Faculty of Psychology

Dr. Razi Sultan Siddqui, is a dynamic Corporate Trainer, Motivational Speaker, Entrepreneur, Consultant, Analyst and Senior Academician. He has a marvelous combination of educational qualification of psychology and business studies having the degrees of bachelor and master’s in Psychology and MBA and MS in Management Sciences. Backed by the vast experience of 22 years in academic and non-academic organizations at various positions. He is currently associated as an Assistant Professor with DHA Suffa University since its inception and has Excellence in Teaching Award 2012 in his credit.

He is also publishing in various journals of National and International repute including Psychological Science, Evolution and Human Behavior, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Psychology published by world renowned publishing organizations including SAGE, ELSVIER, Nature Research and Wiley-Blackwell publishers. Razi collaboratively conducts and participate in various research activities that provide insight to resolve individual, gender, family, organizational and community based issues.  In 2016, he founded a consultancy firm that offer various forms of research-based support for educators and caregivers.

His primary interest relates to Organizational Psychology, Consumer Behavior, Educational Psychology, Health Psychology, Family Psychology, and Psychological Testing. His areas of interest in research are gender differences, perceived social support, psychological distress, depression, anxiety, stress, marital relations, self-esteem, suicide risk, emotional intelligence, job satisfaction, employees’ turnover. He has also experience of training to the managers of the pharmaceutical industry, teachers and students of various private and public institutions and organizations. Some of the training topics that he addresses in his workshops which include gender, individual differences, leadership, team building, conflict management, stress management and self-esteem.

He is active as a psychotherapist and provides counseling sessions. His strong passion in human research and behavioral study made him realize the reality to create a niche consistently.

His work can be retrieved through ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-0299

• Ph.D. (Psychology) University of Karachi, Karachi
• MS (Management Sciences), SZABIST, Karachi
• MBA (Human Resources and Marketing), University of Sindh, Pakistan
• MSc (Industrial Psychology), University of Sindh, Pakistan
• BSc (Hons) Psychology, University of Sindh, Pakistan

Formerly:
• SZABIST, Karachi
• NUML, Karachi
• IoBM, Karachi
• BIZTEK. Karachi
• Corporate Trainer, Pharmaceutical Industry

Research Interests:

• Gender
• Performance Management
• Job Satisfaction
• Emotional Intelligence
• Turnover Rate of Employees

Publications:

1-  Sorokowska, A., Saluja, S., Sorokowski, P., Frąckowiak, T., Karwowski, M., Aavik, T., Siddiqui, R.S., … & Croy, I. (2021). Affective Interpersonal Touch in Close Relationships: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 0146167220988373. (Impact Factor: 2.961)

2-  Walter, K. V., Conroy-Beam, D., Buss, D. M., Asao, K., Sorokowska, A., Sorokowski, P., Siddiqui, R. S., … Zupančič, M. (2020). Sex Differences in Mate Preferences Across 45 Countries: A Large-Scale Replication. Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620904154 (Impact Factor: 4.902)

3-  Siddiqui, R. S., Jahangir, A. A., & Hassan, A. (2019). Gender Differences on Perceived Social Support and Psychological Distress among University Students. Global Management Journal for Academic & Corporate Studies, 9(2), 210–223

4-  Conroy-beam, D., Roney, J. R., Lukaszewski, A. W., Buss, D. M., Asao, K., Sorokowska, A., Siddiqui, R. S.,… Zupančič, M. (2019). Assortative mating and the evolution of desirability covariation. Evolution and Human Behavior,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2019.06.003 (Impact Factor: 2.959)

5-  Conroy-Beam, D., Buss, D. M., Asao, K., Sorokowska, A., Sorokowski, P., Aavik, T., Siddiqui, R. S., … Zupančič, M. (2019). Contrasting Computational Models of Mate Preference Integration Across 45 Countries. Scientific Reports, 9(1).  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52748-8 (Impact Factor: 3.998)

6-  Krys, K., Capaldi, C. A., van Tilburg, W., Lipp, O. V., Bond, M. H., Vauclair, M., Siddiqui, R. S., …, Ahmed, R. A., (2017) Catching up with wonderful women: The women-are-wonderful effect is smaller in more gender egalitarian societies. International Journal of Psychology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12420 (Impact Factor: 1.867) 

7-  Rizwan, M., Malik, S., Malik, J. N., & Siddiqui, S. R. (2017) Urdu Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: An Analysis of Reliability and Validity in Pakistan. Social Int J. 1(2): 00010. DOI: 10.15406/sij.2017.01.00010.

