Dr. Alia Asmat
Associate Professor
Dr.alia@ucp.edu.pk
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Dr. Alia Asmat has completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology on March, 2017 from Institute of Clinical Psychology University of Karachi. She is certified practitioner of Hypnosis and NLP from NGH USA.
Further, she has been working with different hospitals since 2006; she worked for three years in Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Punjab Medical College Faisalabad from 2006-2009. Afterwards she joined Institute of Clinical Psychology University of Karachi, 2010-2013. Dr. Alia Asmat has completed 52 hour rotation in PNS Shifa Hospitals Karachi in July, 2011. Moreover, she was the Chairperson of Transformation Chapter Faisalabad from January 2017 to December 2018.
As for as her educational carrier is concerned she started her carrier as a lecturer at Department of Psychology Riphah International University Faisalabad Campus from September, 2014. She was promoted as an Assistant professor on April 2017 and she was there till December, 2018. Dr. Alia has joined Department of Psychology, University of Central Punjab Lahore on December 2018 as an Assistant Professor. She was permuted as Associate professor in 2020 in the same organization. Currently she is working as an Associate Professor in same department.
| MS/PhD | Clinical Psychology | Institute if Clinical Psychology | 2017 |
| M.Sc | Clinical Psychology | University of the Punjab Lahore | 2006 |
| Bachelor | Arts | University of the Punjab Lahore | 2004 |
| Associate Professor | Department of Psychology | UCP 2020-till |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Psychology | UCP 2018-2020 |
| Assistant Professor | Riphah International University | 2017-2018 |
| Lecture | Riphah International University | 2014-2017 |
| Clinical Psychologist | Transformation International | 2017-2018 |
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- Mental health expert’s perspective on risk and protective factors of suicide ideation in Patients with OCD and depression March 21, 2025 BMC Psychiatry W Category
- Unseen Heroes: Exploring the Impact of Schizophrenia Caregiving on Families: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice W Category 2.3 (2024)
- Stigma, Caregiver Burden, and expressed emotions: The Moderating role of self-compassion in caregivers of substance use disorder: JPMA X Category (2024)
- Exploring the role of personality traits as mediators of mental health in Pakistani commuters: JPMA X Category (2024)
- Beyond bereavement: Identifying risk and protective factors for prolonged grief disorder, Death Studies W Category Impact Factor 3.8 (2024)
- Clinician’s perspective about risk and protective factors of substance use: a qualitative exploration. , Journal of Substance Use X Category Impact Factor 2.45 (2023)
- Stigmatization and perceived social support as a predictor of treatment of substance use disorder (SUD): A systematic review: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association X Category Impact Factor .781 (2023)
- Exploration of initiation of substance abuse among Pakistani adolescents: A Qualitative Approach, Journal of Substance Use X Category Impact Factor 2.45 (2023)
- Exposure to Smoking and General Health Problems among University Students: The Mediating Role of Positive Affect and Moderating Role of Parenting. Anam & Alia Asmat Journal of Substance Use. ISSN: (Print) (Online) Journal homepage: X Category Impact Factor 2.45 (2023)
- Commuting Time On The Cost Of Daily Life Activities And Wellbeing In Pakistan Alia Asmat, Ghulam Abbas Ghazi Ghajni & Ghinasha Choudary ATSK Journal of Psychology, Volume 3, Issue 1, Article 4, 25-37 ISSN: 2709-5436 (2023)
- The Prevalence and Comorbidity Of Death Anxiety And Psychological Distress In Pakistani Population During Covid-19 Pandemic, 2022. Muneeba Shakil, Farzana Ashraf, Shahnila Tariq, Alia Asmat, Amina Muazzam, Naima Hassan. PalArche’s Journal of Archeology of Egypt Egyptology, 19 (1) 620-632. X Category (2022)
