Tariq Mehmood Khattak
Assistant Professor
Department of Mass Communication , Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

tariq.khattak@buitms.edu.pk
Extension No: 840

Qualification

M.Phil. (2024)
Psychology
university of Balochistan , Pakistan
Bachelor's (2015)
Psychology
Sardar Bahadur khan Women's University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan

Teaching Courses

  • Research Methods in Psychology-1
  • Biological Basis of Behaviour
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychological Assessment-1
  • Organisational Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Experimental Psychology

Teaching Method

  • Collaborative Learning
  • Flipped Classroom
  • Inquiry-Based Learning

Research Interest

  • Adult and Child Psychological Disorders
  • Adjustment and Relationship Issues
  • Building Human Strengths for better Psychological well-being

Membership

  • American Psychological Association

Awards & Achivements

  • Learned about Depression and CBT techniques for Depression by wellspring Mental Bloom Center
    2024

Academic & Social Links

My research interests include media framing, refugees and migration, human rights and peace journalism, business and science journalism, climate change communication ,data journalism, digital and social media, gendered disinformation, and the role of artificial intelligence in shaping political and visual communication. I am particularly interested in using big data, computational journalism, and content analysis to explore how media and digital platforms influence public understanding of international trade, cultural identities, and social justice issues.

Publications

Desire for power and achievement motivation: The covariance in competitive examinations’ aspirants and bureaucrats of Pakistan
Naima Abdul Wahid, Sara Mehmood Durrani, Saima Ambreen (2023) Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review vol. 7 no. 3 pp. 86-94
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Work Experience

February 2018 to Date
Lecturer at Psychology
BUITEMS
March 2017 to December 2017
English Language Teacher at Language
Ideal Language Academy
March 2013 to December 2013
Teacher at School
Ibn-e-Sina Public High School, Quetta

Certifications

Bulding Psychological Resources in Youth
National institute of Psychology, Pakistan, 2025
Building Youth Identity Through Social Cohesion, Resilience, and Inclusive Community
National institute of Psychology, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2025
Building life skills in youth
Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 2024
workplace prevention skills
Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 2024
Substance Abuse Prevention Skills
Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 2024
Basic Counselling Skills for Addiction Professionals
nstitute of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 2024
Professional Development Training
BUITEMS, Pakistan, 2018