pensyarah universiti
pusat kajian penuaan sihat & kesejahteraan (h-care)
wsyafira@ukm.edu.my
Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :
Kesihatan dan Perubatan Termaju,
Biografi/ Biography :
Dr. Wan Syafira obtained her PhD at the University of Bristol, UK in 2012. Her doctoral research has focused on investigating auditory dysfunction in normally hearing tinnitus patients. Currently, she teaches at the Audiology Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) where she obtained her Bachelor in Audiology in 2005. Her research and clinical interests include management of tinnitus, age-related hearing loss, auditory cognition, noise-induced hearing loss, and hearing health promotions. She participates actively in establishing and managing the Tinnitus & Hyperacusis Clinic at Klinik Audiologi UKM. She is also a member at the Center for Healthy Ageing and Wellness, UKM, where she is responsible for offering hearing related education and rehabilitation for older adults.
tian kar quar, muhammad hafiz zawawie, mohd fadzil nor rashid, wan syafira ishak, mohd hasrul hosshan, rafidah mazlan, wan nur hanim mohd yusoff, and teresa y. c. ching. (2025). a validation and normative study of a teacher inventory scale for evaluation of functional hearing of malaysian children in a preschool setting. - language speech and hearing services in schools. 1160 - 1173.
mohamad azmeer sadali, wan syafira ishak, mahadir ahmad, derek j. hoare. (2025). a culturally adapted psychologically informed, audiologist-delivered, manualized intervention for chronic tinnitus patients in malaysia: protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial. - plos one. 1 - 17.
siti aishah shamsul bahrim, noor alaudin abdul wahab, wan syafira ishak, akmaliza ali. (2025). a survey on knowledge, attitude and practices of malaysian audiologists regarding memory issues among elderly with hearing impairment. - audiology ukm 2025 undergraduate e-colloquium. .
nuraneesha musa, rafidah mazlan, wan syafira ishak, marniza omar, wan nur hanim, nadiah abdul aziz, masayu dzainuddin. (2025). evaluating the effectiveness of malay preschool screening instrument for targeting educational risk (sifter) in detecting hearing loss among preschoolers. - audiology ukm 2025 undergraduate e-colloquium. .
l. mageswary a/p lapchmanan, ahmad fahmi lim abdullah, mahenderan appukutty, chang kah haw,anwar bin norazit, mohd nazil bin salleh, asmaa' binti suid, wan syafira binti ishak, saiful adli bin jamaluddin mohd normani bin zakaria siti suriani binti che husin muhammad shafiq imran anual nurulamin bin abu bakar zuliana binti razali baskaran gunasekaran shamala salvamani nur adeela binti yasid zariyantey binti abd hamid abdah binti md akim reezal bin ishak ng wen jie adela ida anak jiram jamilah hanum binti abdul khaiyom lim hooi shan alvin ng lai oon ponnusamy subramaniam low jia liang noorhaizad bin ithnin rosli bin abdul hamid mohd farouk bin mubarak abdul rahman bin mustaffa chua kah hoay zulfitri ‘azuan bin mat daud nik shanita binti safii nor azwani binti mohd shukri kanimolli a/p arasu hasliza binti hassan abdul hafiz bin ab majid salmah binti yaakop mohd khadri bin shahar norasmah binti basari noor aslinda ummi binti awang besar dr. siti shahara binti zulfakar mohamad azhar bin mohd noor rozaini binti abdullah zakaria bin hamid siti rolizawati binti mamat rus dina binti rus din revathi rajan eva tan lee yin khairul adli bin nikman saira bahnu binti mohamed yousoof ng ching ching shahrul hisham bin zainal ariffin nor khatijah binti mohd aris farah amalina binti mohd zulkufli zaikiah binti mohd zin khairulnissa binti abdul kadir caryn chan mei hsien ajau danis wee lei hum siau ching sin kamarul amin bin abdullah @ abu bakar zanariah binti mohd norhayati binti mohd zain elza azri bin othman mohammad mudzakir bin zainal alam emida binti mohamed mohd nizam bin zahary mohd nazif bin samat @ darawi santhra segaran a/l balan boob pa a/p init jeannie wong hsiu ding mohd hafiz bin mohd zin yeong chai hong parimalah velo mohd ariff bin mohamed hanifa yap wei boon chia suet lin kenny voon gah leong hanani norlina binti mahpudz azhanazura binti abdul rahman wong jyh eiin mohd redzwan bin sabran norliyana binti aris chong hueh zan megan vaidehi ulaganathan harnisha binti haidhir padma binti a rahman farahiyah binti wan yunus muthuraman a/l sellathurai pathar tengku mohd asri bin tengku makhtar mohd haidzir bin abdul manaf nor azlin binti mohd nordin maria justine@ stephany mahadevi a/p muthurethina barathi nazatul sima binti arum shah nor aniza binti azmi muhammad safwan bin ahmad fadzil muhammad afiq bin khairil anuar siti adawiah binti abu bakar santhekumari a/p sithamparam hasherah binti mohd. ibrahim khairy anuar bin mohd khairuddin rahayu mustaffa kamal nor shahrina binti mohd zawawi faith ng peik hwa puspawati binti mohamed saravanakumar a/l maniam nur alia binti zarmani shah rizan binti muhamad sadri. (2025). programme standards medical and health sciences 2025. - . .
