Mohammad Amin Saraei
Graduate Student
Psychological Sciences
Concentration
Ecological Psychology
Advisor
James Dixon
Anticipated Graduation
2027
Education
M.A. Clinical Psychology, Azard University, 2018
B.A. Psychology, Azad University, 2014
Research Interests
- Cognitive science of rituals
- Neuroscience of religious and spiritual experiences
- Spiritual and religious psychotherapies
- Positive psychology
Publications
Saraei, M., Paxton, A., & Xygalatas, D. (2024). Aligned bodies, united hearts: embodied emotional dynamics of an Islamic ritual. Philosophical Transactions B, 379(1911), 20230162.
Saraei, M., & Johnson, K. A. (2023). Disappointment with and Uncertainty about God Predict Heightened COVID-19 Anxiety among Persian Muslims. Religions, 14(1), 74.
Saraei, M., Newberg, A. B., Hosseini, S. R., Bayati, T., & Batouli, S. A. H. (2023). Comparing the three states of Dhikr, meditation, and thinking about God: an fMRI study. Religion, Brain & Behavior, 13(1), 5-17.
Rezvanian, S., Saraei, M., Mohajeri, H., & Hassani-Abharian, P. (2022). The effect of different transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) protocols on drug craving and cognitive functions in methamphetamine addicts. Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, 13(3), 349.
Alizadehfard, S*., & Saraei, M. (2019). The Effectiveness of Time Perspective Change Training on Anxiety and Self-Efficacy in Children Labors. Contemporary Psychology, Biannual Journal of the Iranian Psychological Association, 14(1), 61-68.
