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Nurul Miza Binti Mohd Rashid

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD in Psychology - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Degree of Master of Science in Psychological Research - Masters Degree, University of Edinburgh
  • Bachelor of Human Sciences (Psychology) (Honours) - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia

Nurul Miza Binti Mohd Rashid (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES

mizarashid@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


I joined the Department of Psychology at International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) in June, 2019. My current work focuses on the influence of media and situational background of Malaysian individuals towards developing radical extremist mindset and support towards violence attitude.


Area of Specialisation


  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Psychology ~ Forensic Psychology - Research in Violent Extremism


Teaching Responsibilities


ACADEMIC SKILLS IN PSYCHOLOGY 2024/2025 2023/2024
ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
EXPERIMENTAL AND NON-EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS 2020/2021 2019/2020
FINAL YEAR PROJECT 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY 2024/2025 2022/2023
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING 2024/2025 2018/2019
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 2021/2022 2020/2021
MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY 2018/2019
PSYCHOLOGY FROM ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE 2019/2020
PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN RELATIONS 2017/2018
PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING 2017/2018
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2023/2024
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY I 2025/2026
RESEARCH PAPER I 2024/2025 2023/2024
RESEARCH PAPER II 2024/2025 2023/2024
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2022/2023


Research Projects


Completed
2019 - 2023 Examining the news framing effect of ideological narratives on radicalisation.
On-Going
2024 - Present Media Framing of Violent Extremism Arrests in Malaysia: Consequences for Post-Release Integration and The Toll on Family Members
2024 - Present Holistic Thinking Style, Narrative Processing, and Change of Violent Extremist Belief in Malaysia.
2024 - Present Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Module Development in Malaysia with a Focus on Factors of Growth and Resilience Post Imprisonment among Ex-detainees of Violent Extremism
2023 - Present A Multi-theory Multi-Method Approach for Preventing Radicalization Leading to Violence (MULTIPREV): (Work Package 2, Task 5, WP2, T5) Testing a Theoretical Model of Radicalization, Deradicalization, and Disengagement from Violence Cross-Culturally
2022 - Present REBUILD Project: Radicalization Prevention through Resilience Building and Family Empowerment


Publications


Articles

2025 Dust off the dirt of laziness and break the shackles of the Dunya’: the language of female extremists in Daesh (ISIS) propaganda magazines. Gender and Language, 19 (1) pp. 81-103
2022 A qualitative study on violent extremists and news media: how Malaysian online news framed violent extremist groups involved in the Syrian civil war. e-Bangi, 19 (4) pp. 15-30
2022 Examining the effects of news frames as a risk factor of radicalisation. Intellectual Discourse, 30 (2) pp. 315-341
2021 Final year undergraduate psychology students’ development of self-concept, personal perceptions of degree, career preference, readiness and perceived job prospects. IIUM Journal of Human Sciences, 3 (1) pp. 14-33
2021 Scapegoating during COVID-19: Malaysians fear of COVID-19 and attributing the blame towards immigrants. International Journal of Social Policy and Society, 18 (Special Edition on COVID-19) pp. 1-21
2020 Risk factors of radicalisation towards violent extremism: challenges and progress. IIUM Journal of Human Sciences, 2 (2) pp. 35-46
Conference or Workshop Items

2022 An analysis of social media postings presenting Malaysian Anti-Vaccination extreme non-normative mindset using media framing process and critical discourse analysis. In: 12th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice (ALAPP),
2022 Psychological and linguistic profiling: identifying signs of radicalisation. In: Intervention and Rehabilitation Group (IRG) Expert Workshop #1,
2022 Social media and extremism: the tool for unity and division. In: MIDAS-KAS Conference 2022 Reginal Terrorism Challenges And Counter-violent Extremism Perspectives,
2021 Scapegoating during Covid-19: Malaysians fear of Covid-19 and displacement of blame towards immigrants. In: 17th International Postgraduate Research Colloquium.,
2020 Research on the Risk Factors of Radicalisation and Violent Extremism: Progress and Challenges.. In: Scholarship Advancement Project Seminar 2020,
2018 Identification of risk factors of volent extremism among Malaysian violent extremism detainees. In: 15th International Postgraduate Research Colloquium (IPRC2018),
2017 A comparative case study of refugees from Myanmar and Pakistan and their media use in Malaysia: a uses and gratifications perspective. In: International Conference on Forced Migration and Refugee Studies: Issues and Shifting Paradigms (ICMR 2017),
Book Sections

2024 Understanding the roles of violent extremist dream accounts in radicalization and recruitment. In: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN: 978‑1‑032‑26749‑4, pp. 258-273
Monograph

2022 A new psychological theory of radicalisation process towards violent extremism from the Malaysian context. In: Southeast Asia Regional Centre For Counter-Terrorism (SEARCCT),