Nurullah, Abu Sadat
PhD Student
Sociology of Health & Well-being
Email: nurullah [at] ualberta.ca
Web: http://www.ualberta.ca/~nurullah
Research Interests
Sociology of Health & Well-being; Alcohol & drugs; Social Psychology; Cybersociology; Sociology of Religion; Globalization; Sociology of Youth; Culture & Identity
Refereed Publications
Syed, S. F., & Nurullah, A. S. (2011). Use of Mobile Phones and the Social Lives of Urban Adolescents in Asia: A Review of Literature. Trends in Information Management, 7 (1), pp. 1-18.
Nurullah, A. S. (2010). Social Influence in Impaired Driving: An Exploration in Alberta, Canada. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 5 (3), pp. 447-464.
Nurullah, A. S. (2010). Gender Differences in Distress: The Mediating Influence of Life Stressors and Psychological Resources. Asian Social Science, 6 (5), pp. 27-35.
Nurullah, A. S. (2010). Predictors of Job Satisfaction among Emerging Adults in Alberta, Canada. International Journal of Business and Management, 5 (3), pp. 3-15.
Ahmed, S., Nurullah, A. S., & Sarkar, S. (2010). The Use of SMS [text messaging] and Language Transformation in Bangladesh. Spectrum, 6&7, pp. 107-139.
Makol-Abdul, P. R., Nurullah, A. S., Imam, S. S., & Rahman, S. A. (2009). Parents’ Attitudes towards Inclusion of Sexuality Education in Malaysian Schools. International Journal about Parents in Education, 3 (1), pp. 42-56.
Imam, S. S., Nurullah, A. S., Makol-Abdul, P. R., Rahman, S. A., & Noon, H. M. (2009). Spiritual and Psychological Health of Malaysian Youths. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 20, pp. 85-101.
Nurullah, A. S. (2009). The Cell Phone as an Agent of Social Change. Rocky Mountain Communication Review, 6 (1), pp. 19-25.
Nurullah, A. S. (2008). Exploring Cyberfriendship Formation among Malaysian Youth. Journal of Communication Studies, 1 (3-4), pp. 217-235.
Academic Presentations (selected)
Nurullah, A. S. (2010). The Prevalence of Alcohol-Impaired Driving in Alberta: 1991–2009. Paper presented at the Canadian Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Montréal, 31 May–04 June 2010.
Nurullah, A. S. (2009). The Prevalence of Cell Phone Use while Driving in Alberta. Paper presented at the W. David Pierce Research Colloquium. Edmonton, AB: University of Alberta, 07 November 2009.
Ahmed, S., Nurullah, A. S., & Sarkar, S. (2008). The Use of SMS and Language Transformation in Bangladesh. Paper presented at the International Conference on Democracy, the ‘New World Order’ and English Studies. Dhaka: East West University, Bangladesh, 12–13 December 2008.
Nurullah, A. S. (2008). Adolescents, Cell Phone, and Social Change. Paper presented at the W. David Pierce Research Colloquium. Edmonton, AB: University of Alberta, Canada, 01 November 2008.
Osmani, N. M., & Nurullah, A. S. (2008). Media, Religion, and Cultural Identity: Portrayal of Muslims in the Global Electronic Media. Paper presented at the International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities 2008 (ICoSSH’08). Penang: University Sains Malaysia, 18–20 June 2008.
Kabir, K. S., Nurullah, A. S., & Yeasmeen, F. (2008). Perspective on Growing Private Higher Education in Bangladesh. Paper presented at the International Seminar on Higher Education in the Muslim World: Challenges and Prospects. Kuala Lumpur: International Institute for Muslim Unity, IIUM, 24–25 March 2008.
Nurullah, A. S. (2007). The Sociology of Cyberspace: Youth Online Networking and Cyberfriendship Formation. Paper presented at the 8th Conference of the Asia Pacific Sociological Association. Penang, Malaysia, 19–21 November 2007.
Makol-Abdul, P. R., Imam, S. S., Rahman, S. A., & Nurullah, A. S. (2007). Sexual Health Education at School: A Survey of Parents’ Attitudes in Selected Malaysian Villages. Paper presented at the National Conference on Sex Education. Kuala Lumpur: International Islamic University Malaysia, 10– 11 February 2007.
Supervisor: Dr. Herbert C. Northcott