Our Committee
Our Committee

Research Committee

The Middlesex University Dubai Research Committee aims to develop and foster research that reflects faculty interests and aspirations, to support student research, to promote the growing research culture of the Campus, and to establish innovative research projects with stakeholders.

Responsibilities of committee members include monitoring and reviewing research-related policies and procedures, raising awareness of research opportunities, supporting colleagues to publish research findings, managing the weekly research seminar series, overseeing research ethics on campus, and championing departmental and university-wide MDX Research Conferences.

Meet the Research Committee

Dr Anita Shrivastava Kashi SFHEA

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ROLE:

Associate Professor & Head of Psychology

CONTACT:

+971 (0)4 369 3973

EMAIL:

[email protected]

Biography

Dr Anita Kashi holds an MA in Clinical Psychology from Agra University, an MPhil in Medical and Social Psychology, and a PhD in Clinical Psychiatry from the Central University of Psychiatry (Ranchi, India). She is a Professional Life Member of the Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK).

Dr Aniya teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate level and covers Individual Differences in Psychology, Counselling and Psychological Therapies, Positive Psychology, and Applied Neuropsychology in Education. Her research interests includes Schizotypy, Stigma and Labelling in Mental Illness, Humour and Individual Difference, Stress Coping Strategies, and Positive Psychology.

Qualifications
  • PhD (Clinical Psychology), Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, India
  • M Phil (Medical & Social Psychology), Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, India
  • M.A. (Clinical Psychology), Agra University, Agra, India
Memberships of Professional Bodies
  • Professional life member of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists, India

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK)

Award of Merit / Scholarship
  • Awarded National scholarship for BA merit list, Agra University, Agra, India
  • Innovation Award for Teaching and Learning 2013 of Middlesex University Dubai.
Research
Research Interests
  • Schizotypy
  • Stigma and labeling in mental illness,
  • Humor and individual difference
  • Help seeking behavior and stress coping strategies
  • Positive psychology
Reviewing:

South East Asian Journal of Psychology

Recent publications:

Lamba, N., Bhatia, A., Shrivastava, A., & Raghavan, A. (2021). Religious factors affecting death anxiety in older adults practicing Hinduism. Death Studies, 1-9‏

Bertl,B., Andrzejewski, D., Hyland, L.,  Shrivastava, A.,Douglas Russell, D., Pietschnig,J.(2019). My grade, my right: linking academic entitlement to academic performance. Social Psychology of Education,22,  775–793

Mendonca, C., Shrivastava, A. Pietschnig, J. (2018).The effect of adaptive capacity, culture and employment status on happiness among married expatriate women residing in Dubai.  
Current Psychology, 1-9  DOI 10.1007/s12144-018-9832-8

Shrivastava, A., Pietschnig, J., Yousuf, A., & Kassie, S. (2017). Influencing factors of materialism among residents of the UAE: The role of mortality salience and spirituality. Journal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypothesis13, 114-122.

Shrivastava, A., & Pietschnig, J. (2015). There are many facets of stigmatization: Cross-cultural evidence from four samples in the United Arab Emirates. Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology, 42, 94-101.

Shrivastava, A., & Burianova, A. (2014). Attachment Styles, Physical Proximity, and Relational Satisfaction. Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors4, 106-112.

Shrivastava, A., Ogbaghebriel, A., Tewolde, Y. & Gebretensae, H. (2014) Knowledge, attitude towards HIV/AIDS, and sexual behavioural change: A study on selected Eritrean college students. Journal of Research in Medical Education & Ethics4, 71-77.