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SHAAN S. SHAHABUDDIN
Curriculum Vitae
CONTACT______________________________________________________________________________
Personal Website: https://ShaanShahabuddin.weebly.com/

Current Address Work Address

4236 7th Ave NE, Apt 8 BE Building, Room 4110
Seattle, WA 98105 1701 Broadway Ave, Seattle, WA 98112
shaan.shahabuddin@gmail.com shaan.shahabuddin@seattlecolleges.edu
(832) 875-0701 (206) 934-6985

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS _____________________________________________________________

Tenure-Track Faculty 2017 – Present
Department of Psychology
Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA 98112

EDUCATION____________________________________________________________________________
Ph.D., Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications 2020 (Expected)
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Doctoral Dissertation: Maximization vs. Satisfisation: A qualitiative study to explore
leadership styles of Academic Deans of community colleges through the
social change model (Proposal in progress)
Advisor: Chanda Elbert, Ph.D.

M.A., General Psychology 2012

Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
Masters Thesis: Judging the likelihood of future events: The role of anticipated affect
Advisor: Steven Estrada, Ph.D.

B.S., Psychology, magna cum laude honors 2010

Minor in Sociology
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Senior Thesis: Context-dependent recognition memory
Advisor: Steven M. Smith, Ph.D.

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS_________________________________________________

Teaching Interests: General Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Research Methods, Statistics,
Positive Psychlogy, and Consumer Psychology.

Research Interests: Social Media, Emotion, Affective Forecasting, Risk Taking, Consumer Behavior/Marketing,
Happiness, Memory, and Leadership.
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________________________
Social Psychology Fall 2021 (Expected)
Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA

Psychology of Racism Fall 2019 (Scheduled)

Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA

General Psychology (Hybrid) Summer 2018, Winter 2019, & Spring 2019
Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA

Lifespan Psychology Spring 2018 & Winter 2019

Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA

General Psychology Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2019
Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA

Research Methods Fall 2017, Fall 2018, & Spring 2019 (Hybrid)
Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA

General Psychology 2014 – 2017

Blinn College
Bryan, TX

PUBLICATIONS_________________________________________________________________________

Mobeen, N., & Shahabuddin, S. (2016). Challenges of working as agricultural extension agents and balancing
family responsibilities. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 13, 1-10.
http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/AJAEES/2016/29639.

Shahabuddin, S., & Smith, S.M. (2016). Asymmetric reinstatement effects in recognition. The Journal of General
Psychology, 143, 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00221309.2016.1214100.

Mobeen, N., Shahabuddin, S., Faiz, S., & Adosri, F. (2016). Attitude of Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabian farmers
towards extension employees in leadership ability and communication of innovative adoption. Asian Journal
of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 11, 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/AJAEES/2016/24543.

Malik, F., & Shahabuddin, S. (2015). Occupational health stress in the service sector. The Qualitative Report, 20,
234-250.

Shahabuddin, S. & Qamar, Z. (2015). Motivation in volunteers: What drives people to provide free labor? The
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International Journal of Volunteer Administration, 31, 23-25.

Shahabuddin, S., Qamar, Z., & Mobeen, N. (2015). Corporate volunteer programs. The International Journal of
Volunteer Administration, 31, 13-17.

Shahabuddin, S. (2014). Judging the likelihood of future events: The role of anticipated affect. Lambert Academic
Publishing, Saarbrucken, Germany. ISBN: 978-3848445721.

Shahabuddin, S., Elbert, C., & Estrada, S. (2013). Leadership and risk-taking. Proceedings of the 2013 Association
of Leadership Educators Conference, 23, 339-350.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW_________________________________________________________
(Underlined individuals indicate undergraduate collaborators)

Mobeen, N., Shahabuddin, S., Elbert, C., & Bonner, F. E. (In press). Failure of Islamic leadership in America
from the perspective of first-generation Muslim Americans: A phenomenological study. Journal of Muslim
Minority Affairs.

