Ifrah Sheikh, MSc, MA, is a Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student at Georgia State University. Her research is focused on the relationship between racial oppression and trauma symptomatology, with special emphasis on how culturally-salient factors like racial identity may be protective for those who experience multiple marginalization, such as migrant, refugee, and racially minoritized groups. Clinically, she is interested in the conceptualization and assessment of PTSD and the impact of oppression on mental and physical health outcomes. In her clinical and research endeavors, Ifrah takes a community-based lens to enhancing resilience across the lifespan and is committed to conducting translational research that informs the development of culturally-centered prevention and intervention options. She has published on memory and sexual assault trauma, fear processes in PTSD, the protective potential of social connectedness in buffering the effects of racial discrimination on trauma cognitions, and psychological outcomes in forcibly displaced Muslims.
Ifrah has also been involved in leadership, activism, and community engagement work for over a decade. She is currently serving as Research Director on the executive board of the Muslim Mental Health Initiative of Atlanta (MMHIA), a community organization aimed to reduce mental health stigma and increase access to care in Atlanta and Georgia Muslim communities.
