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Associate Professor
Associate Professor
College of Education and Human Development
Associate Professor of Psychology with research interests in family and childhood; psychotherapist and family counselor.
B.A. in PsychologyKing Saud University1998
M.A. in Clinical PsychologyKing Saud University2004
Ph.D. in Psychology (Family and Childhood)Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University2011
Semester: First Semester 1448H (2026/2027)
| Code | Course | Section | Credit hours | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| نفس 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 101 | 3 | Origins and major schools of psychology, research methods, and core mental processes such as perception, learning, memory and motivation, with everyday applications. |
| نفس 231 | Developmental Psychology | 202 | 3 | Human development from conception to old age, theories of cognitive, emotional and social development, and the factors that shape it. |
| نفس 342 | Family Counselling | 301 | 2 | Concepts and theories of family counselling, counselling interview skills, and intervention programmes for families and children under stress. |
| نفس 415 | Clinical Psychology | 401 | 3 | Psychological assessment, major psychotherapy models, ethics of clinical practice and applied case studies. |
Aisha A. Hijazi
Associate Professor of Psychology, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
| Publication | Authors | Venue | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family resilience and child well-being in Saudi households: a mixed-methods study | A Hijazi, N Alharbi | Journal of Family Psychology 39 (2), 115-129 | 2025 | 18 |
| Parental stress during the transition to primary school | A Hijazi | Early Childhood Research Quarterly 67, 44-56 | 2024 | 31 |
| Culturally adapted family counselling: outcomes from a university clinic | A Hijazi, S Alqahtani | Counselling Psychology Quarterly 36 (4) | 2023 | 27 |
| Screen time and emotional regulation in preschool children | A Hijazi, M Alshehri | Child Development Perspectives 17 (3) | 2023 | 54 |
| Psychometric properties of the Arabic Parenting Stress Index | A Hijazi | Arab Journal of Psychiatry 33 (1) | 2022 | 66 |
| Attachment and academic adjustment among female university students | A Hijazi, R Aldossari | Gulf Conference on Psychology | 2022 | 12 |
| A family-centred intervention for children with learning difficulties | A Hijazi | Handbook of Family Interventions in the Middle East | 2021 | 9 |
| Maternal employment and child outcomes in Riyadh | A Hijazi, L Alotaibi | Journal of Child and Family Studies 29 | 2020 | 95 |
| Day | From | To | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 10:00 | 12:00 | Building A5, office 2.14 |
| Monday | 13:00 | 14:00 | Building A5, office 2.14 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 | 12:00 | Building A5, office 2.14 |
| Wednesday | 11:00 | 12:00 | Online (Teams) |
Registration for the family counseling workshop is open until 30 October.
Our paper on childhood resilience was accepted in the Arab Journal of Psychology.
Office hours on Wednesday move online this week.
| Publication | Type | Journal | Year | DOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family resilience and child well-being in Saudi households: a mixed-methods study | journal-article | Journal of Family Psychology | 2025 | 10.1037/fam0001234 |
| Parental stress during the transition to primary school | journal-article | Early Childhood Research Quarterly | 2024 | 10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.03.004 |
| Culturally adapted family counselling: outcomes from a university clinic | journal-article | Counselling Psychology Quarterly | 2023 | 10.1080/09515070.2023.1198765 |
| Screen time and emotional regulation in preschool children | journal-article | Child Development Perspectives | 2023 | 10.1111/cdep.12478 |
| Psychometric properties of the Arabic Parenting Stress Index | journal-article | Arab Journal of Psychiatry | 2022 | — |
| Attachment and academic adjustment among female university students | conference-paper | Gulf Conference on Psychology | 2022 | — |
| A family-centred intervention for children with learning difficulties | book-chapter | Handbook of Family Interventions in the Middle East | 2021 | — |
