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• Room Number:  E 334/2

Brief Profile:

Dr. Abia Nazim is Associate Professor of Psychology at the Forman Christian College (A Chartered University)’s Department of Psychology. She has an extensive clinical, teaching and research experience of more than 20 years in clinical psychology. During the course of her professional career, she worked at prominent academic and clinical institutes. Her research interests include contemporary issues in clinical psychology, scale development and cross cultural clinical practice. Dr. Abia Nazim has supervised several undergraduate and post graduate research thesis. She has also been attached as a reviewer with several national and international research journals and has published many research articles in local and international journals

Education

• PhD. in Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore.
• MS in Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Government College University, Lahore.
• Advanced Diploma in Clinical Psychology, Centre for Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore.

Research and publications (along with the publication link)

• Batool, S., Schwaiger, E., & Nazim, A. (2023). Internalized stigma of mental illness, coping styles and perceived stress of caregivers of people diagnosed with psychiatric illness. International Review of Basic and Applied Sciences, 11(4), 46-56.
• Schwaiger, E., Nazim, A., Zehra, S.S., & Suneel, I. (2023). The COVID-19 pandemic and psychiatric symptoms in Pakistan. International Review of Basic and Applied Sciences, 11(4), 12-20 .
• Nazim, A., Athar, F., & Ishfaq, K. International Review of Basic and Applied Sciences, 11(3), 52-57.
• Nazim, A., Nazim, T., & Suneel, I.(2022). Perceived social support and psychological distress among healthcare professionals during COVID-19. Journal of Professional and Applied Psychology, 3(2): 143-153.
• Suneel, I., Schwaiger, E., Zehra, S.S., & Nazim, A. (2022). Differences in perceived parental practices across attachment styles in adult children of alcoholic fathers.Heliyon, 8(8), e10317.
• Fatima, T., Suneel, I., Nazim, A., & Majeed, S.(2022). The Relationship between Psychological Distress, Sociodemographic Variables, and Mental Health for Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic” published in Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies. 8 (2):313-323.
• Nazim, A., Nazim, T. (2022). Emotional Effects and Correlates of Harassment in Female Health Professionals. Journal of Professional and Applied Psychology, 3 (1):4-14.
• Nazim, A., Malik, S.R, & Samuel, I.S.. (2021). A Study of Association between Temperament and Perceived Parenting Styles in Middle Childhood. Global Social Sciences Review, 6 (4): 136-143.
• Samuel, I.S., Schwaiger, E.M., Nazim, A. (2021). The Relationship of Parental Practices and Psychological Distress among Adult Children of Alcoholic Fathers in Pakistan. Global Social Sciences Review, 6 (3): 150-158.
• Nazim, A., Schwaiger, E., & Samuel, I.S. (2022). Exploration of resilience in elementary grade children across age, gender, family system and school system. Asian Social Studies and Applied Research,3(1), 1-9.
• Nazim, A., Samuel, I.S., & Nazim, T. (2021). Comparison of HIV- related stigma in people with substance abuse and health care providers. Asian Social Studies and Applied Research, 2(4), 206-214.
• Suneel, I., Schwaiger, E., Nazim, A., Khaqan, S., Khan,A.Y., Munir,M., Takkar, N.A., Malik, K., & Majeed, S. (2021). Psychological Health and its correlates during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan: A survey of undergraduate students. Journal of Professional & Applied Psychology, 2 (2), 156-169.
• Majeed, S., Schwaiger, E.M., Nazim, A., Samuel, I.S. (2021). The psychological impact of COVID-19 among Pakistani adults in Lahore. Frontiers in Public Health, 21, 9:578366. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.578366. PMID: 33968870; PMCID: PMC8099027.
• Nazim, A., & Khalid, R. (2019). Assessment of temperament in children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 69 (10), 1437 – 1441.
• Nazim, A., & Khalid, R. (2018). Assessment of adaptive functioning of children with typical developmental attending primary schools in Lahore. International Journal of Social Sciences and Educational Studies, 4 (4), 124 – 133.
• Nazim, A., & Khalid, R. (2018). Psychosocial Correlates of Temperament in Children with Intellectual Disabilities. International Journal of Social Sciences and Educational Studies, 5 (2), 31– 41.
• Nazim, A., & Khalid, R. (2018). Adaptive functioning correlates among children with autism spectrum disorders. Rawal Medical Journal, 4 (43), 712 – 715.
• Nazim, A., Nazim, T., & Ishfaq, K. (2022). Social Support, Stress, Anxiety and Depression in Adults:A cross sectional exploration during COVID-19 Pandemic. Asian Social Studies and Applied Research, 3 (1), 68-79.