This list highlights our PhD students who have successfully graduated from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), each contributing valuable research to their respective fields.

PhD Awarded 2024

XU SHUANG

CHINA

Transformational Leadership and Employee Creativity: A Multilevel Study Based on Individual and Team Perspectives

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. ZULNAIDI YAACOB

NUR SHAZWANI BINTI ABDUL MUBARAK

MALAYSIA

Titanium-Based Metal-Organic Framework and Its Modifications by Thermal Decomposition for Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity

Main Supervisor: TS. CHM. DR. SUMIYYAH BINTI SABAR

MUHAMMAD RASHID

PAKISTAN

Using Social Media to Support Descriptive Essay Writing and Online Interaction at Undergraduate Level: A Mixed Method Study

Main Supervisor: DR. A NAGALETCHIMEE A/P ANNAMALAI

MOHAMAD FAIZAL BIN ABD MATALIB

MALAYSIA

The Environmentalist Movement and its Relationship with Democratization in Malaysia: A Case Study of Perak (2008-2018)

Main Supervisor: PROFESSOR DR. AHMAD FAUZI BIN ABDUL HAMID

MAQABLEH OMAR AREF MOHD

JORDAN

Impact of Human Resources Management Practices on Turnover Intention among Hotel Employees in Amman, Jordan

Main Supervisor: DR. NORIZAN BABA RAHIM

AWAD ABDELAZIZ AWAD NADIR AL ANSAARI

EMIRIAH ARAB BERSATU

Moderating Role of Supporting Work Environment on the Relationship Between Green Training and Development, Organizational Learning, Green Leadership, Employee Commitment and Green Performance of Public Firms in UAE

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. MOHD. FAIZ BIN HILMI

AL ANI MOHAMMED RIYADH MOHAMMED

IRAQ

The Correlation Study Between Cytokines IL-6, TNF-a and other Biochemical Parameters with Adipokines Visfatin and Chemerin in end Stage Renal Disease Patients undergoing Haemodialysis

Main Supervisor: DR. MOHAMMAD TASYRIQ BIN CHE OMAR

PhD Awarded 2023

NURUL ULYA BINTI ABDUL RAHMAN

MALAYSIA

The Effect of Global Mindset and Export Market Orientation on Malaysian Food Industry SMEs Towards International Performance

Main Supervisor: DR. NORZIANI BINTI DAHALAN @ OMAR

NUR EZLIN BINTI ZAMRI

MALAYSIA

Weighted Random 2 Satisfiability with Discrete Hopfield Neural Network in Logic Mining Perspective

Main Supervisor: DR. MOHD. ASYRAF BIN MANSOR

NOR SAKINAH BINTI OMAR

MALAYSIA

Managing the Migration Policies of Illegal Immigrants in Malaysia through Policy Transfer Approach

Main Supervisor: DR. LOW CHOO CHIN

ASMA IZZATI BINTI ASNOR

MALAYSIA

Variable Step Variable Order Block Backward Differentiation Method for Solving Directly Higher Order Stiff Ordinary Differential Equations

Main Supervisor: TS. DR. SITI AINOR BINTI MOHD YATIM

KOKONA BULUS PATRICK

NIGERIA

Local Government Administration and Rural Transformation in Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Main Supervisor: DR. FARIDAH JAAFAR

NURWAHIDA BINTI FUAD

MALAYSIA

Psychological Characteristics of Successful Women Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of 2 Years Exit Programme

Main Supervisor: DR. NORZIANI BINTI DAHALAN @ OMAR

LEE CHYN HWA

MALAYSIA

Diversification and Firm Value: Analysing The Role of Managerial Ability, Corporate Governance and CEO Characteristics

Main Supervisor: DR. FOONG SWEE SIM

KOAY HEAN WEI

MALAYSIA

Political Marketing and Barisan Nasional during the 13th General Election (2013) in Penang

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. KHAIRIAH @ SALWA BINTI MOKHTAR

ABDUL HARITH BIN HASAN

MALAYSIA

Development of Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence Chatbot for Programming Teaching and Learning Effectiveness

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. MOHD. FAIZ BIN HILMI

WAN SITI AZAHAYU BINTI WAN MOHAMED

MALAYSIA

Aesthetics of Selected Poems by 20th Century Malay Women Poets

Main Supervisor: DR. ROSLAN BIN CHIN

SITI SARAH BINTI MOHD JOHARI

MALAYSIA

Factors and Patterns of Interaction Towards The Development of Web-based Instructional Evolution Tool for Technology Integration among School Teachers

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. NAZIRAH BINTI AHMAD AZLI

SINAWATI BINTI ZIAN

MALAYSIA

World Views of Khadijah Hashim and N.H Dini in Selected Novels

Main Supervisor: DR. ROSLAN BIN CHIN

QUINIE ONG KOOI LOO

MALAYSIA

Investigating TESL Curriculum using TPACK for 21st Century Learning Skills: A Case Study in an Institute of Teacher Education in Malaysia

