Rooshey Hasnain

Clinical Assistant Professor


Disability and Human Development

Research Interests

  • Disability Studies
  • Asian Mental Health
  • Community Engagement
  • Stigma Reduction
  • Immigrant and Refugee Initiatives
  • Rehabilitation Sciences
  • Cross-Cultural Disability Issues
  • Cultural and Linguistic Competency
  • Disability Inclusion
  • Quality of Life
  • Family Studies
  • Social Justice/Human Rights
  • Employment
  • Short Bio
  • My primary professional interest is in understanding the lives, challenges, and strengths of people with disabilities and mental health conditions, especially those from refugee and immigrant backgrounds. I work on finding ways to reduce cultural stigma associated with disability and mental health issues, and ways to promote a human rights perspective on behalf of underserved individuals, their families, and their communities.
  • I am the Principal Investigator of Partners of Refugees in Illinois Disability Employment (PRIDE) Project which aims to support Illinois-based job-seeking refugees with disabilities in accessing employment and career opportunities.
  • The project endeavors to build capacity of service providers to support refugees with disabilities in finding employment, train and support refugees with disabilities in pursuing competitive, integrated employment and self-employment, develop and use a web-based tool to connect disabled refugees with VR providers and potential employers, and share work related success stories of refugees.
  • PRIDE will train at least 50 job-seeking refugees with disabilities through various one-to-one personalized and group training workshops. It will forge new connections among service providers, employers, and the vocational rehabilitation (VR) system.
  • Before applying, please read about the PRIDE project from http://pride.ahslabs.uic.edu/
  • Outside of PRIDE, I am also involved in a variety of other projects as well that focus on cross cultural issues and stigma pertaining to disability and mental health in partnership with multicultural groups.

At a Glance

  • Title Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Department Disability and Human Development
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