Personal profile
Research interests
I conduct research on mental health and data analytics, covering several disorders, including drug addiction, depression, and Alzheimer’s disease.
Statement for HDR students
I welcome supervising PhD students on topics including mental health and experimental psychology. As a supervisor, I guide my students to find a research topic that is both interesting and important, complete PhD thesis on time, and publish several papers during PhD work, which can eventually help with future employments.
Education/Academic qualification
Cognitive Science , PhD, The Role of the Prefrontal Cortex and the Basal Ganglia in Delayed-response Task Performance: A Neural Model, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
2001 → 2006
Mathematics, MSc, Cairo University
1998 → 1999
Mathematics and Computer Science, BSc, Graduation project: Solving the University Course Timetabling Problem Using a Heuristic Approach, Cairo University
1994 → 1998
External positions
Associate Professor of Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, Western Sydney University
2018 → 2022
Senior Lecturer of Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, Western Sydney University
2015 → 2018
Lecturer (assistant professor) of Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, Western Sydney University
2012 → 2014
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Using Online Training Programs to Treat Alcohol Addiction
Garg, A. (Chief Investigator), Moustafa, A. (Project Lead) & Richard, Y. (Partner Investigator)
Project: Research
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A Double-Edged Sword Perspective on Young Australians' Use of Social Media: A Structured Narrative Review
Salehi, N., Marshall, G. R., Maziarfar, M. H., Zubrinich, A., Madani, N., Nickbakht, M. & Moustafa, A. A., Oct 2025, In: Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 36, 4, p. 1-17 17 p., e70093.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Research › peer-review
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A neuroeconomic theory of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Kaçar, A. Ş., Moustafa, A. A., Hassan, M., Zeki, M. & Balcı, F., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Neuroscience. p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Research › peer-review
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A primer on meta-awareness of mind wandering in schizotypy and schizophrenia
Garg, A., Watt, B. D., El Haj, M. & Moustafa, A. A., 4 Oct 2025, In: Psychological Research. 89, 5, p. 1-12 12 p., 152.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Research › peer-review
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Christianity as coping mechanisms for migrants with mental health challenges in Australia: social work implications
Adonteng-Kissi, O., Meribe, N., Gatwiri, K., Mwanri, L., Tembo, A., Baffour, F. D., Botchway-Commey, E. N., Doyle, A. K., Chisanga, D., Moustafa, A. A. & Levi Osuagwu, U., 1 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Social Work Practice. p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Exploring the barriers to mental health help-seeking among African Migrants in Australia: A qualitative study
Meribe, N., Adonteng-Kissi, O., Gatwiri, K., Mwanri, L., Baffour, F. D., Tembo, A., Botchway-Commey, E. N., Chisanga, D., Moustafa, A. A., Doyle, K. E. & Osuagwu, U. L., Sept 2025, In: International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 71, 6, p. 1100-1113 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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