Curriculum Vitae

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Miami (in Progress)

Coral Gables, FL

APA Accredited Program: Clinical Psychology 

Major area of study: Adult Clinical Psychology

Concentration in Quantitative Psychology

Dissertation Chair: Amy Weisman de Mamani, Ph.D.

Master of Science

University of Miami (May 2021)

Coral Gables, FL

Clinical Psychology 

Thesis Title: Spiritual bypass as a moderator of the relationship between religiosity and psychological distress in Muslims living in the United States 

Thesis Chair: Amy Weisman de Mamani, Ph.D.

Master of Science

Barry University (May 2019)  

Miami Shores, FL

Clinical Psychology 

Thesis Title: Cultural factors influencing mental health stigma: A comparison of university students in Pakistan and America 

Thesis Chair: Stephen W. Koncsol, Ph.D.

Eligible Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern (RMHCI)

Bachelor of Science

University of Tampa (Dec 2014)

Tampa, Florida

Major: Psychology (Pre-medicine track)

Minor: Chemistry

2023 - Toppel Career Center's Graduate Student of the Year (finalist)

University of Miami

2022 - Islamic Psychology Research Fellowship

Alkaram Institute

2021 - Bertha Weber Appreciation Award for Graduate Service to the Psychology Department

University of Miami Department of Psychology 

2019 - Outstanding Graduate Student

Barry University Department of Psychology 

2018 - Outstanding Graduate Student Oral Presentation - Social Sciences

Florida Academy of Sciences (FAS) 76th annual meeting

2018 - Outstanding Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation - Social Sciences (co-author)

Florida Academy of Sciences (FAS) 76th annual meeting

2018 - Honorable Mention for the RISE Research Award

Association for Psychological Science (APS) 30th annual convention

2014 - Interfaith Graduation Ceremony Speaker

University of Tampa

BRUCE W. CARTER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER

Miami, Florida (August 2022 to Present)

Supervisor: Dr. Grace Caldas, Psy.D.

Conducted psychodiagnostic assessments, provided psychotherapy, and coordinated post-operative mental health care in the Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Program (CIIRP). 

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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI COUNSELING CENTER

Coral Gables, Florida (August 2021 to May 2022)

Supervisors: Patricia Lobo Arena, Ph.D., Carla de Simone Irace, Ph.D., Laura Curren Adams, Ph.D.

Providing clinical services to University of Miami students and conducted outreach with interdisciplinary teams.

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TRAUMA TREATMENT PROGRAM (TTP) at the University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida (June 2021 to Present)

Supervisors: Gail Ironson, M.D., Ph.D., Blanche Freund, Ph.D.

Conducted structured diagnostic assessments and delivered evidence-based treatments (Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing Therapy) to address symptoms of trauma-related disorders.

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PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES CENTER (PSC) at the University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida (August 2020 to Present)

Supervisors: Saneya Tawfik, Ph.D., Victoria Schlaudt, Ph.D., Gail Ironson, M.D., Ph.D., and Daniel Bradford, Ph.D.

Conducted psychoeducational assessments and structured diagnostic assessments, and delivered evidence-based treatments to address anxiety, depression, panic, agoraphobia, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and more. 

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DESIGN NEUROSCIENCE CENTER (DNC)

Doral, Florida (January 2018 to May 2019; 1,000 hours)

Supervisors: Isaac Tourgeman, Ph.D., Ivelisse Raimundi, Psy.D., and Cristina Santiago, Psy.D.

Conducted comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations (academic, legal, and disability) and delivered individual/group cognitive rehabilitation for clients aged 3-85 years post-acquired brain injuries (ABI).

ADVANCED ASSESSMENT PEER MENTOR, Psychological Services Center (PSC) at the University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida (Fall 2022 to Present)

Supervisors: Kristin Lindahl, Ph.D.; Tony Petruzzella, Ph.D.

Peer supervisor for graduate students during their second year training in psychological assessments.

