Ehab W. Hermena

Biography

After obtaining a BA in history and tourism, Ehab’s interest in cognitive and educational psychology began when he volunteered to work with children with various learning difficulties (OXFAM-supported project), and working in a multidisciplinary child and family learning center setting in Cairo-Egypt. Ehab continued to work with children in various educational capacities and to study psychology (BSc in experimental psychology). Ehab then trained as a doctor of educational psychology (DEdPsy). Subsequently he continued with his interest in reading research with Southampton colleagues (Prof. Simon Liversedge and Dr. Denis Drieghe) and was awarded a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology. Ehab has published a number of articles in high-impact journals investigating language development in children with Down’s Syndrome and SLI, silent reading in Arabic (using eye tracking methodology), and other aspects of children’s social and emotional development. His research in all these areas is still on-going in collaboration with numerous colleagues in the UK. Ehab’s research interests successfully attracted grant funding from various UK sources (e.g., ESRC-DTC, 2012; Leverhulme Trust, 2013; and BPS, 2013). Before joining Zayed University, Ehab has taught several psychology and language processing modules as a guest lecturer (Queen Mary University of London, University of Southampton), and developed and led a module introducing educational psychology to final year psychology undergraduates (University of Southampton).

Research Interest

Research methodology, developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, statistics and quantitative methodology, qualitative methodology, and educational psychology.