Bahaur Amini, Ph.D.

🚨New Publication🚨 Im excited to share that my 1st first-author paper is published! This paper is especially meaningful as it highlights the need for this work with my community. Thank you to my amazing team! “Mental Health of Iranian Immigrants and Their Descendants: A Review”

“Supporters of DEI have allowed DEI critics to control the narrative. To turn the tide of public sentiment in favor of DEI, supporters must sharpen their arguments, go on the offensive instead of always reacting…” ⁦Great piece by @KevinCokley1⁩ freep.com/story/opinion/…

AMENA-Psy’s statement on Palestinian/Anti-Arab/MENA Hate

@DorsaAmir How wonderful!!! As a fellow Iranian psychologist, it warms my heart to see this.

It was fun sharing my journey of becoming a #psychologist, the challenges, lessons, & overall experience of being #MENAinPsych w/ @behaviourspeak. Looking forward to future podcasts & increasing awareness about topics I’m passionate about! #MENAscholars #Iranian @PsychChatter

You don’t have to hold neutrality in the face of people’s cruelty. Your heart is worthy of expression in words, tears, art, prayer, and protest.

In Episode 124, Ben is joined by Iranian-American psychologist, @AminiBahaur . Dr. Amini discusses the work of groups supporting AMENA psychologists many of whom are struggling and feeling isolated as the Israeli-Gaza war rages on. behaviourspeak.com/e/ep-124-unvei…

@AminiBahaur discusses AMENA-Psy and her involvement in MENA psych below: Give it a listen 🗣️

Over the last few month, Arab/MENA-identifying students were forced to educate their peers, advisors, and supervisors about the plight of Palestinians. There needs to be better support and stronger training on how to best support Arab/MENA students who are often overlooked.

We are holding space for our undergraduate, graduate, and post-doc members share their experiences, process, and to support one another 💜💙

A record 6.9 million people have been displaced by conflict across Congo, the United Nations migration agency said, making it one of the world's largest displacement and humanitarian crises. trib.al/8MuLFQL

From Gaza to Artsakh: Ethnic cleansing is a crime. #FreePalestine #palestine #Artsakh #Karabakh

AMENA-Psy condemns the intentional anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, and anti-MENA rhetoric and censorship by Western governments, universities, and many media outlets as #Israel escalates its violent assault on Gaza [1/3]

Open Letter: Sociologists in Solidarity with Gaza Sign on and Share! forms.gle/ETrHCABPLw96ib…

@SarahElHalabi1 @amenapsy Check out our website! Members are added to our listserv where announcements about various programming and opportunities are sent :) feel free to back channel me with any specific questions!

As promised, here are some highlights from our first in-person conference, which focused on empowering Arab/MENA communities through psychological science and practice! #amenapsy2023 1/x

The AMENA-Psy Mentorship Program is currently recruiting mentors and mentees for this upcoming year. Swipe for more details or go to amenapsy.org/studentbenefits!

…as well as a research workshop for attendees to work on adapting current lines of research to include Arab/MENA populations. Discussions also focused on the role of advocacy in clinical supervision and the need for #amenapsy’s own ethics code 6/x