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CLINICAL ASSISTANT FOR ASSESSMENT SERVICES, Psychological Services Center (PSC) at the University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida (January 2022 to Present)

Supervisor: Kristin Lindahl, Ph.D.

Assisted the PSC with assessment services via administrative tasks, connecting clients with clinicians, solving students’ assessment-related concerns, and auditing files to ensure quality of record-keeping.

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CULTURALLY INFORMED THERAPY (CIT) at the University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida (August 2019 to Present)

Supervisor: Amy Weisman de Mamani, Ph.D.

Delivered culturally informed therapy (CIT) to adults (18-97 years) of diverse religious/spiritual and racial/ethnic groups. CIT is a family/group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for individuals with general mental health concerns (e.g., depression, family conflict) and serious mental illnesses (SMI, e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder). I also helped adapt CIT for Muslims and co-led its clinical trial.

Ahmad, S.S., McLaughlin, M.M., Weisman de Mamani, A. (2023). Validation and test-retest reliability of the spiritual bypass scale in Muslims: Implications for psychological help-seeking attitudes and self-stigma. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 10(1), 62-73. https://doi.org/10.1037/scp0000300 (Special Issue: Islamic Spirituality in Clinical Contexts).

Weisman de Mamani, A. Altamirano, O., Lopez, D., McLaughlin, M., Maura, J., Martinez de Andino, A., Ahmad, S.S., Hafner, L., Lund, S. (2023). Culturally informed therapy: An intervention that addresses the psychological needs of religious individuals of diverse identities. In P. S. Richards, G. E. K. Allen, D. K. Judd (Eds.), Handbook of Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapies. American Psychological Association.

Weisman de Mamani, A., Lopez, D., McLaughlin, M.M., Ahmad, S.S., Altamirano, O. (2022). A pilot study to assess the feasibility and efficacy of a transdiagnostic, religiously/spiritually integrated, culturally informed therapy. Spirituality in Clinical Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/scp0000308

Maura, J., Ahmad, S.S., Weisman de Mamani, A. (2022). The impact of familial involvement on dropout in a Culturally Informed Group Therapy for people diagnosed with 'schizophrenia'. Psychosis, 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2022.2118358

Ironson, G., Ahmad, S. S. (2022). Praying for people you know predicts survival over 17 years among people living with HIV in the US. Journal of Religion and Health, 61, 4081-4095. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-022-01622-5  

McLaughlin, M. M., Ahmad, S. S., Weisman de Mamani, A. (2022). A mixed methods approach to understanding psychological help-seeking in Muslims: Islamophobia, self-stigma, and therapeutic preferences. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 90(7), 568–581. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000746

McLaughlin, M.M., Ahmad, S.S., Rodriguez, M., Weisman de Mamani, A.G. (2022). Vulnerable – Not zealous: Muslim converts experience greater distress when experiencing religious struggle. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 53(4), 340–350. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000473

Ahmad, S.S., McLaughlin, M.M., Weisman de Mamani, A. (2022). Spiritual bypass as a moderator of the relationships between religious coping and psychological distress in Muslims living in the United States. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 15(1), 32-42. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000469

Ahmad, S.S., Koncsol, S.W. (2022). Cultural factors influencing mental health stigma: Perceptions of mental illness (POMI) in Pakistani emerging adults. Religions (Special Issue: Focusing on the Elusive: Centering on Religious and Spiritual Influences within Contexts of Child and Young Adulthood Development), 13(5), 401. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13050401 

Weisman de Mamani, A., McLaughlin, M., Altamirano, O., Lopez, D., Ahmad, S.S. (2021). Culturally Informed Therapy for Schizophrenia: A Family-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Approach, Clinician Guide. Treatments That Work. Oxford University Press. 

Hall, P.D., Bennett, R., Hart, J., Pate, J., Ahmad, S., Weatherly Kershaw, A. (2020). Difficult Discussions: Race Talk and Awkward Dinners. In L. Finley (Ed.), Difficult Discussions: Issues and Ideas for Engaging College Students in Peace and Justice Topics. (pp. 123-139). Information Age Publishing.

