Mahnoor Ahmad, MAT

Biography

Mahnoor Ahmad is the principal investigator and doctoral student director of the AMWELL Lab. She is currently a fourth-year doctoral student and oversees and facilitates all lab initiatives, including research and community outreach. Her expertise is in risk and resilience factors such as substance use, religiosity/spirituality, immigrant parent-first generation child relationships, identity development, and community and social networks, Trauma, OCD and anxiety disorders, and ADHD. Mahnoor specializes in school-aged children, adolescents, and young adults. In addition to her therapy and assessment training roles at various sites, including the Baylor College of Medicine OCD and Anxiety Disorders Clinic, she independently provides consulting services for the community such as resources, talks, workshops, and educational consultations for students Kindergarten–12th grade who may be struggling with behavior or educational difficulties. Mahnoor is passionate about contributing to closing research gaps within American Muslim research, and making findings, knowledge, and resources accessible to the community.