Presenting on the trauma of the past, the resilience of today, and integration for the future.

The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks have had significant consequences for the Muslim American community.  The community as a whole has experienced high levels of discrimination.  Studies continue to identify increases in psychiatric disorders within this population, such as anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder.  Much less work has been done, however, to identify resilience and adaptive patterns and behaviors.

This 3rd Annual Muslim Mental Health Conference will focus on ways Muslim Americans have been successful in the face of increased adversity after 9/11.  The conference will address both the sources of ongoing trauma as well as the factors of resilience identified by Muslim Americans.  The day will conclude with a panel discussion to synthesize what was learned and to strategize important directions for the future of Muslim mental health.

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Program

8:30-9:00 a.m.	Introduction Jed Magen, DO, MS, Paulette Granberry Russell, JD
9:00-9:30 a.m.	The Art of Replacing Stereotypes: Dialogue Using Film and the Nature of Prejudice Daniel Tutt
9:30-10:00 a.m.	"The Death of an Imam" and Implications for Muslims Salah D. Hassan
10:00-10:30 a.m.	Promoting Resiliency in Muslim Youth Sameera Ahmed, PhD
10:30-11:00 a.m.	Training of Muslim Clergy as Mental Health Providers Hamada Hamid, DO, MPH
11:00-Noon	Comments from Honored Guest, Congressman André Carson
Noon-1:00 p.m.	Luncheon Keynote Presentation Going Beyond Islamophobia, Challenges of Pluralism in 21st Century America Juan R. Cole, PhD
1:00-2:00 p.m.	Coping with Cruelty Frank M. Ochberg, MD
2:00-2:30 p.m.	Break
2:30-3:00 p.m.	Resiliency in Muslim American Students: Ten Years After 9/11 Farha Abbasi, MD and Zain Shamoon
3:00-4:00 p.m.	Panel Discussion: "Muslim Mental Health Professionals: Growth of the Community" Sameera Ahmed, PhD, Hamada Hamid, DO, MS, Halim Naeem, MA, TLLP, and Khalida Zaki, PhD Moderator: Zain Shamoon

 

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Presenters

Farha Abbasi, MD Conference Director Psychiatrist, Student Health Center Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan	Jed Magen, DO, MS Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychiatry Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan
Sameera Ahmed, PhD Director, The Family & Youth Institute    Canton, Michigan Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and    Behavioral Neurosciences    Wayne State University    Detroit, Michigan	Halim Naeem, MA, TLLP Doctoral Student, Counseling Psychology Department of Counselor Education &  Counseling Psychology Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan
Congressman André Carson Representing Indiana's 7th District Indianapolis, Indiana	Frank M. Ochberg, MD Clinical Professor Department of Psychiatry Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan
Juan R. Cole, PhD Professor, Department of History Director, Center for South Asian Studies University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan	Paulette Granberry Russell, JD Senior Advisor on Diversity to the President Director, Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan
Hamada Hamid, DO, MPH Director, Center of Global Health     Institute for Social Policy and Understanding     Clinton Township, Michigan Clinical Instructor, Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry     Yale University School of Medicine     New Haven, Connecticut	Zain Shamoon Graduate Student, Marriage and Family Therapy Department of Human Development and Family Studies Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan
Salah D. Hassan Associate Professor Department of English Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Link: Islam, Muslim and Journalism Education (IMAJE)	Daniel Tutt Outreach Director Unity Productions Foundation Washington, DC
Joe Herrera, MD Conference Co-Director APA/SAMSHA Minority Fellow 3rd year Psychiatry Resident Department of Psychiatry Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan	Khalida Zaki, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Sociology Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan

Conference Patron:  James Randolph (Randy) Hillard, MD, Associate Provost for Human Health Affairs
Michigan State University