Ahmad, S.S., McLaughlin, M.M. (2022, November). On the front lines of the Muslim mental health crisis: Risk of Psychosis, High Suicide, Low Help-seeking, and the vulnerability of Converts to Islam. Co-chaired symposium at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies’ (ABCT) 56th annual convention, New York City, New York.

Ahmad, S.S. (2022, September). Trauma, Intersectionality, and Discrimination: Presentations from the AMENA-Psy trauma research collaboration group. Chaired symposium at the Arab American, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association's (AMENA-Psy) 3rd annual conference, virtual.

Ahmad, S.S., McLaughlin, M.M., Weisman de Mamani, A.G. (2022, April). Spiritual bypass in Muslims: Validation and relationship to religious and spiritual coping, help-seeking attitudes, and self-stigma. Data Blitz Presentation at the midyear conference of Division 36 (Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) of the American Psychological Association’s (APA), virtual.

Ahmad, S.S. (2022, March). Differentiating Prayers for Self, Known Others, and Unknown Others, predicting Survival over 17 Years in People Living with HIV. Citation Poster at the American Psychosomatic Society’s (APS) annual conference, in Long Beach, California.

Ahmad, S.S. (2021, November). Cultivating religiosity and spirituality (R/S): spiritual bypass and external locus of control as barriers to better mental health. Chaired symposium at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies’ (ABCT) 55th annual convention, virtual.

Ahmad, S.S., McLaughlin, M.M., Weisman de Mamani, A.G. (2021, October). Exploration of an immigrant paradox in Muslims living in the United States (MLUS). Oral presentation in a symposium at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion’s 71st annual convention, Portland, Oregon.

Ahmad, S.S., McLaughlin, M.M., Weisman de Mamani, A.G. (2020, November). Spiritual bypass as a moderator of the relationships between religiosity and psychological distress in Muslims living in the United States. Oral presentation in a symposium at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies' 54th annual convention, virtual.

McLaughlin, M.M., Ahmad, S.S., Weisman de Mamani, A.G. (2020, September). Examining Demographic Concordance of Clinicians and Therapeutic Preferences of Muslims Living in the United States. Poster presentation at the American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association’s (AMENA-PSY) 1st convention, virtual.

Ahmad, S.S., McLaughlin, M.M., Weisman de Mamani, A.G. (2020, September). Acculturation as a moderator of the relationships between perceived discrimination or Islamophobia and negative attitudes toward psychological help-seeking among Muslims living in the United States. Oral presentation at the American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association’s (AMENA-PSY) 1st convention, virtual.

Ahmad, S.S., Ruiz, L., Predestin Carrier, V., Santini Santiago, M., Tourgeman, I. (2020, February). Spice up your life: An exploratory review of the neuroprotective effects of spices. Poster presentation at the International Neuropsychological Society's 48th annual meeting, Denver, CO.

Ahmad, S.S., Mclaughlin, M., Zatarain, R., Ortega, C., de Andino, A.M., Weisman de Mamani, A. (2019, November) Exploring heart rate variability among fully bilingual individuals with schizophrenia. Poster presentation at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies' 53rd annual convention, Atlanta, GA.

Ahmad, S.S., Koncsol, S.W. (2019, April). Cultural factors influencing mental health stigma: A comparison of university students in Pakistan and America. Oral presentation at the 25th annual psychology research forum at Barry University, Miami, FL.

Maresco, A., Ahmad, S.S., Gregorian, A., Tourgeman, I. (2018, October). A systematic review of singing therapy as a treatment for language disorder. Poster presented at the National Academy of Neuropsychology's 38th annual conference, New Orleans, LA.

Ahmad, S.S., Weatherly-Kershaw, A., Wehrle, L., Rios, L., Santiago, C., Tourgeman, I. (2018, July). The effectiveness of group cognitive rehabilitation for acquired brain injury patients. Oral presentation at the International Neuropsychological Society's bi-annual meeting, Prague, Czech Republic.

