Curriculum Vitae, June 2012
Sonia N. Fares, MA
00961 3 084478
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Educational History
2009- 2012 MA, Psychology
American University of Beirut, Lebanon
2006- 2009 BA, Psychology
American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Research Experience
2011 Research Assistant
Research on the Status of Women in the Workplace in the MENA Region
Primary Investigator: Fida Afyouni, Ph.D., American University of Beirut, Lebanon
2010- 2012 Thesis Research on Emotion Identification in Children with Autism
Primary Investigator: Sonia N. Fares
Thesis adviser: Nidal Najjar, Ph.D., American University of Beirut, Lebanon
2010 Research Assistant
Research on Note-Taking and the Use of PowerPoint Slides in Classroom Lectures
Primary Investigator: Sandra Sawaya (Supervisor: Nidal Najjar, Ph.D., American University of Beirut, Lebanon)
2009- Present Research Assistant
Research on Affective Behavior in Children with Autism, Primary Investigator: Nidal Najjar, Ph.D., American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Academic Experience
2011 Graduate Assistant
Charles Harb, Ph.D., American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Assisted in: grading and completing IRB requests
2010- 2011 Graduate Assistant
Nidal Najjar, Ph.D., American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Assisted in: literature review searching, lecture summarizing, grading, and APA proofreading
2009- 2010 Graduate Assistant
Nadiya Slobodenyuk, Ph.D., American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Assisted in grading and literature review searching
Academic Publication
Moukarzel, R. & Fares, S. N. (2009). A critique on Rania Saad’s article “The motives and implications of the clothing styles in Lebanese people’s everyday life”. Idafat, 5, 205-209.
Computer Skills
2007- Present Proficient in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and Microsoft Office
Very fluent in English and Arabic