Dr Hanisah is a senior Lecturer at the Fakulti Perubatan, Kampus Perubatan, UniSZA and is also the Head of the Psychiatry and Mental Health Department in UniSZA. She completed her Medical Degree in UKM in 2000 and further her Master in Medicine (Psychiatry) in USM in 2011. In research activities, she holds several grants and has conducted various research projects since 2012. She also actively participates as an editor, author and reviewer as well as advisor for book chapters, conference proceedings, training modules and many more. Dr Hanisah also holds an intellectual property in Modul Sentuhan Selamat untuk Para Guru Tadika under the Knowledge Transfer Program.