Bahria University

DR. KIRAN BASHIR AHMAD

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Email	Director.ipp@bahria.edu.pk
Phone Ext.	+9299240013-14
Research Areas / Expertise	Clinical Psychology, Positive Psychology, Disability

Publications

Journals

• Types of Cognitive Errors and the External Locus of Control in Adolescent Girls | International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
• Gender discrimination in disabled adolescents: an analysis of psychological adjustment in a cosmopolitan city in Pakistan | Sociology and Anthropology
• Case Study: Application of Contingent Reinforcement Procedures on Disruptive Classroom Behaviour | Bahria Journal of Professional Psychology
• Urban residents’ life satisfaction after migration to a metropolitan city: a comparison of the factors influencing life satisfaction in Delhi and Karachi | THAAP Journal: Life in Small Towns.
• Voices of hope and despair – Themes in the lives and English language works of women creative writers of Pakistani heritage published in the last decade | Bahria Journal of Professional Psychology
• Mental health issues of women prisoners in Karachi, Pakistan. | International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
• Number of working hours and male employees’ psychological work stress levels. | Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research
• Combining Creative and Positive Interventions for Enhancing hope in Institutinalized Orphaned Females | Bahria Journal of Professional Psychology
• Toward a psychosocial model of psychological adjustment – investigating the association between locus of control, self esteem and perceived social support. | Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society.
• Impact of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) on the Psychiatric Patients with Symptoms of Psychosis | Evaluation Studies in Social Sciences
• Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy on Body Dissatisfaction of Females with PCOS | Bahria Journal of Professional Psychology
• Coping Strategies in Adolescent Siblings of Individuals with and Without Physical Disability | Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies
• EFFECTIVENESS OF SUICIDE PREVENTION SKILLS TRAINING ON THE WILLINGNESS TO INTERVENE AND THE SELF-EFFICACY AMONG YOUNG ADULT STUDENTS | Pakistan Journal of Clinical Psychology
• Emotional Intelligence, Resilience And University Adjustment Of Students: Gender Based Comparative Study | Journal of Positive School Psychology
• Role of Psychological Capital Interventions in reducing Perceived Academic Stress amongst University Students | Journal of Professional and Applied Psychology
• Improving Stress Levels and Resilience through Integrated Islamic Art Interventions in Undergraduate University Students | Annals of Human and Social Sciences
• THE EFFECT OF SOMATIC INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS THERAPY ON MALES AND FEMALES WITH INTERNALIZING BEHAVIOURS IN PAKISTAN EXPERIENCING FAMILY CONFLICTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY | Bahria University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Role of Emotional Intelligence, Resilience, and Year of Enrollment for Adjustment Among University Students | Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research
• Efficacy of Integrative Self-Reflection Interventions on the Self-Compassion of Adults with Symptoms of Depression | Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society
• Perceived Stress and Religious Coping among Pakistani-Origin Emerging Muslim Adults Living in Pakistan and the United States: A Cross-Cultural View | Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences
• An Exploration of Predictors of Psychological Help-Seeking Attitudes in a Transgender Population in a Non-Western Context | Sexes

