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Professor

Ph.D. In Counseling Psychology in August, 1998 from University of Missouri-Columbia (full APA accreditation), USA

Bio

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

  • February 10-2013-January 2015, Visiting Associate Professor, Zayed University

  • September 1, 2014-September, 2019, Assistant Provost for Student Affairs- Zayed University

  • October 17, 1998- January 2015, Faculty member at UAEU

 
Office

Abu Dhabi - Khalifa City, FF1-1-33

Phone:

+971 2 599 3434

Email:
Teaching Areas

Counseling Psychology, Mental Health, College Student Development and wellbeing, Psychological assessment, counselor training, and psychotherapy. Teaching and Research.

Research and Professional Activities

Current research work foucses on stigma of mental illness (collabrative work with international colleagues, cross-cultural) as well as on college bullying and mental health. 

MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: :

  • American Psychological Association- International Affiliate.

  • Served as Non-US Based Co-Chair, International Section of Division 17 of American Psychological Association, August 2014-2016

  SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

  1. Al-Darmaki, F., Dodeen, H., Ibrahim, S., Ahammed, S., & Jacobson, M. (2019). Predictors of Emirati Marital Satisfaction: Contributions of Psychological Health and Family Functioning. Journal of Family Issues, 40 (6), 785-804. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X19827994 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0192513X19827994

  2. Al-Darmaki, F., Ahammed, S., Hassane, S., & Abdulla, A., Yaaqeib, S., & Dodeen, H.  (2017). Antecedents and Consequences of Marital Satisfaction in an Emirati Sample: A Structural Equation Model Analysis. Marriage and Family Review, 53 (4), 365-387. Online version published May 4, 2016. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01494929.2016.1184211

  3. Al-Darmaki, F., Thomas, J. & Yaaqeib, S. (2016). Mental Health Beliefs Amongst Emirati Female College Students. Community Mental Health Journal, 52 (2), 233-238. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10597-015-9918-9 

  4. Al-Darmaki, F. (2014). Predictors of Counseling Center Use Among College Students in the United Arab Emirates. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation (APA journal), 3 (10), 48-61. doi: 10.1037/a0035160. http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=buy.optionToBuy&id=2014-00068-004

  5. Al-Darmaki, F., Ahammed, S., Hassane, S., & Abdulla, A., Yaaqeib, S., & Dodeen, H.  (2016, first published online Aug. 20, 2014). Emirati Marital Satisfaction Scale: Development and Validation of a Culturally Relevant Measure. Journal of Family Studies., 37 (12), 1703-1729. doi: 10.1177/0192513X14547418. http://jfi.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/08/14/0192513X14547418.abstract

  6. Al-Darmaki, F. & Sayed, M. (2009). Counseling challenges within the cultural context of the United Arab Emirates. In Gerstein, L., Heppner, P.P., Ægisdóttir, S., Leung, S.A., & Norsworthy, K.L. (Eds.).  International Handbook of Cross-Cultural Counseling: Cultural Assumptions and Practices Worldwide (pp. 465-474). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.  Winning of Ursula Gielen Book Award 2010.

  7. Heath, P., Vogel, D., Al-Darmaki, F. (2016). Help-Seeking Attitudes of United Arab Emirates Students: Examining Loss of Face, Stigma, and Self-Disclosure. The Counseling Psychologist, 44 (3), 331-352. doi: 10.1177/0011000015621149. http://tcp.sagepub.com/content/44/3/331.abstract

  8. Zanon, C., Brenner, R. E., Baptista, M. N., Vogel, D. L., Rubin, M., Al-Darmaki, F. R., Gonçalves, M., Heath, P. J., Liao, H-Y., Mackenzie, C., Topkaya, N., Wade, N. G., & Zlati, A (Jan. 2020, online version). Examining the Dimensionality, Reliability, and Invariance, of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) Across Eight Countries. Assessment, 1-14 doi: 10.1177/1073191119887449.

  9. Vogel, D. L., Strass, H. A., Heath, P. J., Al-Darmaki, F. R., Armstrong, P., Baptista, M. N., Brenner, R. E. E., Gonçalves, M., Lannin, D. G., Liao, H-Y., Mackenzie, C., Mak, W. W. S., Rubin, M., Topkaya, N., Wade, N. G., Wang, Y-F, & Zlati, A. (2017). Stigma of seeking psychological services: Examining college students across ten countries/regions. The Counseling Psychologist, 45 (2)1-23. Doi: 10.1177/0011000016671411.

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