College / Department
College of
Arts and Humanities
Teaching Areas
Psychometric, Research Methods in Psychology, Psychological Statistics, Psychological Tests & Measures. , Mental Health and Well-being, Personality disorders, Abnormal Psychology, Behavior Modification, , Educational Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Differential Psychology, Giftedness and Excellence, Child and adolescent Counseling, youth and elderly Counseling, family Counseling
Research Areas & Interests
Mental Health & Well-being, Psychological immune system , Self-determination Theory, Behavioral disorders , Personality disorders, Gender-Based Violence, Family Counseling
Education
Ph.D. Psychology, 2014
Education-Mansoura university , Egypt
Master, Psychology, 2011
Al-Azhar University– Gaza , Palestine
Bachelor's in science educational, 1995
An-Najah National University , Palestine
Employment History
Assistant Professor in Psychology, Faculty Member , UAE - Fujairah University
2024, present
Head of the Department of Family Science, UAE - Fujairah University
2022, 2024
Visiting Assistant Professor in Psychology, UAE - Ajman University
2019, 2022
Assistant Professor in Psychology, Palestine - University of Palestine
2016, 2019
Contact
alaasharef@uof.ac.ae
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Dr. Alaa F. M. Sharif
Assistant Professor
Dr. Alsharif is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and former Head of the Family Sciences Department at the Fujairah University , with over ten years of academic experience in Palestine and the UAE. His research, published in leading Scopus-indexed journals such as Acta Psychologica and Information Sciences Letters, focuses on psychological immunity, behavioral disorders, family violence, and advanced psychometric tool development supporting evidence-based interventions. He has extensive expertise in curriculum design, program accreditation, learning outcomes assessment, and program effectiveness reporting, and is a skilled trainer in psychometrics, APA-6 validity standards, and outcome-based education, significantly contributing to academic excellence and community well-being.
Publications
- ALsharif, A., Alsalhi, N., Abedalrhman, R (2024). Factorial composition of the psychological immune system model, Psychometric study on university students in the UAE. Human and Social Sciences, Volume 51, No. 6, Supplement 1, 2024. https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v51i6.887
- Alsharif, A., Adel, H., Altabay, H. (2024). Perceived parental expectations and It`s relationship with emotional sensitivity and social withdrawal in preterm adolescents. The Egyptian Journal of Psychological Studies, (34), 125, 233-268. https://doi.org/10.21608/ejcj.2024.389952
- Alshurideh, M.T., Alsharif, A., Alquqa, E.K., Hamadneh, S., Al-Hawary, S., Al-Momani, A. and AlAwamleh, H.K. (2024), "Entrepreneurial leadership: key to sustainable innovation and competitiveness in Islamic insurance companies in Jordan", Journal of Islamic Marketing, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIMA-01-2024-0049
- Aryan, L., Alsharif, A., Alquqa, E., Ebbini, M., Alzboun, N., Alshurideh, M., & Al-Hawary, S. (2024). How digital financial literacy impacts financial behavior in Jordanian millennial generation. International Journal of Data and Network Science, 8(1), 117-124. https://doi10.5267/j.ijdns.2023.10.011
- Abdel Razek, H., Alsharif, A., Alsalhi, N. (2024). Rebellious Behaviors in Relation to Personality Traits among University Students. Dirasat: Human and Social Sciences, 51(2), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v51i2.889
- A. Kordbagheri, R. Abdelrahman, A. Alsharif, M. Ahmed (2024). Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory Personality Questionnaire (RST-PQ). Acta Psychological 244 (2024) 104211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104211
- R. AbdelRahman, A. Alsharif, N. Alsalhi. (2023). Analysis of Psychological Symptoms Resulting From the COVID-19 Pandemic. Inf. Sci. Lett. 12, No. 2, 589-601 (2023). http://dx.doi.org/10.18576/isl/120206
- Alsharif, A., & Khalil, E. (2022). Factors affecting on violence against married women in Palestine. Journal of positive psychology and wellbeing, 6(1), 422-430
- ALsharif, A., Abedalrhman, R., Khalil, A. (2021). Factorial composition of the psychological alienation measure, Model According of Self-determination Theory. Psychometric study on university students in the UAE. IUG Journal of Educational and Psychology Sciences, 29 (2). https://doi.org/10.33976/IUGJEPS.29.2/2021/36
- Abedalrhman, R. ALsharif, A. (2021). The psychosocial impacts of social distancing during COVID-19 pandemic. PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION (2021) 58(5), ISSN 1553 -6939.