Wated, G., Des Rosiers, S.E., Barnes, M. Ahmad, S.S., & Suglia, J. (2018, May). College Students' Attrition: Do Perceptions of Employability Matter? Poster presented at the 30th annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.

Ahmad, S.S., Koncsol, S.W. (2018, May). Perceptions of mental illness in Pakistani versus American university students. Poster presented at the 30th Association for Psychological Science's annual convention, San Francisco, CA.

Ahmad, S.S., Lian, I., Suglia, J., Andersson, I., Carabarin, A., Zonnevylle, T. (2018, April). Family, adolescent and cultural transitions (F.A.C.T.) laboratory. Oral presentation at the 24th annual psychology research forum at Barry University, Miami, FL.

Ahmad, S.S., Koncsol, S.W. (2018, March). Attitudes and beliefs towards mental illnesses in African American, European American, and Latin American university students. Oral presentation at the 76th annual meeting of the Florida Academy of Sciences, Miami, FL.

Bottinelli, J., Wated, G., Des Rosiers, S., Ahmad, S.S. (2018, March). The sixth trait: humility and college success. Poster presented at the 76th annual meeting of the Florida Academy of Sciences, Miami, FL.

Zonnevylle, T., Wated, G., Des Rosiers, S., Ahmad, S.S. (2018, March). Top-down and bottom-up processes of subjective well-being.Poster presented at the 76th annual meeting of the Florida Academy of Sciences, Miami, FL.

Wilmore, K., Wated, G., Des Rosiers, S., Ahmad, S.S. (2018, March). Intentional self-regulation and life satisfaction during emerging adulthood. Poster presented at the 76th annual meeting of the Florida Academy of Sciences, Miami, FL.

Wated, G., Des Rosiers, S., Ahmad, S.S., Suglia, J. (2017, June). Perceived linguistic discrimination, stress, motivation, and employability among emerging adults. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association's Work, Stress and Health conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Ahmad, S.S., Le, J., Lian, I. (2017, April). Myth vs. fact: The influence of research. Oral presentation at the 23rd annual psychology research forum at Barry University, Miami, FL.

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

The CULTURE, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, AND WELLBEING (CPW) LABORATORY

Department of Psychology, University of Miami

August 2019 to Present

Principal Investigator: Amy Weisman de Mamani, Ph.D.

CPW projects lie at the intersections of culture, religion/spirituality, and mental health. We are testing culturally informed therapy (CIT), which incorporates clients’ cultural/religious/spiritual practices into therapy. CIT is delivered by graduate students (supervised by the PI) in separate groups for general mental health concerns and serious mental illnesses (SMI). The Muslim American Project (MAP; website: www.map-um.com), co-founded by Salman S. Ahmad and Merranda McLaughlin, is investigating the unique mental health needs of Muslim living in the United States, and assessing the effectiveness of CIT in this group. The Black Lives Matter project seeks to improve interactions between police officers and Black men with SMI. Duties include managing IRB protocols, recruiting, training, and mentoring Research Assistants (RAs), data analysis, and other administrative tasks.

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Master’s Thesis: Spiritual Bypass as a moderator of the relationship between religiosity and psychological distress in Muslims living in the United States

Department of Psychology, University of Miami

Chairperson: Amy Weisman de Mamani, Ph.D.

The mental health of Muslims is at-risk due to discrimination and low mental health care utilization. Some Muslims utilize religious/spiritual beliefs and practices to avoid facing psychological difficulties (i.e., spiritual bypass). We found that Muslims engaging in high levels of spiritual bypass experienced reduced benefits of adaptive religious coping, and exacerbated harm associated with maladaptive religious coping, on their mental health. Spiritual bypass also predicted negative help-seeking attitudes and greater self-stigma in 59 participants that were recontacted 13 months later (on average).

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DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, BARRY UNIVERSITY

DESIGN NEUROSCIENCE CENTER (DNC) RESEARCH TEAM

Doral, Florida

January 2018 to May 2019

Principal Investigator: Isaac Tourgeman, Ph.D.