- The Advent of Coronavirus Disease 2019 and the Impact of Mobile Learning on Student Learning Performance: The Mediating Role of Student Learning Behavior Zhiwei Wang, , Alia Qadir, Alia Asmat, Muhammad Sheeraz Aslam Mian & Xiaoli Luo6 Frontires in Psychology W Category Impact factor 2.99 (2022)
- Understanding Satisfaction With Life of Physically Disable Women of Lasbella District in Relation with demographics Shumaila Kamal, Nabeel Zubairi, Latifa Kamal & Alia Asmat Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences (PJSS) Vol. 41, No. 4 (2021), pp. 865-874 “Y” Category
- Cognitive functioning and perceived social support predict positive mental health in middle age adults. Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric association. Alia Asmat Saiqa Afzal & Sidra Illays 2020 Y category
- Narcissism and life satisfaction in college students: mediating role of social media addiction. Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric association. Muhammad Adeeb, Sana Waris, Alia Asmat, Saria Rafiq & Sadaf Hafeez 2020 Y category
- Self-Esteem and locus of control in male substance dependents. Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric association. Nighat Haider, Alia Asmat , Salman Zafar , Imtiaz Ahmad Dogar 2020 Y category
- Pain as a cause of Drug addiction: A systematic Review Y Category (2024)
- A Scientific Study of Religion as a Catalyst to Bring Positive Change in Human Behavior. Clinical and Counselling Psychology Review: Naveed Shibli, Muddasar Ahmad,Anwarulhaq, Hafiz Hameedullah, Noushaba Anjum, Alia Asmat, Muhammad Irfan and Adeeb Nasir 2019 Y category
- Permissive Parenting style of Parents predicting Psychopathology in their Children. Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric association. Alia Asmat and Uzma Ali, Farooq shah 2017 Y category
- Impact of father parenting styles and father’s perception about spouse on childhood outcomes Alia Asmat and Uzma Ali. 2017PJCP Y category
- Anxiety and Depression: A Study of Diabetic Types. FWU Journal of Social Sciences, Summer, Seema Munaf and Alia Asmat 2016, Vol.10, No.1 X-Category
- Parental Satisfaction with Life and Perceived Social Support of Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability. International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research. Hina Ayaz, Alia Asmat and …….20 No. 2 Feb. 2016
- Job Satisfaction of physicians and teachers on regular verses contract basis jobs; The Professional Medical Journal 2015;22(11):1525-1530.Doi: 10.17957/TPMJ/15.2894 Imtiaz Ahmad Dogar , Samreen Afzal , Dr. Muhammad Arif , Nighat Haider , Alia Asmat X Category
- Anxiety and Depression among Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability in Pakistan, Journal of Canadian Academy of Child & Adolescence Psychiatry, 22:4, November 2013. Muhammad Waqar Azeem, MD, DFAACAP, DFAPA,1 Imtiaz Ahmad Dogar, MBBS, FCPS,2 Snehal Shah, MD,3 Mohsin Ali Cheema, MBBS,4 Alia Asmat, MSc,2 Madeeha Akbar, MSc,2 Sumira Kousar, MSc,2 and Imran Ijaz Haider, MBBS, MRCPsych4
- Self Esteem And Psychosocial Factors Associated With Juvenile Delinquency, A.P.M.C Vol: 4 No.2 July-December 2010. Imtiaz Ahmad Dogar, Wajid Ali Akhwanzada, Asma Bajwa, Nighat Haider, Alia Asmat “Y” Category
- Am I Over-Sleeper? Oversleeping And Cognitive Functioning Among University Students: Mediating Role of Mental Wellbeing: The Mind-Journal Of Psychology Vol 2, Issue 1, 2023
- Metacognitive Beliefs and Unhelpful Metacognitive Coping Strategies of Caregivers with Patients of Schizophrenia: A systematic Review 2025 Y Category
- Translation and Validation of Internalized Stigma of Substance Abuse Scale Urdu Version, Social Prism. Vol 2, Issue 1, 2025 Y Category
- Personality Traits and Academic Achievements of University Students, Annual Methodological Archive Research Review volume 3 issue 6, 2025 Y Category
- Urdu Translation and Validation of Burden Scale for Family Caregivers Short Version for Caregivers of Individuals with Drug Addiction in Pakistan. Journal of Nursing and Allied Health Volume 3, Issue 2 , 2025 Y Category