Department of Applied Psychology

Dr. Bisma Ejaz

Bisma Ejaz
Dr. Bisma Ejaz

Assistant Professor
Department of Applied Pshycology
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Academic Qualification

2020:              PhD Psychology (Area of Expertise: Social Anxiety)

Institution:   Lahore College for Women, University, Department of Applied Psychology, Lahore.

2013:              MS (Health Psychology)

Institution:   Lahore College for Women, University, Department of Applied Psychology, Lahore.

2003:              MSc. Applied Psychology

Institution:    Lahore College for Women, University, Department of Applied Psychology, Lahore.

2001               Bachelors of Arts in Social Sciences and Humanities

Institution     Lahore College for Women, University

1999               Higher School Certificate in Pre Engineering (Gained B+)

Institution     Lahore College for Women, University

1996               Secondary School Certificate in Science (Gained A+)

Institution     Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore

Experience

  • Assistant Professor (BPS-19 Adhoc) Applied Psychology Department, LCWU (March 2020 till date)

  • BPS-18, Lecturer Applied Psychology Department, LCWU (January 2009-March 2020)

Honor and Awards    

  • Holder of Seisoh Sukemune/Bruce Bain Encouragement of Early Career Research Award, International Council of Psychologists, Canada

  • Gold Medalist and Roll of Honour holder in B.A, LCWU, 1999-2001

  • Silver Medalist and Roll of Honour holder in M.Sc Applied Psychology, LCWU, 2001-2003

Memberships

  • Since June, 2021                Head Active Citizen Programme, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
  • Since September, 2016      ACP facilitator, Department of Applied Psychology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
  • Since December, 2016       Team leader for BS Applied Psychology Self-Assessment Report (SAR) under QEC
  • Since June, 2014 till 2018             Coordinator, Laptop Distribution, Department of Applied Psychology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
  • Since June, 2013                Member, Curriculum Review Committee, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
  • Since January, 2012           Member, ORIC, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
  • Since September, 2011      Member of Students Affairs Committee, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
  • Since June, 2011                Departmental Coordinator BS Programme, Department of Applied Psychology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.

Research Projects Supervised (MS)

  1. Javaid, Z (2013) Oral Health Beliefs & Health Locus of Control among Dental Patients
  2. Idrees, H (2014) Predictors of Psychological Well-being among Pregnant Women
  3. Parveen, S (2015) Marital Satisfaction, Psychological Distress and Perceived health status among Breast Cancer patients and their spouses
  4. Waheed, S (2015) Parenting style, Religiosity and Drug Abuse among young adults
  5. Niazi, Y (2016) Impact of Hearing Impairment on Subjective Well-being and Psychological Distress in Older Adults
  6. Rabbani, R (2017) Discrimination and Performance of Nurses: The Mediating Role of Coping
  7. Ahmad, S (2017) Psycho education and Routine Medical Procedure: A Comparison of Effectiveness for Conversion Disorder
  8. Jabeen, S (2018) Depression: A Predictor of Disordered Eating Behaviour among University Students
  9. Nasim, S (2018) Role of Emotional Intelligence to evaluate Leadership Effectiveness in Technology Intensive Organizations
  10. Ameen, A (2018) Effects of Social Anxiety on Self Consciousness and Friendship Quality among Female University Students
  11. Kosar, N (2018) Effects of Test Anxiety on Sleep Quality and Eating Habits among University Students
  12. Abbas, S (2020) Parenting Styles: Predictor of Social Anxiety in University Students
  13. Qayyum, A (2020) Emotional Intelligence and Burnout: Predictors of Job Satisfaction among Nurses
  14. Abbas, S (2021) Social Anxiety, Self-concept and Coping Strategies among Orphan in Lahore
  15. Chaudhary, N (2021) Health Related Quality of Life in Working Mothers of Physically Handicapped Children: A Qualitative Study
  16. Riaz, T (2021) Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and its association with Stress and Life Satisfaction among Young Female University Students

Research Projects Supervised (BS) 

