Hilal Khashan
Chairperson
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
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SUMMARY OF PROGRAMS
Student Population: The Department of Psychology remains one of the largest and fastest growing departments in FAS, with a student body of 223 majors in 2015-2016.
Faculty Recruitment: The Department of Psychology posted four advertisements for faculty positions in neuroscience, cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, and developmental psychology. Dr. Julien Besle and Dr. Zahra Hussain will be joining the department in 2016- 2017 (cognitive and neuroscience). One search was unsuccessful, which may lead the department to re-advertise a line in Child Clinical Psychology in 2016.
Psychology Labs: Two psychology labs continue to be fully used by faculty and students for research and educational purposes: the Psychology and Communication Lab (Nicely 207) is mostly used for pedagogic purposes, while the Experimental Psychology Lab (Jesup 107) is mostly used for faculty and graduate student research.
Research: The Department remains active in several research areas spanning the disciplines in psychology. Faculty research areas include neuroimaging of creativity, dual pathways of collective action, inter-sectarian relations, post-traumatic growth, positive psychology, and behavioral research on affect in children with Autism.
Program Review: The Department completed a comprehensive Program Review in Spring of 2016. The self-study exercise aims to identify strengths and weaknesses of the psychology program, and would allow faculty to reflect strategically on the department’s plans and needs. Two external reviewers visited the campus and interviewed faculty, staff and students. The final report was significantly positive, but also stressed the need to recruit more faculty, acquire additional physical space for offices and labs, and explore the preconditions to launching a PhD program in psychology (e.g. accredited mental health services etc.).
MA Programs: The department offers two successful MA programs (MA in Psychology, & MA in Clinical Psychology), and serves 16 graduate students.
Psychology Colloquia: The Department of Psychology hosted nine colloquia: “Procedural Chunks Identification in the Game of Chess” by Jana Krivec, “Maternal History of Distress and How It Can Potentially Shape Child Development: Knowledge Gained from Neuroendocrinological Evidence” by Andria Spyridou, “Probing Sensory Representations using Neuroimaging” by Julien Besle, “Learning from the Mate Choices of Others” by Robert I Bowers, “Experience-Dependent Changes in Normal and Atypical Human Vision” by Zahra Hussain, “Psychology at the American University of Beirut: A Journey through Time” by Shahe S. Kazarian, “The “Arab” Personality: Quantitative and Qualitative Findings on a Personality Model and Test for the Arab-Levant” by Pia Zeinoun, “Issues in the Measurement of Intimate Partner Violence: Alexithymia as an Automatic Bias” by Patricia Eid, “Developmental Origins of Psychological Health” by Paul De Cock.
Psychology Website: The Department of Psychology’s website is available at http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/psychology.
Civic Engagement and Service: The Department of Psychology continued to engage the wider community, and collaborated with various partners (e.g. AUBMC Psychiatry, AUB counseling etc.) to promote mental health issues. Faculty are also involved with the Lebanese Ministry of Health in its’ efforts to develop a national mental health strategy. Furthermore, faculty in the department continue to dedicate their time and expertise to service the community through applied research projects or training and supervision (e.g. Medecins du Monde, Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley).
Psychology Student Society: The Psychology Student Society (PSS) continued to be one of the most active student societies in FAS. The PSS organized a series of events during the academic year that included presentations and talks, a bake sale for Embrace, a mental health sensitization event, a farewell gathering for two departing faculty members, and extra-curricular social events for the society’s members.
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PERSONNEL
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Faculty Members
Dietrich, Arne Professor Ph.D.
Kazarian, Shahe Professor Ph.D.
Harb, Charles Chairperson Associate Professor Ph.D.
El Jamil, Tima Assistant Professor Ph.D.
Hijazi, Alaa Assistant Professor Ph.D.
Najjar Daou, Nidal Assistant Professor Ph.D.
Saab, Rim Assistant Professor Ph.D.
Slobodenyuk, Nadiya Assistant Professor Ph.D.
Hoffman, Tony Visiting Lecturer Ph.D.
Awaida, May Lecturer Ph.D.
Noll, Laura Visiting Lecturer M.A.
Boyadjian, Maral Lecturer Ph.D.
Atweh, Mia Instructor M.A.
Fayad, Yasmine Instructor M.A.
Ghanem, Lama Instructor M.A.
Naffah, Hala Instructor M.A.
Nakhle, Pascale Instructor M.A.
Nakhle, Sinine Instructor M.A.
Nasr, Nour Instructor M.A.
