Faculty and Staff

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 - University of Fujairah

2024, present

Head of the Department of Family Science, UAE - University of Fujairah

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 University of Fujairah, 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.