COURSE INFO

Course Personnel Professor:
Dr. Sarah Shahed

Academic Details:
 a) Ph .D in Psychology
Area: Health Psychology.
Registered with The University of Punjab as a Ph .D student, The doctoral research work involves the study of health-related beliefs, behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions of Pakistani- urban females.

b) M.phil in Psychology:
National Institute of Psychology, Center of Excellence in Psychology, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
Area: Clinical Psychology, and Test Development

c) Masters in Health Psychology: University of Surrey U.K. Area: Health and Medical Psychology (Various aspects of health Psychology of female members of the Pakistani community settled in Britain).

d) Masters in Applied Psychology: Department of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab.
Area: Clinical Psychology

Recent Training/ Workshops:
European-Islamic Intercultural Dialogue : Bonne/ Berlin, Germany. Held August 26th- September 11th , 2005. Teac
hers’ training organized by the German Federal Foreign Office and PAD.
National Seminar on Strengthening, Networking and Review of Current Programs and Curricula of Women/ Gender Study Centers/ Departments in Pakistan. Lahore College for Women University, Lahore. 2005.

Identifying and Developing Strategies for Promoting Gender Equality in Elementary School Curricula and Textbooks: Provincial Workshop by LCWU& Punjab Textbook Board. Supported by UNESCO Office Islamabad .2004.

Areas of Specialization:
a. Social Scientific Research, Teaching, Clinical Consultation, Psychotherapy, and Training in the following areas:
i. Health – related beliefs, attitudes, behaviors, and lifestyles particularly of females.
ii. Community mobilization through health education.
iii. Portrayal of genders through media.
iv. Psycho-social problems of young and adolescent females.
 v. Stress management and assertiveness training for female university students.
vi. Training workshops on verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
vi. Reproductive health of females.

Significant Professional Attachments:
Worked / work as a consultant/ trainer / resource person / counselor /workshop conductor / research supervisor for:

Virtual University, Pakistan, UNDP Media Project, UNESCO Pakistan Office, AKIDA, SOS Village, Beacon house National University, Pakistan School of Fashion Design, Ali Institute of Education, NIPA, Institute of Social Sciences, Directorate of Special Education Government of the Punjab, Superior Services Grammar School’s Teachers’ Training Program, Department of Special Education Punjab University, Psychological Center.

Course Instructor’s Email ID:
The course E-mail ID is Psy631@vu.edu.pk at which students can contact if they face any kind of academic problem or anything related to their studies.