Dr Mohamad Ateff Md Yusof

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Dr Mohamad Ateff Md Yusof

  • Senior Lecturer
Department of Educational Development and Innovation
  • School of Education
Google Scholar
SDGs Focus
Good Health and Well Being
Quality Education
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Partnership for the Goals

Biography

Ateff Yusof has been passionate about research in learning and developmental psychology since 2010. His research focuses on mitigating anxiety through mobile technology.

He obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), majoring in Education with a minor in Counselling and Psychology. He subsequently pursued a PhD in Education at UNSW Sydney, Australia, where his research explored the integration of anxiety treatment with mobile technology.

To date, he has collaborated with industry leaders, including AirAsia's Board of Directors, on the commercialisation of a mobile application, through which he secured his first product patent.

With nearly 20 years of teaching experience in higher education, he is also recognised for his work in psychology, specialising in anxiety, depression and stress. Looking ahead, he hopes to expand his anxiety-related projects to a global audience.

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • PhD (Education & Psychology), UNSW Sydney Australia (2018)
  • Master of Education (Hons) in Teaching English as Second Language, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia (2012)
  • Bachelor of Education (Hons) Teaching English as Second Language with minor in Counseling and Psychology, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia (2010)

Research Interests

  • Language Literacy
  • Teaching and Teacher Training
  • Psychological Intervention through mobile Technology
  • Mitigation of Anxiety
  • Psycho Education
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Teaching Areas

  • Teacher Education and Professional Practice
  • Pedagogy & Methodology in Teaching
  • Experimental Design in Research
  • educational psychology
  • Psychology & Counselling
  • Assessment for Learning and Teaching Effectiveness
  • Research methods in education
  • Rhetoric and Speech Communication

Notable Publications

  1. Dan, C., Darmi, R. H., & Yusof, M. a. M. (2026). Move Analysis in the Introduction Chapter of Thesis Written by Native English Speakers and Non-Native English Speakers. World Journal of English Language, 14(3), 196. https://doi.org/10.5430/wjel.v16n1p130
  2. Dan, C., Darmi, R. H., & Yusof, M. a. M. (2024). The Use of Lexical Bundles in English Language Academic Writing among University Learners: A Systematic Literature Review. World Journal of English Language, 14(3), 196. https://doi.org/10.5430/wjel.v14n3p196 
  3. Xiu Men, V Nimehchisalem, Mohammad Ateff Md Yusof, , 2023, The Impact of Peer Feedback on English Writing Motivation and Performance in Middle School: a Statistical Analysis, Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability, Vol13 (2), 987-997. doi:10.18576/jsap/130312
  4. Ahmad Sobri Hashim1., Aminu Aminu Muazu., Mohammad Ateff MdYusof., Noreen Izza Arshad. L, (2023), Development of Robot to Improve Learning of Programming Skills among Students ', Iraqi Journal of Computer Science & Learning (e-ISSN: 2788-7421 p-ISSN: 2958-0544). DOI:https://doi.org/10.52866/ijcsm.2023.02.03.001
  5. Bibi N., Mohammad Ateff Md Yusof, Yap N.T, Ramiza Darmi 2023, Insights IntoL1 and L2 Vocabulary Size Association: A Perspective from Elementary Pashto-English Sequential Bilinguals ',MacroThink Institute; International Journal of Linguistics (e-ISSN: 1948-5425 p-ISSN: 1948-5425), DOI:https://doi.org/10.52866/ijcsm.2023.02.03.001
  6. Yusof, A., & Shuib, M.. (2016). Public Speaking Anxiety of English Majors at Universiti Sains Malaysia. LSP International Journal 3(1), 31–34. (https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.11113/lspi.v3n1.33)
  7. Xiu Men, V Nimehchisalem, Mohammad Ateff Md Yusof, , 2023, Enhancing EnglishWriting Motivation and writing performance in Middle School :The Role of PeerFeedback ', Iraqi Elsavier; Natural Sciences Publishing
  8. Tze Yu, Mohammad Ateff Md Yusof , 2023; Rhetorical Features of Argument and Counterargument Construction in Chinese EFL Learners' Argumentative Writing ;Journal of English Specific Purpose ( Submitted for Review, October 2023)
  9. Mohamad Ateff, M. Y. (2018). Desensitizing speaking anxiety of English as a second language among students via an intervention based on static animated virtual reality and mobile technology (thesis). UNSW, Sydney. Retrieved 2023, from https://doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/21213.

Achievements & Accolades

Accolades: 

  1. Dean's List Award  

  2. Faculty Excellence Award (2012) 

  3. Best Thesis Award for PhD (2019) 

  4. Air Asia Start Up Grant for Mobile Application Development and Virtual Reality in Mitigating Speaking Anxiety (2019-2022) 

Professional Associations

  1. Mental Health Expert for Dr Cakap, KPJ Hospital (2026). Reference: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhc72c_2YDicQgjRxZHOQjM_wdZnopDBT&si=GwuHfd7TdjJiW_GM 

  2. International Commonwealth organization (September 2026). Fighting and Combatting Wprring and Anxiety Among Future Counselors 

  3. Yusof A. (2022, December). High Functioning Depression Among Academician. Talk presented at the University Putra Malaysia. 

  4. Yusof A. (2021, December). Non-cognitive predictors of student achievement. Talk presented at the SIRIM Berhad. 

  5. Yusof A. (2020, January). Mental Health at Work. Talk presented at Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia.  

  6. Yusof A. (2019, May). Public Speaking Anxiety and Mental Health. Presented as a keynote speaker at the Opening Ceremony of Exxon Mobil Career Fair, at the Exxon Mobil KLCC