Ahmed A. Alnajjar
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Dr. Ahmed Abdulazziz Alnajjar is an academician, lecturer, trainer, researcher, consultant, and TV producer/host. He is the first from the Arab world to ever join Social Psychology Network, and in recognition of his scholarly achievements and academic leadership, he was honored as one of the “Who’s Who in the World” (1999). He earned his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Durham, UK, and currently chairs the Psychology Department of the United Arab Emirates University.
As a multi-awarded speaker and resource person in a host of national, regional, and international forums, Dr. Alnajjar was bestowed upon the prestigious titles, Ambassador of Knowledge in 2015 awarded by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Ambassador of Tolerance and Peace awarded in Cairo in 2016. His dedication to lifelong learning and continuing education have largely broadened the latitude of his professional expertise, which cuts across the diverse and multidisciplinary fields of Social Psychology, Leadership, Criminal Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Family and Adolescence, Decision-Making and Problem Solving, and Positive Psychology.
He is a member of several prestigious international associations, such as the American Psychological Association, American Counseling Association, Afro-Asian Psychological Association, International Leadership Association, American Holistic Health Association, as well as national organizations such as the Committee of Gifted People in the UAE and the Emirates Psychological Association (EPA).
For more about Dr. Ahmed Alnajjar, see ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1912-8867
Primary Interests:
- 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
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Books:
- Coaching (2018), published by Arab Group Publishing
- Terrorism in the Arab World (2019), published by Modern Library Prints
Journal Articles:
- 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.
- Alnajjar, A. (2017). Dynamics of test-taking among students of the United Arab Emirates University. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Review. ISSN(P) : 2347-4564;E-ISSN : 2321-8878. Publication date: September 2017.
- Alnajjar, A.(2017). Exploring the phenomenon of loneliness in the UAE. International Journal of Social Sciences and Economic Research. Vol. 2, No.9.
- Alnajjar, A. (2017). Learning styles hypothesis, knowledge co-construction, and epistemic games in higher education. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Review. IISN (P)2415-1335; ISSN (O) 2415-1157. Vol. 2 No. 5. Publication date: September 2017.
- Relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment among employees in the United Arab Emirates. Psychological Reports, 1996, 79, pp. 315-321.
- Alnajjar, A. (2017). Towards a multidisciplinary undergraduate Leadership & Society Program. Journal of Education and Practice. Vol.8, No.7
- Alnajjar, A (2017). Vocational interests among students in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol. 6, No.5
- Alnajjar, A (2017). Worrying about what? An investigation of the phenomenon of worry among students of the United Arab Emirates University. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Review. Vol.3, No.5
- Alnajjar, A (2016). A cross-cultural study of the social and psychological problems of Emirati and Egyptian students. Psychology. Psychology. Egyptian Authority for Books, Vol. 110, No 29
- Alnajjar, A., & Aleeli, S. A. (2018). Psychosocial Problems of Arab University Students in the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. Journal of Education and Practice, 9(24), 75-86–86.
- Alnajjar, A., Dodeen, H. (2017). Factor structure of the Arabic version of the UCLA Loneliness scale. International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts, and Literature. ISSN(P) : 2347-4564; E-ISSN : 2321-8878 Vol.5, No.9. Publication date: September 2017.
- Alnajjar,A.,Elhammoumi,M. (2017) The Generation of Higher Mental Functions in Vygotsky’s Concepts of Development and Contradiction. Research in Humanities and Social Sciences. ISSN: 2224-5766 (print).Publication date: September 2017
- Alnajjar, A., Hamid, A., Abdullah, A (2017). Coping strategies of students in the United Arab Emirates. Research on Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol.7, No. 18. . ISSN: 2224-5766 (print) Publication date: September 2017
- Alnajjar, A., & Smadi, A. (1998). Delinquents’ and non-delinquents’ perception of family functioning in the United Arab Emirates. Social Behavior and Personality, 26(4), 375–382.
- Elhammouumi, M., Alnajjar, A. (2017). Vygotsky's Cultural-Historical Theory and Marx's Ethnological Notebooks. Research on Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol.7, No.16
- Mughairbi, F. A., Abdulaziz Alnajjar, A., & Hamid, A. (2019). Effects of Psychoeducation and Stress Coping Techniques on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms. Psychological Reports.
- The impact of selected psycho-social variables upon employees' organizational commitment in the United Arab Emirates. Social Behavior and Personality: International Journal, 1999, 27(5), 523-532.
Other Publications:
Courses Taught:
- Civilizations in Dialogue
- Criminal Psychology
- Industrial-Organizational Psychology
- Interpersonal Leadership
- NLP
- Personal Energy Builing and Maintaining
- Principles of Leadership
- Psychology and Society
- Seminar in Psychology
- Social Psychology
Ahmed A. Alnajjar
Department of Cognitive Science
United Arab Emirates University
P.O. Box 17771
17771 Al-Ain
United Arab Emirates
- Work: +971-4- 2949998
- Mobile: +971506546546
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