Main Supervisor: DR. A NAGALETCHIMEE A/P ANNAMALAI

PhD Awarded 2022

WAN ROSHAZLI BINTI WAN RAZALI

MALAYSIA

Historical Elements As Narrative Strategy In Syair Perang Menteng And Syair Sultan Maulana: A Comparative Study

Main Supervisor: DR. CHOW SHEAT FUN

TAREQ ABBAS ALI ALMANDOOS ALBLOOSHI

EMIRIAH ARAB BERSATU

Antecedents and Outcome of UAE Citizen Satisfaction of E-Government Services

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. MOHD. FAIZ BIN HILMI

SUMAIYAH BINTI ABD RAHMAN

MALAYSIA

Effectiveness of Online Blended Learning Laboratory on Hormone Regulations

Main Supervisor: DR. NORSUHANA BINTI ABDUL HAMID

SITI NURBAIDZURI BINTI RELI @ RAILY

MALAYSIA

Geographic Information System Based Three-Dimensional Soil Water Dynamic Model For Landslide Modeling

Main Supervisor: DR. IZHAM BIN MOHAMAD YUSOFF

SHAIKH ABDULAZIZ SAOUD KHALID HUMAID ALQASIMI

EMIRIAH ARAB BERSATU

Factors Affecting Organizational Performance of SMEs in UAE

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. MOHD. FAIZ BIN HILMI

NURULHASANAH BINTI ABDUL RAHMAN

MALAYSIA

Policy Transfer In Critical Perspective: The Case Of Malaysia My Second Home Programme

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. KHAIRIAH @ SALWA BINTI MOKHTAR

NORHANA BINTI KHALED

MALAYSIA

Role and Impact of Tarbiya in Party Islam Semalaysia (PAS): Study of Official Discourses and Lived Experiences of Members of Dewan Muslimat PAS Pulau Pinang (DMPNPP)

Main Supervisor: PROFESSOR DR. AHMAD FAUZI BIN ABDUL HAMID

NOOR SYAFINAS BINTI MUDA

MALAYSIA

Empowering Women Through Microcredit: The Case Study Of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia Recipients In Northern Region Of Malaysia

Main Supervisor: DR. NORHANISHAH BINTI MOHAMAD YUNUS

MUHAMMAD LATIFFI BIN MAHADZIR

MALAYSIA

Comparative Study of the Concept of Tazkiyah al-Nafs According to Ibn Arabi and Jalaluddin al-Rumi

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. SHAIK ABDULLAH BIN HASSAN MYDIN

MOHAMMED MUSTAPHA

NIGERIA

The Challenges of Boko Haram Insurgency: Implications for Nigeria’s National Security, 2009 - 2017

Main Supervisor: PROFESSOR DR. AHMAD FAUZI BIN ABDUL HAMID

HASLINDAWATI BINTI SAARI

MALAYSIA

King’s Letter and Letters of Law: Reflections of Socioeconomic Life of the Malays in Kedah during Early 20th Century

Main Supervisor: DR. NORIZAN BINTI KADIR

DANG FATIHAH BINTI HASAN BASERI

MALAYSIA

First Principle Computational Studies On The Electronic Structure Of Muonated k-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu[N(CN)2]Cl and k-d8-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br

Main Supervisor: PROFESSOR DR. SHUKRI BIN SULAIMAN

AZMIL MUNIF BIN MOHD BUKHARI

MALAYSIA

Relationship between Innovativeness and Performance: A Study of Tourism Entrepreneurs in Langkawi

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. MOHD. FAIZ BIN HILMI

PhD Awarded 2021

ZUHAINA BINTI MUSTAPA

MALAYSIA

The Influence Of Learning From The Internet On Innovative Behaviour. The Role Of Creative Self-Efficacy As Mediator Among Travel Agents

Main Supervisor: DR. NORZIANI BINTI DAHALAN @ OMAR

ZARINA BINTI ZULKIFLI

MALAYSIA

E-Government And Trust In Public Administration From The Perspective Of e-Notifikasi Users

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. KHAIRIAH @ SALWA BINTI MOKHTAR

YUSRI ILYAS

INDONESIA

Study Of Factors Determining Efficiency Of Bank Perkreditan Rakyat (BPR) In West Java Indonesia

Main Supervisor: DR. FAZELINA BINTI SAHUL HAMID

NORAZRIN BINTI RAMLI

MALAYSIA

Short-Term Prediction Models Of PM10 Concentrations In Peninsular Malaysia Using Multivariate Time Series And Machine Learning Methods

Main Supervisor: DR. HAZRUL BIN ABDUL HAMID

LIM AH KENG

MALAYSIA

The Effects Of Nesting In Models With Cross-Nested Factors On Estimation Of Reliability Coefficient

