Tahira Mubashar Lecturer Institute of Applied Psychology University of the Punjab, Lahore Phone: (Off): 042-99231235 E-mail: tahira.pices@gmail.com tahiramubashar.appsy@pu.edu.pk http://faculty.tahira-mubashar.pu.edu.pk Education 2012-2014 MS in industrial /Organizational Psychology (Equal to M.Phil) (1 ST Position) Institution Supervisor: Dissertation: GC University, Lahore, Pakistan (http://www.gcu.edu.pk/psyc.htm) Dr. Kashif Fida, Assistant Professor of Applied Psychology (TTS) at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore Authentic Leadership Practices, Psychological Capital and Workplace Happiness among University Employees 2003-2005 MSc. Applied Psychology Institution: University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (http://pu.edu.pk/home/department/39/institute-of-applied-psychology) Specialization: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Rukhsana Kausar, Director, Institute of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore. Dissertation: Job Facet Satisfaction in Bank Managers 2003 Bachelor of Arts (Majors: Psychology & Economics) 2001 Higher Secondary School Certificate (Psychology & Education) 2000 Diploma in Office Management (DOM) 1999 Secondary School Certificate (SSC)
Professional Career / Work Experience Lecturer (July 2009 - till date) Institute of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore Courses Taught: Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Positive Psychology, Social Psychology, Research Designs and Report Writing, Human Resource Management, Theories of Personality, Areas of Psychology, Perspectives in Psychology, Perception, Cognition, Learning and Memory with lab experiments. Theses Supervision (MSc and BS Students) 37 students completed their research theses under my supervision and 09 students theses are in progress. Research Interests Industrial / Organizational Psychology, Human Resource Management and Development, Organizational Behavior, Positive Psychology, Psychological Assessment and Measurement, Leadership and Management, Stress and Burnout, Competency Building, Social Psychology, Health and Wellbeing, Psychological Capital and Organizational Neuroscience Administrative Responsibilities at Institute of Applied Psychology Student Advisor Program Coordinator for MSc (Morning & Replica) Editor, IAP Newsletter Incharge, Experimental Labs Member, Board of Studies, Applied Psychology Member, Institutional Purchase Committee Member, Institutional Scholarship Committee Junior Manager Human Resource (March, 2006- July 2009) Unilever Pakistan, Wall s Ice Cream Factory Lahore, Pakistan Visiting Faculty Member (Sep, 2008 - Jan, 2009) COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Lahore, Pakistan Visiting Faculty Member (Aug, 2005 - Feb, 2006) GIFT University, Gujranwala, Pakistan
Research Grants 2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 Development and Validation of Intervention for Employee Health and Wellbeing Antecedents and consequences of positive psychological capital in employees. Psychosocial and Behavioral Skill Profiling and its assessment in relation to Job Performance. Perception about female managers in male dominated industries of Pakistan: Role of stereotype beliefs and gender role egalitarian attitude. Locus of Control, Creativity and Professional Success: A Comparative Analysis of National and Multinational Companies. Relationship of Organizational Justice Perceptions and Perceived Social Support to Organizational Commitment and Citizenship Behavior: The Mediating Role of Emotional Health. List of Publication Usman, S., & Mubashar, T. (2015). Social Competence, Social Capital and Psychological Wellbeing in University Employees. Faran Journal of Social Sciences. 2(3) Mubashar, T. (2013). Organizational Justice Perceptions, Organizational Commitment and Citizenship Behavior in employees of public and private sector banks. In McCarthy, S., Jaafar, J., Kamal, A., &Zubair, A. (EDs). Psychology at Work in Asia: Proceeds of the 3rd and 4th Asian Psychological Association Conferences and the 4th International Conference on Organizational Psychology. (pp. 149-169). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN (10): 1-4438-4253-2, ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-4253-2 Zafar, N. & Mubashar, T. (2012). Emotional Distress and Coping Strategies among University Students after the Death of Parental Figure. Journal of behavioral science, 22 (3).
List of Theses Supervised Year Program Name of the Thesis Topics Student 2015 MSc Faiza Waris Job demands, spillover between work and home and wellbeing of workers in private sector organizations 2015 MSc Maliha Nisar Relational concerns, excessive texting and social functioning in university students 2015 MSc Adeela Shahbaz Organizational justice perception, organizational cynicism and turnover intention in employees of Information Technology companies 2015 MSc Benish Naseem Assessment and intervention of public speaking anxiety and selfconcept 2015 MSc Syeda Zahra Ali Psychosocial aspects of adaption in International students in governments and private universities of Pakistan 2015 BS Hajra Akram Self-silencing, psychological distress and quality of marital life in married couples 2015 MSc Saleha Munawar Occupational stress and interpersonal conflicts in employees of packaging industry 2015 BS Fasiha Shafiq Affective forecasting organizational compensation program and retirement apprehension in employees approaching retirement in public organization 2015 MSc Sumaira Rafique Psychosocial demands, emotional exhaustion, and work wellness in employees 2014 BS Amna Anwar Workplace bullying and health related outcomes in employees of telecom industry 2014 BS Namra Rehman Job stress, psychological capital and turnover intentions among employees of hospitality industry. 2014 MSc M. Ashfaq Organizational communication structure and relational dynamics in employees of national and multinational companies. 2014 MSc M. Shahid Perceived leadership practices, workplace happiness and quality of work life in teachers of post-graduate colleges 2014 MSc Sadia Malik Positive organizational behavior and psychological empowerment in managers of non-governmental organizations. 2014 MSc Izzah Amtul Aziz 2014 MSc Sania Habib Kayani 2014 BS Seemal Mazhar Khan Stressors and work motivation in overtime working employees. Consumer socialization and psychographics of fast food customers. Perceived organizational justice, trust and employee engagement in bank managers. 2013 MSc Afreen Komal Sources and symptoms of job stress in non-teaching and administrative staff of a public sector university.
2013 MSc Hira Sherwani Time management factors and job performance in non-teaching employees of public sector universities. 2013 MSc Khadija Abbasi Organizational gender diversity management practices and gender sensitization in teaching and non-teaching staff of the public sector universities 2013 MSc Rabia Mir Communication skills, professional grooming, mannerism and job performance of non-teaching university employees. 2013 MSc Shanza Usman Social competence, social capital and psychological wellbeing in university employees. 2013 BS Vicor Solomon Mental toughness and competition stress among cricketers. 2013 BS Seema Mujahid A short term intervention of bullying behavior in government school students 2012 MSc Soulat Khan Anger, emotional distress and suicidal ideation in university students with mild psychological problems. 2012 MSc Beenish Mobeen Parenting styles, social competence and self-discipline in college students. 2012 MSc Hira Aziz Self-perception and perception about female managers in Pakistani societies. Perceived stigma and treatment compliance in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia 2012 BS Sumera Siddique 2012 MSc Sumbal Adeeb Personality traits, Facebook compulsions and academic engagement of students 2012 MSc Farah Jamil Perceived inter parental conflicts and aggression in adolescents. 2012 MSc Samina Bibi Personality traits and adjustment of boarding students 2011 MSc Nida Zafar Emotional distress and coping strategies in university students after the death of parental figure 2011 MSc Fatima Kazmi Self-esteem and life satisfaction in old age people living in old homes and with intact families 2011 MSc Madeha Zaheer Health locus of control and quality of life in patients suffering from gastrointestinal cancer 2010 MSc Amber Ijaz Employee need fulfillment and organizational commitment in employees of public and private sector organizations 2010 MSc Aneeza Abdullah 2010 MSc Momina Masood Health safety attitude and job performance among the employees of national and multinational companies Job strain, perceived social support and occupational stress in textile sector.
Conference presentations Presented a research paper titled Psychographics and Decision Making at international conference of Psychology, organized by Pakistan Psychological Association in collaboration with Institute of Applied Psychology and Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (March 2015) Presented research paper titled Job Stress, Psychological Capital and Turnover Intentions in Employees of Hospitality Industry in International Journal Conference of Arts and Sciences, held in Freiburg, Germany (December, 2014) Presented research paper titled A Short Term Intervention of Bullying Behavior in Government School Students in International Conference on Educational Psychology organized by NIP, Islamabad, Pakistan (November, 2014) Presented research paper titled Anger, Emotional Distress and Suicidal Ideation in University Students with Mild Psychological Disorders in International Conference of Economics, Social Sciences and Languages organized by ICEHM, Singapore (May, 2014) Presented research paper titled Inter-parental Conflicts and Aggression in Adolescents in International Conference on Social Psychology organized by GC University, Lahore Pakistan (May, 2014) Presented research paper titled perceived Stigma and Treatment Compliance in Patients diagnosed with Schizophrenia in International Conference on Clinical Psychology outside Clinic at Centre for Clinical Psychology University of the Punjab, Lahore (April, 2014) Presented a research paper entitled Gender Differences in Self-esteem and Job Satisfaction in Teachers from Public and Private Schools in Centenary Kinnaird Multidisciplinary Research Conference (18-19th November 2013) Research paper presented on Self Perception and Perception about Female Managers in Male Dominated Industries of Pakistan in International Conference of Applied Psychology (ICAPP) on Psychology and Challenges of the Modern World at department of Applied Psychology University of the Punjab, Lahore (2012) Moderator in session of organizational psychology at International conference of applied psychology (ICAPP-2012), University of the Punjab, Lahore on 18 December, 2012 Research paper presented on organizational justice perception, citizenship behavior in organizational commitment in employees presented in conference in International Conference of Organizational Psychology at National Institute of Psychology, Islamabad (2012)
