Mohammad A. Aboul-ata, PhD

Associate professor of clinical psychology

Kafrelsheikh University

Kafr-El-Sheikh, Egypt

mohammad_aboulata@art.kfs.edu.eg

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1357-6829

Education

2012

PhD in Clinical Psychology, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.

2006

MA. in Psychology, University of Tanta, Tanta, Egypt.

2003

Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology, University of Tanta, Tanta, Egypt.

2002

BA. Psychology, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.

Career History

2018 - present

Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Kafrelsheikh University.

2016 - 2018

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Kafrelsheikh University.

2012- 2016

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Fayoum University.

2008 - 2012

Teaching Assistant at the Department of Psychology, Fayoum University.

2004 - 2006

Scholarship Student & Part-time Demonstrator at the Department of Psychology, University of Tanta.

2002 - 2004

Clinical Psychologist (Resident) at the Department of Pediatrics at Abou El Azayem Psychiatric Hospital

International Publications

·       Aboul-Ata, M. A., & Amin, F. A. (2018). The prevalence of ADHD in Fayoum City (Egypt) among school-age children: depending on a DSM-5-based rating scale. Journal of attention disorders, 22(2), 127-133.

·       Aboul?ata, M., & Qonsua, F. (2021). Validity, reliability and hierarchical structure of the PID?5 among Egyptian college students: Using exploratory structural equation modelling. Personality and Mental Health, 15(2), 100-112.

·       Aboul-Ata, M. A., & Qonsua, F. T. (2022). The 5-factor model of psychological response to COVID-19: Its correlation with anxiety and depression. Current Psychology, 41(1), 516-528..

Local Publications (Egypt)

• Aboul-ata, M. A (2015). The Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the modified Egyptian version of the Severity Measure for Depression-Adult, Section-III-DSM-5 (SMD-A) in a Sample of a University Students. Journal of faculty of Arts, October. Benha University.
• Aboul-ata, M. A& Abdelmeged, S. K (2016). Examine the psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-second edition) on a sample of university students (Fayoum), Journal of faculty of Arts, 13, October. Fayoum University.
• Aboul-ata, M. A & said, M. I (2016). Investigating Validity, Reliability, and Diagnostic accuracy of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) on an Egyptian Sample (The full version of the scale) Journal of faculty of Arts, 13, October. Fayoum University.
• Aboul-ata, M. A (2016). Early development and home environment problems as risk factors predict the attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in school-age children. Annals of psychological research center, faculty of arts, Cairo University (in press).
• Aboul-ata, M. A (2017). Psychometric Properties of the Clinician-Rated Dimension of Psychosis Symptom Severity in Patients with schizophrenia. Egyptian Journal of psychological Studies, 96 (27), 1-17.

International Participation

Participated in several internet-based field studies for ICD- 11 Mental and Behavioral Disorders, World Health Organization (WHO):

1. Relationship problems and maltreatment in Children.
2. Mood Disorders.
3. Relationship problems and maltreatment.
4. Disruptive Behavior and Dissocial Disorders.
5. Rating Scales for Symptom Qualifiers for (ICD-11) Schizophrenia and Other Primary Psychotic Disorders.
6. Bodily Distress Disorders
7. Disorders Due to Addictive Behaviours and Impulse Control Disorders
8. Dissociative Disorders

Reviewing international Research at following journals:

·       Psychological Reports

·       Assessment

·       Child Psychiatry & Human Development

Psychology Related Software

·       Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).

·       Structure Equation Modeling (AMOS).

·       Mplus for structural equation modeling.

·       R programming language (Psych library).

·       Articulate storyline (e-courses production).

Courses at the Faculty and Leadership Development Project (FLDB) (2008)

·       Effective presentation

·       Financial and legal domains in Egyptian universities.

·       Quality standards in academic teaching.

·       Communication skills in academic teaching.

·       Ethical standards in scientific research.

·       Scientific publication.

·       Credit Hours.

Practical Experience

2002 - 2004

Conducting Assessment (cognitive, personality, psychopathology) and psychotherapy (CBT) for many patients at Abou El Azayem Psychiatric Hospital, Al Ayate, Egypt.

2003 – Present

Supervising undergraduate Clinical Psychology programs at number of Egyptian Psychiatric hospitals.

2015 - Present

Supervising several Postgraduate Students (Diploma, MA, and PhD Degrees).

Research Interests

·       ADHD (assessment, risk factors, prevalence, incidence, and co-morbidity).

·       Schizophrenia (cognitive and symptoms assessment). 

·       Personality pathology (the alternative model of PDs).

·       Cognitive-behavior therapy.

·       Psychometrics.

International Membership

2011

Membership at The American Psychological Association (APA).

2015

Membership at The Global Clinical Practice Network (GCPN).

Teaching Courses

·       Clinical Psychology (undergraduate and postgraduate).

·       Forensic Psychology- civil and criminal domains (postgraduate).

·       Psychometrics (undergraduate and postgraduate).

·       Research Methods in Psychology (postgraduate).

·       Theories of Personality (undergraduate).

·       Statistics in Psychology (using SPSS and R programming language), (undergraduate and postgraduate).

·       Psychology of: Impaired, Disabled, and Handicapped People (physiotherapy college)

·       Psychology for pharmacists and mental health professionals (pharmacy college)

Development, Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Evaluation for Psychological Measurements:

·       Aboul-ata ADHD Rating Scale (A-ADHD-RS), (Developing the Measurement Based on DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria).

·       Working Memory Battery (developing based on Baddeley and Hitch's (1974) Model).

·       Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale for Schizophrenia (PANSS), (Translation and Cultural Adaptation).

·       Beck Depression Inventory-2 (BDI-2), (translation and culture)

·       Clinician-Rated Dimensions of Psychosis Symptom Severity (CRDPSS), (translation, culture adaptation).

·       MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW – screening tool (translation and cultural adaptation)

·       The Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5). (Translation and cultural adaptation)

·       COVID-19 Psychological Response Questionnaire (CPRQ).