Professional Involvement 

University

Member of the main organizing committee of the Third Behavioral Health Conference in cooperation with Support Foundation for Behavioral Health in Qatar, 2019.

Member of the main organizing committee of the Second Behavioral Health Conference in cooperation with the Behavioral Health Support Foundation in Qatar, 2018.

Arbitrator, Bachelor’s degree program in Counseling, Al Sharqiya University (Oman), 2017-2018

Chair, Self-Study Review Committee, Department of Psychology, Qatar University, 2017-2018

Committee Member, participating in Diploma of Sports Psychology, Center for Continuing Education, Qatar University and the Qatar Olympic Committee, 2019

Research Poster Forum, Qatar University, 2018, 2020.

Organizing Committee, International Interdisciplinary Congress on Behavioral Health, Qatar University, 2018, 2019

Public/State/National

Member of the Associate Committee of the Diploma in Sports Psychology at the Center for Continuing Education, Qatar University and the Qatar Olympic Committee, 2019.

Expert Commentator, Al Jazeera Tv. on Mental Health Issues, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Participant, Women in Qatari Society and Mental Health, Doha, 2018

Participant, Doha International Family Institute, 2017

Reviewer, Qatar Ministry of Education, Advanced Teacher Competition, 2017-2019, 2020.

International Day of Autism, April 2^nd, 2018.

International Day of Disabled Persons, December 4^th, 2016.

Professional Associations

• Associate Editor of Discover Psychology Journal, Springer: https://www.springer.com/journal/44202/editor
• Editor for a special issue in discover psychology about E-health for clinical disorders.
• Reviewer, Journal of Psychiatric Research.
• Reviewer, Humanities and Social Sciences Reviews.
• Reviewer, Journal of Social Sciences, Kuwait University.
• Reviewer, British Academy of Management (BAM, 2020).
• Editorial Reviewer, International Interdisciplinary Congress on Behavioral Health, Qatar University, Qatar.
• Presenter/panelist, Workshops on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Designing Questionnaire on Google form, Survey Design, Time Management, Depression, Qatar University Public. Forums, Autism day, IQ assessments, Survey design on google form, Qualitative analysis 2016-2020.
• Organizing the research day on 14^th November, 2109.

Research Funds and Scholarships  

Abo Hamza, E. & Elsantil, Y. (2021). Psychological Impacts of Drug Abuse on Family Quality of Life in the United Arab Emirates. Funded by AU funded research grants (contract AY 2021-IRG-HBS-21- $4,000 USD).

Bedewy, D.; Abo Hamza, E. & Moustafa, A. (2021). Psychological factors affecting impacting joining STEM-related majors and careers interest. Funded by AU funded research grants (contract AY 2021-222021-IRG-HBS-9- $4,100 USD).

Abo Hamza, E. (2019/2020). Adolescent drug abuse and quality of family life in Qatar. Doha, Qatar: Qatar National Research Fund OSRA (contract OSRA4-0417-19024 $40,690 USD.

Abo Hamza, E. (2019/2020). Psychological factors contributing toward sustainable purchasing among Qatari consumers. Doha, Qatar: Qatar National Research Fund (contract UREP25-083-5-017), $14,987 USD.

Abo Hamza, E. (2019). Cognitive behavioral therapy on motivation to change among Qatari adolescents’ video game abusers. Doha, Qatar: Qatar National Research Fund UREP (contract UREP 24-095-5-018), $14,780 USD.

Abo Hamza, E. (2018). Social networking sites and behavioral change for young people and adolescents. Doha, Qatar: National Social Work Organization, $21,000 USD.

Abo Hamza, E. (2018). The relation between attachment security and marital support mediated by mutual support. Doha, Qatar: Qatar National Research Fund UREP (contract UREP23-114-5-021), $8,100 USD.

Abo Hamza, E. (2016). Postdoctoral research fellowship. Fayetteville, AR: King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies, $6,500 USD.

Abo Hamza, E. (2014-2015). Program development of a therapeutic day treatment for street children classified as emotionally disturbed. Washington, DC: Binational Fulbright Commission, $27,227 USD.

Abo Hamza, E. (2014). The effectiveness of early intensive intervention in modifying the frequency of repetitive behavior for children with ASD in Egypt. New York, NY: Open Society Foundation, $12,500 USD.

Abo Hamza, E. (2013). Scholarship for Egyptian doctoral students. Cairo, Egypt: Ministry of Higher Education, $ 26.000 USD.

Abo Hamza, E. (2006-2010). Scholarship for advanced doctoral study. Cairo, Egypt: Ford Foundation, $180.000 USD.

Clinical Workshops                                                                                                                  

The Egyptian Psychotherapist Association

Workshop “Normative Dialectical Behavioral Psychotherapy” completed 26^th of July 2020.

Doha Institute of Graduate Studies with National Social Work Organization, Doha Qatar (22-23 Sep 2019).

Diagnostic Criteria for Addiction According to DSM-5 Within the Content of Substance Related Disorders and Addiction.

Arkansas Counseling Association

Workshops “Master in Applied Clinical Hypnosis” USA. (Completed in May 16th, 2010).

The Egyptian Psychotherapist Association

Workshop “An Integrated Treatment Program for PTSD” Egypt. (July 13, 2019 - July 22, 2019). Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales, 5th ed. (2014)

Professional Development Workshops 

CARD, The Center for Autism & Related Disabilities at USF, USA

Workshops in different topics related to Autism Spectrum and different disabilities.

(February 2015 – December 2015).

American University in Cairo, Egypt

Diploma in Leadership Skills, (January 2005 - June 2005).

