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Dr. Sumbul Mujeeb

Associate Professor

PhD. in Psychology

About

Dr. Sumbul Mujeeb is an accomplished academic, clinical psychologist, and mental health practitioner with extensive experience in teaching, research, and professional practice. She currently serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Iqra University, where she is actively engaged in teaching, supervising research, and contributing to academic development and quality enhancement initiatives.

With a PhD in Psychology and a strong foundation in clinical practice, Dr. Mujeeb brings a unique blend of academic excellence and real-world therapeutic experience. Over the years, she has played a pivotal role in establishing and developing academic programs, including the launch of a BS in Clinical Psychology and the establishment of a student counseling and wellness center. Her leadership experience also includes serving in administrative and chairperson roles, reflecting her commitment to institutional growth and student wellbeing.

Dr. Mujeeb has extensive clinical experience as a consultant psychologist, providing psychological assessment, counseling, and psychotherapy services across diverse settings, including hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and community organizations. Her work focuses on promoting mental health awareness, resilience, and holistic wellbeing through evidence-based interventions.

An active researcher, she has contributed to numerous national and international publications addressing key issues such as mental health, academic burnout, mindfulness, trauma, and emerging trends like artificial intelligence in psychological practice. She is also deeply involved in community engagement through trainings, workshops, and mental health advocacy initiatives aimed at empowering individuals and improving quality of life.

Area of Expertise

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Counseling & Psychotherapy
  • Stress Management & Resilience Building
  • Trauma Counseling & Rehabilitation
  • Mindfulness-Based Interventions
  • Academic Burnout & Student Mental Health
  • Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health
  • Emotional Intelligence & Personality Development Training
  • Curriculum Development & Program Design
  • Faculty Training & Capacity Building

Awards and Honors

Research Publications

Publications & Research Work

Dr. Muhammad Shahnawaz Adil

Dr. Muhammad Shahnawaz Adil is an Associate Professor of Leadership and Strategic Management at Iqra University, Karachi. He holds more than 17 years of full-time university teaching, research, mentorship, and graduate thesis supervision experience. Additionally, he has been serving as the Cluster Head (Management) since January 2020 at the Main Campus. He is currently a member of the advisory and review boards of 18 national and international scholarly journals. 

He has presented various research ideas at international conferences abroad and has published over 25 research papers in national and international journals with 700+ Google citations. He has also authored a monograph on Leadership and Strategy published in Germany. He is an HEC-approved PhD supervisor and five Ph.D. candidates are going to complete their doctoral thesis under his sole supervision. In addition to supervising several industrial projects, 32 MPhil and hundreds of MBA students have successfully passed their research thesis in the Management discipline under his sole supervision. His research interests include the dark side of leadership, workplace mistreatment, multilevel modeling, and creative performance in higher education. He completed a ten-day comprehensive Training of Trainers conducted by Sindh HEC in May 2023.

Dr. Shahnawaz earned his Ph.D. degree in Management from an AACSB and AMBA-accredited business school of Malaysia in 2021. Earlier, he received his MPhil from Iqra University, a ‘triple-crown’ (AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS-accredited) MBA from Newcastle University (UK), Postgraduate Diploma from Stratford College London (UK), and B.Sc. (Honours) with Distinction from London Metropolitan University, UK. He has secured seven consecutive distinctions in his academic career and has clinched First Class First Position at Sindh Board of Technical Education. He has been associated with Iqra University as a permanent faculty member in the Department of Business Administration since August 2008. His main hobbies include horse-riding, playing scrabble, cooking, bird-farming, and long driving.