Associate Professor Dr. Marina is the Director of the Centre for Foundation Studies in Science at Universiti Putra Malaysia. Her area of expertise is in Zoology, Wildlife Ecology and Management, and Biodiversity Conservation. She obtained her PhD in Zoology from UKM in 2013.

Dr. Marina has extensive experience in administrative roles, particularly in curriculum development, programme auditing, and academic evaluation. She was the Chairperson of the Audit Review Panel for the Diploma in Forestry Academic Programme at UPM Sarawak (formerly known as UPM Bintulu Campus, Sarawak). She was the External Advisor for the Bachelor of Environmental Science (Hons.) (Biodiversity and Conservation) at UNISEL from 2015 to 2020. She was also the External Evaluator for the Department of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Life Sciences, UNISEL, from 2019 to 2021, and for the Foundation in Science programme at the University of Nottingham until 2024.