Shahabuddin, S., Estrada, S., & Elbert, C. (Under review). Leadership and framing effects: Individual
differences in risk perception for leaders.

Lawson, L., Rivera, A., Ismyana, M., Saripada, J., Wickes, K., & Shahabuddin, S. (Revision in preparation). Grit,
social media, and academic achievement within the community college sample. Target: North American
Journal of Psychology.

Malik, F., Malik, O., & Shahabuddin, S. (Under review). Promotion of Islamic worth ethics moderates the role of
procedural and distributive justice in the workplace. Submitted to: Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS MENTORED ______________________________________________

2016 – 2017 2014 – 2015

 Derrick Perez  Alan Rivera

 Matthew Swanson  Omar Saripada
 Alan Rivera  Jacob Howell
 Omar Saripada  Lindi Lawson
 Taylor Westbury  Magesty Ismyana
 Kyna Westbury
 Matthew Smith
 Kortney Boldt
 Dalton Wise
 Samira Islam-Mina
 Paul Whitcomb

Students listed below received awards and recognition due to their participation in the Blinn College Psychology
Research Group as well as from letters of recommendation written by myself and Dr. Katherine Wickes

 Alan Rivera
- Receipient of The Dream Scholarship (i.e., DACA/DREAMer) to attend the University of Houston.
This is a $25,000 scholarship presented to undocumented students to continue their pursuit of higher
education (2017)
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- Recipient of the Blinn Endowed Scholarship (2016)

- Receipient of the Caroline and Robert C. Appel Scholarship (2016)
- Succesfully transferred to the University of Houston to major in I/O Psychology

 Lindi Lawson
- Receipient of the Anne Anastasi Research Travel Grant. This was a fuly-funded travel grant to
present an original research poster at the 2016 APA Conference (only four winners were selected)
(2016)
- Receipient of Anne Anastasi Scholarship for Outstanding Research Paper, 1st Place Silver Award
(2016)
- Successfully transferred to Texas A&M University to major in Psychology

 Magesty Ismyana
- Successfully transferred to Texas A&M University to major in I/O Psychology
- Currently in her second year of the Masters in I/O Psychology program at Texas A&M University
 Jacob Howell
- Succesfully transferred to Texas A&M Univeristy (Galveston campus) to major in Marine Biology

 Omar Saripada
- Submitted original research paper based off of a one-year study conducted at Blinn College to Psi
Beta Honor Society’s Anastasi Research Scholarship

 Paul Whitcomb
- Receipient of the Anne Anastasi Scholarship for Outstanding Student Research Paper, 3rd Place
Gold Award (2017)

 Kortney Boldt
- Submitted original research paper based off of a one-year study conducted at Blinn College to Psi
Beta Honor Society’s Anastasi Research Scholarship

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________________________
Assistant Coordinator for Undergraduate Research, Department of Psychology, Blinn College 2015–2017
Research Mentors/Advisors: Katherine Wickes, Ph.D., & Shaan Shahabuddin

 Train and mentor undergraduate students to learn basic fundamentals of conducting psychological research,
including: literature reviews, data collection, statistical analysis of data, creating research posters, and
writing manuscripts for publication.
 Students have presented a research poster of their experimental findings to the 2016 and 2017 Southwestern
Psychological Association (SWPA) Conference as well as to Blinn College’s inaugural research conference.
 Students have won multiple award through Psi Beta due to their involvement in Blinn’s Research Group,
including a First Place Silver award for an Outstanding Research Paper and a $2,000 Anastasi Research
Paper Travel Scholarship to present at the 2016 American Psychological Association Conference.
 Students have submitted a manuscript to The Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences and are
currently planning to submit another manuscript to the same journal in the summer of 2017.

