Organizing Committee Member
Hossein Kaviani
Reader in Clinical Psychology
University of Bedfordshire
United Kingdom
Biography
Clinical Psychologist registered with HCPC (Health and Care Profession Council), Psychotherapist accredited by BABCP (British Association for Behavioral Cognitive Psychotherapies), Fellow of Higher, Education Academy (HEA), BPS Chartered Psychologist, BPS Associate Fellow (AFBPsS), HEA Fellow. Dr. Kaviani is a clinical psychologist and has several years’ research and teaching experience. His PhD was awarded in 1998 through King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry. During his PhD under the supervision of Professor Jeffrey Gray, and – following this, while undertaking his Postdoctoral research, Dr Kaviani investigated modulation of human startle reflex through mood induction in patients with major depressive disorder and healthy controls. His work is published in several high impact peer-reviewed journals. He has more than 18 years of experience in the study of emotional and cognitive aspects of mental disorders, with specific regard to emotion, autobiographical memory and problem solving in both normal and clinical populations. He is currently involved in a research project supported by The British Academy to explore the potential links between various psychological/ cultural characteristics and prosocial/political behavior among people with different cultural backgrounds. For the past 20 years, Hossein Kaviani has also provided psychotherapy to clients suffering from depression, anxiety, OCD, academic-related performance problems, and family conflicts.
Research Area
Psycho-social aspects of prosocial/political behavior, Emotion, Cognition, and Culture, Social Cognition, Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Depression, Anxiety and Personality Disorders, Depression: Phenomenology, psychopathology, and treatment, OCD: Exposure therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Preventing Relapse