EDUCATION

• 2019: PhD Psychology
  Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan.
  Thesis Title: Development of Sleep Disorders Scale and Correlates of Sleep Disorders in Respiratory Diseases in Adults
  Supervisor:  Prof. Dr. Amina Muazzam. Chairperson Department of Applied Psychology. 
  Lahore College for Women University. Lahore
• 2011: MS Health Psychology
  Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
  2^nd Position and Roll of Honor
• 2001: MSc. Applied Psychology
  University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
• 1999: Bachelors of Arts
  Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan

Experience

• 2013 - Present             
  Assistant Professor. Department of Applied Psychology.
  Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan   
• June 2022-Present  
  Senior Manager. Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan                                         
• 2005 - 2013               
  Lecturer. Department of Applied Psychology.
  Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan

Honor and Awards

• Second position in MS Health Psychology in 2011 from Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
• Roll of Honor in MS Health Psychology in 2011 from Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
• Awarded the first Industry funded research project of LCWU and the first funded research project of Department of Applied Psychology
• Recipient of Research Productivity Award for the Year 2021 and 2022 from Lahore College Women University
• HEC Approved Supervisor (2022)
• Consulting Editor Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Institute of Applied Psychology, Punjab University. Lahore
• Abstract Reviewer (Oral/Brief/Posters) for the ISOQOL 29^thAnnual Conference (October 2022) organized by International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL).
• Abstract and Symposia Reviewer for the ISOQOL 27^thAnnual Conference (October 2020) organized by International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL).
• External Examiner of BS, MSc and MS Theses for Department of Applied Psychology, Institute of Applied Psychology University of the Punjab (PU), Government College Lahore and Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Management and Technology (UMT).

Memberships

• Member Pakistan Psychological Association
• Member World Sleep Society
• Member Old Associates of Kinnaird Society (OAKS) 
• Member Departmental Ethical Board
• Member Departmental Board of Studies (BOS)
• Former Member International Society for Quality of Life Research
• Former Member American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Graduate Students/Postdocs/Undergraduate Students/Honour Students

• 2021:Mahira Ahmad “Psychosocial Correlates of Psychological Flourishing among University Students: Efficacy of a Mindfulness based Psychological Flourishing Program”
• 2022:Raumish Masud Khan “Development of Mental Health Stigma Scale and Correlates of Mental Health Stigma: A Psycho Education based Study in Emerging Adults of Pakistan”
• 2023:Syeda Ayesha Noor                                                                           

MS Health Psychology Research Supervision

• Asma Zaheer “Gratitude, Self-efficacy and Quality of Life in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes”
• Aiman Fatima Shabbir “Health Locus of Control, Coping Mechanisms and Quality of Life in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients”
• Fareeha Mehboob “Post traumatic Growth, Optimism and Quality of Life among Young Adults with Cancer”
• Syeda Pakiza Ahmad “Sleep Quality, Disease related Stigma, Self-Management and Quality of Life in Adults with Respiratory Diseases”
• Zainab Ahsan “Self Compassion, Sense of Coherence and Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer”

(2021-2023)

• Farheen Saboor “Perceived Stress, Insomnia, Social Support and Quality of Life in Patients undergoing Hemodialysis”
• Sadia Khan “Self –efficacy, Gratitude and Self-Care Behaviors in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease”

(2020-2022)