Laboratory Manager, Department of Psychology, Stephen F. Austin State University 2010 –2012
Principal Investigator: Steven Estrada, Ph.D.
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 Wrote IRB proposals for faculty research, including: literature review, protocol, methods, procedures,
scripts, and appendices.
 Programmed experiments into computer software (i.e., Media Lab, SuperLab, Direct RT) to use for empirical
research purposes.
 Analyzed data from numerous experiments using SPSS statistical software.
 Trained Research Assistants to encode data into spreadsheets, program experiments onto Media Lab
software, and to learn and follow the proper protocol for each research study.
 Interviewed potential Research Assistants.
 Designed laboratory website to recruit prospective undergraduate and graduate students.

Undergraduate Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University 2009–2010

Principle Investigator: Steven M. Smith, Ph.D.

 Worked with Professor on an independent senior thesis by conducting experiments on factors of context-
dependent memory.
 Created digital video recordings of video and text stimuli using Windows Movie Maker.
 Used SPSS software to code and analyze data.
 Presented results of independent research to the annual Association for Research in Memory, Attention,
Decision making, Intelligence, Language, Learning, and Organization (ARMADILLO) regional conference.
 Presented oral presentation of independent study at Student Research Week, an annual research competition
held at Texas A&M University for undergraduate and graduate students.
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE__________________________________________________________
Graduate Teaching Consultant Summer 2016–Summer 2017
Center for Teaching Excellence, Texas A&M University
College Station, TX

 Responsible for providing training to new Teaching Assistants (TA’s) by hosting an 8-hour workshop on
three consecutive days that included a variety of topics.
 Consulted with TA’s to aid in the implementation of classroom policies, learning objectives, and syllabi
construction.
 Worked with different departments, including the Texas A&M School of Law and Medical School, to
implement effective teaching practices.
 Developed and share effected practices by conducting interactive workshops and presentations.

Academic Advisor Summers 2015, 2016, & 2017

Blinn College
Bryan, TX

 Used Internet Native Banner software to view student information regarding academic performance,
financial aid holds, application materials, and test scores (e.g., SAT/ACT, TSIA, THEA, COMPASS, etc.)
 Met with students to develop course plan and to discuss intended degree requirements.
 Discussed guidelines regarding university transfer requirements with freshman and non-traditional students.
 Advised students on career paths and job outcomes regarding multiple departments and majors.
 Trained new advisors to use the Touchpoint call center software to conduct telephone advising sessions.

CERTIFICATIONS_______________________________________________________________________

Academy for Future Faculty Fellow Certificate, Texas A&M University. (April 2016). Graduate teaching
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certificate that ensures that the individual has acquired the proper knowledge and experience of effective teaching
practices through the attendance of seminars, workshops, and classroom observations.

Professional Development Certificate (Basic), Texas A&M University. (May 2016). Certificate to ensure
that the individual understands and has experienced professional development through the attendance of six
workshops focused on the areas of academic development, leadership and communication, instruction and
assessment, and career development.

Professional Development Certificate (Intermediate), Texas A&M University. (May 2016). Certificate to
ensure that the individual understands and has experienced professional development through the attendance of
twelve workshops focused on the areas of academic development, leadership and communication, instruction and
assessment, and career development.

Human Participants Protocol, National Institutes of Health. (January 2014–January 2019). Online certification to
conduct ethical research using human participants.

GRANTS________________________________________________________________________________
Shahabuddin, S. (2018, April). Travel accomodations to present at the Teaching of Introductory Psychology (TIP)
Conference. Faculty Development Grant, Seattle Central College. Requested funding of $100.

Shahabuddin, S. (2017, October). Travel accomodations to present at the 2017 Society for Teaching of Psychology
Conference. Professional Development Grant for Faculty, Seattle Central College. Funded $900.

Wickes, K., & Shahabuddin, S. (2016, November). Travel accomodations for psychology club members to attend
the 2017 Southwestern Psychological Association Conference, Blinn College Alumni and Friends
Association Grant, Blinn College. (Not submitted). Requested funding of $1,000.

