Editorial Role
Dr. Fayez Khalif Alhussein serves as editor for International Journal of Global Psychology.
Biography
Prof. Dr. Fayez Khalif Alhussein is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Aleppo, Syria, and a licensed clinical and educational psychologist with more than 20 years of experience in clinical psychology, psychometrics, psychological assessment, counseling, and academic supervision at the Master's and Doctoral levels. He earned his Ph.D. in Education and Psychology from universities in Berlin, Germany (2009), and previously served as Head of the Department of Psychological Counseling, Assessment and Measurement at the Faculty of Education, University of Aleppo. His clinical expertise includes psychological diagnosis, cognitive ability assessment, personality assessment, diagnostic interviewing, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). He holds specialized training in behavioral therapy from the German Association for Behavioral Therapy (DGVT, 2006). He has supervised 8 doctoral dissertations and 12 Master's theses, and has published 14 peer-reviewed research papers and authored 8 books and university textbooks. Since 2022, he has worked in the United Arab Emirates in psychological and educational rehabilitation centers and academic supervision at UAE universities, and currently teaches in the Master's program in Clinical Psychology at the University of Aleppo. His research interests include clinical assessment, PTSD, attachment styles, family counseling, giftedness, and mental health. He is fluent in Arabic, with very good German and good English reading and writing skills.
Research Interest
Clinical Assessment; PTSD and Trauma; Attachment Styles; Personality Disorders; Cognitive Ability and Giftedness Assessment; Learning Difficulties; Family and Marital Counseling; CBT and DBT; Mental Health; Psychometrics and Test Adaptation