Aizan Sofia Amin
Contact
Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research
University of Glasgow
Adam Smith Building
40 Bute Gardens
Glasgow, UK
G12 8RT
Research Interests
- Disability in the majority worlds
- Disability in Malaysia
- Disability, gender and ethnicity
Topic
A Study on the Life Experiences of Physically Disabled Women in Malaysia
Abstract
This research aims to examine the lived experience of physically disabled women across different ethnic groups in Malaysia. Little is known as to how disabled women in the local context experience disability in relation to their gender and ethnicity. This research provides a significant contribution to the understanding of disability, gender and ethnicity particularly in Malaysia and in the Global South (majority world).
Supervisors
Prof Nicholas Watson & Dr Charlotte Pearson
Funder
The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP)
Biography
Aizan holds a Bachelor degree (Hons) in Psychology which she obtained from the International Islamic University of Malaysia in 2007. She was then awarded a Master in Counselling Psychology from the National University of Malaysia in 2009 and accredited as a registered counsellor by the Board of Counsellors Malaysia.
Following completion of her postgraduate degree, she worked as a research assistant at the National University of Malaysia before serving as a Psychology Officer at the Public Service Department of Malaysia. She then joined the academic staff of the National University of Malaysia before pursuing a PhD research at the Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research, University of Glasgow in September 2010.
Publications
Alavi, K, Aizan Sofia Amin, Subhi, N, Mohamad, M.S, & Sarnon, N. 'Social Work at School: Understanding and Dealing with Child Abuse'. e-Bangi Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (Volume 7 (2012), No. 1). (Published in Malay language - Kerja Sosial Di Sekolah: Memahami dan Menangani Penderaan Kanak-Kanak.) Download article in PDF format.