Dr Badariah graduated from Royal College of Surgeons Ireland in 1997. She then completed her MMedSc in Physiology in 2001 and returned to Malaysia in 2003. She was appointed as a lecturer in Department of Physiology, University of Malaya prior to joining Monash University in 2006. She received her doctorate in 2018 on Diabetes Education and Self-care practices from Monash University. 

She was one of the pioneer staff in Monash University and played a key role in the development and implementation of the MBBS curriculum and the accreditation process from Australian Medical Council (AMC). She is the lead coordinator for Problem-based Learning (PBL) and a resource person for Physiology. Dr. Badariah is also one of the core physicians in the Monash Diabetes and Heart Specialist Clinic in Poliklinik Tanglin, Kuala Lumpur which was established when the school started in 2007 till 2023. She is the Lead Investigator at the Monash Clinical Trial centre in Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara (THKD) since 2023. She leads the investigator-lead randomised control trial in THKD. 

Her research interests encompasses diabetes education, clinical trials on non communicable diseases (diabetes, prediabetes and metabolic syndrome) and effects of Vitamin E and tocotrienol. She is the Principal Investigator (PI) and co-investigator of several industrial grants from Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) for her research on Vitamin E Tocotrienol and its effects on prediabetes and diabetes popualtion. 

She also takes on an advisory and supervisory role in development of digital educational resources for the communities with non communicable diseases through various PhD projects. She is passionate about creating awareness to the general population regarding non-communicable diseases especially prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus. She does this through physical, hybrid and online programmes with various local communities. 

• Diabetes Education programmes for type 2 diabetes patients
• Clinical trials on Vitamin E Tocotrienol on prediabetes population, healthy population and established diabetes patients
• Effects of antioxidants (i.e. Vitamin E) on type 2 diabetes and its related complications
• Effects of antioxidants (i.e. Vitamin E) on prediabetes population
• Digital health programmes and non-communicable diseases (e.g. type 2 diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes distress etc) 
• Emerging technology (i.e. generative AI) potential role in managing non-communicable diseases

• Physiology Coordinator for Years 1 and  2
• Problem Based Learning Coordinator for Year 2
• Concept Consolidation Coordinator for Years 1 and 2 
• Clinical Skills