Staff profile

Dr Hisham Abu-Rayya

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering

School of Psychological Science
Department of Psychology

George Singer Building, Room 414, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

BA, MA (Psych), MA (App. Statistics), PhD (Cambridge)

Area of study

Psychology

Brief Profile

I am a social and cultural psychologist. Before joining the School of Psychological Science at La Trobe University in 2011, I pursued the most prestigious and competitive University of Sydney Post-Doc Research Fellowship at the School of Psychology (2007-2010). I still have a research affiliation with the University of Sydney and my academic rank external to La Trobe University is Associate Professor.

My main research interests fall within

  • Cross-cultural transitions/Acculturation, psychological and socio-cultural adjustment and adaptation
  • Prejudice and inter-group dynamics
  • Faith/religious identity of adolescents and adults
  • Psychology of religion/Religiosity, personality, and mental health
  • Mixed-ethnic/cultural/faith marriages and psychological and socio-cultural adjustment and adaptation
  • Statistical applications in psychological and health sciences.

 

Recent Publications

Selected Publications

White, F.A., & Abu-Rayya, H. M. (2012). A dual identity-electronic contact (DIEC) experiment promoting short- and long-term intergroup harmony. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 597-608.

 

Abu-Rayya, H. M, & White, F.A. (2010). Acculturation orientations and religious identity as predictors of Anglo-Australians’ attitudes towards Australian Muslims. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 34, 592-599.

 

Abu-Rayya, H. M., Abu-Rayya, M. H., & Khalil, M. (2009). The Multi-Religion Identity Measure: A new scale for use with diverse religions. Journal of Muslim Mental Health, 4, 124-138.

 

Abu-Rayya, H. M., & Abu-Rayya, M. H. (2009). Acculturation, religious identity, and psychological well-being among Palestinians in Israel. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 33, 325-331.

 

Abu-Rayya, H. M., & Abu-Rayya, M. H. (2009). Attitude towards Islam: Adaptation and initial validation of the Francis Scale of Attitude towards Christianity in a sample of Israeli-Arab Muslims. Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 31, 117-124.

 

Abu-Rayya, H. M. (2009). Acculturation and its determinants among adult immigrants in France. International Journal of Psychology, 44, 195-203.

 

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(2), 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.

 

Research projects

Selected Research Grants

Jan/2010-Dec/2010, University of Sydney Bridging Grant.

Jan/2009-Dec/2011, Australian Research Council Discovery grant, with CI1 A/Prof Fiona White (Sydney University).

Aug/07-Aug/2010, University of Sydney Post-Doc Research Fellowship, Sydney University.