Clinical Psychologist Joins Albizu University Miami

Dr. Yasmeen Alhasawi has joined Albizu University's Clinical Psychology doctoral program in Miami as an assistant faculty member. She coordinates exam preparation for the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) and teaches doctoral students.

Alhasawi spent four years providing mental health services to children, adolescents, families, and adults in community clinics. She also worked with young patients and their families at Kennedy Krieger Institute, a hospital specializing in disability care. She is fluent in American Sign Language and has focused much of her work on Deaf and Hard of Hearing populations.

Her research interests include hearing loss, disability and rehabilitation psychology, psycho-oncology, and trauma psychology. She completed a research fellowship in molecular genetics and otolaryngology at Harvard Medical School and served as a visiting scholar at Georgetown University's Neuro-ethics Studies Program. She has presented research at conferences for the American Psychological Sciences and the International Neuroethics Society.

Alhasawi earned her PsyD and master's degree in clinical psychology from Nova Southeastern University. She holds a master's degree in clinical psychology from Gallaudet University and a bachelor's degree from Purdue University. She completed a postdoctoral residency at NSU focused on school-related psychological assessments and services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing populations.