Sherinah Saasa, Doctorate of Philosophy in Social Work , , The University of Georgia (2018)

Assistant Professor
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah, United States

Dr. Sherinah Saasa is an Assistant Professor of social work at Brigham Young University. Dr. Saasa, a licensed clinical social worker with experience in mental health treatment and community outreach, also serves as the director of a non-profit organization in sub- Saharan Africa that focuses on educational access and social development of orphans in kinship care and children in poverty. Her research focuses on African immigrant wellbeing, and the intersection of poverty, HIV/AIDS, gender and education inequality on the socioeconomic and health
outcomes of orphans and vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Presentation(s):

• Acculturation and Self-Esteem Among African Immigrants in the United States

  Friday, November 11, 2022
  8:15 AM – 8:45 AM

• More Borders to Cross: The Economic and Psychological Impact of Immigrant Discrimination During COVID-19

  Friday, November 11, 2022
  1:15 PM – 2:15 PM

• The Impacts of COVID-19 Stressors on Immigrant Mental Health

  Saturday, November 12, 2022
  7:45 AM – 8:45 AM

• Suicidal Ideation among Immigrants in the U.S. during COVID 19 Pandemic

  Saturday, November 12, 2022
  1:15 PM – 2:15 PM