She read for her D.Phil. in social/health psychology at the University of Oxford (1990-1994) and have been with the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) since 1990, prior to which she was with Universiti Sains Malaysia and the University of Malaya. She has twice served as the Head of the Psychology Department at IIUM and is presently the Coordinator of the Women for Progress Research Unit, and the Editor of Intellectual Discourse, one of the university journals. Her main area of interest is in women’s multiple roles and well-being, examining their role experiences, individual differences, and social support (at work, at home, and in the community). For many women who occupy multiple roles, spillover effects and work-family conflict are not uncommon. She is also interested in issues of peace psychology, notably on ethnic/racial conflicts as well as the role of religion in peacebuilding. She collaborated with a group of researchers, called the Una Quantitative Methods Learning Group focusing on developing a better understanding of the wider incidence of racial and ethnic attitudes and identities among young children, funded by the Bernard van Leer Foundation and the Atlantic Philanthropies.