Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Educational & Clinical School Psychology
University of Minnesota
1993
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Faculty
Faculty
Salman Elbedour, Ph.D.
Professor
Department/Office
- Human Development & Psychoeducational Studies
School/College
- School of Education
Biography
Salman Elbedour, Ph.D., is an Israeli-Palestinian Professor in the Department of Human Development & Psychoeducational Studies at Howard University where he teaches doctoral-level courses. He earned his doctoral degree (Ph.D.) from the University of Minnesota in 1993, and has published more than 69 articles. His resaerch areas primarily involve socioemotional behavioral science topics with focus on high-risk disadvantaged and under-served populations such as African American & Israeli Bedouin Arab minorities. He has conducted numerous research studies on psychological trauma, school crisis, child abuse abuse & neglect and the development of comprehensive school safety & crisis plans – (preparedness, prevention, response/intervention, follow-up).
Education & Expertise
Education
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Educational Psychology
University of Minnesota
1990
Academics
Academics
Child Abuse & Neglect: Intervention & Prevention
Developmental Psychopathology
School Crisis Preparedness and Response
Human Learning
Personality and Social Development
Research
Research
Funding
$1,400,000.00. Improving the preparation of personnel to serve children with Autism. (Submitted Summer 2023). U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative, (CFDA 84.325E). Washington, D.C., 20202
$815,000.00. Preparing Exceptional Students by providing Educators with Culturally Relevant Training (RESPECT). (2002-2007). U.S. Department of Education: office of Special Education Programs. Washington, D.C., 20202
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
Research Productivity Award, 2006
Division of Social Sciences, Graduate School, Howard University, April 11, 2006
Publications and Presentations
Publications and Presentations
Polygamy and mental health among Saudi middle schoolers
This paper assesses the role of family cohesion in the relationship between polygamy and mental health and whether this varies as a function of the father's involvement.
Student engagement, self-efficacy, and burnout among high school students in Saudi Arabia
Student engagement, self-efficacy, and burnout among high school students in Saudi Arabia
This study investigates the relationship between academic engagement, self efficacy, and burnout in Saudi Arabian high school students. Inventory scores of high school students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the Schoolwork Engagement Inventory (EDA), the Arabic version of the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale (ASES), and the School Burnout Inventory (SBI) were analyzed to examine the relationships between academic engagement, self-efficacy, and burnout across grade levels.
Superintendents as Social Justice Advocates for African American Female Students in STEM
Superintendents as Social Justice Advocates for African American Female Students in STEM
Although the Obama-Biden administration recognized and the Biden-Harris administration continues to emphasize the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), including medicine, for the nation’s continuing prosperity, the United States produces significantly fewer STEM graduates than other countries. To make up the difference, the United States relies on foreign STEM workers. For a variety of reasons, it would be better to produce STEM professionals domestically. One approach to narrow or eliminate the gap between the number of STEM workers the United States needs and the number of graduates in STEM fields is to attract and maintain more women of color in STEM careers. Fulfilling this vision requires superintendents who view getting more African-American female students interested in STEM as both an economic and social justice issue.
The Predictive Ability of Type D Personality Pattern, Anxiety, and Depression in Cardiac Disease
The Predictive Ability of Type D Personality Pattern, Anxiety, and Depression in Cardiac Disease
A growing body of empirical evidence suggests psychological and personality risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Western developed countries. This study expands that line of health research to a community sample of 309 Jordanians (half of whom were diagnosed with heart problems).