  1. Saeed, M., & Munir, F (2021) Bio-psychosocial Impact of COVID-19, Workplace Stress and Quality of Life: A Comparative Study among Pakistani Male and Female University Teachers
  2. Zahid, M., & Sualaheen, T (2021) Impact of Self-esteem, Need of Belongingness and Parental Support as a Protective Feature of Peer Pressure against Teenagers

Service Activity

  • Teaching courses of “Psychopathology, Clinical Psychology, Personality Theories, Schools of Psychology, Psychology of Adjustment, Introduction to Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Behavioural Neuroscience, Experimental Psychology” to BS Applied Psychology Programme.
  • Teaching course of “Assessment in Health Psychology” to MS Health Psychology Programme.
  • Teaching Psychology courses as compulsory and minor courses in other departments like Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Gender Studies, Social Work, Mass Communication, and English Literature etc.
  • Actively supervising MS (Health Psychology), and BS (Applied Psychology) thesis and internships respectively
  • All assignments assigned by the Chairperson.

Publications

  1. Moeen, T., Muazzam, A., & Zubair, B. (2013), Development and validation of Body Image scale for young adult females in Pakistan, Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 11, No.1, 52-58.
  1. Ejaz, B., Muazzam, A., Anjum, A., Pollock, G., & Nawaz, R. (2020), Measuring the Scale and Scope of Social Anxiety among Students in Pakistani Higher Education Institutions: An Alternative Social Anxiety Scale. Sustainability, 12(6), 2164. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12062164
  2. Anjum, A., Shoukat, A., Muazzam, A., & Ejaz, B. (2020), Emotional Intelligence and Life Satisfaction of Teachers working at Special Education Institutes of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, VII (1), 21-27.
  3. Niazi, Y., Ejaz, B. & Muazzam, A. (2020), Impact of Hearing Impairment on Psychological Distress and Subjective Well-Being in Older Adults. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 36(6), 1210-1215. https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.6.2457
  4. Ejaz, B., Muazzam, A., Hassan, N., P, Garry, & N, Raheel. (2021), Mediating Role of Shyness between Childhood Abuse and Social Anxiety in University Students: Narrative from Pakistan, Psychology and Education, 58(5), 522-535.
  5. Ejaz, B., & Muazzam, A. (2021), Self-consciousness in Female University Students: The Predictive Role of Social Anxiety. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 71(3), 905-908. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.168
  6. Ejaz, B., Kausar, N., & Muazzam, A. (2021), Test Anxiety, Sleep Quality and Eating Habits among University Students. Orient Research Journal of Social Sciences, 6(1), 208-220.
  7. Hassan, N., Muazzam, A., Ejaz, B., Faran, M., Nazir, F., & Rasool, H. (2021). Coping Strategies in Hepatitis C Patients during the Course of Antiviral Treatment of HCV, Palarch’s Journal of Palaeontology and Egyptology, 18(1), 91-104.
  8. Faran, M., Hassan, N., Khawar, A., Ejaz, B., Malik, N., Mahmood, I., & Muazzam, A. (2021). Music Absorption and Serenity in Music Listeners: Intervening Role of Spirituality, Palarch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 18(9), 1526-1538.
  9. Hassan, N., Muazzam, A., Malik, N., Ejaz, B., Khawar, A., Niazi, Y., & Nazir, M. F. (2021). Neuro-Psychological and Physical Side Effects of HCV Treatment and Health Related Quality of Life among Patients with HCV Infection. Palarch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 18(9), 1539-1554.
  10. Shoaib, F., Hassan, N., Faran, M., Rasool, H., Ejaz, B., Malik, N., Khawar, A. (2021). Teacher Acceptance Rejection, Academic Locus of Control, Academic Adjustment and Dropout Intentions in College Students, Palarch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 18(9), 1555-1568.
  11. Ejaz, B., Maqbool, A., Malik, N., Khawar, A., Hassan, N., & Muazzam, A. (2021). Grief among Cancer Patients: Predictor of Burden of Care and Mental Health among their Caregivers, Palarch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 18(17), 68-80.
  12. Khawar, A., Rabail, A., Malik, N., Ejaz, B., Hassan, N., Amjad, M., & Muazzam, A. (2021). Health Betrayal, Trust in Intimate Partner Relationship and Grief among Women with Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer, Palarch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 18(17), 81-94.
  13. Malik, N., Khawar, A., Ejaz, B, Hassan, N., Haroon, J., & Muazzam, A. (2021). Psychological Distress and Emotional Problems in School Children after Army Public School Peshawar Incident, Palarch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 18(17), 145-154.
  14. Faran, M., Hassan, N., Ejaz, B., Khawar, A., Malik, N., Komal, A., & Muazzam, A. (2021). Validation of Urdu Translation of Mental Health Continuum- Short Form (MHC-SF): Education in Perspective, Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 95, 39-56.

