Salman Shaheen Ahmad

Salman Shaheen Ahmad received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Miami and is a postdoctoral research fellow in implementation science at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. His interests lie at the intersection o psychology and religion/spirituality – including Islamic Psychology and Muslim mental health – and in addressing low global mental health literacy and access to evidence-based care. Salman has been developing this expertise via peer-reviewed publications, professional and community presentations, and clinical experiences in religion/spirituality and health, culturally and spiritually informed therapies, Muslim mental health, trauma, and serious mental illness. Salman co-founded the Muslim American Project (MAP; www.map-um.com), is chair of the Islamic Society of North America’s (ISNA) mental health initiative, and chair of the Spiritual and Religious Issues in Behavior Change Special Interest Group (SIG) at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). He has received various accolades including the Kirk R. Danhour Memorial Award for Overall Excellence at the University of Miami, and the Alkaram Institute Islamic Psychology Research Fellowship. Website: www.ssa.one