Alishba Hania, PhD
Alishba Hania, MS, Ph.D.
Alishba Hania is a Research Fellow at the Department of Psychological and Learning Sciences, European Research College, London, and the European Research University, Czech Republic. She received her PhD in Psychology from Universiti Utara Malaysia in 2020. She previously served as Associate Professor at the College of Education and Humanities, Nanchang Institute of Technology, China, and as Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Southern Punjab, Pakistan, where she also developed Mahire Nafsiyat, Pakistan’s first psychological first aid Android application. Dr. Hania’s research spans clinical psychology, educational psychology, environmental psychology, digital psychology, and cross-cultural psychology. She is particularly noted for her work on the psychological dimensions of climate anxiety, AI-related academic behaviours, and the interplay between mental health and socioeconomic factors. She has published extensively in leading SSCI-indexed journals, including the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Studies in Higher Education, Technology in Society, and European Journal of Education, among others. She serves as a reviewer and editorial board member for peer-reviewed journals and has presented her work at international conferences across Asia and Europe.
Qualification.
PhD
Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia, Applied Psychology, 2020
MS
University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, Clinical Psychology, 2016
Bachelor’s Degree
University of the Punjab, Pakistan, Applied Psychology, 2014
Experience.
2026–present, European Research College, London & ERUNI, London, Research Fellow
2023–2025, College of Education and Humanities, Nanchang Institute of Technology, China, Associate Professor
2019–2023, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Punjab, Pakistan, Assistant Professor
2018–2019, University of Lahore, Pakistan, Lecturer
Publications (last 5 years, selected).
HANIA, A., JAMIL, S., JAMIL, S. How psychological distress translates into psychogenic pruritus: Alexithymia, body awareness, and coping in a Pakistani collectivistic sample. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2026, 205(112607). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2026.112607.
QIU, J., HANIA, A. Red flags in global autism data: a forensic analysis of prevalence patterns and official aid dependencies. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2025, 16(575940). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1575940.
HANIA, A., WAQAS, M., CHUNYAN, X. Enhancing Teaching Competency in Higher Education: The Role of AI Efficacy, Social Media Use and Classroom Dynamics. European Journal of Education, 2025, 60(3), e70197. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.70197.
LI, J., HANIA, A., YAHYA, F., HUSSAIN, M., WAQAS, M. Fostering sustainable futures through global peace and eco-innovation: A cross-country evidence. Technology in Society, 2025, 83(103008). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2025.103008.
WAQAS, M., HANIA, A., CHUNYAN, X. Understanding AIgiarism in higher education: the lens of general AI attitudes and moral disengagement. Studies in Higher Education, 2025, pp. 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2025.2497479.
HANIA, A., LEE, C. C., YAHYA, F. Climate anxiety, economic policy uncertainty, and green growth. Economic Change and Restructuring, 2025, 58(1), pp. 1–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10644-025-09854-7.
XU, C., HANIA, A., WAQAS, M. Guiding the digital generation: role of principals' leadership, ICT competence, and teacher professional competence in fostering digital citizenship among university students. Education and Information Technologies, 2025, 30(1), pp. 1165–1189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-024-13180-2.
WAQAS, M., HANIA, A., YAHYA, F., MALIK, I. Enhancing Cybersecurity: The Crucial Role of Self-Regulation, Information Processing, and Financial Knowledge in Combating Phishing Attacks. SAGE Open, 2023, 13(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231217720.