PhD Student

Supervised by Dr Hossein Kaviani and Dr Antigonos Sochos. Hanouf's PhD thesis investigates the role of work stress, burnout, and work-family conflict in Saudi teachers' decisions to retire early.

I graduated with a second-class BSc Honours in Psychology from King Saud University in 2009. Throughout my undergraduate degree, I was greatly interested in educational psychology, behavioural therapy and social psychology. I worked as a psychologist in a special education school; this developed my interest in individual learning, inclusive education and the interaction between teachers and students which can lead to strategies for making learning more effective.

I then moved to the UK for further studies in education and development at the University of East Anglia. I firmly believe that psychology is an integral part of my Master’s degree, applying the knowledge and theories I have learnt in various ways to improve the education system in my country and, most importantly, society’s vision of it.

I have also been fortunate to be involved in a scholarship from the Ministry of Education as a PhD student at University of Bedfordshire, conducting research on work-related stress and burnout among female teachers in Saudi Arabia, in order to be part of the new government policy to empower women by increasing their participation in the workplace. I am also a member of the consultation team cooperating with the Saudi Embassy cultural bureau.

Qualifications

• BSc Psychology, King Saud University, 2006-2009, SA
• MSc Education and Development, University of East Anglia, 2012-2013, UK

Areas of study

• Educational psychology
• Work-related stress
• Social psychology

Recent Conference Presentations

• Alshaer, H (2018). A study on Saudi female teachers’ perceptions of stress, burnout and early retirement. PSYPAG 33^rd Annual Conference, 27 July 2018, University of Huddersfield.

Recent Research Projects

• A Study on metaphors used by female teachers to describe their work-related stresses and psychological exhaustion: reflecting on potential interventions.

Contact Details

E: hanouf.alshaer@study.beds.ac.uk