An Iraq-based educational psychology researcher and educational counselling specialist with professional experience in child and adolescent welfare, school violence, safeguarding, emotional development and social vulnerability.
She holds a postgraduate qualification in Educational Psychology from the University of Baghdad and has undertaken original research examining emotional illiteracy and relational aggression among Iraqi school students.
Her professional background includes educational counselling, supporting vulnerable students, addressing behavioural and family-related difficulties, and identifying safeguarding concerns within educational environments.
Her research interests also include violence prevention, social cohesion, youth vulnerability and the effects of family and community circumstances on children's educational and emotional wellbeing.
She provides research-based contextual analysis relevant to asylum, immigration and human rights cases involving children, adolescents, families and vulnerable individuals in Iraq.
Specialist knowledge of educational, social and psychological conditions affecting children and adolescents in Iraq, particularly Baghdad.
Areas of expertise include:
- Child protection, safeguarding and educational welfare.
- School violence, bullying and relational aggression.
- Emotional development and behavioural difficulties among adolescents.
- Domestic violence and family-related vulnerabilities affecting children.
- Gender-related pressures and vulnerabilities affecting girls.
- Educational access, school environments and student wellbeing.
- Youth vulnerability, violence prevention and social cohesion.
- Cultural and social factors influencing family relationships and child development.
- Educational counselling, student support and safeguarding referrals.
- Quantitative research, psychological measurement and analysis of student behaviour.
Her expertise focuses on the educational and social context of vulnerable children and young people rather than clinical psychiatric diagnosis.
Professional experience in educational counselling and teaching at Riyada Educational Foundation, Baghdad, from 2023 to 2026.
Her work included providing educational guidance, supporting students with emotional and behavioural difficulties, identifying safeguarding concerns and coordinating appropriate referrals.
She has also undertaken postgraduate research at the University of Baghdad, using quantitative methods, psychological assessment measures and statistical analysis to examine adolescent behaviour.
Her master's research involved a final sample of 250 students and investigated the relationship between emotional illiteracy and relational aggression.
She received national recognition in 2024 for research relating to violence and extremism prevention and community cohesion.
She is available to consider independent country-context research and expert-report instructions within her professional competence.
Emotional Illiteracy and its Relationship to Relational Aggression among Middle School Students — Master's thesis, University of Baghdad, 2026.
Additional academic research concerning school management and the prevention of violence in educational settings.
Research relating to countering violence and extremism and promoting community cohesion, recognised through a national research award in 2024.
English — Professional working proficiency