Nuha Alshabani, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Biography
Nuha Alshabani PhD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Nuha Alshabani is a licensed psychologist at the both Recovery from Stress and Trauma through Outpatient Care, Research, and Education (RESTORE) Center and the Immigrant Refugee Health Center (IRHC).
She received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from The University of Akron. She completed her predoctoral clinical internship at Denver Health Medical Center. She completed her post-doctoral training in Trauma and Context from the Department of Psychiatry at Boston Medical Center.
Dr. Alshabani’s research focuses on improving health equity in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment for marginalized groups. She has extensive expertise in collaborating with communities to design and test interventions and implementation strategies to increase accessibility to, quality and cultural responsiveness of, and engagement in PTSD treatment.
Other Positions
- Psychologist, Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center
- Senior Research Specialist, Program and Evaluation, RESTORE Center, Boston Medical Center
Education
- The University of Akron, PhD
- The University of Akron, MA
- Baldwin Wallace College, BS
Publications
- Published on 1/27/2025
Gonzalez A, Haws JK, Alshabani N, Zlotnick C, Johnson DM. Cyber abuse and posttraumatic stress disorder among racially diverse women who have resided in domestic violence shelters: A longitudinal approach. Psychol Trauma. 2025 Jan 27. PMID: 39869706.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/16/2024
Alshabani N, Haws JK, Zlotnick C, Johnson DM. PTSD symptom networks during treatment among residents in domestic violence shelters. J Couns Psychol. 2025 Jan; 72(1):1-14. PMID: 39680016.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/22/2024
Ahmad SS, Hammad I, Rbeiz K, Ebrahimi CT, Alshabani N, McLaughlin MM, Kia-Keating M, Weisman de Mamani A. Exploring cumulative identity-based discrimination, distress, and traumatic exposure among Muslims living in the United States. Psychol Trauma. 2024 Aug 22. PMID: 39172408.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/21/2023
Ceroni TL, Holmes SC, Alshabani N, Silver KE, Johnson DM. The Role of Race, Social Support, Empowerment, and Posttraumatic Cognitions in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Violence Against Women. 2025 Feb; 31(2):524-546. PMID: 38128921.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/29/2023
Valentine SE, Alshabani N, Godfrey LB, Paul E, Clark C, Giovannini K, Nillni YI. Considerations for the provision of PTSD treatment among pregnant women with substance use histories: A clinical conceptual model based on case consultation field notes. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2023; 84:3-11. PMID: 37270989.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2023
Ritchie N,* Alshabani N,* & Cervantes L. Patient-centered goal setting to advance health equity in diabetes prevention. ADCES in Practice. 2023; 11(3):14-19.
Read at: Custom - Published on 1/1/2023
Alshabani N, Wolfe G, Burke KA, Keramidas NL, & Gregor MA. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on vocational well-being of women in counseling psychology. J Ment Health Couns. 2023; 45(3):194-212.
Read at: Custom - Published on 1/1/2023
Taknint J. T., Depestre S., Alshabani, N, Martin A. Assessing psychotic spectrum disorders in partnership with patients: Three culturally-responsive therapeutic assessment case studies. Practice Innovations. 2023.
- Published on 1/1/2023
Jadaszewski S, Speight S, Alshabani N, Singletary K, Opara B, Michael C, Lewis A. "It felt like such a closed door": Supervisory cultural rupture & humility. The Counseling Psychologist. 2023.
- Published on 1/1/2022
Watson MK, Alshabani N, & Swiatek S. An Intersectional Approach to Problem Drinking in the Nepali/Bhutanese Community in Northeast Ohio. Hum Organ. 2022; 81(1):60-70.
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