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Graduate Assistants
Fall Semester
Abboud, Rima
Adra, Aya
Akra, Mona
Awad, Omar
Mansour, Abeer
Naamani, Mohamad
Safieddine, Batoul
Talhouk, Leila
Vosguretichian, Hrag
Spring Semester
Abboud, Rima
Adra, Aya
Akra, Mona
Awad, Omar
Kamareddine, Zeina
Mansour, Abeer
Naamani, Mohamad
Safieddine, Batoul
Talhouk, Leila
Vosguretichian, Hrag
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Non-Academic Staff
Baramakian, Maria Administrative Assistant
C. TEACHING
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Number of Graduating Majors
B.A.
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Oct. 2014
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4
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Feb. 2015
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6
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Jun. 2015
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46
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M.A
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Oct. 2014
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5
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Feb. 2015
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4
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Jun. 2015
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2 already
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Number of Majors
Graduates
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16
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Seniors
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82
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Juniors
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61
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Sophomores
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64
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Total Enrollment 223
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Student Enrollment in Courses
ursesCo
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Summer 2015
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Fall
2015
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Spring 2016
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Total
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300 and above
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0
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36
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35
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71
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211 through 299
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117
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369
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440
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926
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200 through 210
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60
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406
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353
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819
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100 through 199
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0
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90
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43
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133
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Total
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177
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901
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871
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1949
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Number of Credit Hours Offered
Courses
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Summer 2015
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Fall
2015
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Spring 2016
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Total
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300 and above
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0
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24
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21
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45
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211 through 299
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12
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42
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48
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102
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200 through 210
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6
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42
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42
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90
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100 through 199
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0
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9
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6
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15
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talTo
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18
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117
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117
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252
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D. RESEARCH
Nidal Daou
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Daou, N., Hadi, R. T., and Poulson, C. L. (in progress). Affective behavior and emotion in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A review of interventions. Project funded by AUB URB.
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Daou, N. (in progress). Using behavioral procedures to enhance verbal and nonverbal affective responding in children with autism. Project funded by AUB URB.
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Gillespie-Lynch, K., Daou, N., Sanchez-Ruiz, M. J., Obeid, R., Brooks, P. J., Kapp, S. K., Someki, F., Silton, N., & Abi-Habib, R. (in progress). Factors underlying cross-cultural and gender differences in stigma towards autism: Insights from an online training for college students in Lebanon and the United States.
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Gillespie-Lynch, K., Kapp, S. K., Daou, N., Brooks, P. J., & Riccio, A. (in progress). Pro-social behavior and morality in autism and the broad autism phenotype across cultures.
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Keenan, M., Daou, N., & Gallagher, S. (in progress). Parent training and autism in Lebanon.
Arne Dietrich
1. EEG neuroimaging projects on language representation
2. Theoretical and empirical work on creative thinking (book and papers)
3. FMRI neuroimaging projects on creativity (collaboration with Chongqing, China)
Charles Harb
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Grant by Arab Council for Social Science for project entitled: Understanding support for an Islamic caliphate and rule: The role of inequality, mobility and socio-historical contexts in Lebanon. PI: Charles Harb, co-PIs: Rim Saab and Alaa Hijazi.
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Fischer et al. (under review). Organizational Formalization buffers Effects of Nation-Level Uncertainty on OCB: A Cross-Cultural Three-Level Analysis. Academy of Management Journal.
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Vignoles et al (under review): Deconstructing “independence vs. interdependence”: A multidimensional approach to cultural models of selfhood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
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Abubakar, A. et al. (under review): Measurement Invariance of the Brief Multidimensional Student’s Life Satisfaction Scale among Adolescents and Emerging Adults across 23 Cultural Contexts. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment.
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Abou Abdallah, M., Kashima, Y., and Harb, C. (under review). “Brothers” in Arms: Does Metaphorizing Kinship Increase Approval of Parochial Altruism? Journal of Cognition and Culture.
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Saab, R., Harb, C., and Moughalian, M. Intergroup contact as a predictor of violent and nonviolent collective action: Evidence from Syrian refugees and Lebanese nationals. Under review (following revise and resubmit) for Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology.
Alaa Hijazi
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With primary investigator, Dr. Charles Harb and Dr. Rim Saab, submitted and received a grant about support for Islamic caliphate to the Arab Council for Social Sciences.
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With research assistant Anas Mayya, awaiting for IRB approval for a research study investigating predictors of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and post traumatic growth.
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Chami, R., Micali, N., & Hijazi, A. (March, 2016). Disordered eating and body dissatisfaction among university students in Lebanon. Poster presentation at the Eating Disorder International Conference, London, UK.
Shahe Kazarian
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Academic Identity, Freedom and Safety of American Universities Abroad: The Case of the American University of Beirut (tentative title).
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Emergence of Academic Psychology at the American University of Beirut, 1870-2016.
Rim Saab
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Grant by Arab Council for Social Science for project entitled: Understanding support for an Islamic caliphate & rule: The role of inequality, mobility and socio-historical contexts in Lebanon. PI: Charles Harb, co-PIs: Rim Saab and Alaa Hijazi (continuing until July 2016)
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Saab, R., Harb, C., and Moughalian, M. Intergroup contact as a predictor of violent and nonviolent collective action: Evidence from Syrian refugees and Lebanese nationals. Under review (following revise and resubmit) for Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology.
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Saab, R., Ayoub, M., and Abi Ghanem, C. The impact of repression threat on collective action: An experimental investigation. Manuscript in preparation.
E. OTHER STAFF ACTIVITIES
Tima Al-Jamil
Fall Semester courses:
Advanced Psychopathology (PSYC 350)
Clinical Intervention II (PSYC 350)
Spring Semester courses:
Introduction to Clinical Psychology (PSYC 230)
Special Topics Seminar on Trauma (PSYC 240)
Introduction Child Abnormal Psychology (PSYC 215)
Master’s Thesis Adviser:
Minerva Fadel: In Progress
Khadija Mokbel: In Progress
Rima Aboud: In Progress
Ghina Ghanem: In Progress
George Saade: In Progress
Master’s Thesis Reader:
Mona Akra
Abeer Mansour
Jennifer Chebli
Remy Elias
Rana El Bizri
Academic Service:
Graduate Program Coordinator
Clinical Program Coordinator
Graduate and Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Psychology Student Society Faculty Advisor
Chair of the Departmental Self Study Review
Student Academic Affairs Committee Member
Other Service:
Part time clinical work: Assessment and treatment of psychological disorders and supervision of beginning psychologists 12 hrs/week
Nidal Daou
Summer Semester courses:
Psychology of Learning and Behavior (PSYC 220)
Fall Semester courses:
Research Design in Psychology (PSYC 282, 2 sections)
Research Design in Psychology (PSYC 301)
Ethics and Community-Based Learning in Psychology (PSYC 305)
Spring Semester courses:
Psychology of Learning and Behavior (PSYC 220)
Master’s Thesis Adviser:
Fahed Hassan: Completed
Jennifer Chebli: Completed
Stephanie Srour: Completed
Shereen Eid: Completed
Mona Akra: In Progress
Kevork Wannessian: In Progress
Abeer Manour: In Progress
Master’s Thesis Reader:
Zeina Tabet
Rinad Bakhti
Samah Salem
Academic Service:
Coordinator, Undergraduate Program, Department of Psychology, 2015-present.
Organizer, Psychology Colloquium Series, 2015-present.
Member, General Education Board, 2015-present.
Member, Special Needs Committee and Special Needs Services Subcommittee, 2015-present.
Academic Adviser, 2008-present.
Organizer, Event commemorating the 150th anniversary of AUB and FAS, A Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Shahe Kazarian, Academic Psychology at the American University of Beirut: A Journey through Time, December 2015-March 2016.
External Member, Linguistics Search Committee, Department of English, November 2015-March 2016.
Nominee, AUB Teaching Excellence Award, 2016
Reviewer, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013-present.
Reviewer, Reviewer, European Journal of Counselling Psychology, 2015.
Other Service:
Curriculum Developer and Coordinator, Applied Behavior Analysis Training Program, Behavior Analyst Certification Board-Approved Course Sequence, Lebanese Autism Society, 2013-2016.
Lecturer, Applied Behavior Analysis Training Program, Behavior Analyst Certification Board-Approved Course Sequence, Lebanese Autism Society, 2014-2016.
Clinical private practice in Applied Behavior Analysis, 2015-present.
Arne Dietrich
Summer Semester courses:
History and Systems (PSYC 280)
Introduction to Psychological Science (PSYC 201)
Fall Semester courses:
History and Systems (PSYC 280)
Spring Semester courses:
History and Systems (PSYC 280)
Cognitive Neuroscience (PSYC 229)
Psychopharmacology (PSYC 360)
Master’s Thesis Adviser:
Aya Salem: Interuppted
Rinad Bakhti: Completed
Paul Bejjani: In Progress
Anouchka Chemessain: In Progress
Master’s Thesis Reader:
Shereen Eid
Academic Service:
Acting Chairperson, Department of Psychology.
Member, Dean’s Advisory Committee, 2012-present.
Convener of Working Group 1, Tenure Design Committee, 2015-present.
Member, Periodic Review Committee, 2014- present.
