Psychology undergraduate, Entrepreneur, Founder and Lead Strategist of The Life Project, researcher, clinical trainee, writer, and interdisciplinary project builder working across clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, consciousness studies, public mental health, and science communication.
Based in Tehran, Iran, with an academic background spanning psychology, mathematics, and physics; experienced in meta-analytic research, crisis intervention, psychological first aid, public science writing, community strategy, gamified systems, and digital project development.
Navid Shams is a psychology undergraduate at Allameh Tabataba'i University with a prior background in Mathematics and Physics. His work connects clinical psychology, cognitive science, consciousness studies, sleep & dream science, trauma, personality research, science communication, project leadership, and entrepreneurial institution-building.
Clinical Psychology, Consciousness Studies, Sleep & Dream Science, Cognitive Science, Personality & Political Psychology, Trauma & Resilience, and Entrepreneurship.
Founder and Lead Strategist of The Life Project, an interdisciplinary initiative designed around science communication, research discussion, community systems, marketplace operations, and creative intellectual output.
Clinical counseling exposure, crisis intervention (150+ hrs), psychological first aid, research assistance, meta-analytic data synthesis, media writing, technical projects, and community leadership.
Founded and led The Life Project, an interdisciplinary science communication, research discussion, and community-building initiative. Designed, developed, and oversaw 35+ specialized departments, serving as the overall head and strategic lead across all divisions.
Led project-wide strategy across 35+ specialized departments including Psychology & Behavior, Storytelling, Academic Research, Media & Content Production, Organizations & Networking, Game Design & Gamification, Critiques & Reviews, and others. Oversaw member selection, onboarding, internal administration, and collaborative project execution while fostering knowledge sharing and critical inquiry.
Focuses on game-based experiences, interactive projects, gamified systems, digital games, browser-based games & creative gameplay concepts. Developed interactive browser-based games using HTML, CSS & JavaScript, including logic-driven gameplay, user input systems, and interactive front-end features.
Focuses on digital development, technical experimentation, automation, and interactive systems. As a Bot Developer, maintained Telegram bot systems using Python, Aiogram & SQLite. As a Web & App Developer, built websites and digital tools using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and logic-driven frameworks.
Founded and led this department to support institutional relations, networking, and collaboration development with academic communities, scientific groups, and cultural centers. Founded and led the project’s comprehensive interdisciplinary association to strengthen organizational coordination.
Focuses on educational media, podcast development, dialogue-based content, and public communication. Founded and coordinated the Department of Podcast & Dialogue Podcasts, planning episode structures, coordinating speakers, and publishing accessible educational media.
Focuses on marketplace development, specialized services, project-based work, freelancing, digital products & economic collaboration opportunities. Developing a structured marketplace for freelancing services, technical work, educational resources, consulting, and custom project requests.
Includes The Life Project's interdisciplinary Podcast series, featuring the Introductory Episode and ongoing interdisciplinary dialogues across psychology, cognitive science, and public education.
A comprehensive overview of roles across research, clinical practice, community administration, association leadership, journalism, technical development, and independent projects.
Provided psychological first aid and crisis support to individuals experiencing acute emotional distress, focusing on emotional stabilization, empathic listening, initial risk awareness, and referral-oriented communication. Completed 150+ hours of specialized training.
Conducted clinical counseling sessions under the direct clinical supervision and mentorship of a licensed supervisor. Gained hands-on clinical experience, engaged in case formulation, and applied evidence-based therapeutic interventions in a private practice setting.
Led the Cognitive Talks Committee and served as a member of an interdisciplinary research group. Collaborated on literature reviews, research question development, source evaluation, methodological planning, data collection, and academic writing. Organized and hosted Cognitive Talks seminars engaging 100+ participants across cognitive science and psychology.
Assisted with psychology-related research activities, including literature review, source screening, data organization, and academic writing support. Collaborated on departmental research projects and data collection initiatives under academic supervision.
Conducted comprehensive qualitative and historical research as a formal researcher for the encyclopedia.
Wrote academic, journalistic, and analytical pieces across public and student media platforms. Contributed press reviews, cultural commentary, and critical analysis on social, intellectual, and academic topics.