8-  Rizwan, M., Siddiqui, R. S., & Ali. (2017). Suicide Risk Potential: A Comparison of Psychiatric Patients and Normal Controls in Pakistan. Psychol Behav Sci Int J. 6(2): 555685. DOI: 10.19080/PBSIJ.2017.06.555685.

9-  Siddiqui, R. S., Hassan, A., & Syed, N. A., (2013) Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Employees Turnover Rate in FMCG Organizations Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences ISSN: 1997-8553 Vol. 7, No. 2.

10- Siddiqui, R. S., & Hassan, A., (2012) Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Employee Turnover Intention Global Management Journal for Academic & Corporate Studies ISSN: 2219-6145 Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2012.

11- Siddiqui, R. S., Shah, I,. (2012) A Gender based Comparison Between Married and Unmarried Young Adults International Research Journal of Arts & Humanities ISSN: 1016-9342 Vol. 40, No. 40.

Contact Information:
Email: razi@dsu.edu.pk
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Dr. Asbah Zia accomplished her doctorate in Psychology from the University of Karachi in December 2020. Besides being an active researcher, she has vast academic, training, and consulting experience. She also provides counseling for psychological and behavioral issues and is willing to spread awareness regarding mental health issues. She has a keen interest in research work and is eager to participate in research-related activities to provide awareness about well-known societal issues. Her areas of research interest are family relationships, societal issues, and psychological distress related to personal and professional life. She has expertise in psychometric testing through interviews, questionnaires, and psychological tests (Rorschach, HFD, PAI, TAT, WAIS, BFI, MBTI, and others).

She worked on some projects for UNDP where she provided training sessions to youth related to life and soft skills. She has been involved in Teaching, Training, Consulting, and Mentoring to develop pleasant and healthy personalities with productivity and minimal psychological issues.

• PhD (Psychology) University of Karachi, Karachi
• M.Phil (Psychology) University of Karachi, Karachi
• M.A (Clinical Psychology) University of Karachi, Karachi
• B.A (Hons) University of Karachi, Karachi

Profile:

• • • Assistant Professor & Program Manager (BS Psychology)

• Humanities and Social Sciences Department, DHA Suffa University

• Editor: Suffa Journal of Interdisciplinary Psychology (SJIP)

Professional Experience:

• More than 12 years, of teaching, training, and consulting experience.

Strength and Skills:

• Teaching
• Training
• Administrative Abilities
• Psychological Testing
• Counseling

Research Interests:

• Family relationships
• Interpersonal Problems
• Social issues
• Social Media Impact
• Psychological distress
• Marketing

Published Research Projects:

• “Impact of Interpersonal Communication for Contraceptive Uses among Married Couples in Karachi” Qlantic Journal of Social Sciences, Pakistan (February 2024). https://doi.org/10.55737/qjss.129649283
• “Impact of Strategic Leadership, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and Organizational Innovation on Organizational Performance: Harnessing Data to Understand the Mediating Role of Knowledge Management: A Case Study of SMEs in Pakistan” Asian Bulletin of Big Data Management, Pakistan (November 2023).

https://abbdm.com/index.php/Journal

• “Impact of Digital Marketing on the Tourism Industry Business Profitability of UAE through the Role of Effectiveness” IUB Journal of Social Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan (November 2023).

https://journals.iub.edu.pk/index.php/joss

• “Unveiling the Silent Epidemic: Exploring Infant Mortality in Pakistan through the Lens of Education and Media Psychology” Pakistan Journal of Media Sciences, Karachi Pakistan (August 2023).

https://media-sciences.com/index.php/pjms/index

• “The Relationship of Emotional Intelligence and Life Satisfaction with Resilience in Students” Annals of Psychophysiology, Karachi Pakistan (June 2023).