Member, Editorial Board: Journal of the American Board of Sport Psychologists.
Invited Member: Advisory Council, International Association for the Study of Attention and Performance (since 2011).
Ad-hoc reviewer: Psychological Bulletin, Neuron, Neuroimaging
Chairperson, FAS Graduate Studies Committee, 2015-present
Member, Program Review Committee, Department of Psychology, 2015-2016
Member of 3 promotion committees (two as Chair)
Charles Harb
Academic Service:
Chairperson of the Department of Psychology (2012-Present); re-appointed for a second term (2015-2018)
Elected member of the AUB Senate (2014-2017)
AUB’s Nature Conservation Centre: Member of the “Executive Committee” (2010-Present); an interfaculty initiative dedicated to nature conservation and its sustainable use, through interdisciplinary research, development and knowledge dissemination; re-appointed for a second term, 2013-2016
Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI)
Member of the “Steering Committee” (2013-Present)
Provost appointed steering committee of the Issam Fares Institute at AUB.
University Research Board (URB)
Reviewer on social sciences project submitted for URB grants (2010 Present)
Other Service:
Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Editorial Board Member (2012-Present)
On the editorial board of the JSPP, a peer reviewed publication.
International Journal of Psychology (IUPSys)
Editorial Board Member (2013-Present)
On the editorial board of the International Journal Psychology. This is the official scientific publication of the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS).
Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies and Issam Fares Institute (AUB)
Scientific Committee member (2015-2016)
Member of Scientific committee for the “Five Years after the Arab Revolutions: The Arduous Road of Democratization and Future Prospects” conference. Reviewed over 100 full papers and abstracts for this high profile conference.
Academic Peer Reviewer
Peer reviewer for several academic journals, including the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, the Journal of Political and Social Psychology, Foreign Policy Analysis, Idafat, etc. (2009-present)
Fall Semester courses:
Social Psychology (PSYC 212)
Spring Semester courses:
Statistical Analysis in Psychology (PSYC 302)
Master’s Thesis Adviser:
Aya Adra: In Progress
Alaa Hijazi
Master’s Thesis Adviser:
Marwa Itani: In progress
Batoul Safieddine: In progress
Samah Salem: In progress
Ran Al Bizri: In progress
Master’s Thesis Reader:
Remy Elias
Jennifer Chebli
Mia Atwi
Abeer Mansour
Layal Hmaidi
Sara Mishli
Other Service:
Responsible for administering, analyzing, and writing up reports for Program Learning Outcomes.
Provided weekly face to face clinical supervision and supervision of written reports for one clinical master's student Medecine Du Monde (Abeer Mansour, September- present (expected till July).
Service to the community: technical advisor the mental health team at Medicine Du Monde. Provide weekly consultation to the team.
Reviewed manuscripts submitted to Journal on Gender and Sexuality in the MENA region and reviewed conference abstracts submitted to Division 35 (psychology of women) for upcoming American Psychological Association conference.
Conducted focus groups as part of evaluating a program for promoting gender role flexibility in Syrian refugee men with Concern, an Irish organization working in North Lebanon.
Attended workshop and obtained certificate in Narrative Exposure Therapy
Invited to provide Narrative Exposure Therapy training with one of original developers Dr. Elisabeth Kaiser, to Syrian mental health professionals coming from Syria.
Maintain part time after hours clinical private practice.
Shahe Kazarian
Master’s Thesis supervisor:
Remy Elias: Completed
Master’s Thesis Reader:
Stepahnie Srour
Aline Baba (Education)
Academic Service to AUB:
Acting Chair, Department of Psychology
Psychology at the American University of Beirut: A Journey through Time. A distinguished lecture in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the American University of Beirut and its Faculty of Arts and Sciences. West Hall Bathish Auditorium, Mach 23, 2016.
Scientific Committees, Professional Membership, and Media:
Founding Member, Lebanese Psychological Association
Member, LPA Scientific Committee, Conference Psychology in the Arab Region: Between Adversity and Resilience, Lebanese Psychological Association, October 2015.
Moderator, Symposium: The impact of war on mental health. Conference Psychology in the Arab Region: Between Adversity and Resilience, Lebanese Psychological Association Lebanese Psychological Association Friday October 9, 2015.
The Daily Star. AUB Professor says education in need of psychological services. March 25, 2016; www.dailystar.com.lb/ArticlePrint.aspx?id=344034.
Editorial Boards:
Member, Editorial Board Interpersona: An International Journal of Personal Relationship
Member Editorial Board, Journal of Happiness and Well-being
Honorary Board Member, Academy: Universities News Magazine
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