Nisma Merdad

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Nisma Merdad is a rising researcher at the intersection of artificial intelligence, psychometrics, and Arab youth psychology. Her work focuses on developing and validating culturally adapted measurement tools, with a particular emphasis on AI literacy and the psychological impacts of emerging technologies. Her most cited paper, "Multinational validation of the Arabic version of the Artificial Intelligence Literacy Scale (AILS) in university students" (14 citations, 2024), addresses a critical gap by providing the first validated Arabic scale for measuring AI literacy across four Arab countries—Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and others. This multinational validation study enables researchers and educators to assess AI competencies in Arabic-speaking populations, supporting equitable technology education. Merdad also explores the psychological dimensions of AI adoption, as seen in her study on "The Mediating Effect of Dark Future between Personality Traits and Fear of Artificial Intelligence in Arab Young Adults" (3 citations, 2024), which reveals how perceptions of a bleak future shape technology-related anxieties. Her work bridges cross-cultural psychology and AI ethics, offering essential tools and insights for understanding how Arab youth engage with and are affected by artificial intelligence. Merdad’s contributions are particularly valuable for researchers studying technology acceptance in non-Western contexts.