Education
SEP 2022 - PRESENT
Direct Entry PhD
Direct Entry PhD in Psychology
University of Toronto
Supervisor: Dr. Emily Impett
SEP 2017 - APR 2021
B.Sc. Hon
Psychology (Specialized Honours), Summa Cum Laude
York University
Supervisor: Dr. Amy Muise
Thesis Title: Self-Expansion in Intercultural Relationships: Cultural Integration as a Mechanism for the Association with Relationship Quality - Awarded the Originality Prize in Memory of Paul Jeffrey Kusyszyn
Publications
2022
West, A. L., Naeimi, H., Di Bartolomeo, A. A., Yampolsky, M., & Muise, A. (2022). Growing together through our cultural differences: The role of self-expansion in intercultural romantic relationships. Manuscript submitted for publication. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672221121508
Conference Poster Presentations
Naeimi, H., West, A.L., Impett, E.A., & Muise, A. (2023, February). Diversity Ideologies and Cultural Communication in Intercultural Relationships. Poster presented at the 2023 Annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Naeimi, H., West, A.L., Impett, E.A., & Muise, A. (2022, October). Growing together through our cultural differences: Self-expansion and sexual and relationship quality in intercultural relationships. Poster presented at the 2022 Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF), Waterloo, Ontario.
Naeimi, H., West, A. L., Di Bartolomeo, A. A., & Muise, A. (2022, February). Self-expansion in intercultural relationships: The role of cultural integration and cultural sharing. Poster presented at the 23rd Annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Conference, Virtual.
Naeimi, H., West, A. L., Di Bartolomeo, A. A., & Muise, A. (2021, August). Integrating cultures: Self-expansion and relationship quality in intercultural relationships. Poster presented at the 32nd Annual American Psychological Association (APA) Conference, Virtual.
Naeimi, H., West, A. L., Di Bartolomeo, A. A., & Muise, A. (2021, June). Integrating cultures: Self-expansion and relationship quality in intercultural relationships. Poster presented at the 82nd Annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Conference, Virtual.
Naeimi, H., West, A. L., Di Bartolomeo, A. A., & Muise, A. (2021, April). Integrating cultures: Self-expansion and relationship quality in intercultural relationships. Poster presented at the Annual York University Undergraduate Thesis Conference, Virtual.
Naeimi, H., West, A. L., Di Bartolomeo, A. A., & Muise, A. (2021, March). Integrating two cultures: Self-expansion and relationship quality in intercultural relationships. Poster presented at the Luminate Mental Health Conference Series: Student Mental Health Initiative at York University, Virtual. Third place winner for the best project award.
Sadeghi, A., Leong, C., Naeimi, H., Si, J., & McKie, K. (2021, March). Intrigue or trust? The influence of female attractiveness. Poster presented at York University’s 9th Annual Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Fair, Virtual.
Research Experience
MAR 2022 - PRESENT
Graduate Student
Relationships and Well-Being (RAW) Lab
Supervisor: Dr. Emily Impett
University of Toronto
FEB 2020 - MAY 2022
Thesis Student and Research Assistant
Sexual Health and Relationships (SHaRe) Lab
Supervisor: Dr. Amy Muise
York University
JAN 2021 - MAY 2022
Lab Manager
Well-being Research Lab (WiRL)
Supervisor: Dr. Nicole Mead
Schulich School of Business, York University
AUG 2021 - FEB 2022
Research Assistant
Social Psychophysiological Research & Quantitative Methods Lab (SPRQL)
Supervisor: Dr. Elizabeth Page-Gould
University of Toronto
SEP 2020 - APR 2021
Research Assistant
Cognitive Flexibility Lab
Supervisor: Dr. Melody Wiseheart
York University
SEP 2020 - JAN 2021
Research Assistant
Leadership, Competition, and Collaboration Lab
Supervisor: Dr. Joey Cheng
York University
OCT 2019 - FEB 2020
Research Assistant
Family Psychology Centre
Supervisor: Dr. Mirisse Foroughe
Toronto, ON