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YEAR
2024

department of Social Administration and Justice

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Community Development
Social Work
Human Development

RESEARCH KEYWORD
Community development, needs assessment,
community participation, social work practice
with communities, indigenous people.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Haris Abd Wahab, Siti Hajar Abu Bakar Ah,
Mashitah Hamidi, Noralina Omar, & Zaiton Azman.
professor dr. (2021). Social Administration: Social Service
Delivery in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Universiti
HARIS BIN ABD WAHAB Malaya Press.
Wahab, H. A., Bunyau, W., & Rezaul, Islam, R.
haris@um.edu.my
(2017). Microcredit for Rural Poverty Alleviation and
Social Wellbeing: A study in Sabah, Malaysia. Asian
EDUCATION Social Work and Policy Review, 12(1), 4-16. DOI:
10.1111/aswp.12133
PhD, (Community Development)
Universiti Malaya (UM) Haris Abd. Wahab & Abd. Hadi Zakaria. (2012).
Needs Assessment in Community Development.
MSC, (Community Development) Kuala Lumpur: Universiti Malaya Press.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Haris Abd. Wahab. (2007). Peasant Community
Involvement in Community Development. Kuala
BSC, (Human Development) Lumpur: Universiti Malaya Press.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
UMEXPERT LINK Principal Investigator for the Fundamental
https://umexpert.um.edu.my/haris.html Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) - Developing a
Sustainable Bioprospecting Model for Indigenous
Communities in Malaysia.
RESEARCHER ID Principal Consultant for the Institut Sosial Malaysia
B-8596-2010 (Web of Science) - Studying the Understanding and Practice of
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9834-3797 Social Work Among Community Welfare Officers in
the Department of Social Welfare.
SCOPUS ID Principal Consultant for the Lembaga Kemajuan
Ikan Malaysia (LKIM) - Investigating Drug Abuse
56018765300 Levels Among Local Fishermen in Malaysia.

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