بسم اهلل الرحمن الرحيم CURRICULUM VITAE ATMAN IKHLEF, PhD., M.P.H. Professor and Chair Department of Psychological Sciences Faculty of Education University of Qatar, Doha, PO Box 2713 (974) 485 2242 (University) (974) 5880176 (Mobile) (974) 4653008 (Home) Aikhlef@qu.edu.qa 1
Curriculum Vitae Atman Ikhlef, PhD, MPH. Appointment Status - Professor and Chair, Dept of Psychological Sciences, College of Education, Qatar University (2004-Present) - Professor and Chair, Dept of Mental Health, College of education, Qatar University (1999-2004) - Professor, Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Algiers (1994- Present). Address - Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Education, University of Qatar, Doha, PO Box 2713, Qatar. Nationality - Algerian Languages - Arabic - French - English Education, Boards, And Professional Memberships A. Education - Master of Public Health (M.P.H). Johns Hopkins University, 1993 (USA)-Department of Mental Health Post-doctoral respecialization in Public Mental Health methods-with a focus on Populations at risk for mental health disorders and associated disabilities. - Fulbright Fellowship in the Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania (USA)- Prevention of Mental Health Problems and Disabilities among Urban School Populations, 1993. - Hubert H. Humphrey Professional Fellowship in Substance Abuse Policy, Treatment, and Prevention- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health (USA), (1992-93). - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology, University of Plymouth & Plymouth Health District (UK), (1983-1984). - PhD. University of Plymouth (UK), 1982, Department of Psychology Area of Specialization: Mental health Thesis title: causal attribution and depression. - Licence en Psychologie Clinique /Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Universite d Oran, Algeria, 1977. B. Editorial Boards - Editorial Board Member of Journal of Educational Sciences, a biannual refereed journal published by the College of Education, Qatar University 2002-2007.. - Editorial Board Member of Revue Algerienne de Psychologie et des Sciences de l Education, published by the University of Algiers (1997-2005). 2
- Former editorial board member of Changes: An International Jounal of Psychology and Psychotherapy, Published in the UK. C. Professional Membership - Member of the Algerian Psychological Society - Member of the American Public health Association - Member of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children - President and Founding Member of the Algerian Society of Cognitive Behavioral psychology - Former Member of the British Psychological Society - Member (Chair of Division of Mental health) of the Foundation for Health Promotion and Medical research, Algeria. Academic Appointments, Honours A. Academic Appointments University of Qatar - Professor, 1997- present - Professor and Chair, Department of Psychological Sciences, College of education (2004- present) - Professor and Chair, Department of Mental Health, College of Education (1999-2004) University of Algiers (Algeria) - Professor, 1994-1997 - Institute of Psychology and Educational Sciences - Chair, Scientific Council, Institute of psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Algiers,1996-1997 - Scientific Consultant for the Algerian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific research, 1994-1997 - Associate Professor, 1988-1994 Institute of Physical Education and Sports - Assistant Professor, 1984-1987 Department of Applied Psychology - Chair Dept of Applied Psychology, 1986-1987 University of Plymouth (UK) - Lecturer in Social Psychology, 1980-1982 Plymouth health District (UK) - Research Psychologist- I have gained nearly 2 years of postdoctoral research experience in Clinical Psychology and mental health interventions, Plymouth Health Services,UK, (April 1983- July 1984). New-York University (USA) - Research Assistant Professor, June-September 1982 I worked on a National Science Foundation funded research project. B. Honours/Awards University of Pennsylvania - Fulbright Fellowship, 1993 I was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to interact with US professionals working in the specific field of prevention of mental 3
