Professional Experience

September 2017- to date
Fatima Jinnah Women University

July 2015 - August 2017
Roots Ivy International School & College
Served as A levels teacher for Sociology and Psychology

July 2010 - February 2015
Fatima Jinnah Women University
Lecturer

PUBLICATIONS/CONFERENCES

• Essau CA, Qadir F, Maqsood A, Najam-us-Sahar, Bukhtawer, N.,Ozer, Pauli, R., Gilvarry, C.(2017).Factor Structure of the Urdu Version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in Pakistani Adolescents. Acta Psychopathology, 3:1. DOI:10.4172/2469-6676.100076
• Farah Qadir, AneelaMaqsood, Najam us-Sahar, Nadia Bukhtawer, Amna Khalid, Regina Pauli, Catherine Gilvarry, GirmayMedhin, and Cecilia A. Essau.(2017). Factor Structure of the Urdu Version of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale in Pakistan.BEHAVIORAL MEDICINEhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08964289.2016.1276427
• Bukhtawer, N., Muhammad, S. and Iqbal, A. (2014) Personality Traits and Self Regulation: A Comparative Study among Current, Relapse and Remitted Drug Abuse Patients. Health, 6, 1368-1375. doi:10.4236/health.2014.612168.
• Pauli, R., Gilvarry, C., Qadir, F., Maqsood, A., Najam-us-Sahar, Bukhtawer, N., &Essau, C. (2013, July). Adolescent academic stress and anxiety inPakistan-Do Western measures work in Pakistan?. In PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH (Vol. 28, issue 4pp. 25-26).TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Conference Papers

• Paper presented by self in 5th Annual Public Health Conference December 2014 arranged by Health Services Academy, titled “Association of excessive worrying and somatic symptoms among adolescents”.(Abstract published in conference proceedings)
• Co-author of the paper presented in 5th Annual Public Health Conference December 2014 arranged by Health Services Academy, titled “A community study of Neurotic trends and attitude towards Mental health” (Abstract published in conference proceedings)
• Co-author of the paper presented in 35th STAR Stress and Anxiety Research Conference in Cluj- Napoca, Romania , 2-4 July 2014 titled “Frequency and correlates of anxiety symptoms among adolescents in Pakistan”/li>
• Co-author of the paper presented at 5th Annual Public Health Conference December 2014
  arranged by Health Services Academy, titled “Association of cognitive avoidance with intrusive
  thoughts among university students”. (Abstract published in conference proceedings)
• Co-author of the paper presented at 27th conference of EHPS: Well-being, Quality of Life & Caregiving organized by European Health Psychology Society at Bordeaux, France July 17th -20th 2013. Title of the paper "Adolescent Anxiety and Academic Stress in Pakistan-Do Western Measures Work in Pakistan"
• Co-author of the paper presented at First CAMHS Conference Children and Young People's Mental Health: Improving outcomes, widening accessing and tacking stigma on an age of austerity organized by University of Northampton, UK July 3rd -5th 2013. Paper titled "Anxiety among Adolescents in Pakistan: Factor Analysis of Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS)"
• Co-author of the paper presented at International Conference of Applied Psychology (ICAPP) organized by department of Applied Psychology University of Punjab, Lahore, & Psychology Subcommittee of HEC's CDSSHP
• December 15th -19th 2012. Paper titled “Relationship between Academic Stress & Anxiety among Adolescents in Pakistan: A Preliminary Analysis

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Research Team Member of INSPIRE Project (2011-2014) titled“Anxiety among adolescents in Pakistan: From Epidemiology to Prevention” Funded by Higher Education Commission Pakistan and British Council) .Collaboration between Roehampton University London UK and Fatimah Jinnah Women University, Pakistan.
• Research interests include psychosocial and development issues with a focus on gender and adolescence. Mental and reproductive health related issues of women, Trauma and coping.

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS

• Certified Trainer of Manual of Post disaster psychological management by Children of War organization
• Received training certificate of Professional Competency Enhancement Program For Teachers (PCEPT) funded and organized by Higher Education Commission Pakistan
• Master trainer certificate of Incorporating Technology In Education (ITE) funded and organized by Higher Education Commission Pakistan
• Resource person and organizer of teacher training workshops for “Managing Anxiety in Schools” at Army Public School and College Sectariat Rawalpindi
• Resource person and organizer of teacher training workshops for “Managing Anxiety in Schools” Federal Government Educational Institutions Rawalpindi Cantt
• Organizer and resource person in a workshop “Creating awareness about prejudice and discrimination among minorities” funded by Ministry of Minority held at FJWU.