Sherin is a British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited Chartered Psychologist with aÌýPhD from the University of Buckingham,Ìýjoining UCFB WembleyÌýin 2017.ÌýHer doctoral thesis explored factors influencing conceptual development; namely, cognitive, affective and motivational factors.
HerÌýpresentÌýresearch involvesÌýdeveloping and evaluatingÌýinterventions to promote learning,Ìýas well asÌýcollaborating onÌýresearch projects in the domain ofÌýSports Psychology.
SherinÌýcurrentlyÌýteachesÌýonÌýa range of modulesÌýwithin the Sports Psychology degreeÌýprogramme,ÌýandÌýsupervisesÌýbothÌýundergraduate and postgraduateÌýresearch.
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Area of expertise
Cognitive, developmental and educational psychology.
Teaching & research interests
- Applied psychology;Ìý
- Biological psychology;Ìý
- Cognitive psychology;Ìý
- Developmental psychology;ÌýÌý
- Research methods;ÌýÌý
- Social psychology;ÌýÌý
- Sports and exercise psychology.Ìý
Accreditation & memberships
- BritishÌýPsychologicalÌýSocietyÌý(Chartered Psychologist);Ìý
- American PsychologicalÌýAssociationÌý(International Affiliate).Ìý
Qualifications
- PhD inÌýPsychology, University of Buckingham;ÌýÌý
- BSc in Psychology with Spanish, University of Buckingham.Ìý
Publications & research
- Al-Showarah, S. &ÌýSalem, S. (2017).ÌýHuman Factors in the Usability of Smartphones.ÌýNatural and Applied Sciences Series;
- Martin, A., & Salem, S. (2015). Investigating children’s changing concepts.ÌýJoint Annual Conference of the BPS Developmental and Social Sections, Manchester, UK;
- Salem, S., & Martin, A. (2014).ÌýThe role of cognitive, affective and motivational factors in children’s conceptual change.ÌýBPS Developmental Section Annual Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands;
- Salem, S., & Martin, A. (2013).ÌýPromoting scientific understanding among children: The role of conceptual change instruction.ÌýJoint Annual Conference of the BPS Cognitive and Developmental Sections, Reading, UK;
- Salem, S., & Martin, A. (2013).ÌýChildren’s understanding of the earth’s gravity: A Q-methodological study.ÌýJoint Annual Conference of the BPS Cognitive and Developmental Sections, Reading, UK;
- Salem, S., & Martin, A. (2012).ÌýA comparison between model-based and simulation-based instruction in children’s conceptual change.ÌýBPS Developmental Section Annual Conference, Glasgow, UK.
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