Biography

Associate professor of psychology at Al Ain University in Abu Dhabi with 13 years of experience in higher education. teaching various courses for the undergraduate and postgraduate professional diploma and chair central committees. Dr. Samer have implemented many services and activities in the field of community engagement. and have annual publications in indexed scholarly journals in the field of specialization. He has been working on national/international accreditation of academic programs, which involves monitoring and reviewing the documents in addition to measuring programs effectiveness so that they comply with standards for institutional licensure and program accreditation.  He ha also led training courses and workshops on psychology in the UAE, Kuwait, and Jordan

Education

• PhD Educational Psychology

Research Interests

Cognitive Emotion Regulation, Cognitive Empathy, Difficulties in Emotional Regulation, Effortful Control, Emotional Self-Efficacy, Emotional Social Competence, Self-Awareness, Assertiveness, Impulsiveness, Empathy, Well-Being, Mindfulness, Self-Regulation, Interpersonal Self-Efficacy, Interpersonal Sensitivity, Social Competence

Selected Publications

• Ellala ZK, Abuawad B, Abdel-Hadi SA, Kaba A. The use of social media networks for healthy nutritional practices by deaf and hearing students. Nutrition and Health. 2024; 0(0).  https://doi.org/10.1177/02601060231208243
• Al Qaruty, R., Alkhazaleh, M. S., Obeidat, B. F., & Hadi, S. A. (2024). The Role of Islamic Media in Confronting Extremism. International Journal of Religion, 5(1), 72-84.  https://doi.org/10.61707/f45ryd78
• AlKhaza’leh, M. S., Al Qaruty, R., Obeidat, B. F., Hadi, S. A., Elzeiny, M. E., & Raslan, L. (2024). The Extern of Practicing Islamic Values Among Al Ain University Students and The University’s Role in Developing Them. International Journal of Religion, 5(1), 420-428.  https://doi.org/10.61707/r6f61a40
• Almulla, A. A., Khasawneh, M. A. S., Abdel-Hadi, S. A., & Jarrah, H. Y. (2024). Influence of non-linear storytelling in video games on cognitive development among students with learning disabilities. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 23(1), 84-97. https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.23.1.5
• Obeidat, B. F., AlKhaza’leh, M. S., Aboutaleb, A. H., Abualrish, M. A., Nser, K. K., Abdel-Hadi, S., & AlQaruty, R. (2024). The Extent Implementation of Modern Technology and the Educational Imperatives for Teachers in Abu Dhabi. Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental, 18(2), e05185-e05185. https://doi.org/10.24857/rgsa.v18n2-093
• AlKhaza’leh, M. S., Obeidat, B. F., Abdel-Hadi, S., & Al-Qaruty, R., & Musallam, F. Y. (2024). Bullying among Emirati Students and the Role of Educational Counselling Programs in Alleviating IT. Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology (Vol. 25, Issue 1, pp. 352–362)
• Abdel-Hadi, S., Kaba, A., & Ellala, Z. K. (2023). Emotional Regulation Difficulties Among Faculty Members: Investigating the Effect of Gender, Teaching Experience, Academic Certificate. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 23(15), 15. https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v23i15.6410
• Alghazo, E. M., Gharaibeh, M., & Abdel-Hadi, S. (2023). Effect of a Classroom-based Intervention on the Social Skills of Students with Learning Difficulties. Emerging Science Journal, 7, 135-145. https://doi.org/10.28991/ESJ-2023-SIED2-011
• Hadi, S. A. A., & Gharaibeh, M. (2023). The Role of Self-Awareness in Predicting the Level of Emotional Regulation Difficulties among Faculty Members. Emerging Science Journal, 7(4), 1274-1293. https://doi.org/10.28991/ESJ-2023-07-04-017
• Hadi, S. A., Gharaibeh, M., & Alghazo, E. (2023). Impulsiveness among Undergraduates from the United Arab Emirates and Jordan: Role of Socio-demographic Variables. Health Psychology Research, 11.  https://doi.org/10.52965%2F001c.81045
• Alkhazaleh, M., AlOdwan, S., Abdel-Hadi, S. Al-Qaruty, R. & Obeidat, B. (2023). Identification of Social Needs among Students with Disabilities from the View Point of Their Teachers: UAE Perspective. Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 12(6), 60-68. https://doi.org/10.5430/jct.v12n6p60
• Al-Qaruty, R., Hadi, S. A., & AlKhazaleh, M. S. (2023). Bank Cards: Concept & Provisions As Per Islamic Sharia. Journal of Namibian Studies: History Politics Culture, 34, 3481-3493.  https://doi.org/10.59670/jns.v34i.1830
• AlOdwan, S. S., & Al-Khaza’leh, M. S. Abdel Hadi, S. (2023). The Degree of Administrators’ Involvement in Change Management at Jordanian Universities over the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Namibian Studies: History Politics Culture, 34, 2351-2374.  https://doi.org/10.59670/jns.v34i.1510
• AlKhaza’leh, M. S., Obeidat, B. F., Abdel-Hadi, S., & Al-Qaruty, R. (2023). The Safe Learning Environment in the United Arab Emirates Schools and Its Relationship to the Development of Creative Thinking Among Students. Emerging Science Journal, 7, 172-188. https://doi.org/10.28991/ESJ-2023-SIED2-014
• Abdel Hadi, S. (2022). The Effect of Some Variables on Interpersonal Sensitivity Among University Students: A Field Study on a Ssample From Philadelphia University, Arab Open University in Jordan, and Al Falah University in Dubai. Journal of Al-Quds Open University for Educational & Psychological Research & Studies , 13 (39): 200-2025
  
