan jangkitan virus. - . 85-98.
shobha sharma. (2020). penelanan. - . 212-228.
shobha sharma. (2023). kehilangan deria bau dan/atau rasa dan kaitannya dengan jangkitan virus. - . 85-98.
how hui teng, maryam aizuddin, puspa maniam, esther tuin, shobha sharma, nurshahira razali, nurul haslina mohd zin, lau wai yein. (2023). prosedur operasi standard penjagaan pesakit dengan kecelaruan pengambilan makanan (feeding) dan kecelaruan penelanan. - . 1-88.
puteri nurshuhada sharuddin, hanis mastura yahya, shobha sharma. (2023). penilaian pengambilan air dalam kalangan dewasa di kuala lumpur. - . 94-101.
khairul osman, akmal sabarudin, masne kadar, shobha sharma. (2022). perintah profesion kesihatan bersekutu (pindaan jadual kedua) 2022. - . 5.
shobha sharma. (2020). penelanan. - . 212-228.
tamil mugil tamil selvan, ponnusamy subramaniam, mohd fairuz ali, devinder kaur ajit singh, shobha sharma, suzana shahar . (2025). the feasibility of massive online open course (mooc) in malay to enhance knowledge and attitude towards dementia among general public. - international conference on teaching and learning in health sciences education (intlec). .
raghd dweikat, shobha sharma, ponnusamy subramaniam, yaser natour. (2025). vocal health among teaching faculty members at palestinian universities. - 14th allied health science conference. .
shobha sharma. (2025). dysphagia training. - dysphagia training. .
shobha sharma. (2025). voice and swallowing in ageing. - agewise. .
shobha sharma. (2025). connected and protected communicating safely in a digital age. - agewise. .
| Geran / Grant | Kolaborator / Collaborator | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AN INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH NETWORK FOR DEMENTIA: PAVING THE WAY TO TRANSFORM PREVENTION AND TIMELY DIAGNOSIS FOR DEMENTIA IN MALAYSIA. | sabah alzheimers disease support association | 80.8% (2024-03-29 sehingga 2026-06-30) |
| COMPARING KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE OF STUDENTS IN MANAGING VOICE DISORDERS: A CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE ON MALAYSIA AND JORDAN | the university of jordan | 40.7% (2025-04-01 sehingga 2027-03-31) |
HEALTH SCIENCES :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Speech Pathology
Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)
HEALTH SCIENCES :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Swallowing Disorders & Telepractice
Pengalaman / Experience : 20 tahun/years(s)