Hisham Abu-Rayya, PhD, is a Professor of social-cultural psychology. Dr Abu-Rayya obtained his PhD from Cambridge University, UK, in 2005. He held various academic positions at different world renowned universities including The University of Sydney and at La Trobe University, Australia, and University of Haifa, Israel. Abu-Rayya’s main research interests fall within cross-cultural transitions/acculturation and psychological adjustment; prejudice and inter-group dynamics; psychology of religion/religiosity, personality, and mental health; mixed-ethnic/cultural/faith marriages and psychological adjustment; and statistical applications in psychological and health sciences. Abu-Rayya was the recipient of highly regarded research fellowship grants for outstanding young researchers, and he also won highly competitive research grants such as the Australian Research Council Project Discovery Grant, Israeli Science Foundation Grant, and EU Marie Curie Grant.