Egyptian Association for Psychological Studies Workshop about Sanford Bennett 4th ed., (2004). Workshop about Sanford Bennett 5th ed., (2013).

United Nations office on Drugs and Crime, Regional office for Middle East and North Africa.

Two Years Professional Training in Addiction Therapies as: Motivational Interview, Addiction in Specific Groups, Addiction Cross-Culture of Addiction…etc. Airport Addiction Hospital, Cairo 2004-2005.

Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt (1999- 2003).

Workshops in Different Topics in Counseling and Special Education such as: Counseling Techniques, Advanced Counseling Techniques, CBT Techniques, Projection Techniques and Clinical Diagnosis, Autism, Speech Disorders.

Qedex Online Course “Course Planning” Ajman University, UAE.

Qedex Online Course “Problem Solving Tools and Techniques: Part1” Ajman University, UAE.

International Forum of Education and Mental Health” Student Success and Mental Wellbeing: Global Perspectives on COVID-19 and its impact.” Ajman University, UAE.

Webinar “Smart Preparation for Exams” Ajman University, UAE

Webinar “Removing Barriers to Student Learning: Inclusive Syllabi & Assignments” Ajman University, UAE.

Workshop “Curriculum Mapping as a Tool for Curriculum Alignment” Ajman University, UAE.

Workshop “Overusing Social Media: Is It an addiction?” Ajman University, UAE. Workshop, “Reading and critical writing of previous studies” Feb. 6^th, 2021. Arabian Gulf

University.

Workshop, “Systematic Literature Review” Feb 7^th, 2021. Arabian Gulf University.

Workshop, “Atlas.ti: Writing your Report Using ATLAS.ti” Dec.9^th, 2020. Arabian Gulf University.

Workshop, “Using Intellectual map for Distance Learning”, December 7^th, 2020. The Secretariat of the E-learning Official Committee at the University and Higher Education Institutions of Arab Gulf Cooperation Countries.

Workshop, “Using OneNote for Distance Learning”, Nov. 30^th, 2020. E-learning Official Committee at the University and Higher Education Institutions of Arab Gulf Cooperation Countries.

Workshop, “Atlas.ti: Introduction to Qualitative Analysis and Qualitative Data Analysis” Oct, 25^th , Arabian Gulf University.

Workshop, “Using Moodle for Classroom” Sep 10^th and Sep 13^th, Arabian Gulf University.

Moodle workshop

Workshop, “Optimizing Assessment for Online Instruction, Part 1^st and Part 2^nd March, 2020. Workshop, “WebEx Service Seminar”, March 14^th, 2020.

Workshop, “Webinar - Blackboard Collaborate Ultra “March 18^th , 2020.

Workshop, “Web of Science Research Tools - Discovery, Manage and Analyze” Doha, Qatar. (February 12, 2020).

Workshop, “Elsevier Day: Unlocking Qatar University’s Research Potential” Researcher Academy on Campus, Doha, Qatar. (January 29, 2020).

Continuing Education Program, "Using Google Forms for Academic Purpose," Excellence of Teaching and Learning, Doha, Qatar. (November 27, 2019).

Workshop, "Microsoft 65" Excellence of Teaching and Learning, Doha, Qatar. (September 16, 2019).

Workshop, "Creating Classroom Mythologies: Using Narrative (Storytelling) Teaching Techniques to Enhance Students Engagement," Excellence of Teaching and Learning, Doha, Qatar. (September 10, 2019).

Workshop, "Understanding Learning Style and Multiple intelligence," Excellence of Teaching and Learning, DOHA, Qatar. (September 3, 2019).

Workshop, "Effective Student peer review," Excellence of Teaching and Learning, Doha, Qatar. (April 22, 2019).

Workshop, "Faculty input on Academic Dishonesty," Excellence of Teaching and Learning, Doha, Qatar. (April 4, 2019).

Workshop, "Assignment and plagiarism check," Qatar University, Ad Doha, Qatar. (September 17, 2018).

Workshop, "Workshop How to Integrate Live Audience Survey into Power Point or Keynote Presentations," Qatar University, Ad Doha, Qatar. (February 28, 2018).

Workshop, "Starting the Semester Successfully: Helpful Do's and Don'ts for the Spring," Qatar University, Qatar. (February 5, 2018).

Workshop, "SPSS," Qatar University, Qatar. (September 1, 2017 - November 28, 2017). three levels.

Workshop, "Cognitive Aspect of Learning," Qatar University, Qatar. (November 13, 2017). Workshop, "Blackboard," Qatar University, Qatar. (November 8, 2017).

Workshop, "Orientation Seminar for library resources," Qatar University, Qatar. (October 4, 2017).

Workshop, "Developing Narrative "storytelling" Approaches to enhance teaching and learning," Qatar University, Qatar. (April 30, 2017).

Workshop, "Finding and Using on-line Resources for Teaching and Learning," Qatar University, Qatar. (March 14, 2017).

Conference Participation, "Using Microsoft" Qatar University, Qatar. (March 6, 2017). Continuing Education Program, "Avoiding Power Pointlessness: How to use PowerPoint to

Promote Effective Teaching and Learning," Qatar University, Qatar. (March 5, 2017).

Continuing Education Program, "Quickly Attendance Tool," Qatar University, Qatar. (March 5, 2017).

Continuing Education Program, "Assignment on Blackboard," Qatar University, Qatar. (February 27, 2017).

Seminar, about Disabilities," Qatar University, Qatar. (December 4, 2016).

Conference Participation, "World Congress on Undergraduate Research," Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. (November 13, 2016 - November 14, 2016).

Continuing Education Program, Grant on QNRF" Qatar University, Qatar. (November 11, 2016).