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Academic Qualifications
- PhD in Medicine (Population Health) - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Manchester
- MASTER OF SCIENCE ( SAFETY,HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT ) - Masters Degree, University Teknologi Malaysia
- Bachelor of Health Science (Honors) - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Norhidayah Binti Ahmad (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
hidayahahmad@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Asst. Prof. Dr Norhidayah Binti Ahmad is a dedicated academician at the Department of Biomedical Science (DBMS), Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences (KAHS), IIUM. She is a graduate of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), where she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science (Environmental and Occupational Health) in 2012.
Dr Norhidayah began her academic career in 2013 as an Academic Trainee at KAHS, IIUM. She was awarded the Skim Latihan Akademik IPTA (SLAI) scholarship to pursue her Master of Science (Safety, Health and Environment) at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), which she completed in 2014 with First-Class Honours. During her master’s programme, she conducted research on indoor air quality and sick building syndrome.
Motivated by her strong interest in environmental health research, she was subsequently awarded the SLAI scholarship again to pursue her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Population Health (Medicine). Her doctoral research focused on air pollution and its effects on pregnancy outcomes, during which she successfully developed a novel in vitro model to study air pollution exposure in the human placenta. She graduated in 2020.
A passionate researcher, Dr Norhidayah has secured several national and institutional research grants. Her research interests include environmental and occupational health, industrial hygiene, air pollution exposure and the effects on pregnancy outcomes. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and actively contributes to scientific discourse through research publications and academic presentations.
Beyond research, Dr Norhidayah plays an active role in academic leadership and curriculum development for the Master of Science in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) programme at IIUM. She is deeply committed to teaching excellence, curriculum enhancement and the mentoring of undergraduate and postgraduate students. Her work reflects a strong dedication to advancing environmental health and OSH research, in line with IIUM’s mission of holistic, ethical, and values-based education.
Teaching Responsibilities
| ADVANCES IN BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
| BIOMEDICAL PRACTICUM I | 2024/2025 |
| CELL & TISSUE CULTURE | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
| COMMUNITY SERVICE | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2020/2021 |
| DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY | 2025/2026 2024/2025 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
| Epidemiology | 2024/2025 |
| EPIDEMIOLOGY & RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 2025/2026 2024/2025 |
| Epidemiology and Research Methodology | 2025/2026 |
| INDUSTRIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY | 2025/2026 |
| LABORATORY DIAGNOSTIC TOXICOLOGY | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
| MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
| OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND WORKERS? WELLBEING | 2025/2026 |
| RESEARCH PROJECT 1 | 2025/2026 2023/2024 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
| RESEARCH PROJECT 2 | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
| TOXICOLOGY | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
| USRAH IN ACTION 1 | 2022/2023 |
| USRAH IN ACTION 2 | 2022/2023 |
Research Projects
Completed
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On-Going
| 2020 - Present | Assessment of ambient radiation level and cellular turnover of residence living nearest to Gebeng Industrial Estate |
Publications
Articles
Conference or Workshop Items
| 2025 | Preliminary study of ambient radioactive particles in Gebeng Industrial Estate vicinity. In: 1st International Biomedical Conference (IBC2025), |
Book Sections
| 2021 | Prophetic leadership: dimensions of the prophetic leadership. In: International Institute for Muslim Unity & Centre for Islamisation, ISBN: 978-967-25504-1-9, pp. 207-220 |