Provided specialized academic services, freelance analytical writing, translation, and data organization. Designed puzzle-based analytical games and board game content.
Completed approximately one year of independent trading experience in the Tehran Stock Exchange and Iranian crypto-asset platforms (Nobitex, Wallex), with practical exposure to market analysis, risk management, portfolio tracking, and trading psychology.
Co-founded and administered a Telegram-based life simulation and gamified community project with approximately 2,000 members. Contributed to community management, engagement, content coordination, and strategic moderation over 18 months. Designed text-based strategic challenges focused on decision-making and planning.
Oversaw content scheduling, audience engagement, moderation, and online community interaction for a large entertainment-focused Telegram channel.
Official Student Member (ID: 46495, valid through September 2027, under Dr. Hamid Poursharifi).
Led association-level activities within Allameh Tabataba'i University.
Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Project: Personality Traits (Big Five) and Political Orientation | Supervisor: Dr. Arshia Bordbar
Conducted a 10+ month comprehensive meta-analysis integrating demographic data, sample sizes, and psychometric tools (TIPI, BFAS).
Executed advanced multi-database search strategies across PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and ResearchGate; screened records according to PRISMA guidelines, narrowing the pool to 177 full-text studies.
Extracted and analyzed complex statistical data including Effect Sizes (r, Beta), Odds Ratios, Standard Errors, and Confidence Intervals to determine the predictive value of personality traits on political ideology. Conducted rigorous Risk of Bias (RoB) assessments and controlled for p-hacking.
Produced and published psychology- and science-oriented public content for a general audience, including analytical, educational, and discussion-based materials for community engagement.
Published structural and psychological critiques of Breakfast with Giraffes (Dir. Soroush Sehat), Dinosaur, and Attack on Titan (Published Jan 18, 2024).
Writer for Kharazmi University Sociology Department. Authored the psycho-social novel Dilemma across Dialectic 12th–20th editions.
Clinical formulation, intervention, psychopathology, psychological distress, crisis communication, and mental health systems.
Mind, selfhood, subjectivity, altered states, and philosophical-neuroscientific questions of experience.
Dreaming, sleep architecture, memory consolidation, emotion processing, and altered states of consciousness.
Intersections of psychology, neuroscience, computation, behavior, neuroaesthetics, and human cognition.
Trait structure (Big Five), political orientation, individual differences, and psychometric measurement.
Crisis intervention, post-war adaptation, trauma bonding, post-traumatic growth, and psychological survival.
Institution-building, interdisciplinary marketplace platforms, community design, and public mental health impact.
Public education, accessible psychology, media-based learning, podcasts, and intellectual community design.
Text-based systems, life simulations, strategic decision-making environments, and interactive learning design.
The Life Project is a personal intellectual, creative, professional, educational, and commercial initiative founded, developed, owned, and strategically directed by Navid Shams. Unless expressly stated otherwise in a separate written and signed agreement, all rights, titles, interests, concepts, brand identity, written materials, educational content, media formats, community systems, commercial structures, project designs, strategic frameworks, and related intellectual property associated with The Life Project are reserved by and belong to Navid Shams.
Products, services, courses, memberships, digital materials, events, consultations, or other commercial offerings related to The Life Project may be presented, accessed, or sold through a separate The Life Project website, store, subdomain, linked platform, or sales page that may be accessible through this website, including through the Founder section or related links. Any such website, store, subdomain, sales page, platform, payment provider, hosting provider, startup, or third-party service provider acts only as an operational, technical, payment, distribution, or sales intermediary.
The use of any separate website, store, subdomain, platform, startup, or sales channel for presenting, facilitating, processing, or completing sales does not create ownership, co-ownership, partnership, employment, agency, assignment, transfer of rights, exclusive license, managerial authority, or control over The Life Project, its brand, content, intellectual property, strategy, commercial rights, or underlying assets. All such rights remain reserved by Navid Shams unless expressly confirmed in a separate written and signed agreement by Navid Shams.
For academic collaboration, research communication, science writing, project development, institutional initiatives, or professional opportunities. References available upon request.
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