UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES

Dr Sepideh Rajeziesfahani

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Contact Information

·         University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences, Kodakyar Ave., Evin, Tehran, Iran

·         Email: s.rajezi@sbmu.ac.ir; sepideh.rajezi@gmail.com

·         Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mNYS-jEAAAAJ&hl=en

Education

·      Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Shahed, 2011-2017, Tehran, Iran

CGPA: 3.80/4 (19.03/20)

Dissertation: Comparison of cognitive-behavioral therapy and metacognitive therapy in treatment of OCD: A Randomized controlled trial (published as 2 peer-reviewed papers in Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and International Journal of Mental Health)

·      M.Sc., Clinical Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 2006-2009 Tehran, Iran

CGPA: 3.9/4 (19.33/20)

Dissertation: Validity and Reliability of Yale-brown Obsessive-Compulsive scale in Iran (published as a peer-reviewed paper in Journal of psychiatry and clinical Psychology)

·      B.Sc., Clinical Psychology, University of Science & Culture, 2002-2006, Tehran, Iran

CGPA: 3.78/4 (18.86/20)

Dissertation: Comparison the education of perceptual-motor training and behavioral therapy for children with developmental dyslexia and dysgraphia (published as a conference presentation in the Second National Congress of exceptional children)

Professional Experiences

• Researcher and Assistant professor, Department of Clinical psychology, university of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences, September 2017 – Present

Published articles, Conducted Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and surveys

Presented webinars to graduate students and community-based webinars

Revised children clinical psychology master’s curriculum

Gave lessons to undergraduate students

Participated in special-case commission of the university

Supervised 8 Bachelor theses

• Research Assistant, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, July 2014 – September 2017

Assisted a group of scientists in the Behavioral sciences research center to conduct clinical trials and surveys and published articles

Created and developed teaching material

Compiled conference proceeding and performed conferences and presentations

Assisted editor of the International Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences as a deputy editor

Part-time jobs

• Part-time Clinical psychologist, Samar Cancer charity, CBT for cancer, volunteer member, 2017– present
• Part-time Clinical psychologist, Tehran University Counseling Center CBT for university students, 2010 – 2016.

Honors and Awards

·         Google scholar total citation: 270 and h-index: 8

·         7th rank out of 1500 participants in the Iranian University Master`s Entrance Exam

·         1st rank out of 450 participants in Iranian University Ph.D.’s Entrance Exam

·         Received master`s full-tuition scholarship (tuition waiver)

·         Received Ph.D.’s full-tuition scholarship (tuition waiver)

·         Reward for the best psychologist of Tehran at university counseling centers in 2016

Research Interests

Skill

• Language skills: Farsi (native speaker), English (very good/ IELTS band score= 7)
• Registered Cognitive-behavioral therapist in Iran, since 2014
• High proficiency in psychotherapy based on CBT and schema therapy  
• High proficiency in education of life-style for school aged children  
• Good proficiency in SPSS and methodology
• Professional proficiency of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Power Points
• High proficiency in teamwork/punctuality/intra-cultural communication/problem-solving and presentation skills

Professional Memberships

• Member of Psychology and Counseling Organization of Iran
• Member of Iranian Psychological Association

Hobbies

• Practicing Iyengar Yoga
• Hiking (backpacker)
• Music