Dr Sabri Sulaiman is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya. His early research examined socioeconomic disadvantage, social deprivation, and the well-being of children from low-income families. His doctoral research extended this work by examining how poverty, homelessness, and adverse living conditions shape needs, welfare, well-being, and behavioural outcomes of vulnerable children.  His research focuses primarily on the sociology of children and family well-being by examining how social conditions, social stratification, socioeconomic inequalities, family dynamics, material and socio-ecological conditions, welfare institutions, and policy shape childhood and family well-being, health, human development, rights, and life chances across the life course. His research is organised into four interconnected sociological domains, namely: (1) the Sociology of Children, Families and Life Chances; (2) the Sociology of Health and Well-being; (3) Global Sociology, Welfare and Governance; and (4) the Sociology of Violence, Risk and Vulnerability. Through this work, he welcomes research collaboration, postgraduate supervision, and consultancy in the  following sociology areas:

• Examining how family relationships, socioeconomic conditions, and institutional contexts shape childhood experiences, family well-being, developmental trajectories, social mobility, and life chances across the life course.
• Investigating how social stratification, poverty, deprivation, social exclusion, and unequal access to resources reproduce inequalities in opportunities, well-being, health and developmental outcomes of children and families
• Analysing the social, structural, and ecological determinants of violence, vulnerability, risk, and resilience, including child maltreatment, adverse childhood experiences, antisocial and prosocial behaviour, and other forms of social disadvantage.
• Examining how welfare institutions, policy, legal frameworks, governance systems, and social protection shape children's rights, family support, health, well-being, social inclusion, and access to essential resources. 
• Conducting comparative and transnational research on children, families, welfare regimes, social inequality, and vulnerability, examining how global structures, institutions, and diverse societal contexts shape well-being and life chances across the Global South and Global North.
• Developing and applying sociological approaches, methods and social indicators to examine well-being, deprivation, vulnerability, and quality of life of children and families as well as to produce evidence-based interventions to improve the well-being of children and families. 

Beyond academia, Dr Sabri is actively engaged in applied research, consultancy, and collaboration with government agencies, international organisations, and civil society. His work reflects a sustained commitment to translating sociological research into policy, practice, and measurable social impact. He currently serves as a Consultant to the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN), Malaysia. He is currently a project leader and consultant for the following projects:

• A national study on risk behaviours among at-risk adolescents in Malaysia, focusing on life-course vulnerabilities, violence exposure, and prevention-oriented interventions.
• A project on inclusive digital education for students with disabilities in higher education, addressing accessibility, equity, and rights-based digital inclusion.
• The development of the Malaysia Family Wellbeing Index (FWI-5).

Dr Sabri is the author of the forthcoming book Community-Based Social Care Models for Protecting the Rights and Well-being of Street-Connected Children in Malaysia, which advances rights-based and evidence-informed approaches to child protection and social care. He has also published Deprivasi Sosial Kanak-kanak Malaysia, a study examining social deprivation and child well-being from children’s perspectives, alongside policy and intervention strategies to address inequality. His work is internationally recognised, and he is affiliated with several professional bodies, including the Social Policy Association, the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, the Malaysian Association of Social Workers, the British Sociological Association, and the International Sociological Association. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, contributed to edited volumes, and presented at international conferences. He welcomes collaboration with scholars, practitioners, and institutions engaged in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusive systems of care.