Ms. Arooj Nazir
Senior Lecturer
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Arooj Nazir is a PhD Scholar in Clinical Psychology at Government College University, Lahore, and holds an MS Clinical Psychology and B.Sc. (Hons) Psychology from the same institution. She is currently serving as Senior Lecturer and BS Research Coordinator, Co-patron of ‘The Perception’ Student magazine in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Central Punjab, Lahore. With extensive teaching, training, and clinical experience, she has worked in universities, special education departments, and hospitals, providing psycho-diagnosis, psychotherapy, and counseling services. Her professional expertise also includes student counseling, research supervision, and organizing academic workshops. Her research interests span emotional abuse, mental health, digital behavior, and psychological interventions. Throughout her career, she has completed several internships and engaged in volunteer work at institutions such as the Psychiatry Department at Ganga Ram Hospital, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Hamza Foundation for the Deaf, SOS Children’s Village, The Citizen Foundation, and government schools as a counselor to adolescents.
PhD | Clinical Psychology | GC University Lahore | 2022- in progress |
MS | Clinical Psychology | GC University Lahore | 2013-2015 |
BS | Psychology | GC University Lahore | 2009-2013 |
A-level | Humanities | Salamat Girls ICAS | 2007-2009 |
O-level | Sciences | DPS, Lahore | 2005-2007 |
Senior Lecturer | University of Central Punjab Lahore | 2019-till now |
Psychologist | Special Education Department, Government of Punjab | 2018-2019 |
Visiting Lecturer | Punjab University College for Information Technology (PUCIT) | 2017-2018 |
Visiting Lecturer | LSPS University of Lahore | 2017-2018 |
Shadow Teacher | TNS Beaconhouse Lahore | 2017-2018 |
Visiting Lecturer | Comsats IIT Lahore | 2016-2018 |
Visiting Lecturer & Research Supervisor | GC University Lahore | 2015-2016 |
Shadow Teacher | Learning Alliance | 2015-2016 |
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- Gulzar, Tahniyat, Nazir, Arooj, Mehmood, Haziq, Noureen, Amna, Impulsivity, Digital Maturity, and Morality of Pakistani TikTok Users, Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 2024, 6002586, 14 pages, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/6002586 (HEC Recognized W Category, IF:4.3)
- Ilyas, S., Nazir, A., Baseer, A., Yasin, W., & Jahangir, W. (2024). Emotional Intelligence, Mental Distress and Handling Bullying in School Teachers. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 12(3), 2332–2344. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2024.v12i3.2297 (HEC Recognized YCatgeory)
- Bushra et al (2024). Psychological Distress and Professional Competency Among Medical Professionals: The Mediating Role of Work Motivation. (2024). Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 31(8), 1602-1609. https://doi.org/10.53555/62ny5k06
- Bibi, M., Rafique, R., Nazir, A., Zahid, H., Mukhtar, S., & ul Huda, N. (2024). Perceptions of Married Adults Regarding Extramarital Affairs in Lahore, Pakistan. Human Nature Journal of Social Sciences, 5(2), 334-346. (HEC Recognized YCatgeory)
- Ghania Atiq, Amber Baseer, & Arooj Nazir. (2024). Escapism, The Need for Affect and Transportation As Predictors Of Binge Watching In University Students. International Journal of Contemporary Issues in Social Sciences .ISSN (E) 2959-2461 (P) 2959-3808, 3(2), 1745–1758. (HEC Recognized Y Catgeory)
- Naeem, E., Nazir, A., Bibi, M. ., & Khalid, K. . (2024). Relationship of Online Gaming with Self Control, Problem Solving and Social Zapping in Young Adult Gamers. Online Media and Society, 5(2), 26-41. https://hnpublisher.com/ojs/index.php/OMS/article/view/487 (HEC Recognized Y Catgeory)
- Ayub, M., Mehmood, H., & Nazir, A. (2024). The Impact of Culture Shock and Psychological Adjustment on Mental Well-Being in International Students. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 12(2), 1327-1335. (HEC Recognized Y Catgeory)
- Nazir, A., & Mukhtar, F. (2023, December). Therapeutic intervention plan for obsessive compulsive disorder: A case study. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY (Vol. 58, pp. 179-179). THE ATRIUM, SOUTHERN GATE, CHICHESTER PO19 8SQ, W SUSSEX, ENGLAND: JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD. (HEC Recognized W category IF 3.2)
- Nazir, A., Omer, F., & Baseer, A. (2023). Emotional Abuse, Emotional Regulation and Mental Health in Young Adults. Human Nature Journal of Social Sciences, 4(3), 122-134. (HEC Recognized Y Catgeory)
- Baseer, A., Majeed, A., Nazir, A., & Khawar, R. (2022). Exploring The Home and School Based Strategies For Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Phenomenological Study. Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society, 19(02). (HEC Recognized Y Catgeory)