Main Supervisor: PROFESSOR DR. ABDUL RAHMAN BIN OTHMAN

JEFRIZA

INDONESIA

Landslide Monitoring Of Natural Terrain Area In Central Aceh Using Insar Techniques

Main Supervisor: DR. IZHAM BIN MOHAMAD YUSOFF

HASAN SALEH MOHAMED AHMED ALMUJAINI

EMIRIAH ARAB BERSATU

Corporate Foresight, Organizational Learning, And Performance Of SEMs In UAE: Moderating Role Of Digital Transformation And Mediating Role Of Innovativeness

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. MOHD. FAIZ BIN HILMI

HARISON BINTI ROZAK

MALAYSIA

Electron Transport Studies In 12-Mer Single Strand Dna Oligomers By Muon Spetroscopy And Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Main Supervisor: PROFESSOR DR. SHUKRI BIN SULAIMAN

BUKHORI FASHA MARFIN

INDONESIA

The Practice Of Salafus Soleh Education On The Development Of Akhlak Al Karimah Students Behaviour In Pesantren Salafiyah Raudlatul 'Uluum Aek Nabara Medan – Indonesia

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. SHAIK ABDULLAH BIN HASSAN MYDIN

ARIA HAJJAFARI

IRAN

Media and Opposition Parties: A Case Study of Malaysia and Singapore General Elections

Main Supervisor: DR. WAN ASNA BINTI WAN MOHD NOR @ WAN ZAKARIA

ANAS M. M. ABUDAQA

PALESTIN

The Relationship Between Work Factors And Turnover Intention Among Oil And Gas Employees In UAE

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. MOHD. FAIZ BIN HILMI

PhD Awarded 2020

WAN ROHILA GANTI BT WAN ABDUL GHAPAR

MALAYSIA

Political Party Activism of the Malay-muslim Political Parties: UMNO and PAS Grassroots Party Activists in Terenggganu

Main Supervisor: PROFESSOR DR. AHMAD FAUZI BIN ABDUL HAMID

SULFIANA

INDONESIA

Evalution of the Rural Agribusiness Development Programme (PUAP) among the Rice Farmers in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. NAILUL MORAD BIN MOHD NOR

SITI MARIAM BINTI ABDULLAH

MALAYSIA

Good Moral Values According to Abi Al-Hasan Ali Al-Hasani Al-Nadawiy in Kitab Sirah Khatamun Al-Nabiyyin Lil Atfal

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. SHAIK ABDULLAH BIN HASSAN MYDIN

SITI HAWA BINTI ABDULLAH

MALAYSIA

Development and Assessment an Arabic Grammar Nahw Module Based on the Qur’an M-NAaQ for Form Four

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. SHAIK ABDULLAH BIN HASSAN MYDIN

SAIDAH SAKINAH BT MOHD TAJUDIN

MALAYSIA

Muon Spin Relaxation And Density Functional Theory Studies On YBa2Cu3O6 Mott Insulator

Main Supervisor: PROFESSOR DR. SHUKRI BIN SULAIMAN

ROSELAN BIN ABDUL RAHMAN

MALAYSIA

Influence of Catchment Mophometry on the Hydrology of Sungai Sedim, Kulim, Kedah.

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. MAIN BIN RINDAM

RAJASEGERAN A/L RAMASAMY

MALAYSIA

Effectiveness Of Blended Discrete Mathematics Model In Teaching And Learning Of Calculus

Main Supervisor: DR. HAZRUL BIN ABDUL HAMID

NURULHUDA BINTI RAMLI

MALAYSIA

Expert Elicitation Of Uncertainty In Psychological Response In A Fire Evacuation Using Bayesian Network

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. NORAIDA BINTI ABDUL GHANI

NORHAMIZAN BIN HAMIR

MALAYSIA

Service Recovery Performance: The Effect Of Management Commitment To Service Quality Among The Frontline Hotel Employees Through Work Engagement And Job Embeddedness

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. ISSHAM BIN ISMAIL

NORAINA BINTI ADAM

MALAYSIA

MUON Spin Relaxation (µSR) And Density Functional Theory (DFT) Studies On Magnetic Properties Of (Ce1-x Lax) M2 Al10 (M = Ru, Os)

Main Supervisor: PROFESSOR DR. SHUKRI BIN SULAIMAN

NOR HAFIZAN BINTI HABIB SULTAN

MALAYSIA

Empowerment Of Malay Women Entrepreneurs In A Sustainable Community In Balik Pulau, Penang

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. FATAN HAMAMAH BINTI YAHAYA

NIK SUHAIDA BINTI NIK ABDUL MAJID

MALAYSIA

Khamr Drinking From An Islamic Perspective: A Sociological Case Study On Malaysian Malay Males