Shahabuddin, S. (2015, November). Travel Grant to attend the 38th annual National Institute on the Teaching of
Psychology Conference, Professional Development Committee Grant, Blinn College. (Not Funded).
Requested funding of $1,098.

Shahabuddin, S. (2015, February). Regional Travel Grant to attend Southwestern Psychological Association, Psi
Chi International Honor Society. Funded $400.

Shahabuddin, S. (2013, October). Research and Presentation Grant. Office of Graduate and Professional Studies,
Texas A&M University. Funded $500.

Estrada, S., & Shahabuddin, S. (2012, August). Faculty Mini-Grant, Research Enhancement Program, Stephen
F. Austin State University. (Not submitted). Requested funding of $2,500.
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STATISTICAL & COMPUTER EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________

 SPSS Statistical Analysis Package
 MediaLab Research Software
 SuperLab 4.5 Stimulus Presentation Software
 Direct RT Research Software
 Internet Native Banner (Academic Advising Software)
 Tegrity Lecture Capture software
 Desire2Learn classroom software
 AMOS – Path Analysis and Structural
Equation Modeling Software
 Qualtrics Online Surveying Software
 LaunchPad classroom software
 Sona-Systems participant recruitment
 Microsoft Office
 Touchpoint Call Center software

RELEVANT GRADUATE COURSEWORK________________________________________________

 Grant Writing
 Multivariate Statistics (MANOVA, Multiple Regression, Path Analysis, SEM, and Factor Analysis)
 Experimentation Design
 Research Methods
 Instrumentation & Survey Methods
 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
 Qualitative Research
 Theories of Social Psychology
 Management for Creativity and Innovation
 Technology Commercialization
 Consumer Behavior
 Negotiation in Competitive Environments
 Writing for Professional Publications

INVITED TALKS ________________________________________________________________________

Shahabuddin, S. (2018). Introsepction: A leadership perspective from within. Talk presented to the student
leadership institute at Seattle Central College, Seattle, WA.

Shahabuddin, S. (2016 & 2017). Introduction to Islam. Talk presented to a senior-level theology class
taught by Mr. James Adams, St. Joseph Catholic High School, Bryan, TX.

Shahabuddin, S. (2015). Leadership and Risk-Taking. Research talk presented to the Psychology Club meeting at
Blinn College, Bryan, TX.

Shahabuddin, S. (2013). Emotions and Decision-Making. Talk presented to the National Institute of Psychology
at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Shahabuddin, S. (2013). Writing a Literature Review for a Master’s Thesis. Talk presented to graduate students
of Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP TALKS_________________________________________________

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Shahabuddin, S. (2018, April). Prison break: Using an interactive partner activity to ‘break’ into the fun method
of presenting the Prisoners’ Dilemma in the classroom. Teaching demonstration presented at the 5th annual
Teaching of Introductory Psychology (TIP) Northwest Conference, Des Moines, WA.

Shahabuddin, S., & Chesneau, S. (2018, April). Deconstructing the common misconception of Islam. Workshop
presented at the 2018 Students of Color (SOC) Conference, Yakima, WA.

Shahabuddin, S. (2017, October). Eternal sunshine of the forgetful mind: Using the DRM paradigm to induce false
memory. Teaching demonstration accepted to be presented at the 2017 Society for the Teaching of
Psychology (STP) Conference, San Anotnio, TX.

Wickes, K., White, B., & Shahabuddin, S. (2017, October). FUNctional teaching: Using pop culture, humor, and
toys to facilitate student discussions. Symposium accepted to be presented at the 2017 Society for the
Teaching of Psychology (STP) Conference, San Anotnio, TX.

Shahabuddin, S. (2017, January). “Low key, that lecture was ‘lit’”:Engaging student discussion
using pop culture references. Session presented at the 2017 Spring Faculty Convocation at Blinn College,
Bryan, TX.

