Areas of Expertise
- Head of the Graduate Studies Department at the Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research from April 2023 until now
- Director of Graduate Studies Programs at the Deanship of Graduate Studies at the University of Bahrain from December 2015 – 2019
- Professor of Psychology at the Faculty of Arts, Tanta University 2007
- Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology at the University of Bahrain 2007 until now
- Head of the Graduate Studies Committee at the Department of Psychology 2014 until now
- Coordinator of the Family Guidance Program from 2008 until now
- Head of the Department of Psychology at the University of Bahrain from February 2003-2007
- Coordinator of the Bachelor of Psychology Program from June 2000 until February 2003
- Coordinator of the Bachelor of Psychology program from June 2000 until February 2003
- Assistant Professor (Associate) in the Department of Psychology - Faculty of Arts - Tanta University, July 2001
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology - College of Education - University of Bahrain from 1996-2007
- Lecturer in the Department of Psychology - Faculty of Arts - Tanta University from 1992-1996
- Assistant lecturer in the Department of Psychology - Faculty of Arts - Tanta University from 1989-1992.
- Teaching assistant at the Department of Psychology - Faculty of Arts - Tanta University from 1984-1989.
Education
- PhD in Arts, specializing in Psychology, Tanta University - Faculty of Arts 1992
- Master of Arts, specializing in Psychology, Tanta University - Faculty of Arts 1989.
- Preparatory year for Master's from Tanta University - Faculty of Arts 1986.
- Bachelor of Arts, specializing in Psychology, Alexandria University - Faculty of Arts 1983.
Biography
- Teaching in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Faculty of Arts - University of Bahrain from 1996 to date
- Teaching in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts - Tanta University from the academic year 1985 to 1996
- Delegated to teach in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Mansoura University in the academic year 1993-1995
- Teaching at the University of Bahrain from 1996 to date at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels
- Teaching at the Royal Police Academy in the Kingdom of Bahrain during the first semester 2011-2012, and for the years 2014-2015, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021
- Supervising approximately 40 scientific theses and participating in the discussion of many scientific theses at the University of Bahrain, the Arabian Gulf University, the Royal Police Academy, and other universities.
- Presenting many lectures and workshops that aim to serve the university and the community.
- Participating in the arbitration of much scientific research for a number of Arab journals, as well as arbitrating some research affiliated with research centers in some Arab universities. And the scientific production submitted for promotion in some Arab universities
Achievements
- Honored by the Royal Charity Organization for participating in the Faisal bin Hamad Committee for the Ideal Mother, February 2007
- Honored by the Deanship of Student Affairs at the University of Bahrain for participating in student development programs, 2008
- Honored by the University of Bahrain for long service, March 2009
- His name was included in the international encyclopedia Who's Who for distinguished people in their field of specialization for the year 2009
- Honored by the College of Arts on the occasion of the college obtaining international accreditation from the International Academy of Education 2023.
- Honored by the National Committee for Promoting the Values of Belonging and Citizenship ""Our Bahrain"" 2023.
- Honored by the Royal Academy of Police for participating in the first session of training lecturers 2024.
- Honored by the Royal Academy of Police for participating in the second session of training lecturers 2024.
- Honored by the Royal Academy of Police for participating in the third session of training lecturers 2024.
Affiliations
- Member of the Egyptian Association of Psychologists from 1992 until now
- Member of the Egyptian Society for Psychological Studies from 1989 until now
- Member of the International Council of Psychologists from 1996 until now
- Member of the American Psychological Association APA from 1997 until now
- Member of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology IACCP from 1997 until now
- Member of the British Psychological Society BPS from 1998 until now
- Member of the World Council for Gifted Children from 2000 until 2007.
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Bahrain Society for Voluntary Work from 2013-2015
- International Association of Positive Psychology IAPP from 2016 until now
Grants & Contracts Awarded
Contractual research between the University of Bahrain and the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States on “The role of community institutions (educational, cultural and media) in developing the tendency of general education students towards free reading” (a contractual study prepared in 2010)
Publications & Presentations
- Factor components of depression in a sample of male and female middle school students in the State of Bahrain. Educational Magazine - Scientific Publication Council in the State of Kuwait, Summer 1999, Issue 52, Volume Thirteen
- A Study of Some Psychological Variables Associated with Child Abuse in Some Egyptian Families ""Journal of Research in Education and Psychology - Faculty of Education - Minia University, January 2000
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Study on Bahraini Samples. Psychology Magazine, Cairo, Egyptian General Book Authority, Issue Fifty-Five, 2000.
- The Trend Towards Psychology in a Sample of Male and Female Students at the University of Bahrain, Educational Magazine - Scientific Publication Council in the State of Kuwait in Fall 2000, Issue 57, Volume Fifteen.
- The Relationship between Mothers' Personality Characteristics and Their Perception of Children's Behavioral Problems in Kindergarten, Arab Childhood Magazine in the State of Kuwait, September 2001.
- Child Abuse and Its Relationship to Some Psychological and Social Variables, Arab Childhood Magazine in the State of Kuwait, June 2003.
- Factor Components of Aggressive Behavior, Social Sciences Magazine, Scientific Publication Council at the University of Kuwait, June 2003.
- Educational upbringing: A comparative study between gifted and ordinary students, Educational Journal, Scientific Publication Council - Kuwait University, Issue 73, Volume 19, 2004.
- A paper entitled ""Positive social behavior and some factors contributing to achieving psychological fitness for the individual"" presented at the first international conference of the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Tanta University, April 26-28, 2005
- The factorial structure of the quality of life scale for children in the Bahraini environment at the third international conference on social sciences at Kuwait University, December 3-5, 2006.
- A paper entitled ""Virtual worlds for children, hopes and challenges"" in collaboration with Dr. Wagdy Barakat, presented at the Childhood in a Changing World Conference, organized by the Bahraini Society for Child Development, May 18-19, 2009.
- Quality of life among a sample of football players in the Kingdom of Bahrain, published in the Journal of Theories and Applications issued by the Faculty of Physical Education, Alexandria University, January 2011.
- Manifestations of anxiety among a sample of male and female adolescents in the Kingdom of Bahrain, published in the Arab Childhood Journal of the Scientific Publishing Council in the State of Kuwait, September 2013.
- Quality of life among a sample of university students: A study of psychometric characteristics and gender differences, Environmental Behavior Journal, Issue 1, 2014. (1-31)
- Evaluation of the quality of life among the elderly in relation to some demographic variables (jointly with Dr. Amani Al-Shirawi) Environmental Behavior Journal, Issue 3, Volume 2, July 2014.
- Factor structure of positive social behavior (jointly with Dr. Mohamed Mansour): published in the Egyptian Journal of Psychological Studies, Volume 24, Issue 83, April 2014 (1-47).
- The use of social networks and its relationship with some personal and emotional characteristics (jointly with Dr. Sheikha Al-Junaid) published in the Journal of Environmental Behavior, Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2015.
- Characteristics of positive social behavior and its relationship to marital compatibility, Journal of Psychological Counseling, 42(1), April 2015, 2-21
- The role of community institutions (educational, cultural and media) in developing the attitude of public education students towards free reading, (a contractual study prepared in cooperation between the University of Bahrain and the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States) accepted for publication.
- Psychometric Properties of the Quality of Life Scale for Children in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Arab Childhood Journal, Scientific Publication Council,2016
