Joe Othman

Joe Othman

Senior Lecturer, Psychology
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Details

  • College: School of Science,Engineering & Tech
  • Department: School of Science,Engineering & Tech
  • Campus: Hanoi Campus Vietnam
  • joe.othman@rmit.edu.vn

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

About

Dr. Joharry Othman's research interests lie in the area of positive psychology, the science of happiness, and the field of mental and psychological well-being. He is also into scale theory, surveys, and instrument construction. Prior to joining RMIT, he was involved in building a nationwide scale for selecting students for university entrance (MEdSi) and assessing university graduates’ soft skills (MY3S) for the Ministry of Higher Education and the Malaysian government. He was a frequent speaker and trainer in assessment, measurement, and psychometrics. He was also a master trainer for the Malaysian Academy of University Lecturers (AKEPT).

Awards & recognition:
- 2012 Quality Award (Library IIUM)
- 2011 Quality Award (USIM)
- 2009 25 Years of Service from IIUM

Industry experience:
- Senior Consultant at Malaysian Industry Group for High Technology (MIGHT)

Academic positions

  • Head
  • International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2016 – 2018
  • Associate Professor
  • International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2015 – 2023

Supervisor projects

  • Psychometric Asessment of a New Measurement of Belongingness
  • 23 Jul 2024

Teaching interests

- Educational Psychology
- Testing Measurement and Assessment
- Research Methodology
- Statistics
- Rasch model
- SPSS

Research interests

- Positive Psychology
- Science of Happiness
- Psychological well-being (mental and emotional health),
- Scale/survey/instrument construction
- Electronic Portfolio