Ms. Barlas is a teaching fellow in the psychology department at Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences. She completed her Bachelors from ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ in Accounting and Finance (2015), and then went on to do a dual masters in Applied Educational Psychology and School Psychology from Northeastern University (2019). She is also a US licensed school psychologist (NCSP), and is currently working with children, aged 2-18 years old, who are dealing with developmental, social emotional and behavioral issues.
Prior to teaching, Ms. Barlas worked to establish the Office of Advising & Student Success. She now works on leadership development and capacity building at OSA.
Publications:
Barlas, N. S., Sidhu, J., & Li, C. (2021). Can social-emotional learning programs be adapted to schools in Pakistan? A literature review. International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 1-15.
Sidhu, J., Barlas, N., & Lifter, K. (2020). On the Meanings of Functional Play: A Review and Clarification of Definitions. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 0271121420951859
Awards:
Recipient of the Fulbright Masters Scholarship (2016)
Recipient of the Vice Chancellor Award for Excellence in Service (2022).