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Ph.D. (Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani)

B.A. (University of Kerala)

M.Sc. (Pondicherry University)

Prof. (Dr.) Hajara Abdul Hameed

Assistant Professor

Email hajaraa.hameed@jgu.edu.in
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ORCID ID 0000-0002-9259-4664
Key Expertise Metacognition, Cognitive regulation, Psychometrics, Secure base script, Well-being, Depression, Young adults.

Ph.D. (Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani)

B.A. (University of Kerala)

M.Sc. (Pondicherry University)

Biography

Hajara Abdul Hameed is an Assistant Professor at the Jindal School of Psychology and Counselling. She works in the area of cognitive development vis-à-vis changes across the lifespan. Before joining JGU in 2023, she was pursuing her PhD from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. In her doctoral research she studied about patterns of metacognitive skills and flourishing in Indian young adults with depression symptoms. She is proficient in quantitative research methods applied in behavioural sciences and psychometrics. She holds an MSc. Applied Psychology (Clinical) degree from Pondicherry University, and a B.A. Psychology degree from University of Kerala. She teaches undergraduate students of Psychology (Hons.) programmes at JGU.

  • Semester II/SMPR1024/ Statistics for Psychological Research II (Spring 2026)
  • Semester III/ RMQN2014/Research Methods: Quantitative (Fall 2026)
  • Semester III/ RMQP208/RM Quantitative Practicum (Fall 2026)
  • Semester VI/HUBE3091/ Human Behaviour & Ethics (Spring 2025)
  • Semester VI/PYEP3021/ Essay Paper (Spring 2025)
  • Semester I/SMPR1015/ Statistical Methods for Psychological Research- I (Fall 2025)
  • Semester II/SMPR1024/ Statistics for Psychological Research II (Spring 2024)
  • Semester I/SMPR1015/ Statistical Methods for Psychological Research-I (Fall 2024)
  • Semester I/DATL1012/ Development Across the Lifespan (Fall 2023)
  • Emerging Scholar Award at the 12th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 26-28 July 2017, International Conference Center, Hiroshima, Japan
  • Presented a paper on “A systematic review of scales measuring metacognition” at the 16th European Conference on Psychological Assessment (ECPA), 21-25 July 2025, University of Barcelona, Spain.
  • Presented a paper on “Meta-moral cognition and its association with social engagement and loneliness among young adults” at the 32nd International Congress of Psychology (Virtual), 19-24 July 2021, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Presented a poster on “Does co-education in schools affect emotional intelligence in children: A pilot study” at the 29th Annual Convention of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), 20-22 December 2019, Pondicherry University, India.
  • Presented a paper on “A comparative study of perceived discrimination, Islamic worldview, and religious personality Hijabi and Non-Hijabi Muslim women in India at the International Conference on Islamic Psychology: Nature, Methods and Applications, 25-27 November 2017, India Islamic Cultural Center, New Delhi, India
  • Data Science: Inference and Modeling – HarvardX
    (Credential ID: 6357578215b847e7be6bc01374ea758e)
  • National Eligibility Test (NET), 2017 – UGC, Govt. of India

Cheruvalath, R., Hameed, H.A., & Bakilapadavu, G. (2023). ‘Summative Evaluation’ as a teaching method: An Opportunity to Reduce Confirmation Bias. The Journal of Educational Research, 117(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2023.2288840 (Scopus indexed, Q2)

Hameed, H.A. & Cheruvalath, R. (2021). Metacognitive Skills Inventory (MSI): Development and validation. International Journal of Testing, 21: 3–4, 154–181. https://doi.org/10.1080/15305058.2021.1986051 (Scopus Indexed, Q1)
Email hajaraa.hameed@jgu.edu.in
ORCID ID 0000-0002-9259-4664
Key Expertise Metacognition, Cognitive regulation, Psychometrics, Secure base script, Well-being, Depression, Young adults.