Research Interests
- Cross-cultural
transitions/Acculturation and adjustment .
- Inter-group and
inter-personal relations and dynamics.
- Faith/religious (particularly
Islamic) identity of adolescents and adults
- Psychology of
religion/Religiosity and mental health .
- Mixed-ethnic
marriages.
- Marriage happiness.
- Ageing.
- Statistics,
methodology, and data theory.
Academic qualifications
- PhD (Social
Psychology), Cambridge
University, England,
2005.
- Honour MA
(Educational Psychology), The Hebrew University
of Jerusalem,
2000.
- MA Applied
Statistics, The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, 2000.
- Honour BA (Psychology and
Statistics), The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, 1997.
Publications
Khalil, M., & Abu-Rayya, H. M. (2008). Book
review of W.A. Satariano, Epidemiology of aging: An
ecological approach. Retraite et Société (Retirement and Society), 53, 226-230.
Abu-Rayya, H. M. (2008). Acculturation and its
determinants among adult immigrants in France. International Journal
of Psychology, 43, 1-9.
Abu-Rayya, H. M. (2007). Acculturation,
Christian religiosity, and psychological and marital well-being among the
European wives of Arabs in Israel.
Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 10, 171-190.
Abu-Rayya, H. M. (2006). Ethnic identity, ego
identity, and psychological well-being among mixed-ethnic Arab-European
adolescents in Israel.
The British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 24,
669-679.
Abu-Rayya, H. M. (2006). Variations in ethnic
identification among Arab-European individuals in Israel during the developmental
stage of adolescence: Predictors and outcomes. Identity: An International
Journal of Theory and Research
, 6, 341-362.
Abu-Rayya, H. M. (2005). Psychological traits of
mixed-ethnic Arab-European adolescents in Israel. The Internet Journal
of Mental Health, Volume 2 Number 2.
Abu-Rayya, H. M. (2006). The relationship
between ethnic identity and psychological well-being among adolescents with
European mothers and Arab fathers in Israel. International Journal
of Intercultural Relations, 30, 545-556.
Abu-Rayya, H. M. (2006). Acculturation and
well-being among Arab-European mixed-ethnic adolescents in Israel. Journal
of Adolescent Health, 39, 745-751.
Abu-Rayya, H. M. (2006). Depression and social
involvement among elders. The Internet Journal of Health, Volume 5
Number 1.
Conference papers
Abu-Rayya, H. M. "
Acculturation, Christian religiosity, and psychological and marital
well-being among the European wives of Arabs in Israel ". 18 th International Congress of Cross-Cultural Psychology,
Isle of Spetses, Greece, July 11-15, 2006.
Abu-Rayya, H. M. " Variations in ethnic
identification among mixed-ethnic individuals during the developmental stage
of adolescence: predictors and outcomes ". 18 th
International Congress of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Isle of Spetses, Greece,
July 11-15, 2006.
Abu-Rayya, H. M., & Attias-Donfut , C. "
Acculturation and its determinants among elder immigrants in France".
International Federation on Ageing 8 th Global
Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 30 May- 2 June, 2006.
Abu-Rayya, H. M. " Marriage
across Frontiers: Identity and trait characteristics among mixed parentage
individuals". California State University,
Bakersfield, CA, USA,
10-11 April 2006 (invited speaker).
Abu-Rayya, H. M. "The impact of divorce on
grandparent-grandchild relationships". Grandparenthood, Eighth Network
Meeting, Tallin, Estonia,
21-24 September 2005.
Abu-Rayya, H. M. "Historical, socio-political,
and ethnic features of Arabs' life in Israel: A cardinal aspect for
understanding Israeli Arab adolescents' ethnic identity and psychological
well-being". The First Symposium Political Psychology, Paris, 3-5 June 2004.
Abu-Rayya, H. M."Social
Identity Theory and Self-Categorisation Theory as frameworks for the study of
ethnic identity formation: Benefits and limitations". Cultural and
Social Identity Colloquium- organised by the Department of Social and Developmental
Psychology at Cambridge University- 16 th March
2004.
Abu-Rayya, H. M."Developmental
models of mixed-ethnic identity formation: Presentation and critique".
The Fourth Inter-University
Graduate Conference on Social Psychology, Cambridge University,
10 th May 2003:
Abu-Rayya, H. M."Acculturation
and psychological adjustment: Towards a new model". Cultural and Social
Identity Colloquium- organised by the Department of Social and Developmental
Psychology at Cambridge University- 17 th March
2003.
Awards / Research grants
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Aug/07-Aug/10:
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University
of Sydney Post-doc
Research Fellowship.
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Oct/01-Sep/04:
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Overseas Research Student Award (ORS) from the Committee
of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom, in support of my PhD study
at the University
of Cambridge.
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Oct/01-Sep/04:
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Gates Cambridge
Scholarship, the University
of Cambridge
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Oct/98-July/01:
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Small research grant from the Hebrew University
(supported the conduct and writing-up of my MA research-based thesis).
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Oct/97-Jun/00:
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Two times Distinction Prizes during my MA course, the Hebrew University.
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Oct/94-Jun/97:
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Three times Dean's Distinction Prizes during my BA
course, the Hebrew
University.
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Selected Professional
activities
Ad hoc reviewer for:
Identity:
An International Journal of Theory and Research.
International
Journal of Psychology.
Mental
Health, Religion & Culture.
International
Journal for the Psychology of Religion.
The
Internet Journal of Mental Health.
Current Professional
memberships
Community
of Science (COS).
Muslims
in Britain
Research Network.
Australian
Centre on Quality of Life (ACQOL).
Grandparenthood
and Intergenerational Relationships in Aging European Populations Network.
