Dr. Ponnusamy Subramaniam is a senior lecturer at the Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Health Program, National University of Malaysia (UKM). Dr. Ponnusamy received his bachelor's and master's degrees from UKM and his PhD from the University of Wales (Bangor), UK, in Ageing and Dementia Studies. He has completed his postdoctoral research fellowship at Geriatric Mental Health Services, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, Canada. He is actively involved in research, particularly relating to psychosocial intervention for people with memory difficulties including dementia, public knowledge and attitudes towards dementia, mental health issues and cognition, as well as having published and presented his research findings locally and internationally. He is a Chartered Psychologist by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and a full member of the Malaysian Society of Clinical Psychology (MSCP).