The DNC Research Team investigated treatments for acquired brain injuries (ABI). I was the PI for a review of group-based cognitive rehabilitation post-ABI, and was co-PI for a review of the efficacy of Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT) and other singing therapies for the treatment of aphasia post-TBI.

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FAMILY AND ADOLESCENT CULTURAL TRANSITIONS (FACT) LABORATORY

Department of Psychology, Barry University

January 2017 to May 2019

Principal Investigators: Sabrina Des Rosiers, Ph.D.; Guillermo Wated, Ph.D.

The FACT lab investigates risk and protective factors at familial, individual (adolescent & youth), and cultural-social levels for immigrant youth developmental and workplace transitions. As Project Manager, I coordinated students’ independent research activities and collected/analyzed data.

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Master’s Thesis: Cultural factors influencing mental health stigma: A comparison of university students in Pakistan and America.

Department of Psychology, Barry University

Chairperson: Stephen W. Koncsol, Ph.D.

Defense Date: January 2019

This study (N = 495) compared university students in Pakistan with those in the U.S. on mental health stigma (MHS) and its correlates by piloting the Perceptions of Mental Illness (POMI) Scale. Significant correlates of MHS included inaccurate perceptions and less exposure to mental illness, followed by individualism, decreasing age, being male, and having less mental health knowledge. 

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DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA

COMPARATIVE NEUROANATOMY AND NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

Department of Psychology, University of Tampa

January 2014 to December 2014

Principal Investigator: Scott Husband, Ph.D.

Conducted literature reviews and assisted PI with exploring how neural circuits contribute to complex cognition within the larger context of brain evolution in non-mammalian species, especially birds.

2022-Present    1) Clinical Psychological Science, 2)Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

2021-Present    1) Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2) Psychotherapy    

2020-Present    1) Family Process, 2) BMC Psychiatry, 3) Journal of Mental Health, 4) Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

2019-Present    1) Journal of Clinical Psychology

2022 - APA Division 36’s (Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) Student Research Grant to deliver a Psychoeducational Workshop to Muslims in Florida ($2000)

PI: Salman S. Ahmad. Co-PIs: Merranda McLaughlin, Amy Weisman de Mamani.

2022 - APA Division 29’s (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy) Charles J. Gelso Grant to deliver Culturally Informed Therapy for Muslims in Florida ($5000)

PI: Merranda McLaughlin. Co-PIs: Salman S. Ahmad, Amy Weisman de Mamani.

2022 - Graduate Activity Fee Allocation Committee (GAFAC) - University of Miami ($400) to attend the American Psychosomatic Society’s annual conference in Long Beach, California

2021 - APA Division 36’s (Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) Diversity Travel Grant Award to present at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion’s (SSSR) 71st annual convention in Portland, Oregon ($500)

2021 - Fred C. and Helen Donn Flipse Research Support Fund towards attending Duke University’s Spirituality and Health Research Workshop – University of Miami ($1400)

2021 - Duke University’s Partial Scholarship towards attending the Spirituality and Health Research Workshop ($600)

2020 - Graduate Activity Fee Allocation Committee (GAFAC) - University of Miami ($375) to recontact participants for a one year follow-up study

PI: Salman S. Ahmad. Co-PIs: Merranda McLaughlin, Amy Weisman de Mamani.

2020 - APA Division 36 (Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) Research Seed Grant ($1000) to collect a representative sample of Muslim Americans

PI: Salman S. Ahmad. Co-PIs: Merranda McLaughlin, Amy Weisman de Mamani.

2019 - Fred C. and Helen Donn Flipse Research Support Fund towards a master’s thesis - University of Miami ($1250) to collect a representative sample of Muslim Americans

PI: Salman S. Ahmad. Co-PIs: Merranda McLaughlin, Amy Weisman de Mamani.

