Faculty Profile for Dr. Mais Aljunaidy

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Dr. Mais Aljunaidy
Asst Professor of Instruction — Psychology
THH 226
phone: (512) 245-6253
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Dr. Aljunaidy obtained her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree at the University of Alberta in Canada. Before that, she completed her Master of Research (MRes) degree at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom which was after she finished her professional degree (medicine) at Damascus University in Syria. She currently teaches International Psychology, and Biology of The Brain (Behavioral Neuroscience) at Texas State University.
Dr. Aljunaidy’s research focuses on improving the physical environment design for individuals with mental disorders through interdisciplinary collaboration between experts in Psychology and Architecture.
Dr. Aljunaidy won multiple national and international scientific awards including the Best Poster Presentation award at the Marie Curie Alumni Association Conference (2022, Lisbon), the Art & Science Competition winner, a global competition by OWSD Mauritius Chapter & Carpe Diem Art Therapy NGO, (2021, UNESCO), the Best poster presentation award (20 prizes out of >650 abstracts) at the international meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (2018, San Diego), and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Science Exposed contest (2016).

Research Interests

 - Improving the physical environment design for individuals with mental disorders through interdisciplinary collaboration between experts in Psychology and Architecture.
- Researcher's Mental Health, a collaborative initiative with the European Union.
- Sustainability in interior design and its link with mental health.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Adi, M. N., & Aljunaidy, M. (2023). Purity of essence in architecture, a radical revolution in human-building interaction. Bodrum Journal of Art and Design, 1(1), 95–102.
  • Aljunaidy, M., & Adi, M. N. (2021). Architectural students’ attitude towards using recycled materials in building design. IDA, 3, 224–233.
  • Aljunaidy, M., & Adi, M. N. (2021). The psychological impact of COVID-19 quarantine on children, and the role of parental support and environmental design. Discov Psychol, 1, 1–11.
  • Aljunaidy, M., & Adi, M. N. (2021). Architecture and mental disorders, a systematic study of peer-reviewed literature. HERD, 14, 320–330.
  • Aljunaidy, M., Adi, M. N., & Resta, G. (2024). The Louvre Abu Dhabi Virtual Museum Tour’s Effect on Visitors’ Spatial Cognition and Mental Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Sustainability Idea Market Finalist, Sustainability Research, and Innovation (SRI) Congress. June 30, 2023 - 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Poster Presentation Award, Marie Curie Alumni Association Conference, Lisbon. March 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Poster Presentation Award, Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI). March 2018 - 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Science Exposed contest winner, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: WCHRI Graduate Scholarship, WCHRI. 2015 - 2016

Selected Grants

  • Aljunaidy, Mais. Research project leaders meeting in Trondheim, Norway - Travel award, $1700. (Submitted: 2022, Funded: 2022). Grant.
  • Aljunaidy, Mais. Researcher Mental Health Workshop in Grenoble, France - Travel Award, $2000. (Submitted: 2022, Funded: 2022). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Alliance of Researchers in Aging (ARIA)
2022-2024
Member
Department of Psychology Research Day organizing committee
2022-2024
Member
Early Career Researcher Network of Networks (ECR NoN)
2022-2024
Member
A global friend of volunteering at the International Association of Volunteer Effort (IAVE)
2021-2024
Member
Committee for Belonging and Cohesion
2023-2023