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. FATAN HAMAMAH BINTI YAHAYA

MOHAMED ABDULAZIZ MOHSEN MAKI

BAHRAIN

The Role Of Organizational Citizenship Behavior As Mediator To The Relationship Between Leadership Styles And Organizational Commitment

Main Supervisor: DR. MUHAMMAD HASMI BIN ABU HASSAN ASAARI

MAYUREE NASA

THAILAND

Tourism’s Driving Forces On Land Use Change In Phu Kradueng National Park, Thailand

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. FATIMAH BINTI HASSAN

LYAZZAT BEKBAYEVA

KAZAKHSTAN

Effects of Different Fertilizer Types on Growth, Yield and Chemical Content of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum M.)

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. ZURAINI BINTI ZAKARIA

LIM CHEE ANN

MALAYSIA

Pembentukan Indeks Dan Penentu-Penentu Daya Saing Bagi Negeri-Negeri Di Malaysia

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. KU 'AZAM BIN TUAN LONIK

LA MADJID SAMRYN

INDONESIA

The Impact of Cash Flows on Capital Adequacy Ratio: A Comparative Study of Indonesian and Malaysian Commercial Banks

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. ISSHAM BIN ISMAIL

AMINAH BINTI HAJI HASBULLAH

MALAYSIA

Methods and Modality of the Malay Traditional Medicinal Practices in the District of Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. FATAN HAMAMAH BINTI YAHAYA

AINUL FAUZEEHA BINTI ROZLAN

MALAYSIA

First-Principle Computational Studies on the Electronic Structure of La2CuO4 and EtMe3Z[Pd(dmit)2]2, (Z = P, As) in Antiferromagnetic State

Main Supervisor: PROFESSOR DR. SHUKRI BIN SULAIMAN

AHMED MAHMUD ALIYU

NIGERIA

Health Care Waste Management In General Hospitals Of Niger State, Nigeria

Main Supervisor: PROFESSOR DR. NIK NORULAINI BINTI NIK AB RAHMAN

PhD Awarded 2019

WAN NURFADHILAH BINTI ZAHARIM

MALAYSIA

Density Functional Theory Investigation of Electronic Structure and Muonium Hyperfine Interactions of 12mer Sinlge Strand Guanine Oligomer

Main Supervisor: PROFESOR DR. SHUKRI SULAIMAN

TITI NURIANI

INDONESIA

Selection of High Yield Paddy Mutant and Tolerant to Drought Stress

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DATIN DR. NAZIRAH BINTI AHMAD AZLI

SUDARMADJI

INDONESIA

Measurement and Comparison of Savings and Credits Cooperative Efficiency in Jakarta, Indonesia, Using Parametric and Non Parametric Methods

Main Supervisor: DR. ZARINA BINTI MD NOR

SITI SYAIDA BINTI SIRAT

MALAYSIA

Structural Characterization and Reactivity Studies of Several Triruthenium Carbonyl Cluster Complexes Mediated via P-C/As-C Bond Cleavage and C-H Bond Activation

Main Supervisor: PROFESOR DATUK DR. OMAR BIN SHAWKATALY

MOHAMAD RASHID BIN ABU BAKAR

MALAYSIA

Performance of Bumiputera Small and Medium Enterprise in Kedah Through Applied on Critical Success Factor

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. NORESAH BINTI MOHD SHARIFF

MARSHELAYANTI BINTI MOHAMAD RAZALI

MALAYSIA

The Use of New Media and Political Participation of Youth in Perak, Selangor and Johor

Main Supervisor: DR. WAN ASNA BINTI WAN MOHD NOR @ WAN ZAKARIA

LEE SIU MING

MALAYSIA

Determinants of Malaysia’s Resource-Based Rubber Medical Devices Export

Main Supervisor: DR. RADZIAH ADAM

ISMADI BIN ISHAK

MALAYSIA

Factors Influencing the Performance of Micro Entrepreneurs from GIATMARA Incubator Program

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. KU 'AZAM BIN TUAN LONIK

GOH CHIN PING

MALAYSIA

Synthesis, Characterization and Crystal Structure of Some Organometallic Complexes: A Comparative Denisty Functional Theory Study and Quantification of the Electronic and Steric Effects

Main Supervisor: PROFESOR DATUK DR. OMAR BIN SHAWKATALY

DALILAH BINTI YUSOFF

MALAYSIA

Micro-credit Optimum Loan Model for Business Performance

Main Supervisor: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. FATIMAH BINTI HASSAN

CHE HAMDAN BIN CHE MOHD RAZALI

MALAYSIA

New Islamic Movements in Malaysian Politics: The Thoughts and Approaches of Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (ISMA) and Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF)

Main Supervisor: PROFESSOR DR. AHMAD FAUZI BIN ABDUL HAMID