Ms Samineh Izedi

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Samineh Izedi Shaheem is an assistant professor of Psychology where she teaches a wide range of courses including Introduction to Psychology, Cross Cultural Psychology, Pathologies and I/O Psychology. She is Canadian but from a Middle Eastern background (Iranian) and has studied and worked in different parts of the world, including The United Sates of America, The Netherlands, The United Arab Emirates and of course London.

As well as lecturing, Samineh is currently working on her PhD research which combines her psychology background and academic career. Being a cross cultural psychologists, and appreciating the importance of uncovering cultural similarities and differences in psychological traits and behaviors, Samineh is examining the identity transformation and the adaptation /acculturation process of Emarati students, studying in London, during period of education and upon return.

Through her love and passion for the entertainment industry, Samineh joined Persia Publishing in the summer of 2004 where she deals with a range of publishing related activities such as reviewing potential manuscripts, song lyrics, movie scripts, TV show treatments and ideas for documentaries and educational programs. Persia Publishing is linked to Noraaliz Ltd, the Covent Garden-based production company formed by the innovative Norwegian producer/director Elisabeth Nord, whose films have included the acclaimed French Foreign Legionnaire and the provocative study of schizophrenic art, "Red Sun".

Samineh is also one of the featured writers of All Women Magazine, which is distributed throughout the Middle East. She has a very unique monthly column and problem page focusing on the diverse cultural character of that region. Readers write their issues/concerns in and she tries to the best of her ability to guide them in the right direction. Her last two articles were about the biological dimensions of love and maximizing employee satisfaction in a diverse work environment.

Samineh takes her role to educate our future generation very seriously, and aims to reach as many students who may require guidance during the trying stages of their educational period and to always remind them of how much of a luxury education actually is.

Courses Taught

• PSY 150 Introduction to Psychology
• PSY 202 Introduction to Psychology and Culture
• PSY 205 Social Psychology
• PSY 302 Psychopathologies
• PSY 340 Cross Cultural Psychology
• PSY/BA 363 Psychology of Work and Management
• SSC 100 Rights Choices and Values
• SSC 101 Self, Culture and Society
• FYS 05 Culture and Identity (Fall 2007)

Publications

• Izedi, S. 2003. ‘The Karma Hotel’. Plantree Publishing, London.
• Izedi, S. June 2004. ‘Addicted to love.’ All Woman Magazine. 12-15.
• Izedi, S. October 2004. ‘Interracial Relationships.’ All Woman Magazine. 16-18.
• Izedi, S. January 2005. ‘A Cross Cultural Analysis of Anorexia Nervosa.’ All Woman Magazine. 13-16.
• Izedi, S. May 2005. ‘The Heat is on; How high temperatures may provoke aggressive behaviour.’ All Woman Magazine. 22-25.
• Izedi, S. December 2005. ‘Adolescent Psychological Difficulties Linked with Irregular Sleep Patterns.’ All Woman Magazine.24-27.
• Izedi, S. July 2006. ‘Right person, wrong job?’ All Woman Magazine. 21-23.
• Izedi, S. February 2007. ‘The Psychology of Giving.’ All Woman Magazine. 28-30.
• Izedi, S. 2006. Is it Really Ramadan for Emarati Students in London? The Middle East in London, SOAS. Pg 7.
• Izedi, S. May 2007. ‘The impact of Social Domain Web Sites on Personal Interaction.’ All Woman Magazine. 12-15.

Conferences

• June 2004, ‘Challenging Limitations: The Redefinition of Roles for Women in the GCC’. London
• March 2005, ‘5th Annual Gender and Education Conference: Gender, Power and Difference.’ Cardiff
• July 2006, 'Widening the Scope of Mentalization Based Treatments' conference.’ London
• September 2006, ‘BERA Conference (British Educational Research Association) Conference.’ Warwick.
• March 2007, ‘Educational Research Conference.’ UEL, London
• May 2007, ‘Attachment and personality disorder Conference.’ UCL, London
• September 2007, ‘BERA Conference (British Educational Research Association) Conference.’ Cheshire.
• November 2007. ‘University Education in the GCC States: Alternative Approaches to Building Economies, Societies and Nations.’ SOAS

Presentations

• Fall 2001. Organized internship workshop for Richmond’s internship program students. ‘Focus on Organizational Behavior.’
• January 2004 & September 2003. ‘Culture Shock.’ Presented information to new and visiting students at Huron University.
• December 2006. ‘Cross Cultural transition and adaptation.’ Was invited to speak to expatriate business people working in Dubai, UAE on the topic of adjustment and effective adaptation.
• A regular speaker on various cross cultural issues at KAHRIZK charity organization.
• August 2006 & January 2007 was a guest speaker on a Dubai FM program entitled ‘On the Chair,’ discussing notions of cross cultural interaction with Dr Raymond Hamdon.