Psychology undergraduate, researcher, Coordinator of The Life Project, and writer working across clinical psychology, cognitive science, sleep and dream science, consciousness studies, and science communication., Coordinator of The Life Project, writer, and interdisciplinary project builder working across psychology, cognitive science, consciousness studies, and science communication.
My academic development is centered on building a strong foundation in psychological research, scientific writing, quantitative methods, and evidence-based approaches to questions concerning the mind, brain, cognition, and mental health.
I am a Psychology undergraduate at Allameh Tabataba’i University with a primary professional interest in Clinical Psychology and a developing research focus at the intersection of Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Science, particularly in sleep and dream science, consciousness studies, and human cognition.
Clinical Psychology, Consciousness Studies, Sleep & Dream Science, Cognitive Science, Personality Psychology, Trauma & Resilience, and Entrepreneurship.
Coordinating The Life Project, an independent interdisciplinary project focused on science communication, research discussion, community-based learning, and collaborative intellectual work across psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, and related subjects.
Research assistance, psychological first aid training, meta-analytic data synthesis, academic writing, science communication, technical projects and project strategy.
My academic development is centered on building a strong foundation in psychological research, scientific writing, quantitative methods, and evidence-based approaches to questions concerning the mind, brain, cognition, and mental health.
Coordinating an independent interdisciplinary project focused on science communication, research discussion, community-based learning, and creative intellectual work.
Develops game-based and interactive concepts, browser prototypes, strategic text systems and learning-oriented gamification.
Develops websites, digital tools, automation and interactive systems using Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQLite and related tools.
Supports research-oriented communication and collaboration with academic groups when appropriate. No institutional affiliation is implied beyond the relationships explicitly stated in this profile.
Develops educational media, podcast episodes, dialogue-based content and science communication materials.
Long-term project systems, research-oriented development, documentation and future organizational planning. No commercial services are represented here.
The Life Project’s podcast and dialogue work, covering psychology, cognitive science, public education and interdisciplinary topics.
Selected experience relevant to research, academic development, science communication, technical work and independent projects.
Completed 150+ hours of specialized training in psychological first aid, supportive communication and crisis-response principles. This training record is not presented as a license or independent authorization to provide regulated clinical services.
Participated in supervised clinical training and case discussion under the direction of a qualified supervisor. This entry describes training experience rather than independent licensed practice.
Led the Cognitive Talks Committee and participated in interdisciplinary research activities, including literature review, research-question development, source evaluation, methodological planning, data collection and academic writing. Organized and hosted seminars with 100+ participants.
Assisted with literature review, source screening, data organization and academic writing under academic supervision.
Conducted qualitative and historical research within the center’s research context.
Wrote academic, journalistic and analytical pieces across public and student media platforms, including science communication and cultural analysis.
Student membership in the Iranian Psychological Association. Membership details are available privately when appropriate; personal membership identifiers are omitted from the public profile.
Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Project: Personality Traits (Big Five) and Political Orientation
Conducted a 10+ month meta-analysis integrating demographic data, sample sizes and psychometric tools (TIPI, BFAS).
Executed multi-database searches across PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and ResearchGate; screened records using PRISMA-based procedures and identified 177 full-text studies.
Extracted and synthesized effect sizes and related statistics, and conducted risk-of-bias assessment. The project was conducted under academic supervision.
Produced public-facing psychology and science content as part of an independent project, focusing on clear explanation, analytical writing and interdisciplinary discussion.
Published structural and psychological critiques of selected film and media works.
Writer for Kharazmi University Sociology Department; authored the psycho-social novel Dilemma across multiple issues.
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), individual differences, measurement, and person-level behavioral patterns.
Crisis intervention, post-war adaptation, trauma bonding, post-traumatic growth, and psychological survival.
Long-term project development, interdisciplinary systems, documentation and future planning.
Public education, accessible psychology, media-based learning, podcasts and interdisciplinary discussion.
Text-based systems, life simulations, strategic decision-making environments, and interactive learning design.
For academic collaboration, research communication, science writing, project development and professional opportunities. References and supporting records are available upon request.
The Life Project is an independent interdisciplinary project created and developed by Navid Shams. It is presented as a project/brand name and does not, by itself, represent a separately incorporated company, institute, association or other legal entity.
This profile is informational. It does not offer products or paid services for sale, solicit investment, or claim institutional or professional licensing beyond the qualifications and relationships explicitly stated. Any future commercial or regulated activity will be undertaken only after the requirements applicable to that activity are addressed.
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