C.V.
Mar10, 2011
Personal data:
Name: / Rasmiyah S. HanounPlace and Date of birth: / Jaffa, June 2, 1948
Sex: / Female
Marital status: / Married; four children
Nationality: / Palestinian
Religion: / Islam
Business Address: / Department of Psychology, An-Najah N. Univ.
Box 7, Nablus, Palestine
Tel.: 972-9-2345113 / 2341003
Fax: 972(9)2387982
Home Address: / P.O.Box Azzun, Qalqilya, West Bank Via Israel
00972-09-2900523; 00972-09-2900543
Fax: 00972-09-2900573
E-mail:
Education:
1989- 1990 / Post doctorate for one year in clinical psychology in University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
1980-1983 / Ph. D. in Clinical Psychology, College of Arts, EinShamsUniversity, Cairo, Egypt.
1975-1977 / M.A. in Clinical Psychology, College of Arts, EinShamsUniversity, Cairo, Egypt.
1971-1972 / Diploma in Psychological Counseling, College of Education, EinShamsUniversity, Cairo, Egypt.
1970 / General Diploma in Education, EinShamsUniversity, Cairo, Egypt
1965-1969 / B.A. in Psychology, EinShamsUniversity, Cairo, Egypt
Work/Teaching Experience:
April 2001-present / Head, Psychological Measurement Lab.College of Educational Sciences, An-Najah N. Univ.
2008-Present / Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, College of Educational Sciences, An-Najah N. University, Nablus, Palestine.
1978-2008 / Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, College of Educational Sciences, An-Najah N. University, Nablus, Palestine.
1989-1990 / Fullbright Scholar, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
1975-1976 / Part-time Instructor of Psychology, BethlehemUniversity, Bethlehem, Palestine
1973-1976 / Staff Psychologist, Mental HealthHospital of Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Palestine.
Publications (in Arabic)
2011 Odeh A.Rasmiy abedlqader and " Anger of the Propets A: Stady in Qur'an Stories ,, Jordan journal Islamic staies ( pending pulsations )(2010) / Emotion of Fear Among the Prophets and its Positive Value: A study of Qur'anic Narratives. Dirasat 38.1(2011), Pending Publication (University of Jordan)
(2009) / Self Images of Psychology Graduates in Palestine
(2009) / Link between Personality Types and Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)(Study with YaleUniversity, U.S.A)
(2009) / Eleventh and Twelfth Grader's Reception of the School Counselor, in Qaliqilya governorate.
(2009) / Child Labor in Palestine: A Psychological Study. Paper presented at 2nd Arab childhood conference: Globalization and Preservation of Identity, Ghardaka, Egypt
(2008) / Palestinian University Students, Attitudes towards Terrorism a Psychological survey. Paper delivered at Terrorism in the Digital Age conference, Amman, Jordan
(2008) / Conditions of An-NajahNationalUniversity Graduates: An Analytical Study
(2007) / Psychological Stresses Among Providers of Psychological, counseling services in northern covernorates of Palestine- Journal of Alguds Open University for research and studies No 8-2.
(2006) / Image of the Educational Counselot in Government Schools in Palestinemajalat Dirasat Nafsiyah. Volume No. 20.
(2007) / Image of the Educational Counselot in Government Schools in Northern Governorates of Palestine as perceived by School principals. An-NajahUniversity Journal for research. B (Humanities) volume 21 number 2.
(2001) / Role of some demographic variables related to Palestinian children’s viewing of Al-Aqsa intifada events on TV in changing their behavior. Majalat Dirasat Nafsiyah 11.2.
(2001) / Self-concept of An-Najah N. University men and women students. Majalat Dirasat Nafsiyah 11.3.
(2003) / Coping strategies of mothers of martyrs and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Al-Majalah Al-Ilmiyah Li-Kuliyat at-Tarbiyah 19.1. (Assiut University, Egypt).
(2003) / Feelings of depression among An-Najah N. University and their relationship with Al-Aqsa Intifada. Al-Majalah Al-Ilmiyah Li-Kuliyat at-Tarbiyah. 19.2 (Assiut University, Egypt).
(2003) / Al-Aqsa Intifada and level of depression among university students. Majalat Risalat Al-Khalij 19.1.
(1999) / Effect of stress on academic achievement of West Bank students. Arab Journal of Psychiatry
Publications (in English)
(2001) / Coping with concerns: An exploratory study of Australian, Colombian, German and Palestinian adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence(2001) / Childhood impressions of the Intifada. ERIC Resources in Education (RIE)
(2001) / Anxiety and its influence on the political views of Palestinian youngsters. ERIC Resources in Education (RIE)
(2000) / Implications of the Intifada on the personality and behavior of Palestinian children between 6-16. ERIC Resources in Education (RIE)
(1999) / Survey study of drug addicts in Qalqilya Governorate
Books (in Arabic)
(1986) / Clinical psychology. Nablus: Dar An-Nasr(1998) / Abnormal psychology. Nablus: Al-Rayyan.
