Global Health Institute

Shabab Wahid will discuss a study he is leading that examines how heat exposure affects mental health outcomes, such as suicide risks, and a second conceptualized study examining PTSD among married couples. Using dyadic analysis with husband-wife pairs, it seeks to explore whether difficulties in emotional regulation caused by heat in one partner can influence the mental health of the other, recognizing co-regulation as an important factor in couples’ well-being.

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Shabab Wahid, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Global Health at the Georgetown University School of Health. A global mental health specialist, he is engaged in psychiatric and behavioral research primarily in low- and middle-income countries within three areas of focus: (1) the connection between climate change and mental health; (2) the influence of culture on the lived experience of mental illness; and (3) development, cultural adaptation, and evaluation of community-based interventions targeting mental illness and reducing mental health stigma and discrimination. Wahid serves on the advisory board of the Global Mental Health & Well-Being Initiative at Georgetown University, an interdisciplinary coalition of faculty, staff, and students at Georgetown University to conduct research, develop pedagogy, and engage in informed activism and advocacy to improve mental well-being and psychosocial outcomes locally, nationally, and globally.