Sherin is a British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited Chartered Psychologist with a PhD from the University of Buckingham, joining UCFB Wembley in 2017. Her doctoral thesis explored factors influencing conceptual development; namely, cognitive, affective and motivational factors.
Her present research involves developing and evaluating interventions to promote learning, as well as collaborating on research projects in the domain of Sports Psychology.
Sherin currently teaches on a range of modules within the Sports Psychology degree programme, and supervises both undergraduate and postgraduate research.
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Area of expertise
Cognitive, developmental and educational psychology.
Teaching & research interests
- Applied psychology;
- Biological psychology;
- Cognitive psychology;
- Developmental psychology;
- Research methods;
- Social psychology;
- Sports and exercise psychology.
Accreditation & memberships
- British Psychological Society (Chartered Psychologist);
- American Psychological Association (International Affiliate).
Qualifications
- PhD in Psychology, University of Buckingham;
- BSc in Psychology with Spanish, University of Buckingham.
Publications & research
- Al-Showarah, S. & Salem, S. (2017). Human Factors in the Usability of Smartphones. Natural and Applied Sciences Series;
- Martin, A., & Salem, S. (2015). Investigating children’s changing concepts. Joint Annual Conference of the BPS Developmental and Social Sections, Manchester, UK;
- Salem, S., & Martin, A. (2014). The role of cognitive, affective and motivational factors in children’s conceptual change. BPS Developmental Section Annual Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands;
- Salem, S., & Martin, A. (2013). Promoting scientific understanding among children: The role of conceptual change instruction. Joint Annual Conference of the BPS Cognitive and Developmental Sections, Reading, UK;
- Salem, S., & Martin, A. (2013). Children’s understanding of the earth’s gravity: A Q-methodological study. Joint Annual Conference of the BPS Cognitive and Developmental Sections, Reading, UK;
- Salem, S., & Martin, A. (2012). A comparison between model-based and simulation-based instruction in children’s conceptual change. BPS Developmental Section Annual Conference, Glasgow, UK.
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