• Dania Nazir “Body Shaming, Emotional Regulation and Disordered Eating Behaviors among University Students”
• Iqra Ashiq “Association of Sleep Hygiene and Sleep Quality with Mental Health among University Students”
• Maleeha Randhawa “Anticipatory Grief, Proactive Coping and Life Satisfaction in Young Adults Having a Parent with Terminal Illness”
• Momina Khan “Diabetes Distress, Depression and Coping among Young Adults with Diabetes”
• Hadia Imtiaz “Social Media Addiction, Appearance Based Rejection Sensitivity and Disordered Eating Behaviors in University Students”
• Mobina Mushtaq (2019-2021): Psychological and Emotional Impact of Covid-19 on Pakistani Adults
• Saba Chaudhry (2019-2021): Perceived Social Support, Demoralization and Quality of Life among Covid-19 Patients
• Ayesha Nadeem (2018-2020): Fear of Covid-19 and Social Isolation: Impact on Mental   Health of Adults
• Memoona Ahmed (2018-2020): Quality of Life, Body Image Dissatisfaction and Depression among Women with PCOS
• Saira Razzaq (2017-2019):     Posttraumatic Growth, Resilience and Perceived Social Support in Patients undergoing Hemodialysis
• Saira Gulzar (2017-2019):      Restless Legs Syndrome as a Predictor of Sleep, Fatigue and General Health in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
• Aleeza Anwar (2017-2019): Sleep, Stress and Coping Strategies among University Students
• Marryam Sabir(2016-2018): Exploring The Experiences of Individuals with Sleep Disorders   
• Zainab Javed (2016-2018):     Self-compassion, Infertility related Stress and Marital Satisfaction among Women with Primary and Secondary Infertility
• Rida Rafiq (2012-2014): Correlates of Sleep Patterns and Sleep Quality among University Students

BS Applied Psychology Research Supervision

2019-2023

• Minahil Basit and Rameez Rani “Psychosocial Correlates of Suicide Risk among Young Adults in Gilgit Baltistan”
• Saman Amir “Workplace Gender Discrimination, Work Motivation and Job Satisfaction among Working Women”
• Zofeen Sajjad “Eco-anxiety, Sleep Quality and Mental Health in Young Adults”
• Abeera Fatima and Momena Jamshaid “Interpersonal Communication, Emotional Regulation and Relationship Satisfaction in Young Married Adults”

2018-2022

• Drosham Jalali and Huma Pannu “Economic Abuse, Perceived Social Support and Mental Health Problems among Married Working Women”
• Zainab Abdul Salam and Zeenat Abdul Wali “Social Media Use, Sleep, Physical Activity and Mental Health among University Students”

(2017-2021)

• Iffah Khan and Tehreem Zahra “Behavior, Perceptions, Negative Affect and Psychological Distress among University Students during Covid-19”
• Aleesha Riaz and Mahnoor Naveed “Loneliness, Cognitive Functioning and Quality of Life in Older Adults”

(2016-2020)

• Hadia Imtiaz         “Rejection Sensitivity and Depression among Female University Students”

2011-2015

• Rida Rafiq “Correlates of Sleep Quality and Sleep Patterns among University Students”

Service Activity

• In charge Psychological Society, LCWU
• Associate Editor, Journal of Research in Psychology (JRP). Department of Applied Psychology LCWU
• Departmental in charge Associate degree program
• Departmental Web Coordinator
• Member Departmental Board of Studies (BOS)
• Departmental Focal Person for ORIC
• Member Doctoral Review Committee
• Member Departmental Ethical Review Board
• Member Departmental Curriculum Review Committee
• British council Active Citizen Program Facilitator since 2019
• Focal person of Departmental Inspection Team (for Annual/Space repair of PG-I building)
• Registration Chair at the 1^st International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals, Lahore College for Women University (29^th-31^st March 2022)
• MS Spring Admission Incharge for the year 2021
• Coordinator Examination Branch (2009-2013)

Professional Presentations

• Guest Speaker on the topic of Adolescent Mental Health at World Mental Health Day event organized by Young Psychologists Association, 11^th October 2021.
• Paper presented on Behaviour, Perceptions, Negative Affect and Psychological Distress among University Students during Covid-19 at 1^st International conference on Sustainable Development Goals, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan, March 2022.
• Paper presented on Identification and Prevalence of Sleep Disorders in Pakistani Adults at the International Conference for Health and Wellbeing, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan, December 2017.
• Paper presented on Impact of Restless Legs Syndrome on Sleep Quality, Fatigue, and Daytime Sleepiness at the British Sleep Society Conference, Brighton, UK, October 2017.
• Poster presented on Disease Severity as a Determinant of Health Status in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference, San Francisco, California, USA, May 2016.
• Paper presented on Development of Sleep Disorders Scale through Expert Opinion at the 1^st National conference on Clinical Psychology. University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, December 2015.
• Paper presented on Sleep Quality and Sleep Patterns among University Students at the 2^nd International conference on Mental Health. Kuala lumpur, Malaysia, May 2015.
• Paper presented on Health-related Quality of Life among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients at the International conference on Role of Psychologists in the service of society. Lahore, Pakistan, October 2013.  

PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS

• One-day workshop on Mediation and Moderation Analysis through PROCESS macro, SPSS. Department of Applied Psychology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore. 24^th February, 2022.
• One-day training session on PERIDOT Research Program by ORIC, LCWU. 7^th December 2021
• One-day workshop on Strategies to Write a PhD Dissertation in Social Sciences. August 2021.
• Two-days Workshop on Structural Equation Modeling, Mediation and Moderation Analysis using AMOS and the PROCESS macro for SPSS. LISA Lahore College for Women University, Lahore. 21^st-22^nd October, 2020.
• 5 Days Active Citizen Training of Facilitators by British Council at Lahore College for Women University, Lahore. 29^th July - 2^nd August, 2019.
• One-day workshop on Mediation and Moderation Analysis through PROCESS software. University of Management and Technology, Lahore. 2^nd July, 2019.
• Two-day workshop on Advanced Statistical Techniques. Lahore College for Women University, Lahore. 28-30^th August, 2018.
• Two-day workshop on Methodically Analyzing the Qualitative Data. Lahore College for Women University, Lahore. 21^st-23^rd July, 2014.
• Three-day workshop on Structural Equation Modelling. Government College University, Lahore. September, 2013.

• Advance Internet Search Skills Workshop at US Consulate General, Lahore. 2011
• 6-weeks Internship at Diabetes Management Center, Services Institute of Medical Sciences. June 2010-July 2010
• One-month Staff Development Course by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan. Lahore College for Women University, Lahore. June 2006 - July 2006

CONFERENCES ATTENDED

1. International WPA Thematic Congress on Public Mental Health organized by World Psychiatric Association. 11^th – 13^th March 2022. Lahore, Pakistan
2. 24^th National Psychiatric Conference organized by Pakistan Psychiatric Association. 26^th – 28^th November, 2021 at PC Lahore, Pakistan
3. International Conference on the Islamic Perspectives in Modern Psychology. 24^th – 26^th September, 2019. Riphah International University. Lahore, Pakistan
4. International Conference on Health and Wellbeing. 11^th - 13^th December, 2017. Department of Applied Psychology LCWU, Lahore,
5. International Conference on Health Psychology: Issues and Challenges, 26^th -28^th April, 2017. Government College University, Lahore,
6. International Conference of British Sleep Society. 12^th – 14^th October, 2017. Brighton, United Kingdom.
7. International Conference on Global Gender Perspective. George Washington University, USA and LCWU. 14^th – 16^th November, 2016. Lahore, Pakistan.
8. IASLC 17^th World Conference on Lung Cancer. 4^th – 7^th December, 2016. Vienna, Austria.
9. International Conference of Applied Psychology. March, 2015. Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan.
10. 1^st National conference on Clinical Psychology. December 16^th -17^th, 2015. University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
11. 2^nd International Conference on Mental Health. May 5^th - 6^th, 2015. International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
12. International Conference on Languages and the Developing World. 11^th – 13^th January, 2013. LCWU, Lahore.
13. International Conference of Applied Psychology. December 15^th – 19^th December, 2012.
14. 13^th International Conference of Pakistan Psychological Association. 25^th -26^th November, 2011. Alhamra Cultural Complex. Lahore, Pakistan.

Brief Statement of Research Interest

My research interests lie primarily in the area of health psychology, positive psychology, and public health. My research studies are focused on sleep disorders, sleep issues, treatment outcomes like health related quality of life and wellbeing, cognitive functioning, resilience, positive behavioral traits, posttraumatic growth, fatigue, and chronic diseases. A lot of my recent and current work is focused on Covid-19 and its impact on emotional, social and mental health in students, adults and elderly population.