Dr Hajar Aman Key Yekani

Role
Assistant Professor - Department of Psychology
Section
School of Social Sciences
Email
Dr Hajar Aman Key Yekani

About

Dr. Hajar Aman Key Yekani is an Assistant Professor at Heriot-Watt University Dubai, specializing in social psychology, cognition, and language. She earned her PhD from Shiraz University in 2019 and has been a dedicated researcher since 2015, contributing to the Cognition & Neuropsychology Research Lab at Zayed University. In 2019, she joined Heriot-Watt University Dubai to broaden her expertise.

Biography

 

Academic Leadership and Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Heriot-Watt University Dubai Course leader for Research Methods and Analysis 1 Global course leader for Social Cognition and Personality Dubai Lab Technician

Research

Dr Yekani has worked in different fields including social psychology, cognition, and language. Her collaborative research covers social issues and implicit attitudes toward them, along with English, Arabic and Persian reading.

Publications

 

  • Kanafani T., et al., (2023). The Effectiveness of Online vs Face-to-Face Psychotherapy During theCOVID-19 Pandemic in the United Arab Emirates. J Psychol Neurosci; 5(2):1-6.DOI :https://doi.org/10.47485/2693-2490.1069
     
  • Sheen, M., Yekani, H. A. K., & Jordan, T. R. (2022). The Good, the Bad and the Hijab: A Study of Implicit Associations Made by Practicing Muslims in Their Native Muslim Country. Psychological Reports, 00332941221103532.
     
  • Jordan, T. R., Yekani, H. A. K., & Sheen, M. (2021). Gendered Perceptions of Odd and Even Numbers: An Implicit Association Study from Arabic Culture. Frontiers in Psychology,12, 846.
     
  • Jordan, T. R., Yekani, H. A. K., & Sheen, M. (2020). Further investigation of the effects of wearing the hijab: Perception of female facial attractiveness by Emirati Muslim men living in their native Muslim country. Plos one,15(10), e0239419.
     
  • Sheen, M., Yekani, H. A. K., & Jordan, T. R. (2019). Further Evidence for Using Online Discussion Boards in the Classroom. Teaching of Psychology,46(2), 158-163
     
  • Sheen, M., Aman Key Yekani, H., & Jordan, T. R. (2018). Investigating the effect of wearing the hijab: Perception of facial attractiveness by Emirati Muslim women living in their native Muslim country. PloS one,13(10), e0199537.
     
  • Jordan, T. R., AlShamsi, A. S., Yekani, H. A., AlJassmi, M., Al Dosari, N., Hermena, E. W., & Sheen,M. (2017). What's in a Typeface? Evidence of the Existence of Print Personalities in Arabic. Frontiers in psychology,8, 1229.
     
  • Yekani, H. A. K., Mushtaq, Y., Farahani, B., & Abdi, H. (2013). Parental Restriction and Children’s Appetitive Traits: A Study among Children Aged 5-11 Years Old in Dubai Private Schools. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering,7(12), 3040-3044