Shahabuddin, S. (2016, February). Recipe for awesome lectures: A dash of personality and hint of pop culture.
Workshop session presented at the 2016 American Association of Adjunct Educuation (AAAE) Conference,
Houston, TX.

Shahabuddin, S. (2016, January). Lectures “on fleek”: Using pop culture references to engage student discussion.
Session presented at the 2016 Spring Faculty Convocation at Blinn College, Bryan, TX.

Shahabuddin, S., & Malik, F. (2016, January). Occupational health stress in the service sector. Paper presented at
the 7th annual The Qualitative Report (TQR) Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Shahabuddin, S. (2015, March). Leadership and framing effects: Student leaders’ engagement towards risk.
Research talk presented at the 18th annual Texas A&M University Student Research Week (SRW)
competition, College Station, TX.

Varghese, J., Shahabuddin, S, & Driskill, F. (2014, May). Participation as an extended orientation program
counselor increases self-perception of individual leadership ability. Talk presented at the 2014 International
Journal for Arts and Sciences (IJAS) Conference, Cambridge, MA.

RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATIONS___________________________________________________

(Underline indicates an undergraduate collaborator)

AlAlboosi, A., Whitcomb, P., Wickes, K., & Shahabuddin, S. (2017, May). #BLESSED: The role of happiness and
gratitude in Grit. Research poster presented at the 2nd annual Research Day Conference at Blinn College,
Bryan, TX.
*This research used data from a national Psi Beta survey

Smith, M., Westbury, K. L., Westbury, T.B., Swanson, M., Wickes, K., & Shahabuddin, S. (2017, April). The dark
triad: Finding the dark side to social media. Research poster presented at the 15th annual Southwestern
Psychological Association (SWPA) Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Rivera, A., Saripada, J.O., Perez, D., Ismyana, M., Wickes, K., & Shahabuddin, S. (2017, April). “I put the ‘pro’ in
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procrastinate”: Social media, procrastination, and grit in community college students. Research poster
pesented at the 15th annual Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA) Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Boldt, K., Wise, D., Islam-Mina, S., Wickes, K., & Shahabuddin, S. (2017, April). Parents’ perception of stress and
anxiety among children. Research poster presented at the 15th annual Southwestern Psychological
Association (SWPA) Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Ismyana, M., Wickes, K., & Shahabuddin, S. (2017, April). Academic self-regulation, mindset, and happiness in
community college students. Research poster accepted to be presented at the 15th annual Southwestern
Psychological Association (SWPA) Conference, San Antonio, TX.
*This research used data from a national Psi Beta survey

Lawson, L., Ismyana, M., Rivera, A., Saripada, J.O., Howell, J., Shahabuddin, S., Wickes, K. (2016, April) To read
or to tweet: Academic success, distractions, and grit. Research poster presented at the 14th annual
Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA) Conference, Dallas, TX.

Saripada, J. O., Howell, J., Lawson, L., Ismyana, M., Rivera, A., Wickes, K., & Shahabuddin, S. (2016, April). I
work out: Grit and wellness in community college students. Research poster presented at the 14th annual
Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA) Conference, Dallas, TX.

Shahabuddin, S., Estrada, S., Elbert, C., & Varghese, J. (2015, April). Leadership and framing effects: Student
leaders’ engagement towards risk. Research poster presented at the 13th annual Southwestern Psychological
Association (SWPA) Conference, Wichita, KS.

Shahabuddin, S., Elbert, C., Estrada, S. M., & Varghese, J. (2015, March). Leadership and framing effects: Student
leaders’ engagement of financial risk-taking. Research poster presented at the 30th annual Minorities in
Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANNRS) Conference, Houston, TX.

*Varghese, J., Moore, L., & Shahabuddin, S. (2015, March). The relationship between leadership training and self
perception of leadership: An in-depth look at extended orientation programs. Research talk presented at the
30th annual Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANNRS) Conference,
Houston, TX. *Won 1st place Graduate Student Oral in Social Science Division.