2018 - College of Arts and Sciences Student Travel Award - Barry University ($500) to present at the International Neuropsychological Society’s annual conference in Prague, Czech Republic

2018 - Department of Psychology Student Travel Award - Barry University ($500) to present at the International Neuropsychological Society’s annual conference in Prague, Czech Republic

COURSE INSTRUCTOR, University of Miami

Spring 2023

Psychopathology

Fall 2022

Cultural Diversity in Psychology (co-instructor with Dr. Omari Keeles)

Fall 2021

Personality

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TEACHING ASSISTANT, University of Miami

August 2019 – Present

Courses: Psychology (Pseudoscience; Psychology of Racism), Introduction to Biobehavioral Statistics, Intermediate Biobehavioral Statistics, Positive Psychology, and Mindfulness, Attention, and the Brain. Responsible for grading assignments/exams, proctoring, and tutoring students during office hours.

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TEACHING ASSISTANT, Barry University

August 2017 – May 2019

Course: Research Methods and Analysis in Psychology. Tutored, held exam review sessions, graded exams and assignments, proctored exams, and lectured as a substitute when needed. 

Society for Personality and Social Psychology's (SPSP) Religion and Spirituality Preconference - February 22nd, 2023

Understanding and tackling the low engagement in mental health treatment among Muslims: From research to social and clinical implementation  

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Florida International University (FIU) Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine's (HWCOM) Muslims in Healthcare Group - November 21st, 2022

The Muslim American Project (MAP) and Implications for Research and Practice with Muslims  

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The National Association of Muslim Lawyers' (NAML) Annual Conference - November 12th, 2022

Invited Speaker at Panel on Muslims' work-life balance 

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The South Florida Muslim Federation - October 28th, 2022

A Brief Overview of Mental Health Symptoms & Treatment Models  

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Spiritual and Religious Issues in Behavior Change Special Interest Group - November 19th, 2021

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies' (ABCT) 55th Annual Convention - Spiritual bypass and an immigrant paradox among Muslims living in the United States: Studies from the Muslim American Project at the University of Miami

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Catholic University of America - March 30th, 2021

Sociology of Religion Honor's Class - Spiritual bypass as a moderator of the relationships between religiosity and psychological distress in Muslims living in the United States

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Arab American, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association (AMENA-Psy) - June 8th, 2021

Therapeutic considerations and the role of spiritual bypass for Muslims living in the United States (MLUS)               

Psychotherapy Bulletin (Volume 57, Issue 4)

Integrating Culture and Religion/Spirituality with Evidence-Based Treatments for Underserved Groups

Salman S. Ahmad, Merranda M. McLaughlin, Amy Weisman de Mamani (1/6/2023)

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YES! Magazine

How Imams Can Destigmatize Mental Health Care Among Muslims by Majd Al-Waheidi (12/8/2022)

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News@theU

Psychology team hopes to increase mental health care for Muslims by Janette Neuwahl Tannen (8/31/2022)

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2022-2023 American Psychosomatic Society (APS)

2021-2023 Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR)

2020-Present American Psychological Association (APA)

2020-Present Division 36 (Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) - APA

2020-Present Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology) - APA

2019-Present Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)

2018-2020 International Neuropsychological Society (INS)

2016-2019 Association for Psychological Sciences (APS)

2016-2019 Florida Academy of Sciences (FAS)

2023-Present Grant Manager, Presidential Social Justice Task Force

APA Division 36 (Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) 

2022-Present Leader, Spiritual and Religious Issues in Behavior Change Special Interest Group (SIG)

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)

2021-2023 Co-President, Psychology Graduate Student Organization (PGSO)

Department of Psychology, University of Miami

2021-Present Member, Presidential Social Justice Task Force

APA Division 36

2021-Present Student Leader, Spiritual and Religious Issues in Behavior Change Special Interest Group (SIG)

ABCT

2020-2021 Social Chair, Psychology Graduate Student Organization (PGSO)

Department of Psychology, University of Miami

2019-2022 Student Representative to the Specialty Council in SMI Psychology, Psychosis and Schizophrenia Spectrum Special Interest Group (PASS-SIG)

ABCT

2019-2020 Social Media Committee, Technology and Behavior Change SIG

ABCT

2018-2019 Head Graduate Assistant

Department of Psychology, Barry University

2013-2014 Vice-President, Muslim Students Association

University of Tampa