TANIA ABOUEZZEDDINE

Assistant Professor
Psychology
Biola University
United States of America

Professor Psychiatry
Biography

Tania Abouezzeddine has studied and has experience in several areas in the field of psychology working on topics such as trauma, pediatric psychology, cross-cultural psychology and clinical neuropsychology. She is currently an associate professor of psychology at Biola, previously at the University of Southern California. Abouezzeddine graduated from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon with a degree in psychology. She earned her master's degree at Boston University and later her doctorate in psychology specializing in clinical science at the University of Southern California. During her doctorate studies, Abouezzeddine studied the effects of social support from friends and family on adolescents consistently bullied in their school environment. After earning her doctorate, Abouezzeddine completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she specialized in pediatric neuropsychology assessing children with traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders and learning and developmental disabilities. In addition to clinical and academic work, Abouezzeddine is heavily involved in ministry both within her community and internationally.She currently leads a children's Sunday school class at her home church and is involved with international holistic training with World Orphans.

Research Intrest

Trauma Resilience, Cultural and Diversity Issues, Neuropsychology: Administration integrity and Diagnostic Accuracy

List of Publications
Yuan, H.C., Sohn, E.Y., Abouezzeddine, T., Mahrer, N.E., Barber, B.A., Keens, T.G., Davidson, W.S.L. & Gold, J.I. Neurocognitive Functioning in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Pilot Study of Positive Airway Pressure Therapy. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, In Press, Corrected Proof, 2011.
Schantz-Wilkins, S., Guzman-Clark, J., Osato, S., Harada, N., Henriques, D., Royer, C., Abouezzeddine, T., Castle, S., & Dhanani, S. Comparison of the GDS and the PHQ-9 Depression Screening Instruments in Ethnically Diverse Older Medical and Psychiatric Veteran Populations. Federal Practitioner, In Press, 2011.