Rania Awaad
Biographic Data
| ID | 179890 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rania Awaad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rania |
| FAMILY NAME | Awaad |
| SIGNATURE | AWAAD R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stanford University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6277-3741 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An unexplored history of music therapy: The medicinal use of makams in the Ottoman era as a psychological tool
The origins of music therapy for psychiatric treatment are typically traced back to the mid-20th century, following World War II, and even further back to post-Renaissance Europe and ancient Greece within contemporary literature. However, these historical works often rely on philosophical and theological sources outside the medical field and do not address actual therapeutic practices. This article aims to rectify this oversight by shedding light…
Malik Bedri’nin Katkıları ve Etkisi: Modern İslami Psikolojinin Babası
Fikirlerin ve ilkelerin baş döndürücü bir hızda sorgulandığı, incelendiği ve yarıştırıldığı bir çağda yaşıyoruz. Makul ve ispat edilmiş olanı varsayımlardan ve beyanlardan ayırmak oldukça zor olabiliyor. Birbirinden kopuk fikirler ve bilgiler, bir aktarım zinciri gerekliliği veya bilgi kaynaklarına güvenilir bir bağlantı olmaksızın yaygın bir şekilde erişilebilir durumdadır. Bu karmaşık çağdaş bağlamda hemen hemen herkes bir düşünce lideri hâline…
Caring for the mental health of Afghan refugee youth through a decolonial paradigm: A qualitative analysis of distress, coping mechanisms, and priorities for treatment
Despite the compounded adversities that displaced youth must navigate throughout their forced migration, they consistently exhibit steadfastness in caring for themselves and their families. Extant scholarship, however, often frames these individuals as needy and inept at informing the models of mental health care they are offered. In this study, we use semistructured interviews to learn from the experiences of Afghan refugee youth ( N = 34; M age…
Believing without Belonging? The Effects of Racial Discrimination at the Mosque on Religiosity and Mosque Attendance through Belonging for Black Muslims
Churches have often offered a place of belonging for Black Christians and protected many from the negative impacts of external racial discrimination, which can make Black Christians more likely to engage in communal and private religiosity. Mosques in America are generally more ethnically diverse than churches. Therefore, mosques might not serve as sanctuaries for Black Muslims the way churches may for Black Christians because anti-Black discrimi…
An Exploratory Qualitative Analysis of the Stanford-Templeton Convenings on Islam and Suicide
Developing a Suicide Crisis Response Team in America: An Islamic Perspective
The Development and Implementation of a Custom-Tailored Suicide Response Training for Muslim Communities
The Development of a Novel Suicide Postvention Healing Model for Muslim Communities in the United States of America
A Brief Overview of the Islamic Ethics of Suicide and Suicide-Related Contemporary Issues from a Sunnī Perspective: A Primer for Clinicians and Researchers
A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Interventions for Afghan Refugee Mental Health: A Cultural Adaptation Analysis
Under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) seven-decade mandate, Afghan refugees have faced some of the largest and most protracted experiences with forced displacement. This intergenerational exposure to forced migration has had innumerable consequences for the mental health of this population across different stages of their displacement. Afghan refugees who have resettled into Western nations face a unique set of challeng…
How my faith inspires my research, advocacy and mentorship
Islamic Civilizations and Plagues: The Role of Religion, Faith and Psychology During Pandemics
Ethnic differences in Muslim women’s mental health beliefs, rejection attitudes, and familiarity with professional mental healthcare
Prior work on Muslims' mental health help-seeking factors has emphasized their rejection attitudes, religious and cultural beliefs, and familiarity with mental health (Aloud & Rathur, 2009; Ali et al., 2021). However, no research has examined differences in these factors across different Muslim ethnic groups, and particularly among Muslim women. 1214 Muslim women living in the USA completed online questionnaires. Data was stratified based on hist…
Predictors of depression among Syrian refugee women: A socio-culturally relevant analysis
Objectives: Syrian refugee women have faced myriad adversities as they have navigated the realities of war, increasing the risk for mental health concerns such as depressive symptomatology. This study explores the nuances of relevant sociocultural factors that can contribute to depressive symptomatology among widowed Syrian refugee women who live in an institutionalized care setting. We explored the impact of past trauma exposure, perceived indep…
The Role of Muslim Religious Leaders in Mental Health: A Community-Based Participatory Research Study in the San Francisco Bay Area
Suicidality in the Arab World: Results from an Online Screener