Shahabuddin, S., Varghese, J., Driskill, F., & Moore, L. (2015, January). Self-perception of individual leadership
ability increases through participation as an extended orientation program counselor. Research poster
presented at the 15th Annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Conference, Long Beach,
CA.

Shahabuddin, S., & Elbert, C. (2013, July). Leadership and risk-taking. Research poster presented at the 2013
Association of Leadership Educators (ALE) Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Shahabuddin S., Estrada, S., & Harris, H. (2013, January). Emotional influences on experience and memory: A new
take on dimensional views of emotion. Research poster presented at the 14th Annual Society for Personality
and Social Psychology (SPSP) Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Harris, H., Shahabuddin, S., & Estrada, S. (2013, January). A two dimensional view of anticipation and emotion.
Research poster presented at the 14th Annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)
Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Savoy, S., Aguerrevere, L., Cruz, M., Shahabuddin, S., Harris, H., & Smith, S. (2013, January). Acute social
exclusion and reactions to pain: The moderating effects of exclusion history. Research poster presented at the
14th Annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Conference, New Orleans, LA.
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Harris, H., Shahabuddin, S., & Estrada, S. (2012, November). Application of the Buffer Hypothesis: Anticipation,
Affect, and Memory. Research poster presented at the 33rd Annual Society for Judgment and Decision
Making (SJDM) Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Estrada, S., Doan, S.N., Shahabuddin, S., Harris, H., & Chaney, M. (2012, May). Explaining anticipation's affect on
experience: The buffer hypothesis. Reserach poster presented at the 24th Annual Association for
Psychological Science (APS) Conference, Chicago, IL.

Shahabuddin, S., Savoy, S., & Estrada, S. (2012, January). High times: The effect of profanity on attitude change
about marijuana legalization. Research poster presented at the 13th Annual Society for Personality and
Social Psychology (SPSP) Conference, San Diego, CA.

Oehlke, M., Dorchuck, J., Shahabuddin, S., McCaughan, M., & Savoy, S. (2011, April). Feelings and Preferences
about Advertisements. Research poster presented at the 9th annual Southwestern Psychological Association
(SWPA) Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Savoy, S., Shahabuddin, S, & Walker, J. (2011, January). The impact of media depictions of weight-stigmatization
on weight bias and self-evaluation. Research poster presented at the 12th Annual Society for Personality and
Social Psychology (SPSP) Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Shahabuddin, S. & Smith, S.M. (2010, March). Context-dependent recognition memory. Research talk presented at
the 13th annual Texas A&M University Student Research Week (SRW) competition, College Station, TX.

Shahabuddin, S. & Smith, S.M. (2009, October). Context-dependent recognition memory. Research poster
presented at the 19th Annual ARMADILLO Southwest Cognition Conference, Houston, TX.

DEPARTMENT COMMITTEES, UNIVERSITY SERVICE, AND ORGANIZATIONS_____________

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Hiring Committee for Seattle Colleges District, Committee Member, Seattle Colleges 2018–2020
Instructional Assessment Committee, Committee Member, Seattle Central College 2018–2020
Psychology Textbook Selection Committee, Volunteer, Blinn College 2017
Blinn College Professional Association, Member, Blinn College 2016–2017
Teaching Excellence Award Committee, Member, Blinn College 2016
Psychology Club Faculty Advisor, Volunteer, Blinn College 2015–Present
Hiring Committee, Member, Academic Advising Office at Blinn College 2015
Aggie Graduate and Professional Community Club, Member, Texas A&M University 2015–Present
Gamma Sigma Delta International Honor Society, Member, Texas A&M University 2014–Present
ALEC Graduate Student Society, Member, Texas A&M University 2013–2015
Graduate Student Concil Award Committee, Chair, at Texas A&M University 2013–2014
Professional Development Workshop Steering Committee, Representative, Texas A&M University 2013–2014
Graduate Student Orientation, Panelist, Texas A&M University 2013
Student Research Week, Judge, Texas A&M University 2013
Golden Key International Honor Society, President, Stephen F. Austin State University 2011–2012
Golden Key International Honor Society, Member 2010–Present
Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology, Member 2009–Present