(1995) / Field studies. Nablus: Maktbaat An-Nasr.
In addition, I have authored and presented more than 70 working papers at congresses, symposia, conferences and seminars in various countries. I also published numerous articles in local and Arab newspapers and magazines.
I was also an advisor for M.A. students in the College of Educational Sciences. I also participated in several courses in psychological counseling.
Conferences:
1.2009: Eleventh and twelfth Grades Reception of the School Counselor.
2.2008: Terrorism phenomenon as perceived by university students paper delivered at conference in Jordan.
3.2008: Self-Image of psychology Graduates.
4.2007: Psychologists in Palestine: Accreditation and legitimacy crisis conditions of An-Najah University Graduates: An Analytical study Link between personality type and Post-traumatic stress disorder.
5.2007: "Drug and Human security" Paper delivered at human development and human security conference.
6.Cancer Diseases: Risks, Facts and Dimensions Dec. 3, 2007, An-Najah N. University, Nablus, West Bank, Palestine.
7.School Curricula in Palestinian Reality Conference, Nov. 24, 2007, An-Najah N. University, Nablus, West Bank, Palestine.
8.Hanoun, Rasmiyah, “Drugs and Human Security in Palestine”, paper presented at the World Conference Human Develop & Security in Changing World, Tafila Technical University, July 10-12, 2007.
9."Psychologists in Palestine: legitimate and Certification Crisis", working paper presented at Mental Health Conference, BirZait University and Palestinian Counseling Center, Feb 26-27, 2007.
10.International Conference on Economics of Mental Health and Addiction, Venice, Italy, April 18-20, 2005.
11.“Impact of psychological, health and social counseling on preservation of social fabric of Palestinian family and influence of the Israeli occupation” paper in Arabic presented at First Family Reformation and Counseling Conference held At An-Najah National University, Nablus, March 10, 2005.
12.“The Hows of Rabilitating Cadres Engaged in Family Counseling”. First Family Reformations and Counseling Conference, An-NajahNationalUniversity, Nablus, March 10, 2005.
13.“State of Palestinian Children’s Health” paper presented at the 28 World Federation of Mental Health Convention, Cairo, Egypt, August 4, 2005.
14.Palestinian Conference on Treatment and Protection from Drugs in Jerusalem, An-NajahNationalUniversity, Nablus, Oct. 18, 2005.
15.Seminar on Psychological Disorders organized by PalestinianCounselingCenter, Jerusalem, Nov. 7, 2005.
16.17thJerusalem Day Conference on Israeli Colonization, An-NajahNationalUniversity, Nablus, Dec 12, 2005.
17.Hanoun, Rasmiyah. State of Psychosocial Health of Palestinian Children 5-17. Paper presented at Seventh Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry: Financing Mental and Addictive Disorders, Venice, March 18-20, 2005, Italy.
18.Hanoun, Rasmiyah. “Psychologists in the West Bank: Legitimacy and Credentialing Crisis,” Paper presented at the Third International Congress on Licensure, Certification and Credentialing of Psychologists Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April 21-24, 2004.
19.Hanoun, Rasmiyah. “The Anxiety and Its Influence on Young Palestinians”, was part of a symposium on Violence in Third World presented at the 1993 Annual Convection of the American Psychological Association (APA) Toronto, Canada.
20.Hanoun, Rasmiyah. “Effects of Violence and Trauma on Women in the OccupiedTerritories”, Paper presented as part of symposium on Global Conflict and Women, Toronto, Canada, 1993.
21.Hanoun, Rasmiyah. “The Implication of Intifada on Personality and Behavior of Palestinian Children 6-12”, Paper presented at the 5th International Council of Psychologists, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 14-18, 1992.
22.Hanoun, Rasmiyah. “The Effect of Stress on Academic Achievement of Students in the West Bank”, Paper presented at SACIA Conference Education, Auburn, Nov 17-18, 1989.
23.Hanoun, Rasmiyah. “Palestinian Women in Israeli – Palestinian Conflict Workshop”, held in Belfast, Ireland, Oct. 13-23, 1997.
24.Hanoun, Rasmiyah. “Mental Health in Palestine” A paper presented at Mental Health and Social Medicine Conference, Sept. 29, 2000.
25.Hanoun, Rasmiyah. “Anxiety and Its Influence on Palestinian Women”, International Congress of Applied Psychology, Madrid, Spain, 1993.
26.Hanoun, Rasmiyah. “The State of Mental Health in the West Bank”, A poster presented at a congress held in Dublin, Ireland, 1997.