tian kar quar, muhammad hafiz zawawie, mohd fadzil nor rashid, wan syafira ishak, mohd hasrul hosshan, rafidah mazlan, wan nur hanim mohd yusoff, and teresa y. c. ching. (2025). a validation and normative study of a teacher inventory scale for evaluation of functional hearing of malaysian children in a preschool setting. - language speech and hearing services in schools. 1160 - 1173.
mohamad azmeer sadali, wan syafira ishak, mahadir ahmad, derek j. hoare. (2025). a culturally adapted psychologically informed, audiologist-delivered, manualized intervention for chronic tinnitus patients in malaysia: protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial. - plos one. 1 - 17.
mohd rosnu, nurul syuhada; ding, pei xian; seow, patrick wi liam; ishak, wan syafira; abd rahman, mohd harimi; musselwhite, charles; shahar, suzana; mat ludin, arimi fitri; khor, hui min; singh, devinder kaur ajit. (2024). changes in biopsychosocial factors based on transportation independence among older adults: a one-year study post-covid-19 movement restrictions. - journal of transport and health. 1 - 11.
nurul syuhada mohd rosnu, wan syafira ishak, mohd harimi abd rahman, suzana shahar, charles musselwhite, arimi fitri mat ludin, tengku aizan hamid, abdul rais abdul latiff and devinder kaur ajit singh. (2023). associations between biopsychosocial factors and transportation patterns of older adults residing in klang valley, malaysia. - frontiers in public health. 1-11.
déborah oliveira, kay deckers, lidan zheng, helen macpherson, wan syafira ishak & barbora silarova. (2022). the career development of early- and mid-career researchers in dementia should be a global priority: a call for action. - aging & mental health. 439-441.
quar tian kar, mohd fadzil nor rashid, muhd yusran mohd rosdi, wan syafira ishak, chong foong yen. (2023). impact of the covid-19 pandemic on individuals with hearing loss and audiology practice in a developing country. - american journal of audiology. 59-69.
yusmeera yusof, siti zamratol-mai sarah mukari, mariam adawiah dzulkifli, kalaivani chellapan, kartini ahmad, ismarulyusda ishak, nashrah maamor dan wan syafira ishak. (2019). efficacy of a newly developed auditory cognitive training system on speech recognition,central auditory processing and cognitive ability among older adults with normal cognition and with ...... - geriatrics gerontology international. 768-773.
siti zamratol-mai sarah mukari, wan syafira ishak, nashrah maamor & wan fazlina wan hashim. (2017). a preliminary study investigating the association between hearing acuity and a screening cognitive tool. - annals of otology rhinology and laryngology. 697-705.
siti zamratol-mai sarah mukari, nashrah maamor, wan syafira ishak, wan fazlina wan hashim. (2016). hearing loss and risk factors among community dwelling older adults in selangor. - sains malaysiana. 1405-1411.
