Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DETAILS

Dr Rabi'ah Binti Abd Rahman


BIOGRAPHY

Rabi’ah Abd Rahman has over 26 years of experience as a lecturer teaching economics. She is now a Lecturer at the School of Pre-University Studies, Taylor’s College. She earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from La Trobe University, Victoria. She recently received her Ph.D. from Taylor’s University in Malaysia after pursuing her master’s in economics at the International Islamic University, Malaysia. Her research area of interest is life satisfaction, place satisfaction and environmental behaviour. She also serves as a content contributor for a global edition textbook.


ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
(Role),(Level),(Duration)
  • Lecturer I, Faculty of Business & Law, 12/03/2007 to present
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
(Qualification),(Institution)
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Taylor's University, Malaysia
  • Master Of Economics, International Islamic University, Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Bachelor In Economics (Hons), La Trobe University, Australia
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
(Qualification),(Institution)
  • Professional Cert in BlendedX, edX Education, United States
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
(Area)
  • Economics for Organization (Principles of Economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Economics for Organization)
RESEARCH INTEREST
(Research Area)
  • Economics of Happiness; Subjective well being (SWB); Qualtity of Lofe (QoL)
  • An Empirical Analysis on the Growth of the Religiously Unaffiliated
TEACHING
(Course Title),(Level of Study),(Institution),(Month/Year)
  • Macroeconomics, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (03/2023)
  • Intermediate Macroeconomics, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (03/2018)
  • Economics for Organisation, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (03/2017)
  • Microeconomics, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (03/2017)
  • Microeconomics, Diploma (03/2015)
PUBLICATIONS
(Title of publication in APA style)
Article in Non-refereed Journals
2015
  • Iskandar, Siti Soraya. & Abd Rahman, Rabiah. (2015) Declining Poverty Rate and Widening Income Gap in Indonesia & Brazil, vol 5, issue 2, 165-191.
RESEARCH PROJECT
(Project title),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
  • Determinants of Subjective Well-being Among Youths in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Co-researcher, 2021 to 2022 (Taylor's University)
  • Investigating the antecedents of happiness among university students in Malaysia: A structural equation modeling approach, Co-researcher, 2018 to 2019 (Taylor's University)
  • Investigating the antecedents of happiness among university students in Malaysia: A structural equation modeling approach, Project Leader, 2018 to 2019 (Taylor's University)
  • The macroeconomic determinants of environmental degradation: A dynamic panel estimation study of the environmental Kuznet's curve for carbon emissions, Co-researcher, 2018 to 2019 (Taylor's University)
COURSE ATTENDED
(Course Title),(Course Mode),(Date/Duration),(Level)
  • Critical Thinking, Research, 27/02/2017
  • Maximizing Learning through Collaborative Classroom (X-Space), Research, 24/05/2017 to 24/05/2017
  • TBS Research Workshop AMOS Part 2 (Invited participants only), Research, 06/05/2017 to 06/05/2017
  • TBS Research Workshop:AMOS Part 1(Invited participants only), Research, 08/04/2017 to 08/04/2017
  • Taylor's Teaching & Learning Festival 2017 (Day 2), Research, 22/03/2017 to 22/03/2017
  • Launch of Taylor's Teaching & Learning Festival 2017, Research, 21/03/2017 to 21/03/2017
  • Using Gradebook in TIMeS for Effective & Timely Assessment (by invitation only), Research, 01/03/2017 to 01/03/2017
  • Developing Student Support Skills (by invitation only), Research, 01/03/2017 to 01/03/2017
  • Integrating Teaching with Research (TBS only), Research, 28/02/2017 to 28/02/2017
  • The Great TIMeS is Now, Research, 08/02/2017 to 08/02/2017
  • Discovering the Dimensions of Learner-Centred Teaching, Research, 25/01/2017 to 25/01/2017
  • Super MRT (Memory - Reading - Thinking), Research, 23/01/2017 to 23/01/2017