Conferences

• Issues of Pakistani youth in contemporary society | Representing Youth, Liverpool, UK
• Celebrating otherness: Invocation of the Sufi spirit in the new millennium | International Sufi Conference, SAARC, Bhopal, India
• Case Study: Application of contingent reinforcement procedures on disruptive classroom behaviour. | Social Intervention Conference, Department of Psychology, University of Karachi, Pakistan
• Toward a Psychosocial Model of Psychological Adjustment – Investigating the Association between Locus of Control, Self Esteem and Perceived Social Support | 20th International Psychiatric Conference on From Psychiatry to Mental Health – Integration of Mind, Body and Soul. Karachi, Pakistan
• Maternal acceptance-rejection and spiritual well being in young adults | 5th International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection, Chisinau, Moldova
• Case study: Utilizing precision teaching, overcorrection, and participant modeling to improve English language fluency levels in a non-native reader | Proceedings of the Seminar on Applied Behavioural Interventions and Non-Aversive Behavioural Support for Special Children. Paper presented at Institute of Professional Psychology, Bahria University, Karachi
• Gender Discrimination in disabled adolescents – An analysis of psychological adjustment in a cosmopolitan city in Pakistan | Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Sciences. Virtual Paper presented at ICOSS 2014, The International Institute of Knowledge Management, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 25-26 March
• Effectiveness of Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) on The Quality of Life of Patients with Psychotic Symptoms. First National Conference of Psychology | Emerging Social and Mental Health Issues in Society. Lahore Garrison University
• A Case Study of Depression in Adolescents – Brief Psychodynamic Model Approach | Paper presented at the First International Conference on Emerging Trends in Psychology. Foundation University, Rawalpindi Campus
• Effectiveness of Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) on Patients with Psychotic Symptoms. | International Conference on Positive Psychology – Developing a Flourishing Community. National Institute of Psychology, Quaid e Azam University Islamabad
• Self Stigma and Attitudes toward Seeking Psychological Help in University Students. | International Conference on Positive Psychology – Developing a Flourishing Community. National Institute of Psychology, Quaid e Azam University Islamabad
• Understanding the Relationship Between Personal Identity, Superficial Identity and States of Self Organization in Female University Students. | International Conference on Positive Psychology – Developing a Flourishing Community. National Institute of Psychology, Quaid e Azam University Islamabad
• The Effect of Merging Positive Psychotherapy with Creative Interventions on the Hope of Orphan Females. | International Conference on Positive Psychology – Developing a Flourishing Community. National Institute of Psychology, Quaid e Azam University Islamabad
• The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Loneliness among Young Adult Students and Older Retired Population. | International Conference on Positive Psychology – Developing a Flourishing Community. National Institute of Psychology, Quaid e Azam University Islamabad
• Understanding the relationship between self-consciousness and types of educational settings. | National Conference of Psychology 2017, Lahore, Pakistan
• Differences in Personality Characteristics of Adopted and Biological Mothers and Fathers. | First International Conference on Emerging Trends in Psychology. Foundation University, Rawalpindi Campus, Pakistan
• Effectiveness of Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) on The Quality of Life of Patients with Psychotic Symptoms. | Emerging Social and Mental Health Issues in Society. Lahore Garrison University
• Whither Collective Identity. The Emerging Trends of Urbanism in Karachi. | 8th International THAAP Conference 2017. The City: A Evolving Organism. THAAP Foundation and the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
• Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Case Study of Depressive Symptoms. | 1st International Conference on Health Psychology. GCU. Lahore, Pakistan.
• Effectiveness of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy – A case study of anxiety | 1st International Conference on Health Psychology. GCU. Lahore, Pakistan.
• Relationship between sexual awareness and symptoms of intimacy anorexia. | 1st International Conference on Health Psychology. GCU. Lahore, Pakistan.
• A case study of generalized anxiety: A cognitive behaviour therapy approach. | 7th International CBT Conference - CBT for OCD. Karachi., Pakistan. (2nd prize for best paper presentation)
• Life Satisfaction of Young Adults in Nuclear and Joint Families. | 6th International Conference 'Psychology of Gender in Perspective' at National Institute of Psychology, Quaid e Azam University, Islamabad
• Bullying, victimization and depression among male and female adolescents. | 6th International Conference 'Psychology of Gender in Perspective' at National Institute of Psychology, Quaid e Azam University, Islamabad
• Understanding Gender Differences in Age Discrepancy and Marital Satisfaction among Middle Class Couples. | 6th International Conference 'Psychology of Gender in Perspective' at National Institute of Psychology, Quaid e Azam University, Islamabad
• Grief and coping strategies in young adults. | 8th National Symposium on Depression, Lahore
• Ambulance Driving Experience and Psychological Well Being in Ambulance Drivers of Karachi | 15th Annual Conference of Psychology organized by Department of Psychology, University of Peshawar and Pakistan Psychological Association in collaboration with Higher Education Commission
• Exposure to Community Violence and Psychological Well Being in Adolescents | 15th Annual Conference of Psychology organized by Department of Psychology, University of Peshawar and Pakistan Psychological Association in collaboration with Higher Education Commission
• Forgotten youth – The life of disabled adolescents in Pakistan. | International Seminar on Social Issues in Psychology, Institute of Professional Psychology, Bahria University, Karachi, Pakistan.
• Types of cognitive errors and the external locus of control in adolescent girls | 3rd International Conference on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Pakistan Association of Cognitive Therapists, Lahore, Pakistan.
• Tree tales – Metamorphosis of the tree in South Asian literature. | SAARC Festival of Literature, Lucknow, India.
• Urban residents’ life satisfaction after migration to a metropolitan city: a comparison of the factors influencing life satisfaction in Delhi and Karachi. | 3rd International THAAP Conference on Life in Small Cities held in Lahore jointly organized by THAAP and the University of Gujrat in collaboration with Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
• Voices of hope and despair – Themes in the lives and English language works of women creative writers of Pakistani heritage published in the last decade. | Festival of Literature, Theme: ‘Emerging Voices in Literature and Their Impact on Sensitivities and Awareness in the SAARC region’. Delhi, India.
• Self and Resilience - EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol (G-TEP) with Volunteer Caregivers of an Injured Elephant in Ksrachi - A Case Study | 5th EMDR Asia Conference, Siem Reap, Cambodia
• A Comparative Analysis of the Attitudes toward Psychological Help-seeking and psychological Distress Levels Among Transgender Individuals in Pakistan | 6th International Conference on Mental Health and Rehabilitation: Innovation and Implementation, Centre for Clinical Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
• The Role of Self-Compassion in Fostering Psychological Well-being of Emerging Adults | 6th International Conference on Mental Health and Rehabilitation: Innovation and Implementation, Centre for Clinical Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan