Assistant Professor

B.Sc          Liverpool University Psychology and IT combined.
M.Sc         Liverpool University Health Studies.
Pg Cert    University of North Cumbria - Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
Ph.D.        University of Manchester Experimental Clinical Psychology.

Bio

Justin Thomas is a Psychologist with an interest in the relationship between cognition, human information processing and emotion. Just has international experience both inside and outside of academia having previously worked for the UK's  national health service as well as for Isoft a leading healthcare IT systems vendor.  Justin's research publications are focused on mood and eating disorders, he also writes more broadly for the general public on far reaching topics from a psychological perspective. 

Office: Abu Dhabi South Campus, (Room X - 108)
Phone: +971-2-599 3616
Email: Justin.thomas@zu.ac.ae

Teaching Areas

- Psychology

- Psychotherapy

Research and Professional Activities

1) Cognitive vulnerability to depression in UAE nationals.

2) The relationship between vitamin D status and depression.

3) Summertime seasonal affective disorder.

4) Alexithymia  and the detection of anxiety and depressive symptoms in UAE
    nationals.