My main research interests are in social psychology, Leadership, criminal psychology, industrial-organizational psychology, family and adolescence.

I now run a psychological consultation and training centre offering training in NLP, hypnosis, self-energy, and human development.

I am directing new program in the UAEU called Leadership and Society, this program is an interdisciplinary program which I conceder as the best opportunity to apply my social psychological practical knowledge.

I have a TV show in Social Psychological Issues that made my contribution to the Arab world as well as my community worth to be proud of. This Program is in Dubai TV and call Lawwen Hayatric and Life is Good.

Primary Interests:

Aggression, Conflict, Peace
Applied Social Psychology
Attitudes and Beliefs
Group Processes
Health Psychology
Organizational Behavior
Personality, Individual Differences
Persuasion, Social Influence

Aggression, Conflict, Peace
Applied Social Psychology
Attitudes and Beliefs
Group Processes
Health Psychology

Organizational Behavior
Personality, Individual Differences
Persuasion, Social Influence

Research Group or Laboratory:

ARAA Consultancy, Reseach, and Training Centre [Map]

Journal Articles:

Adolescents' perceptions of family functioning in the United Arab Emirates. Adolescence, Vol. 31, No. 122, Summer 1996, pp. 433-442. (Single, English)
A study of the mutual expectation between heads of sections and staff members at the U.A.E. University, the Bulletin of the Faculty of Education, El Mansoora University, Egypt, published in July 1995. (Joint, Arabic)
Delinquency and social changes in United Arab Emirates: A comparison study between delinquent males and females on the Family Functioning Questionnaire. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research (In Press) (Joint, English)
Delinquents' and non-delinquents' perception of family functioning in the United Arab Emirates. Social Behavior and Personality: International Journal, 1998, 26(4), 375-382. (Joint, English)
Family functioning level: A comparison study between intact and non-intact families. Cairo University, Journal of Psychology, 57, 2, 1997. (Joint, Arabic)
Relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment among employees in the United Arab Emirates. Psychological Reports, 1996, 79, pp. 315-321. (Single, English)
The impact of selected psycho-social variables upon employees' organizational commitment in the United Arab Emirates. Social Behavior & Personality: International Journal, 1999, 27(5), 523-532. (Single, English)

Other Publications:

Adolescents' and youth's needs in the GCC States

Courses Taught:

Civilizations in Dialogue
Criminal Psychology
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Interpersonal Leadership
NLP
Personal Energy Builing and Maintaining
Principles of Leadership
Psychology and Society
Social Psychology

Civilizations in Dialogue
Criminal Psychology
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Interpersonal Leadership
NLP

Personal Energy Builing and Maintaining
Principles of Leadership
Psychology and Society
Social Psychology

Ahmed A. Alnajjar
Department of Psychology
United Arab Emirates University
P.O. Box 17771
17771 Al-Ain
United Arab Emirates

Work: +971-4- 2949998
Mobile: +971506546546
Fax: +971-4- 2949997