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PROF. MADYA DR. UNGKU FATIMAH BINTI UNGKU ZAINAL ABIDIN
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ungkufatimah@upm.edu.my
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PROFESSIONAL

NAME :
(Prof. Madya Dr.) UNGKU FATIMAH BINTI UNGKU ZAINAL ABIDIN
MANAGERIAL POSITION :
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
ENTITY :

PERMANENT POST :
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
ENTITY :
FACULTY OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FIELD OF SUPERVISION
FOOD MANAGEMENT / FOOD SAFETY / FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT / HALAL PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT / HOSPITALITY
EDUCATION
PHD
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
Graduated : 2013
MASTER SAINS (PENGURUSAN PERKHIDMATAN MAKANAN)
UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA, SERDANG, SELANGOR
Graduated : 2008
SARJANAMUDA SAINS DENGAN KEPUJIAN (SAINS MAKANAN DENGAN PENGURUSAN)
UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA, BANGI, SELANGOR
Graduated : 2003
JOURNAL PUBLICATION
1. Exploring the Culture of Food Safety: The Role of Organizational Influencers in Motivating Employees? Safe Food- Handling Practices
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
2. Effectiveness of Food Safety Managerial Training: Face-to-face or computer-based delivery
    Journal type: Non Citation-Indexed
3. An empirical investigation of food safety culture in onsite foodservice operations
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
4. Food Safety Culture in Onsite Foodservices: Development and Validation of a Measurement Scale
    Journal type: Non Citation-Indexed
5. Assessment of food handler's knowledge, attitude and practices on food hygiene in Serdang, Selangor
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
6. Retail Foodservice Employees? Perceptions of Barriers and Motivational Factors that Influence Performance of Safe Food Behaviors
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
7. Halal management system in restaurant operation: Identifying the motivation factors
    Journal type: Other Abstracting / Indexing Bodies
8. Critical success factors affecting the implementation of halal food management systems: Perspective of halal executives, consultants and auditors
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
9. Factors of Job Burnout among Chefs in Malaysia
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ERA
10. Overview of the halal food control system in Malaysia
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
11. Predicting intention on safe food handling among adult consumers: A cross sectional study in Sibu district, Malaysia
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
12. Self-reported Food Safety Practices Among Adult Consumers in Sibu, Malaysia: A Cross-sectional Study
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
13. The relationship between Halal food management system critical constructs implementation, operational performance and product quality
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ERA
14. Food Safety Culture and Risk Factors: A Case Study in Melaka Tourist Spots
    Journal type: MYCITE
15. Food Safety Culture in Foodservice Operations: A Cross‑sectional Survey and Cluster Analysis in Malaysia Tourist Spots
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ERA
16. Analysis of Factors Affecting Intention to Purchase Buffalo Milk and Milk Products among Malaysian Consumers
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ERA
17. Determinant of Career Intention in Malaysia Hospitality Industry for Hearing Disabled Youth
    Journal type: Non Citation-Indexed
18. Challenges of graduates with hearing disabilities in the hospitality industry
    Journal type: Non Citation-Indexed
19. Improving handwashing practices among school food handlers in Malaysia: A behavioural antecedents’ approach to intervention design
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
20. ANALYSIS OF PURCHASING PRACTICES IN MALAYSIA SMALL-SIZED RESTAURANT INDUSTRY
    Journal type: MYCITE
21. Teaching Beyond Sound: Educators’ Challenges and Strategies in Hospitality Programs for Students with Hearing Disabilities
    Journal type: Non Citation-Indexed
PUBLICATION
2025
Improving handwashing practices among school food handlers in Malaysia: A behavioural antecedents’ approach to intervention design
2024
Analysis of Factors Affecting Intention to Purchase Buffalo Milk and Milk Products among Malaysian Consumers
2023
Food Safety Culture in Foodservice Operations: A Cross?sectional Survey and Cluster Analysis in Malaysia Tourist Spots
2021
Evaluation of Self-Efficacy-Based Intervention: Improving School Food Handlers’ Selected Food Safety Behavior
2020
The relationship between Halal food management system critical constructs implementation, operational performance and product quality
2020
Insight into food handlers' perceived barriers and motivators to perform food temperature control
2019
Predicting intention on safe food handling among adult consumers: A cross sectional study in Sibu district, Malaysia
2019
Self-reported Food Safety Practices Among Adult Consumers in Sibu, Malaysia: A Cross-sectional Study
2018
A structural analysis of behavioral determinants affecting food handlers' proper hand washing practices in school canteen
2018
Overview of the halal food control system in Malaysia
2017
Critical success factors affecting the implementation of halal food management systems: Perspective of halal executives, consultants and auditors
2017
Halal management system in restaurant operation: Identifying the motivation factors
2016
Critical Success Factors Affecting the Implementation of Halal Food Management Systems: Perspective of Halal Executives, Consultants and Auditors
2014
Retail Foodservice Employees? Perceptions of Barriers and Motivational Factors that Influence Performance of Safe Food Behaviors
2014
An empirical investigation of food safety culture in onsite foodservice operations
2013
Exploring the Culture of Food Safety: The Role of Organizational Influencers in Motivating Employees? Safe Food- Handling Practices