https://aeirc-edu.com/ojs14/index.php/app/index

• “Psychological Well-being and Job Satisfaction in Middle-Aged Adults” Pakistan Journal of Social Research, Islamabad Pakistan. (March 2023).

https://pjsr.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08

“Investigation of Imposter Phenomenon And Its Relation to Perfectionism in Pakistani Working Women” Bahria Journal of Professional Psychology, Karachi-Pakistan (March, 2021)

http://bjpp.bahria.edu.pk/index.php/BJPP/article/view/307/158

• “Usage of Social Media, Age, Introversion and Narcissism: A Correlational Study” Bahria Journal of Professional Psychology, Karachi-Pakistan (Oct, 2019)

http://bjpp.bahria.edu.pk/index.php/BJPP/article/view/165/103

• “Father and Daughter Relationship and its impact on Daughter’s Self-Esteem and

Academic Achievement” Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Rome-Italy (March 2015)

https://www.richtmann.org/journal/index.php/ajis/article/view/5984/5755

• “Positive Father and Daughter Relationship and its impact on Daughter’s Interpersonal Problems” Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Karachi, Karachi- Pakistan (December 2014)

https://jsshuok.com/oj/index.php/jssh/article/view/170

Contact Information:

Email: asbah.zia@dsu.edu.pk

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• PhD. in Mass Communication: Enrolled in 2020 at University of Karachi (In progress)
• M.PHIL. in Mass Communication: 2020 from University of Karachi, with (Thesis and highest CGPA 3.73/4.0)
• M.PHIL Dissertation topic: Health risk communication of chronic diseases in the leading newspapers of Pakistan: A content analysis (January’17-December’17)
• Master of Arts in Mass Communication: 2016 from University of Karachi, with 2nd position (CGPA: 3.4/4.0)
• Master’s Dissertation: Survey on Addiction of Social Networking Websites in Youngsters.
• Bachelor (Honors) of Arts in Mass Communication: 2015 from University of Karachi, with 2nd position (CGPA: 3.0/4.0)

RESEARCH INTEREST:

I have a strong research focus towards prevention and control of global diseases by strategic communication skills. Extremely motivated to deliver long term communication solutions for complex public health issues.

KEYWORDS:

• Communication Sciences
• Strategic communication
• Risk Communication
• Media Literacy
• Health Literacy
• Development studies

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:

• Statistical analysis of Salman Taseer and Mumtaz Qadri case coverage in Daily Express and Daily the Nation. Shafiq O, Kiran F. Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. 2018; 14: 254-260
• Coverage of Honor Killing: A Content Analysis of English Language Newspapers of Pakistan. Kiran F. Journal of Mass Communication & Journalism. 2019; 8: 401. doi: 10.4172/2165-7912.1000401
• Assessing role of Newspapers in creating awareness of HIV/AIDS in Pakistan. Kiran F, Mahmood S. Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities. 2019; 58 : 215-226

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING:

International Conference on Media and Conflict

• Media and conflict research volume series 2019: War and peace journalism: A critical analysis of newspapers coverage on Operation Rah-e-Haq III and Rad-ul-Fasad in Pakistan.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

NED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

Department of Humanities

Visiting Faculty, March 2020- October 2020

Teach course: Media Studies

• Redesign the complete course with more practical approach of learning.

UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI

Department of Mass Communication

Visiting Faculty, January 2019- December 2019

Teach courses: Elementary Journalism and Mass Communication, Mass Media and Society and Mass Media in the Modern World.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

• Silent Epidemic, Social Injustice or Exaggerated Health Concern? Evaluating Newspaper Discourse in Infant Mortality and Public Health Policy Issues of Pakistan.

Symposium on International Media Conference on Role of Media in Poverty alleviation & Promoting Social Injustice, AMCAP-BUKC, Karachi, February 2020.

• War and peace journalism: A critical analysis of newspapers coverage on Operation Rah-e-Haq III and Rad-ul-Fasad in Pakistan.

Symposium on 1st International Conference on Media and Conflict, Pakistan peace collective project ministry of information and broadcasting Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, May, 2019.

SKILLS:

Software: Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Microsoft Outlook), SPSS, G Suite, OBS and Photoshop.