Selected Conference Oral and Poster Presentations

  1. Oral presentation on Parenting style, Religiosity and Drug Abuse among young adults. 1st International Conference on Clinical Psychology and the Developing World, University of Management Sciences, 9-10 March, 2017.
  2. Oral presentation on Marital Satisfaction, Psychological Distress and Perceived health status among Breast Cancer patients and their spouses. 1st International Conference on Clinical Psychology and the Developing World, University of Management Sciences, 9-10 March, 2017.
  3. Poster presentation on Identification and Prevalence of Social Anxiety among Pakistani youth. 1ST International Conference on Emerging Trends in Clinical Psychology, Dpt. of Gender studies, LCWU, November, 2016.
  4. Oral presentation on Identification and Prevalence of Social Anxiety among Pakistani youth. 1ST National Conference on Emerging Trends in Clinical Psychology, COMSATS, 21-22 September, 2016.
  5. Oral presentation on Development of Social Anxiety Scale through Expert Opinion. 1st National Conference, University of Management Sciences, Lahore, December 16-17, 2015.
  6. Oral presentation on Oral Health Beliefs & Health Locus of Control among Dental Patients. 2nd International Conference on Mental Health, International Islamic University, Malaysia, May 5-6, 2015.
  7. Poster Presentation of Validation of Body Image Scale for Young Pakistani Women. International Conference of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore. December 15-19, 2012

Selected Conferences Attended

  1. 1st International Conference on Clinical Psychology and the Developing World, University of Management Sciences, Lahore, March 9-10, 2017.
  1. 1ST International Conference on Emerging Trends in Clinical Psychology, Dpt. of Gender studies, LCWU, November, 2016.
  2. 1ST National Conference on Emerging Trends in Clinical Psychology, COMSATS, 21-22 September, 2016.
  3. Conference on “Islamic Tradition in Psychology”, Lahore School of Management, University of Lahore, March 05, 2016.
  4. 10th International Psychiatric Conference, SIMS Lahore Pakistan, February 9-12, 2016.
  5. 1st National Conference, University of Management Sciences, Lahore, December 16-17, 2015.
  6. 2nd International Conference on Mental Health, International Islamic University, Malaysia, May 5-6, 2015.
  7. 14th International Conference of Psychology on “The Current Challenges for Psychology: From Crisis to Sustainable Solutions”, Qaddafi Stadium, Lahore, March 19-21, 2015.
  1. International Conference on “Language Sciences and the Developing World”, LCWU, Jan 11 -13, 2013.
  2. International Conference of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore. December 15-19, 2012.
  3. 13th International Conference of Pakistan Psychological Association, Alhamra Cultural Complex, Nov 25-26, 2011.

Selected Trainings, Seminars and Workshops attended

  1. Attended one day workshop on “Strategies to Write a PhD Dissertation in Social Sciences” by Tazvin Ejaz, PhD. August 2021.
  2. Attended online 5 hrs. workshop on “Super Skills for Life” by Cecilia A. Essau, PhD, London. June 2020.
  3. Participated in Active Citizens Training of Facilitators at Lahore College for Women University from 26 to 29 September 2016.
  4. Five Days Workshop on “Advances in Scientific Research Methodology and Ethics” organized by the DFDI in collaboration with University of Warwick at Lahore College for Women University, 1st April -5th April, 2013.
  5. Attended 12 Hours Training on “Statistical Product and service solutions” organized by DFDI and HEC at LCWU, March 2013.
  6. Attended 06 Hours Training on “Plagiarism Policy” organized by DFDI and HEC at LCWU, March 2013.
  7. Attended 12 Hours Training on “How to win a research Grant” organized by DFDI and HEC at LCWU, March 2013.
  8. Workshop on “IRP, Patent and Patenting” organized by the Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization(ORIC)  at Lahore College for Women University, 22nd February, 2013.
  9. Two Days Training workshop on “Mastering Quantitative and Qualitative Research data analysis for Dissertation/Thesis/Paper-Software application SPSS and NVIVO organized by Research centre for Training and Development and DFDI , through High Definition Video Conferencing .Dubai, UAE. 6th and 7th February 2013.
  10. Training course on “Office Management for Officers” organized by Management and Professional Development Department, Government of the Punjab at PIMPD, 13th -18th July 2012.
  11. Two week Course on “Qualitative Research Methods “organized by HEC and DFDI at LCWU, 28th May 2012-8th June 2012.

Selected Lectures Delivered and Trainings conducted

  1. One day training to MS Clinical Psychology students on “Practical Aspects in Clinical Placement: Issues, Problems and Impediments” at University of Lahore, February, 2021.
  2. Online lecture on “Practical Aspects in Clinical Placement: Issues, Problems and Impediments” at University of Lahore, July, 2020.
  3. One day workshop on “Ten tips to use Psychology for improving your life” in Youth Leadership & Personality Transformation Program Phase II at Lahore School of Management, November 11, 2017.
  4. One day training on “Communication skills” at Four Brothers, October 27, 2017.
  5. One day training on “Tips and techniques of team motivation at workplace” at Four Brothers, October 21, 2017.
  6. One day training on “Interpersonal skills” to engineers at Pak Engineering Council, Lahore School of Management, October, 2017.
  7. One day workshop on “Ten tips to use Psychology for improving your life” in Youth Leadership & Personality Transformation Program at Lahore School of Management, August 05, 2017.
  8. Power talk on “Role of Organizational Behavior to improve Professionalism in Human Resource” at University of the Punjab Institute of Administrative Sciences, February 16, 2017.
  9. One day workshop on “Pedagogy and Communication Skills” to the Faculty of LCWU, Oct, 2016.

Participation as Guest Speaker in TV Shows

  1. At Jaago Lahore, Lahore News Channel, December 2020,
Topic: Nuclear VS Joint Family System: Impact upon Child Development
  1. At Jaago Lahore, Lahore News Channel, January 2021,
Topic: Depression and its Management
  1. At Jaago Lahore, Lahore News Channel, January 2021,
Topic: Impact of Video Games on Mental Health of the Gamers
  1. At Jaago Lahore, Lahore News Channel, January 2021,
Topic: Child Sexual Abuse and Parents’ Negligence in Giving Awareness of Good Touch and Bad Touch to their Children
  1. At Jurm Anjam, Lahore News Channel, February 2021,
Topic: Views as an Expert Psychologist on a crime incident in Lahore
  1. At Jaago Lahore, Lahore News Channel, March 2021,
Topic: Ego and Self Control
  1. At Jaago Lahore, Lahore News Channel, April 2021,
Topic: Importance of Psycho-education regarding Behavioral Manifestation of Neurological and Somatic Symptom Disorder
  1. At Jaago Lahore, Lahore News Channel, June 2021,
Topic: Reflections on incident of brutality: Children developing as antisocial personalities
  1. At PNN News Channel, 15 July 2021,
Topic: Personality disorders and ways to deal with them.
  1. At PNN News Channel, 29 July 2021,
Topic: Role of parenting in determining the personality structure at adult level
  1. At Jurm Anjam, Lahore News Channel, August 2021,
Topic: Views as an Expert Psychologist on a crime incident of suspected murder in Lahore
  1. At Jurm Anjam, Lahore News Channel, August 2021,
Topic: Views as an Expert Psychologist on a crime incident of robbery and murder in Lahore.

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