Academic Staff

April 9, 2026, 11:34 a.m.
NEVYAN YASSER ABDULLAH (PhD) Teaching Representative
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor in Training physiology for people with special needs

Sport Games Department
College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences
University of Duhok

  • PhD – College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences – University of Duhok (2024)

  1. Assistant Professor / College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences: Sports Physiology (2025-2026)
  2. Assistant Professor / College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences: Physical Therapy (2025-2026)
  3. Lecturer / College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences: Sports for People with Special Needs (2020-2025)
  4. Lecturer / College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences: Sports Physiology (2020-2025)
  5. Lecturer / College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences: Scout Education (2020-2023)
  6. Assistant Lecturer / College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences: Scientific Discussions (2017-2020)
  7. Assistant Lecturer / College of Basic Education (Amedi): Educational Psychology (2018-2020)
  8. Assistant Lecturer / College of Basic Education: Vocational Rehabilitation for the Disabled (2018-2019)
  9. Assistant Lecturer / College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences: Swimming (2017-2018)
  10. Assistant Lecturer / College of Basic Education: Behavioral Disorders (2017-2018)
  11. Sports Trainer / Sports Unit - College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences (2011–2014)

  • Participation and presentation in the workshop of the College of Basic Education / Amadi / The impact of shyness on the student’s academic achievement 2023
  • Participation and attendance at the Second International Scientific Conference at Mustansiriya University / Baghdad (24-26/1/2023)
  • Participation and attendance of the international conference at Assiut University (11-14/3/2020)
  • Participation in the training workshop entitled (Mirash Sports Program) (28-29/3/2019)
  • (28-29/3/2019) Participation in the training workshop entitled (Correcting Misconceptions)
  • (28-29/3/2019) (Participation in the training workshop entitled (Rehabilitation of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament ACL)
  • (28-29/3/2019) Participation in the training workshop entitled (Nutrition and exercise for pregnant women) /
  • (28-29/3/2019) Participation and attendance at the first conference for Arab women's sports (challenges and opportunities) in Cairo / Egypt
  • Participation in the first international scientific conference of the faculties of physical education and sports sciences / University of Kufa (14-15/11/2018)
  • Certificate of attendance and participation in the second international scientific conference of the University of Sulaymaniyah (14-16/8/2018)

Research

Attitudes and Tendencies of Female Students in the Colleges of Physical Education and Basic Education Towards Smoking, Nutrition, and Physical Activity / Single-authored published paper / University of Sulaimani Conference / 12-8-2018.

  1. Psychological Stress and its Relationship with the Academic and Professional Self-Concept among Female Students of the Colleges of Physical Education and Sports Sciences / Joint published paper / Arab Women's Sports Conference - Challenges and Opportunities / 29-3-2019.
  2. Social Support and its Relationship with Self-Confidence among Wheelchair Basketball Players with Special Needs / Published paper in the University of Duhok Journal / 19-5-2019.
  3. A Study of the Psychological Attitude of Physically Disabled Students Towards Practicing Sports Activities at Tikrit University / Joint published paper / Assiut University Journal of Sciences and Arts of Physical Education.
  4. The Effectiveness of a Cognitive-Behavioral Counseling Program in Developing Psychological Hardiness among Athletes with Disabilities in Some Individual Sports / Joint published paper / The Second International Scientific Conference for Sports Sciences / 2023.

Sport Of Special Needs
- Down Syndrome
- Autism
- Disabled
- Sports psychology
- Kindergarten sports