Dr Aiman El Asam

Contact

Email: a.elasam@kingston.ac.uk
Location: Penrhyn Road
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
School: School of Law, Social and Behavioural Sciences
Department: Department of Psychology

About

I have joined Kingston University in February 2012 as part time lecturer before joining on a full time basis as a research fellow in psychology on September 2013. As a research fellow I worked with Professor Muthanna Samara on various research projects where I was tasked to manage/oversee research and research assistants in the UK and in Qatar. Currently I am working as a lecturer in forensic psychology teaching/supervising both undergraduate and postgraduate students (Forensic Psychology and Criminology).

Academic responsibilities

Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology

Qualifications

BSc Psychology
MSc Applied Forensic Psychology
PhD Forensic Psychology

Teaching and learning

Undergraduate courses taught

Postgraduate courses taught

Research

My research interests cover various topics within psychology. During my research as a PhD student in forensic psychology I studied children as eyewitnesses within the legal system; specifically the reliability of the "Cognitive Interview" as a forensic tool and its usefulness in extracting accurate information while reducing the misinformation effect (or suggestibility). During my research as a research fellow I developed interest in cyber-bullying, Problematic Internet Use (PIU) and psychopathology. Additionally, I am also interested in legal and cyber psychology ie. studying our understandings of current laws/legislation and how we apply them to our online interactions with others (eg. through social media). Furthermore, little is known about what qualifies as online criminal behaviour hence I am also interested in studying various criminal, risky or potentially risky online experiences/behaviour. Topics that interest me could come under the following categories: cognitive interviewing; online safety (e-safety) and mental health; cyber-bullying and psychopathology; psychology of cyber-crimes and risky online experiences; cyber-profiling; trauma and PTSD.

Research student supervision

Main supervision

Ms Hauwau Danbaba

Other supervision

Miss Alaa Albawab

Publications

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Number of items: 18.

Article

Altawil, Mohamed A. S., El-Asam, Aiman and Khadaroo, Ameerah (2023) Impact of chronic war trauma exposure on PTSD diagnosis from 2006 -2021 : a longitudinal study in Palestine. Middle East Current Psychiatry, 30, p. 14. ISSN (online) 2090-5416

El-Asam, Aiman, Lane, Rebecca and Katz, Adrienne (2022) Psychological distress and its mediating effect on experiences of online risk : the case for vulnerable young people. Frontiers in Education, 7, p. 772051. ISSN (print) 2504-284X

El-Asam, Aiman, Lane, Rebecca, Pearson, Kelli and Katz, Adrienne (2021) The ‘Glaring Gap’ : practitioner experiences of integrating the digital lives of vulnerable young people into practice in England. Information, Communication & Society, ISSN (print) 1369-118X (Epub Ahead of Print)

Samara, Muthanna, Massarwi, Adeem Ahmad, El-Asam, Aiman, Hammuda, Sara, Smith, Peter K. and Morsi, Hisham (2021) The mediating role of bullying and victimisation on the relationship between problematic internet use and substance abuse among adolescents in the UK : the parent–child relationship as a moderator. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, p. 493385. ISSN (online) 1664-0640

Livanou, Maria I, Bull, Marcus, Lane, Rebecca, D'Souza, Sophie, El Asam, Aiman and Singh, Swaran P (2021) Transition outcomes for young people discharged from adolescent medium secure services in England : a qualitative study exploring adolescents' and carers' experiences. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 26(4), pp. 1227-1242. ISSN (print) 1359-1045

El-Asam, Aiman, Katz, Adrienne, Street, Cathy, Nazar, Nijina M. and Livanou, Maria (2021) Children’s services for the digital age : a qualitative study into current procedures and online risks among service users. Children and Youth Services Review, 122, p. 105872. ISSN (print) 0190-7409

Samara, Muthanna, Da Silva Nascimento, Bruna, El-Asam, Aiman, Hammuda, Sara and Khattab, Nabil (2021) How can bullying victimisation lead to lower academic achievement? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the mediating role of cognitive-motivational factors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(5), e2209. ISSN (online) 1660-4601

Samara, Muthanna, Nascimento, Bruna Da Silva, El Asam, Aiman, Smith, Peter, Hammuda, Sara, Morsi, Hisham and Al-Muhannadi, Hamda (2020) Practitioners' perceptions, attitudes, and challenges around bullying and cyberbullying. International Journal of Emotional Education, 12(2), pp. 8-25. ISSN (online) 2073-7629

Samara, Muthanna, El Asam, Aiman, Khadaroo, Ameerah and Hammuda, Sara (2020) Examining the psychological wellbeing of refugee children and the role of friendship and bullying. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 90(2), pp. 301-329. ISSN (print) 0007-0998

El Asam, Aiman, Samara, Muthanna and Terry, Philip (2019) Problematic internet use and mental health among British children and adolescents. Addictive Behaviors, 90, pp. 428-436. ISSN (print) 0306-4603

Altawil, Mohamad A. S., El Asam, Aiman and Khadaroo, Ameerah (2018) The effectiveness of therapeutic and psychological intervention programs in PTC-GAZA. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 11(4), pp. 473-486. ISSN (print) 1936-1521

El Asam, Aiman and Katz, Adrienne (2018) Vulnerable young people and their experience of online risks. Human–Computer Interaction, 33(4), pp. 281-304. ISSN (print) 0737-0024

Samara, Muthanna, Burbidge, Vicky, El Asam, Aiman, Foody, Mairead, Smith, Peter K. and Morsi, Hisham (2017) Bullying and cyberbullying : their legal status and use in psychological assessment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(12), p. 1449. ISSN (print) 1661-7827

Foody, Mairead, Samara, Muthanna, El Asam, Aiman, Morsi, Hisham and Khattab, Azhar (2017) A review of cyberbullying legislation in Qatar : considerations for policy makers and educators. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 50, pp. 45-51. ISSN (print) 0160-2527

El Asam, Aiman and Samara, Muthanna (2016) Cyberbullying and the law : a review of psychological and legal challenges. Computers in Human Behavior, 65, pp. 127-141. ISSN (print) 0747-5632

El Asam, Aiman and Samara, Muthanna (2015) The cognitive interview as memory enhancing technique among Arab Children. Journal of Criminal Psychology, 5(4), pp. 233-248. ISSN (print) 2009-3829

El Asam, Aiman and Samara, Muthanna (2015) The cognitive interview : improving recall and reducing misinformation among Arab children. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 15(5), pp. 449-477. ISSN (print) 1522-8932

Book Section

Samara, Muthanna and El Asam, Aiman (2020) Bullying and intervention in the Arab world. In: Smith, Peter K. and Norman, James O'Higgins, (eds.) The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Bullying. Wiley. (In Press)

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