health problems among urban populations, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania (USA). Chartered Psychologist - I was certified/licensed by the British Psychological Society as a Consultant Psychologist, 1989. Graduate Teaching - Research Methods in Psychology and Education - Cognitive Social psychology - Issues and Problems in Special Education - Practica in Clinical Psychology and Special Education - Educational Psychology - Assessment and Classroom Management - Foundations in Special Education - Issues, Policy and Practices in Special Education - Collaboration with Families of Children with Disabilities - Characteristics of Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities Undergraduate Teaching - Mental health - Learning and human development - Introduction to Psychology - Introduction to Social Psychology - The psychology of Individuals with Disabilities - Introduction to Health Psychology - Health Education - Applied Psychology - Developmental Psychopathology Program Development And Implementation - Master of Education in Special Education (2008) - I have Initiated and prepared the UNESCO Chair in Special Education Proposal, which has been successfully completed and the 2 year UNESCO Chair has been awarded to our department i,e., the dept of Psychological Sciences, College of Education in the University of Qatar (January,2005). - Graduate Diploma Program in Elementary Education, a joint program between Qatar University and Texas A & M University, USA ( 2004-2005). - Graduate Diploma Program in Special Education, Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Education, Qatar University- Planned, developed and guided the implementation of this Graduate Diploma Program (2001-2003). - Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education Program. Planned and developed the Graduate Program, Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Education, Qatar University (2001-2003). - Master Degree Program in Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Algiers. Developed and directed the program, 1994-1997. 4
Selected Activities - Member of College of Education Accreditation Committee 2007- Present - Member of College of Education Promotion committee 2008- Present - Member of Qatar University Promotion Committee 2006-2008 - Member of Education Excellence Review Committee 2007- Present - Chaired the committee on the "Child Rights for Health and Sustainable Life" Qatar National Strategy for Childhood (22-25- 5-2006). - Helped complete a technical report on the status of special education services in Qatar, Higher Council for family Affairs (2005) - Chair the Scientific Committee of the Conference on New Trends In Special Education In Qatar- College of Education, University of Qatar, (May 2005). - Scientific Consultant - Psychological Support Program, Qatar Red Crescent, (Dec. 2004-2009) - Chair of the Review Committee of the Graduate Diploma Program in Early Childhood Education, College of Education, University of Qatar (2003-2004). - Chair Scientific Committee of the Conference on New Trends in Teacher Education in the Arabian Gulf, College of Education, University of Qatar (2002). - Preparation of a Technical Report on the Status of Early Childhood Education in the State of Qatar ( 2002). - Member of the Committee which developed and prepared the 5 year strategic plan for the College of Education, University of Qatar ( 2002). - Evaluation of many scientific research papers and textbooks both locally and regionally. - Providing Consultations Services on Issues of Mental Health and Special Education to local institutions. - Information Dissemination on Special Education Issues and Mental Health Trends through local media. - Mental Health Consultant- Students Counseling Center, University of Algiers- Assessing Students counseling/mental health problems and planning interventions (1989-1997). - Organized a Two-day Conference on Prevention and Control of Youth Substance Abuse in Algeria, Algiers (1994). - Completed the Sixth Summer Institute in Environmental Health Studies, Johns Hopkins University,( June 7-18, 1993). - Completed a 2 Week Training Seminar in Cognitive Therapy, Center for Cognitive Therapy, University of Pennsylvania, 1993. - I helped coordinate the activities of the DC Drug Abuse Indicators Project, an epidemiological component of the DC Public Mental Health Project, Center for Drug Treatment and Research, Washington DC, USA (1992-1993). 5
- Facilitator at the International Symposium, 1993 Prevention Conference, organized by the Center for Substance Abuse, Washington, DC, USA,(Feb., 1993). - Completed a Week Long Training Workshop on Behavioral Epidemiology Research Methods, jointly organized by Emory University and CDC, Atlanta, (21-26 March, 1993). In-service Training Workshops - Taught a course on "characteristics of the Learner" in the Fast Track professional development program which was designed to train ministry of education teachers on student-centered teaching approach (Fall 2009). - Planned, developed and implemented a week long workshop in special education to trainees from the Ministry of Education,(April 2005). - Participated in Workshop on psychological support for disaster victims, Qatar Red Crescent and International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Doha, (Feb. 2005). - Planned and developed a 2-week long workshop to train social workers on ways to recognize the mental health needs of/and plan interventions for at-risk young orphans, Qatar Association for Orphans, (April, 2004). - Planned and developed a 4-week training workshop in inclusive education/schooling How to respond to the learning needs of special students in ordinary schools, the Ministry of Education, Doha, Qatar, (April, 2004). - Training workshop in psychosocial intervention/counseling for AIDS workers in Doha, Center for Health Education, Ministry of Public Health, Qatar, (March, 2004). - Training workshop in family counseling, the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, Doha, (September, 2002). - Two workshops on School Counseling to train social workers working in public schools on ways and methods of dealing with and preventing/reducing the incidence of behavioral and emotional problems among children in schools. Publications Knight, S & Ikhlef, A. (2010). Investigation of Learning Environment in Higher and Lower Performing Education for A New Era Schools. Paper accepted for the 2010 AERA Annual Conference. Denver, USA. Ikhlef, A. (2009). The Mental Health Needs of Adolescents in Qatar. Paper presented at the Qatar International Medical Exhibition and Congress (Q-MEDEC), 12-16 December 2009. Ikhlef, A. & Khalifa, B. (2008). Classroom Inclusive Practices in Qatar. Paper presented at the 4 th Special Education Conference, Qatar University, may 2008. Al-Maadadi, F. & Ikhlef, A.. Mothers' knowledge of Normative Child Development and Parenting. Paper presented at the 1 st Childhood Conference, Qatar University 5-6 January 2008. 6
Ikhlef, A. (2006).Growing up in the digital age: Technology effects on child development. Proceedings of the Symposium on Technology in Early Childhood Education, Qatar University. Al-suwaidi, A, Al-Rabia, F., Ikhlef, A., Al-Isawi, T., Al-Mula, A., al- Mula, M., Ali, N., Hamdan., M., &Al-Kawari., H. (2005). A descriptiveanalytic study of the existing services for special needs populations in Qatar. Research Report. Supreme Council for Family Affairs, Doha. Ikhlef, A. (2001). Health Psychology: Psychological and behavioral foundations of health. Dar Ethakafa Publishing Company, Doha, Qatar. (Textbook). Ikhlef, A. (2001). Neuropsychological assessment of alcoholics. Proceedings of the Symposium on Alcoholic Disorders, Hamad Medical Corporation, Ministry of Public health, Doha. Ikhlef, A. (1998). Cognitive treatment of depression. Proceedings of the Depressive disorders Symposium, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha. Ikhlef, A., Farah, A., & Abdullah, Y. (1998) Health behavior and its relationship with some personality variables. Proceeedings of the Regional Conference on Psychology and Human Development, Qatar University. Ikhlef, A. (1995). Stress and illness: The protective effects of coping efficacy. Revue Algerienne de Psychologie et des Sciences de l Education, 6, 109-113. Ikhlef, A. (1993). Preventing substance abuse problems among youth in Algeria: Outline for a prevention intervention project. In project proposals to reduce substance abuse in developing countries. A publication of the 1992-1993 Hubert H. Humphrey fellows in drug abuse. The Johns Hopkins University, 55-68,(Book Chapter). Ikhkef, A. (1993). Causal attribution theory and research in the areas of clinical and social psychology. Revue Algerienne de Psychologie et des Sciences de l Education,5, 57-68. Ikhlef, A. (1992).Psychosocial aspects of AIDS. Annales de l Universite d Alger,5, 15-21. Research Support Investigation and Impact of Education for a New Era Classroom and School Processes on Student Outcomes (2008-2011). A three year National Priorities Research Program (NPRP 13-6-7-1) Research Grant ($750.000) funded by the Qatar National Research Fund. Role: Principal Investigator. The Counseling Needs of Adolescents in Qatar (2007). Research Project Funded by Qatar University Research Fund. Role: Co-Principal Investigator Motivation to Learn Among Qatar University Students (2005). Research Funded by a small grant from Qatar University. Role: Principal Investigator. Developed and secured $50.000 grant to fund the UNESCO Chair in Special Needs Education in the Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Education, Qatar University (2005). Fulbright Fellowship Grant to study mental health problems among urban students populations, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 1993. 7
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