Rooshey Hasnain

Dr. Rooshey Hasnain is a clinical assistant professor and community-engaged researcher with the Department of Disability and Human Development and the Undergraduate Rehabilitation Sciences Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). She also serves as an Honors College Faculty Fellow, LEND faculty mentor to graduate and post graduate students, and the Capstone Coordinator for DHD’s Service Learning program for undergraduate students. In addition to her work at UIC, she has been affiliated with the Association of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) in Oregon, Massachusetts, and Chicago for over 20 years. In all these roles, Dr. Hasnain initiates new disability-focused research agendas, new academic curricula, training programs, and service delivery models with multi-sector partners and groups. Her primary professional interest is addressing rights-based interventions through a cross-cultural lens and in partnership with people with disabilities and mental health conditions, especially from intersecting identity groups and in particular those from Asian, refugee, immigrant, and limited English proficiency backgrounds. She has a long history of engaging in community–university partnerships that focus on cultural stigmas, advocacy and access, and quality-of-life agendas pertaining to disability and mental health across all age groups.