Prof. Dr. Haslinda Binti Abdullah

Haslinda Abdullah is currently a Director at Institute for Social Science Studies, (IPSAS) UPM and a Professor of Applied Psychology at the Department of Social and Development Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, University Putra Malaysia. Currently her works are more focused on youth and development especially on youth wellbeing and mental health. Her research in this area is extensive including the latest research with IYRES and UNISEF on Malaysian Youth Index on Mental Health (2023) as well as her partnership with Bronfenbrenner Centre for Translational Research, Cornell University as a visiting scholar in 2017 which focuses on sexual and reproductive health. Her credentials and knowledge on the Malaysian youth is reflected in her role as a member of the think tank for the Institute for Youth Research Malaysia 2018-2020 (IYRES), a statutory body acting as the National youth development research center under Ministry of Youth and Sports.