27.Hanoun, Rasmiyah. “Palestinian Women at Risk: How Are They Coping”, World Congress Federation for Mental Health, Santiago, Chile.
28.Hanoun, Rasmiyah. “Seminar on the Effect of Stress on Academic Achievement of the West Bank Students”, Institute of Islamic Thought, Washington, DC. 1990.
29.Hanoun, Rasmiyah (1993). “Psychological and Social Effects of the Intifada on Children, between Ages of Three to Nine”. Paper presented at the World Federation for Mental Health, Japan, Oct. 1993.
30.Hanoun, Rasmiyah. “Mental Health in the West Bank and Gaza” Conference held in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 2000.
31.Hanoun, Rasmiyah. “A Study of Higher Rate of Mental Health Retardation Compared with Other Retardations between 1972-1986 in Nablus and Its District”, Paper presented at Third Arab Psychiatric Conference, Amman, Jordan 10-16,1987.
Professional Papers:
1-"Human Security and Drugs", paper delivered at Human Development and Security in a changing World. Technical University of Tafila, Jordan, July 10-12, 2007.
2-"Behavioral Disorders Among Children," paper presented at Reality and Welfare of Palestinian Children Conference, SocialResearchCenter and CWI, Aug. 21-22, 2007.
3-"Violence and Its Impact on Mental Health", paper presented at International Day for Mental Health and Family Violence Weak, PalestinianCounselingCenter in cooperation with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, Al-QudsUniversity, Nov. 18, 2007.
4-"Psychosocial Factors Behind Spread of Drugs: Prevention ad treatment." Paper presented at Homeland Without drugs Conference. Higher National Commission for Prevention of Drugs, Jerusalem, June 22, 2005.
5-"Impact of Psychological Illness in Life Responsibility" working paper.
6-State of psychological-social health of Palestinian children (5-17). The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics 8; 2005.
7-“Psychologists in the West Bank: Legitimacy and Credentialing Crisis,” Paper presented at the Third International Congress on Licensure, Certification and Credentialing of Psychologists Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April 21-24, 2004.
2-One-day seminar on “Personality Development of Children and the Role of Kindergartens”, Organized by Women’s Union in Tulkarm, Dec. 3, 1993.
3-“The Psychological Fulfillment of Palestinian Children’s Needs During Curfews and Strikes”, paper presented at the APA Division of Peace Psychology. RANDOPLPHHMACONCOLLEGEAshland, Virginia, U.S.A, Aug. 1993.
4-“The Anxiety and Its Influence on the Political Views of Young Palestinians”, part of a symposium on Violence in the Third World, Presented at the 1993 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
5-“Effects of Violence and Trauma on Women in the OccupiedTerritories”, paper presented as part of symposium on Global Conflict and Women, Toronto, Canada, 1993.
6-A three-hour lecture on the “Psychology of Children”, part of a course given to kindergarten teachers in Nablus, June August 15, 1993. The course was sponsored by Continuing Education Program at An - NajahN.University.
7-“The Implication of the Intifada on Personality and Behavior of Palestinian Children 6-12”, paper presented at the 5th International Council of Psychologists, Hotel Okura, Amesterdam, the Netherlands, July 14-18, 1992.
8-A one-day seminar on the “Problems of Children in Kindergartens”, held at An-Najah N. University, Aug. 11, 1992.
It was sponsored by The Union of the Charitable Societies in the West Bank.
9-“Factors Mediating Amongst Urban Undergraduate Students”. Department of Counseling, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama.
10-“The Effect of Stress on Academic Achievement of West Bank Students at An - NajahN.University”, Nablus, West Bank, Journal of Psychology, Amman, Jordan.
11-“The Effect of Stress on Academic Achievement of West Bank Students at An - NajahN.University”, Nablus, West Bank, Paper presented at the SACIA Conference Education, Auburn, Nov. 17-18, 1989.
12-“A Survey of the Perception of Mental Health by the People in the West Bank.” Research to be published.
13-“Study Habits, Obstacles and Their Correlation with Achievement of An-Najah N. University Students”, Research to be published.
14-“Psychological Effects of Occupation on Women”, presented at Women Club, Nablus, Oct. 1986.
15.“Drugs and Their Chemical, Psychological, and Social Effects”, paper presented at the Conference of Medical Doctors’ Association, Tulkarm, West Bank, Oct. 1987.
16.“The Psychological and Social Effects of Drugs on Arab Youth and Care in Taibeh-Palestine”. Youth Club, Taibeh, Aug. 1986.
17.“Prison and Its Effect on Prisoners”. The PalestinianCenter for Non-Violence, Jerusalem, West Bank, Apr. 1986.
18.“The Social and Psychological Effects of Drugs”, paper resented at Conference on Drugs and Their Chemical, Biological, and Behavioral Effects on Human Beings, An-Najah N. University, Nablus, West Bank , July 1987.