tian kar quar, muhammad hafiz zawawie, mohd fadzil nor rashid, wan syafira ishak, mohd hasrul hosshan, rafidah mazlan, wan nur hanim mohd yusoff, and teresa y. c. ching. (2025). a validation and normative study of a teacher inventory scale for evaluation of functional hearing of malaysian children in a preschool setting. - language speech and hearing services in schools. 1160 - 1173.
mohamad azmeer sadali, wan syafira ishak, mahadir ahmad, derek j. hoare. (2025). a culturally adapted psychologically informed, audiologist-delivered, manualized intervention for chronic tinnitus patients in malaysia: protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial. - plos one. 1 - 17.
nurul syuhada mohd rosnu , wan syafira ishak , mohd harimi abd rahman, devinder kaur ajit singh. (2024). cultural adaptation and validation of a malay version of the craig hospital inventory of environmental factors (chief) among older adults in malaysia. - cureus journal of medical science. 1 - 9.
mohd rosnu, nurul syuhada; ding, pei xian; seow, patrick wi liam; ishak, wan syafira; abd rahman, mohd harimi; musselwhite, charles; shahar, suzana; mat ludin, arimi fitri; khor, hui min; singh, devinder kaur ajit. (2024). changes in biopsychosocial factors based on transportation independence among older adults: a one-year study post-covid-19 movement restrictions. - journal of transport and health. 1 - 11.
quar tian kar, mohd fadzil nor rashid, muhd yusran mohd rosdi, wan syafira ishak, chong foong yen. (2023). impact of the covid-19 pandemic on individuals with hearing loss and audiology practice in a developing country. - american journal of audiology. 59-69.
razinah sharif, wan syafira ishak. (2023). epidemiologi covid-19 dalam kalangan warga emas. - . 17-28.
wan syafira ishak. (2023). kehilangan pendengaran. - . 114-131.
wan syafira ishak. (2023). kehilangan deria bau dan rasa. - . 97-113.
muhammad khalis bin mustapha, chong foong yen, wan syafira ishak, akmaliza ali, nur izzati md. yusoff. (2023). profil pengurusan pemasangan alat bantu pendengaran bagi populasi dewasa di klinik audiologi, universiti kebangsaan malaysia: kajian retrospektif. - . 162-168.
wan syafira ishak, nurul najwa nazri. (2023). kesan covid-19 terhadap pendengaran warga emas. - . 99-109.
wan syafira ishak. (2024). program hope tangani isu kelewatan intervensi masalah audiologi. - dewan kosmik: jendela dbp. .
akmaliza ali, wan syafira ishak, rafidah mazlan, lee onn wah, noor alaudin abdul wahab, cila umat, nadiah abdul aziz, wan nur hanim mohd yusof . (2024). penyerahan sumbangan dana mobile audiometric booth dan peralatan audiologi serta naik taraf bilik audiologi di klinik audiologi dan sains pertuturan (kasp), ukm. - buletin alumni fakulti sains kesihatan, ukm. .
wan syafira, ishak, akmaliza, ali & steven lee onn wah. (2024). kerjasama alumni audiologi, fsk ukm dari pelbagai sektor jayakan projek hope dan sambutan hari pendengaran sedunia di kota kinabalu, sabah. - buletin alumni fakulti sains kesihatan. .
chong foong yen, nur 'izzati md. yusoff, wan syafira ishak. (2024). sesi perkongsian kerjaya bersama alumni audiologi 2023. - buletin alumni fsk (bil.4) 2024. 17-20.
razinah sharif, wan syafira ishak. (2023). epidemiologi covid-19 dalam kalangan warga emas. - . 17-28.