Research paper presented on Comparative Study of job facet satisfaction in Bank Managers presented in conference on New Trends in Psychological Research at department of Applied Psychology University of the Punjab, Lahore (2007) Research paper presented on Occupational Stress and Job Performance at International Conference arranged by University of South Asia, Lahore (2006) Conferences Attended Only Attended 11th Muslim Psychology Conference (Friday 24th May, 2013) organized by Society for Advancement of Muslim Psychology. Attended International Conference of Pakistan Psychological Association (Lahore Chapter) on 31st October 2013 Attended one day National Conference on Resilience, Coping Strategies and Reconstruction of Self among Women held 11 th March, 2010, Department of Applied psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore Trainings & Seminars Conducted Conducted series of workshops on Stress Management (5 batches) for Staff Development Training Program at University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (March 2013 to January 2014) Conducted series of workshops on Developing Leadership Skills (6 batches) for Staff Development Training Program at University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (March 2013 to January 2014) Delivered a talk on Communication & Negotiation Skills at Lahore HR Forum in 2009. Conducted a series of Communication Skill Program for Factory Staff at Wall s Ice Cream Factory in 2009 Conducted a session on Coaching Helping Others Grow at ICF in 2009 Time Management (Don t Manage Your Time, Manage Yourself) Workshop at ICF in 2009 Team Building & Team Working workshop for ICF Team in 2008 TPM Trainings conducted for Factory Staff in 2008 Safety Trainings for all Factory staff and 3 rd party workers in 2008
Seminars and Workshops Attended Attended Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) workshop at Department of Psychology, GC University Lahore (May, 2015) Attended three day workshop on Structural Equation Modeling using AMOS at Institute of Applied Psychology, PU (June, 2014) Attended workshop on managing qualitative research with Nvivo10 at PU (June, 2014) Attended a Workshop on Mixed Methods Research February 2014 Participated in SEM workshop at Institute of Applied Psychology, PU (2013) Completed workshop on Post Disaster Psychological Management of Children by Unni Marie Heltne, Specialist in clinical psychology, Centre of Crisis psychology, Norway and Elin Male, Licensed clinical psychologist, Centre of Crisis psychology, Norway at Department of Applied Psychology & Centre for Clinical Psychology, University of the Punjab, 22 24th April, 2012 Workshop on Management of Autism Spectrum Disorders by Prof. Dr. Jill Taylor, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Karakarm International University, 22nd February, 2011, at Department of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore. A workshop on HRDC New Faculty Orientation Program issued by Human Resource Development Center, Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab, 5-8, July, 2011. A one day workshop on Research Management jointly organized by HEC, Quality Enhancement Cell & Institute Of Quality And Technology Management, 12 November, 2010 at Institute Of Quality And Technology Management, University of the Punjab A two day workshop on Art therapy for Trauma victims by Dr. Farnces Anderson, USA, at Department of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, 21-22nd October, 2010. Conference on New Trends in Psychological Research organized by Department of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab. 5-7th April, 2007 Attended Quality Verification Policy Workshop by Corporate Quality Unilever. International HR Conference by LCCI, Lahore Attended workshop on Incident Investigation & Reporting system by Naeem Sadiq, Quality
Concerns. Attended workshop on Du Pont Safety Systems at Wall s ICF Unilever Pakistan Limited Well Trained for The Art of Communication, by Navitus-Management Consultant Received a training by Navitus on Presenting with Impact Attended a training on Speak to Succeed by Sultan Khan & Associates International (SKAI) at Hotel Sun fort, Lahore Attended training session on Effective Writing Skills by Navitus Training Institute, Karachi. Participated in a two day workshop on Personality Development through Quality Mindset at Alhamra Lahore. A Seminar on Emerging Business Environment in India By Dr. Manoj K. Sharma, Director of Punjab University Chandigarh-India at LCCI, Lahore A seminar on If you don t take care of your customers, somebody else will take by Ahmed Qureshi at Packages pvt. Limited Participated in a Workshop on Behavioral Skills organized by Dr. Nashi Khan. Attended Process Quality Improvement Workshop by Naeem Sadiq, Quality Concerns, Karachi Attended many HR Seminars and presentations on regular basis at Lahore HR Forum, Superior University and Packages pvt. Limited. Professional Affiliations & Corporate Linkages o Member, Lahore HR Forum, Pakistan o Member, FOCUS GROUP at Packages Pvt. Limited, Pakistan o Executive Member, Pakistan Psychological Association (Lahore Chapter) o Member, Pakistan Psychological Association o Member Pakistan Psychologist Council o Member, National Outreach Program Honors and Awards o Secured 1 st Position in MS Industrial and Organizational Psychology, GC University, Lahore (2015) o Represented University of Punjab (Focal person) in four-day International Conference organized by Dr. Haroon Rasheed at Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore (2004) o 3RD PRIZE on a model depicting Neurological Basis for Stress (2004) o Intermediate Examination with Distinction from Gujranwala Board, Pakistan (2001) o Got Scholarship in Matriculation Examination (Secondary School Certificate) (1999) o Got Scholarship in Middle Examination (1997) References Available on demand