Suicide in the Arab World is grossly understudied. This study sought to understand suicidality among Arabic-speaking individuals visiting an online depression screener. A large sample (N = 23,201) from the Arab World was recruited online. 78.9% (n = 17,042) reported suicidality (thoughts of death or suicide, or a suicide attempt) and 12.4% reported a suicide attempt in the past 2 weeks. Binary logistic regressions indicated that women tended to r…
Predicting rejection attitudes toward utilizing formal mental health services in Muslim women in the US: Results from the Muslims’ perceptions and attitudes to mental health study
Background: The underutilization of mental health services is a recognized problem for the growing number of Muslims living in the West. Despite their unique mental health risk factors and the pivotal role they play in determining mental health discourse in their families and in society, Muslim women in particular have not received sufficient study. Aim: To help remedy this research gap, we examined factors that may impact the rejection attitudes…
The Contributions and Impact of Malik Badri: Father of Modern Islamic Psychology
We live in a time where ideas and principles are questioned, dissected, and contested at a dizzying rate. It can be difficult to decipher reason and proof from conjecture and avowal. Disjointed ideas and information are widely available without a necessary chain of transmission or reliable connection to sources of knowledge. In this confusing contemporary context, almost anyone can become a leader in thought, guiding naïve followers down unknown …
Improving Recruitment for Mental Health Research in Muslim American Women: Research Recruitment in Muslim American Women
Mapping global Muslim mental health research: Analysis of trends in the English literature from 2000 to 2015
The challenges of producing MMH research are similar to the challenges faced across global mental health research. Much of the MMH research reflects regional challenges such as the impact of conflict and violence on mental health. Continued efforts to develop global mental health researchers through cross-cultural exchanges, academic journals' dedicated sections and programs for global mental health recruitment, and online training are needed to …
Improving Recruitment for Mental Health Research in Muslim American Women: Research Recruitment in Muslim American Women
Caring for the mental health of Afghan refugee youth through a decolonial paradigm: A qualitative analysis of distress, coping mechanisms, and priorities for treatment
Despite the compounded adversities that displaced youth must navigate throughout their forced migration, they consistently exhibit steadfastness in caring for themselves and their families. Extant scholarship, however, often frames these individuals as needy and inept at informing the models of mental health care they are offered. In this study, we use semistructured interviews to learn from the experiences of Afghan refugee youth ( N = 34; M age…
The Role of Muslim Religious Leaders in Mental Health: A Community-Based Participatory Research Study in the San Francisco Bay Area
Suicidality in the Arab World: Results from an Online Screener
Suicide in the Arab World is grossly understudied. This study sought to understand suicidality among Arabic-speaking individuals visiting an online depression screener. A large sample (N = 23,201) from the Arab World was recruited online. 78.9% (n = 17,042) reported suicidality (thoughts of death or suicide, or a suicide attempt) and 12.4% reported a suicide attempt in the past 2 weeks. Binary logistic regressions indicated that women tended to r…
Mapping global Muslim mental health research: Analysis of trends in the English literature from 2000 to 2015
The challenges of producing MMH research are similar to the challenges faced across global mental health research. Much of the MMH research reflects regional challenges such as the impact of conflict and violence on mental health. Continued efforts to develop global mental health researchers through cross-cultural exchanges, academic journals' dedicated sections and programs for global mental health recruitment, and online training are needed to …
Improving Recruitment for Mental Health Research in Muslim American Women: Research Recruitment in Muslim American Women
Predicting rejection attitudes toward utilizing formal mental health services in Muslim women in the US: Results from the Muslims’ perceptions and attitudes to mental health study
Background: The underutilization of mental health services is a recognized problem for the growing number of Muslims living in the West. Despite their unique mental health risk factors and the pivotal role they play in determining mental health discourse in their families and in society, Muslim women in particular have not received sufficient study. Aim: To help remedy this research gap, we examined factors that may impact the rejection attitudes…
The Contributions and Impact of Malik Badri: Father of Modern Islamic Psychology
We live in a time where ideas and principles are questioned, dissected, and contested at a dizzying rate. It can be difficult to decipher reason and proof from conjecture and avowal. Disjointed ideas and information are widely available without a necessary chain of transmission or reliable connection to sources of knowledge. In this confusing contemporary context, almost anyone can become a leader in thought, guiding naïve followers down unknown …
Islamic Civilizations and Plagues: The Role of Religion, Faith and Psychology During Pandemics