• Abdel Hadi, S., Al Naser, A., Kamour, M. & Ashour, L., Al Qaruty, R. (2021). The Predictive Ability for Interpersonal Sensitivity in Impulsiveness Among Undergraduate Students. Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues, 24 (2): 1-17
• Abdel Hadi, S. (2020). Interpersonal Self Efficacy Among Teachers in light of Two Variables: Gender (Male/Female) and Years of Experience. Psychology and Education, 57(8): 1096-1109 
• Abdel Hadi, S, (2020). Predicting Ability for Emotional Self-Efficacy in Subjective Well-Being among Sample of Undergraduate and Graduate Students of Al Falah University. Al-Quds Open University Journal for Humanitarian and Social Research, 12(34): 105-122 
• Abdel Hadi, S, (2019). The level of cognitive and affective empathy in light of gender and academic year variables among 8th, 9th & 10th grade students. Journal of Content, Community & Communication. 5 (10): 
• Abdel Hadi, S, Bustami, G. (2019). Cognitive Emotion Regulation among Students of the Master’s and Bachelor's degree at Al-Falah University in Dubai. Sylwan Journal, 163(3): 142-169 
• Abdul Hadi, S. (2019). Level of Interpersonal Emotion Regulation among Undergraduate Students at Al Falah University in Dubai. Dirasat Journal. 46 (2):238-259 
• Abdel Hadi, S. (2018). The level of social competence and its relation to school adjustment and academic achievement in light of the variables sex and academic year among secondary school students, Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences. 20 (3): 471-508 

Conferences

Al Qaruty, R., & Hadi, S. A. (2024). The Impact of Necessity on Deposit Guarantee in Islamic Banks: An Applied Jurisprudential Study. In Islamic Finance: New Trends in Law and Regulation (pp. 227-242). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48770-5_19

Ellala, Z. K., Al-Tkhayneh, K. M., & Hadi, S. A. (2023, June). The Reality and Obstacles of Using Computerized Educational Games in Teaching the Students with Intellectual Disability. In 2023 International Conference on Multimedia Computing, Networking and Applications (MCNA) (pp. 109-115). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCNA59361.2023.10185739

 

Al Qaruty, S., AL-Tkhayneh, K. M., Hadi, S. A., Al Qaruty, R., & Ellala, Z. K. (2023, November). Cyber Fusion: Exploring the Synergy of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Age. In 2023 Tenth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS) (pp. 1-5). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/SNAMS60348.2023.10375413

 

 

Mustafa, H., AL-Tkhayneh, K. M., Imtiaz, R., Hadi, S. A., Al Qaruty, R., Abokhoza, R., & Ellala, Z. K. (2023, November). The Impact of Using WhatsApp Business (API) in Marketing for Small Business. In 2023 Tenth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS) (pp. 1-9). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/SNAMS60348.2023.10375419

 

Professional Experience

• Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences - Al Ain University, UAE
• Dean, College of Arts & Humanities - Al Falah University, UAE
• Assistant Professor of Psychology - Abu Dhabi University, UAE
• Assistant Professor of Psychology - Arab Open University, Jordan

Teaching Courses

Teaching courses for the undergraduate and postgraduate professional diploma: Educational psychology, classroom management, introduction to psychology, counseling psychology, behavior modification, action research skills, developmental psychology, psychology of personality, experimental psychology, cognitive psychology, social psychology, children’s and adolescents psychological problems psychology of creativity

 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.

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Memberships

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