Amelia Noor-Oshiro, MPH, PhD

amelia noor-oshiro (she/they) initiated the U.S. Muslim Community Study of Mental Health as a doctoral student in the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society. This study emerged from an F31 grant by the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities with implications for hard-to-reach populations. As a self-identifying Muslim, amelia engaged in community-based participatory research approaches with their orientation as an insider 'participant'-researcher with lived experience. Additionally, amelia serves on the Maryland Governor's Commission for Suicide Prevention, representing people with lived experience. Prior to this, she conducted an original research study on Muslim visibility and depression at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, trained as a CORO Fellow in Public Affairs, and served the Muslim Students Association as an undergraduate at UCLA.