l. mageswary a/p lapchmanan, ahmad fahmi lim abdullah, mahenderan appukutty, chang kah haw,anwar bin norazit, mohd nazil bin salleh, asmaa' binti suid, wan syafira binti ishak, saiful adli bin jamaluddin mohd normani bin zakaria siti suriani binti che husin muhammad shafiq imran anual nurulamin bin abu bakar zuliana binti razali baskaran gunasekaran shamala salvamani nur adeela binti yasid zariyantey binti abd hamid abdah binti md akim reezal bin ishak ng wen jie adela ida anak jiram jamilah hanum binti abdul khaiyom lim hooi shan alvin ng lai oon ponnusamy subramaniam low jia liang noorhaizad bin ithnin rosli bin abdul hamid mohd farouk bin mubarak abdul rahman bin mustaffa chua kah hoay zulfitri ‘azuan bin mat daud nik shanita binti safii nor azwani binti mohd shukri kanimolli a/p arasu hasliza binti hassan abdul hafiz bin ab majid salmah binti yaakop mohd khadri bin shahar norasmah binti basari noor aslinda ummi binti awang besar dr. siti shahara binti zulfakar mohamad azhar bin mohd noor rozaini binti abdullah zakaria bin hamid siti rolizawati binti mamat rus dina binti rus din revathi rajan eva tan lee yin khairul adli bin nikman saira bahnu binti mohamed yousoof ng ching ching shahrul hisham bin zainal ariffin nor khatijah binti mohd aris farah amalina binti mohd zulkufli zaikiah binti mohd zin khairulnissa binti abdul kadir caryn chan mei hsien ajau danis wee lei hum siau ching sin kamarul amin bin abdullah @ abu bakar zanariah binti mohd norhayati binti mohd zain elza azri bin othman mohammad mudzakir bin zainal alam emida binti mohamed mohd nizam bin zahary mohd nazif bin samat @ darawi santhra segaran a/l balan boob pa a/p init jeannie wong hsiu ding mohd hafiz bin mohd zin yeong chai hong parimalah velo mohd ariff bin mohamed hanifa yap wei boon chia suet lin kenny voon gah leong hanani norlina binti mahpudz azhanazura binti abdul rahman wong jyh eiin mohd redzwan bin sabran norliyana binti aris chong hueh zan megan vaidehi ulaganathan harnisha binti haidhir padma binti a rahman farahiyah binti wan yunus muthuraman a/l sellathurai pathar tengku mohd asri bin tengku makhtar mohd haidzir bin abdul manaf nor azlin binti mohd nordin maria justine@ stephany mahadevi a/p muthurethina barathi nazatul sima binti arum shah nor aniza binti azmi muhammad safwan bin ahmad fadzil muhammad afiq bin khairil anuar siti adawiah binti abu bakar santhekumari a/p sithamparam hasherah binti mohd. ibrahim khairy anuar bin mohd khairuddin rahayu mustaffa kamal nor shahrina binti mohd zawawi faith ng peik hwa puspawati binti mohamed saravanakumar a/l maniam nur alia binti zarmani shah rizan binti muhamad sadri. (2025). programme standards medical and health sciences 2025. - . .
siti aishah shamsul bahrim, noor alaudin abdul wahab, wan syafira ishak, akmaliza ali. (2025). a survey on knowledge, attitude and practices of malaysian audiologists regarding memory issues among elderly with hearing impairment. - audiology ukm 2025 undergraduate e-colloquium. .
nuraneesha musa, rafidah mazlan, wan syafira ishak, marniza omar, wan nur hanim, nadiah abdul aziz, masayu dzainuddin. (2025). evaluating the effectiveness of malay preschool screening instrument for targeting educational risk (sifter) in detecting hearing loss among preschoolers. - audiology ukm 2025 undergraduate e-colloquium. .
muhammad hafiz zawawie, quar tian kar, wan syafira ishak, mohd fadzil nor rashid, hassrul hosshan. (2024). a validation and normative study of the teacher’s evaluation of aural/oral performance of children plus rating scale in malaysia. - audiology undergraduate e-colloquium 2024. .
wan syafira, ishak, akmaliza, ali & steven lee onn wah. (2024). kerjasama alumni audiologi, fsk ukm dari pelbagai sektor jayakan projek hope dan sambutan hari pendengaran sedunia di kota kinabalu, sabah. - buletin alumni fakulti sains kesihatan. .
HEALTH SCIENCES :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Tinnitus
Pengalaman / Experience : 13 tahun/years(s)
HEALTH SCIENCES :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Geriatric Audiology
Pengalaman / Experience : 12 tahun/years(s)