Dr. Mark Aveyard | American University of Sharjah
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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Psychology

Teaching areas

social psychology; cognitive psychology

Research areas

psychology of religion

Education

PhD, Psychology, Florida State University, United States, 2008
BA, Political Science, University of Nebraska, United States, 1998

Professional experience

Associate Professor, International Studies, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 2019 - Present
Assistant Professor, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 2007 - 2019

Memberships

Midwestern Psychological Association, March 2017
American Psychological Association, January 2012
Association for Psychological Science, August 2011

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2517

Dr. Mark Aveyard

Associate Professor
PhD, Florida State University, United States

Mark Aveyard's teaching and research interests include cognitive and social psychology.

Publications

Mark Aveyard. Pancultural nostalgia in action: Prevalence, triggers, and psychological functions of nostalgia across cultures., Journal Of Experimental Psychology: General, 2024
Angela Maitner, Jamie Decoster, Per Andersson, Kimmo Eriksson, Sara Sherbaji, Roger Giner-sorolla, Diane Mackie, Mark Aveyard, Heather Claypool, Richard Crisp And Others. Perceptions of Emotional Functionality: Similarities and Differences Among Dignity, Face, and Honor Cultures, Journal Of Cross-cultural Psychology, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022
Mark Aveyard. Science-religion compatibility beliefs across Middle Eastern and American young adult samples: The role of cross-cultural exposure., Public Understanding Of Science
Mark Aveyard. Many Labs 2: Investigating Variation in Replicability Across Samples and Settings, Advances In Methods And Practices In Psychological Science, 1 December 2018

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, How Formal Education Affects Perceptions of Religion-Science Compatibility, Culture of Schooling Program, University of Texas, 2020 - 2022
Grant, Accelerating Students' Understanding of Experimental Design, AUS, July 2020 - June 2021
Grant, The influence of scientific education on religiosity among young adults, American University of Sharjah, June 2019 - May 2021
Grant, Religiosity and forces of globalization in the UAE, Global Religion Research Initiative, June 2019 - August 2020

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