Ethnic differences in Muslim women’s mental health beliefs, rejection attitudes, and familiarity with professional mental healthcare
Prior work on Muslims' mental health help-seeking factors has emphasized their rejection attitudes, religious and cultural beliefs, and familiarity with mental health (Aloud & Rathur, 2009; Ali et al., 2021). However, no research has examined differences in these factors across different Muslim ethnic groups, and particularly among Muslim women. 1214 Muslim women living in the USA completed online questionnaires. Data was stratified based on hist…
Predictors of depression among Syrian refugee women: A socio-culturally relevant analysis
Objectives: Syrian refugee women have faced myriad adversities as they have navigated the realities of war, increasing the risk for mental health concerns such as depressive symptomatology. This study explores the nuances of relevant sociocultural factors that can contribute to depressive symptomatology among widowed Syrian refugee women who live in an institutionalized care setting. We explored the impact of past trauma exposure, perceived indep…
The Role of Muslim Religious Leaders in Mental Health: A Community-Based Participatory Research Study in the San Francisco Bay Area
Suicidality in the Arab World: Results from an Online Screener
Suicide in the Arab World is grossly understudied. This study sought to understand suicidality among Arabic-speaking individuals visiting an online depression screener. A large sample (N = 23,201) from the Arab World was recruited online. 78.9% (n = 17,042) reported suicidality (thoughts of death or suicide, or a suicide attempt) and 12.4% reported a suicide attempt in the past 2 weeks. Binary logistic regressions indicated that women tended to r…
An Exploratory Qualitative Analysis of the Stanford-Templeton Convenings on Islam and Suicide
Developing a Suicide Crisis Response Team in America: An Islamic Perspective
The Development and Implementation of a Custom-Tailored Suicide Response Training for Muslim Communities
The Development of a Novel Suicide Postvention Healing Model for Muslim Communities in the United States of America
A Brief Overview of the Islamic Ethics of Suicide and Suicide-Related Contemporary Issues from a Sunnī Perspective: A Primer for Clinicians and Researchers
A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Interventions for Afghan Refugee Mental Health: A Cultural Adaptation Analysis
Under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) seven-decade mandate, Afghan refugees have faced some of the largest and most protracted experiences with forced displacement. This intergenerational exposure to forced migration has had innumerable consequences for the mental health of this population across different stages of their displacement. Afghan refugees who have resettled into Western nations face a unique set of challeng…
How my faith inspires my research, advocacy and mentorship
Malik Bedri’nin Katkıları ve Etkisi: Modern İslami Psikolojinin Babası
Fikirlerin ve ilkelerin baş döndürücü bir hızda sorgulandığı, incelendiği ve yarıştırıldığı bir çağda yaşıyoruz. Makul ve ispat edilmiş olanı varsayımlardan ve beyanlardan ayırmak oldukça zor olabiliyor. Birbirinden kopuk fikirler ve bilgiler, bir aktarım zinciri gerekliliği veya bilgi kaynaklarına güvenilir bir bağlantı olmaksızın yaygın bir şekilde erişilebilir durumdadır. Bu karmaşık çağdaş bağlamda hemen hemen herkes bir düşünce lideri hâline…
Caring for the mental health of Afghan refugee youth through a decolonial paradigm: A qualitative analysis of distress, coping mechanisms, and priorities for treatment
Despite the compounded adversities that displaced youth must navigate throughout their forced migration, they consistently exhibit steadfastness in caring for themselves and their families. Extant scholarship, however, often frames these individuals as needy and inept at informing the models of mental health care they are offered. In this study, we use semistructured interviews to learn from the experiences of Afghan refugee youth ( N = 34; M age…
Believing without Belonging? The Effects of Racial Discrimination at the Mosque on Religiosity and Mosque Attendance through Belonging for Black Muslims
Churches have often offered a place of belonging for Black Christians and protected many from the negative impacts of external racial discrimination, which can make Black Christians more likely to engage in communal and private religiosity. Mosques in America are generally more ethnically diverse than churches. Therefore, mosques might not serve as sanctuaries for Black Muslims the way churches may for Black Christians because anti-Black discrimi…
An unexplored history of music therapy: The medicinal use of makams in the Ottoman era as a psychological tool
The origins of music therapy for psychiatric treatment are typically traced back to the mid-20th century, following World War II, and even further back to post-Renaissance Europe and ancient Greece within contemporary literature. However, these historical works often rely on philosophical and theological sources outside the medical field and do not address actual therapeutic practices. This article aims to rectify this oversight by shedding light…
Psychology (16 works) · Psychiatry (13 works) · Medicine (12 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Mental health (10 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (10 works) · Political science (8 works) · Islam (7 works) · Poison control (7 works)