About me

Prof. Dr. Mosaad Abu Al-Diyar Professor of Clinical Psychology and Special Needs, Faculty of Arts, Suez University. He currently holds the position of Professor of Clinical Psychology and Special Needs and Acting Vice Dean of the Faculty of Mass Communication and Information Technology for Education and Student Affairs. He is also the Director of the Centre for Combating Violence Against Women at the university. He obtained a doctorate in Special Needs from Ain Shams University in 2011, and another doctorate in a clinical specialization from Tanta University in 2006. He has also held a license to practice psychotherapy and addiction treatment from the Egyptian Ministry of Health since December 2012. He holds a Master`s Degree in Political Science from Suez University in Egypt. His skills and hobbies include scientific authorship and publishing, where he has published 40 scientific papers internationally and regionally in classified international journals, and authored more than 55 scientific books in the branches of psychology, special needs, education, psychological rehabilitative and therapeutic practice, and behaviour modification. He designed 60 educational and psychological tests, published in several Arab countries, such as Kuwait, Algeria, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. He has extensive experience spanning 20 years in teaching, training courses, academic administration, and research. He gained high administrative experience starting from his specialization studies, then his work as head of the research unit at the Centre for Child Evaluation & Teaching to a cooperating consultant for a number of international and regional bodies such as: (The United Nations Development Program "UNDP", King Salman Centre for Disability Research, the Regional Centre for Planning, and UNESCO in the United Arab Emirates. He has taught at several public and private universities, including Kuwait University, Cairo University, Suez University, Port Said University, Egypt University of Science and Technology, and cooperated with the Australian College in Kuwait. He has supervised dozens of theses and reviewed dozens of research papers in various regional journals. Abu Al-Diyar held several positions at Suez University, including: Head of the Psychology Department, Editor-in-Chief of the Scientific Journal, Director of the Centre for Rehabilitation of Psychologists and Social Workers, and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts for Education and Student Affairs for two years, as well as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Computers and Information for Education and Student Affairs for two years at Suez University - Egypt.