19.“Mental Health in the Family and Society”, paper presented at the Family Protection Society, Nablus, West Bank, June, 1989.
20.“The Effect of Stress on Academic Achievement of West Bank Society”, paper presented at Southern Association of Comparative and International Education, Nov. 1989.
21.“An Educational Study of Higher Rate of Mental Retardation Compared With Other Retardations Between 1972 & 1986 in Nablus and its District post - 1967”, paper presented at the Third Arab Psychiatric Conference in Amman, Jordan, April, 14-16, 1987.
22.“Psychological and Social Problems of Children in Schools”, sponsored by the Tulkarm Directorate of Education, August 12, 1994.
23.“Youth Mental Health”, a course held at College of Medical Professions, Al-QudsUniversity, Dec. 27-29,1997.
24.“Aids: Health, Social and Psychological Implications”, a course held at the Development Center for Primary Health Care in conjunction with the College of Medical Professions, Al-Quds University, Dec. 12-18, 1997.
25.“Training Trainers” held at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society headquarters in Nablus, Feb. 15-19, 1997. This course was organized by the Palestinian Higher National Committee.
26.“Palestinian Women in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict”. This workshop was held in Belfast, Ireland, Oct. 13-23, 1997.
27.“Training Trainers in Jenin Governorate on Social, Psychological and Economic Effects of Drugs” May 12-17, 1997. I was the main lecturer.
28.“Drug Prevention and War Against It in the Palestinian Society”. This one-month course was given to police officers in Nablus between Oct. 10-28, 1998.
29.“Survey of Drug Addiction in Qalqiliah Governorate”. This survey was conducted in cooperation with the Norwegians between Nov. 1-3, 1998.
30.“Psychological Stress Among Women”, Conference held in Paris, May 7-11, 1995.
31.“Mental Health in Palestine”, Paper presented at Mental Health and Social Medicare Conference, Greece, Sept. 29, 2000.
32.“Suicide Phenomenon” a seminar held at An-Najah N. University, May 2, 1997.
33.Survey study of “Drug Prevalence, Addiction, Types and Courses in Qalqilia Governorate” Dec. 1,1998 - March 1, 1999. This study was completed in cooperation with Preventive Security. The Danish Government funded the project.
Awards
-Chain of Martyr, Yasser Arafat on the occasion of Palestinian National Day on Drug Abuse, Oct. 8, 2005.
-Certificate of Appreciation, August 29, 2005 Higher National Commission for Prevention of Drug Prevalence in the West Bank, Lod Charitable Society, Nablus, West Bank.
Radio Interviews
-"Psychosomatic Illnesses" (TV interview), An-Nass TV. Station. July 28, 2006.
-“Extent of PalestinianUniversity students adaptability with the requirements of Palestinian labor market”. An-Najah National University Radio Station, Nablus, West Bank.
-“Psychological anxiety among Tawjihi students and role of family in alleviating it”, An-Najah National University Radio Station.
Membership:
-Higher Authority for Prevention of Drugs, Palestine, 2005-2006.
-Supervision Committee member, Faculty of Education, Dept of Psychology, Participated in evaluation of quality of exams and their objectivity.
-Board member, Al-Haiya Al-Istishariya Al-Markaziya Ashahriyah Sanabel published by Therapy and Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture, Ramallah, Palestine.
-Member, Committee for Code of Ethics for Psychosocial Specialists in the West Bank.
-Member, External Examiner of Ph.D. students at EinShamsUniversity, Ein Shams, Egypt.
-Member, Peer review of scholarly papers submitted to Scientific Research Journal published by the Islamic University in Gaza.
-World Mental Health, Baltimore, MD21285-6815, USA. Member ID 1641.
- American Psychological Association, 1200 Seventeenth St.Washington, DC. 20036, USA Member ID 6813-4502.
-International Council of Psychiatrists, CP Secretariat 4805, Regent StMadison, Wisconsin53705, USA.
-Canadian Psychological Association (Society CanadienneDE Psychologies).
-International Council of Psychologists.
-Academic Research Board Committee, An-NajahNationalUniversity, Nablus (1992-1994).
-Higher Committee for Protection of Drug Addicts and Prevention of Crimes: Academic Research Committee.
-An-NajahN.University Journal for Research in Humanities’ Editorial Board, Nablus, Palestine (1994-1996).
-Egyptian Psychologists Association. Egypt, Cairo. (2000-2001).
Languages:
-Arabic (native speaker)
-English (Beginner’s proficiency)
Other Skills:
-Computer literacy
-Driving license
-Clinical Psychologist.
References:
-Professor Rami Hamdallah, President, An-NajahNationalUniversity, Nablus, Palestine.
-Mr. Sameer Mahmoud, Department of English, An-Najah N. University, Nablus, Palestine.
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