Aditi Bhatia FHEA MSc MBPsS
- ROLE:Lecturer Psychology
- CONTACT:+971 (0)4 367 8100
- EMAIL:[email protected]
Aditi holds a BSc in Psychology with Counselling Skills from Middlesex University Dubai, and an MSc in Clinical Mental Health Sciences from University College London (Division of Psychiatry) (UK). She is a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society and a Member of the Division of Clinical Psychology.
Aditi’s teaching and learning interests include Research Methods, Design and Ethics in Psychology, Lifespan Psychology, Gender Studies, Mental Health, Consciousness and Wellbeing, Developmental Psychology, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Her research interests include Mental Health, Clinical Psychology, Sleep Quality and Sleep Hygiene, Mid-life Transition, Self-Compassion, and Gender Issues.
Aditi has a PGCert in Teaching in Higher Education from Middlesex University
- M.Sc. in Clinical Mental Health Sciences from University College London (Division of Psychiatry), United Kingdom
- B.Sc. (Honors) in Psychology with Counselling Skills from Middlesex University Dubai, U.A.E.
- Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society
- Member of the Division of Clinical Psychology
- Assistant Psychologist at Universal Hospital, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E (2016-2018)
- Assistant Psychologist at St. Pancras Hospital (Camden and Islington NHS Trust), London, U.K. (2015)
- Volunteer at Behavioural Sciences Pavilion, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E (2013)
- Founding member of Mental Health Support Group - Soul Knit UAE (2017)
- Mental Health
- Clinical Psychology
- Sleep Quality and Sleep Hygiene
- Mid-life Transition
- Self-compassion
- Gender Issues
- Presented a practitioner talk titled ‘Barriers to accessing Mental Health Care in the UAE’ at the 6th National Conference of Applied Psychology in the Middle East, Dubai
- Presented original research titled ‘Midlife: Crisis or Contentment? A mixed-method exploration of Meaning in Life during Middle-Adulthood’ in the psychosocial track of the 1st International Congress of the World Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation (WAPR), Abu Dhabi
- Presented research paper at the 4th International Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social Sciences (ERPBSS) Conference at Middlesex University Dubai
- Paper presented at the BPS Transpersonal Psychology Section Annual Conference (2017), Scarborough, United Kingdom
- Article titled ‘Soul Knit: A mental health initiative in UAE’ published in the UAE psychologist newsletter (Vol 7, Dec 2017)
- Conducted a Pilot study titled – ‘Exploring the association between Sleep Hygiene, Objective and Subjective sleep parameters in a non-clinical sample using Actigraphy’ (in-review)