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS______________________________________

Faculty of Color Mentorship Program
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)
Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA)
Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANNRS)
Texas Community College Teachers Association (TCCTA)
American Association for Adjunct Education (AAAE)

HONORS & AWARDS____________________________________________________________________

Adjunct of the Year Award, American Association of Adjunct Educators 2016

Certificate of Appreciation, Academic Advising, Blinn College 2016
Charles H. & Frances Fleming Scholarship, Texas A&M University 2015–2016
Texas Aggie Graduate Grant, Texas A&M University 2015–2016
Frank W. Sheppard, Jr. Graduate Scholarship, Texas A&M University 2014, 2015, & 2016
Association of Former Students Graduate Student Grant, Texas A&M University 2013
Finalist at The Raymond Ideas Challenge, Texas A&M University 2013
Graduate Assistantship, Texas A&M University 2013–2015
Outstanding Graduate Research Award, Stephen F. Austin State University 2012
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Stephen F. Austin 2012
State University
Graduate Assistantship, Stephen F. Austin State University 2010–2012
1st Place Melbern G. Glasscock Humanities Award during Student Research Week, Recipient 2010
1st Place Session Award during Student Research Week, Recipient 2010
1st Place Taxonomy Award during Student Research Week, Recipient 2010
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Undergraduate Research Scholar, Texas A&M University 2009–2010

MEDIA COVEREAGE____________________________________________________________________
“Blinn students display original research and innovations at second annual Student Research Celebration”. (2017,
April). Blinn College News. Retrieved from: https://www.blinn.edu/news/2017/may/blinn-students-display-
original-research-and-innovations.html.

“Students display their work at Blinn’s inaugural research conference”. (2016, April). The Eagle Newspaper, Bryan
and College Station, TX. Retrieved from: http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/students-display-their-work-
at-blinn-s-inaugural-research-conference/article_e305f524-6bf1-5825-a09d-6b90c3ed52d4.html.

“Adjunct of the Year’s Alternative Teaching Methods Engage Students in the Classroom”. (2016, March). The Eagle
Newspaper, Bryan and College Station, TX. Retrieved from: http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/adjunct-
of-the-year-s-alternative-teaching-methods-engage-students/article_98fbcac8-ae7e-550d-9915-
e0aecac5dd85.html?mode=jqm.

“Blinn Psychology Instructor Selected to Present Research at Regional Conference”. (2015, February). KBTX,
Bryan and College Station, TX. Retrieved from: http://www.kbtx.com/news/headlines/Blinn-Psychology-
Instructor-Selected-to-Present-Research-at-Regional-Conference-291680801.html.

SOCIAL MEDIA_________________________________________________________________________
Linked In: http://LinkedIn.com/in/ShaanShahabuddin
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EtRXeN8AAAAJ&hl=en
Research Gate: https://researchgate.net/profile/Shaan_Shahabuddin
Orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2765-3832
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PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES__________________________________________________________

Steven Estrada, Ph.D. Sarah Savoy, Ph.D

Assistant Professor Associate Professor
Department of Psychology Department of Psychology
Stephen F. Austin State University Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX 75962 Nacogdoches, TX 75962
(936) 468-1415 (936) 468-5117
estradasm@sfasu.edu savoysc@sfasu.edu

Katherine Wickes, Ph.D. Sophia Polk, M.A.

Assistant Director Director of Academic Advising
Instruction and Assessment Academic Advising Office
Blinn College Blinn College
Bryan, TX 77805 Bryan, TX 77804
(979) 209-7331 (979) 209-7282
katherine.wickes@blinn.edu sophia.polk@blinn.edu