Samia Akhter-Khan

Had a great time meeting Prof. Kondo and his lab @kyotouniversity.bsky.social last week, exchanging ideas on social prescribing and the earthquake in Myanmar. Prof. Kondo is also part of the TAG to the @who.int Commission on Social Connection: www.who.int/groups/commi...

Thank you for having me!

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😊 Thanks, Matthew, for your support!!

28.01.2025 15:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A brief look at the acknowledgement section shows how many people were involved in this project – so grateful for all friends, community partners, and researchers who helped make this possible!

28.01.2025 15:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

NYAS Publications Using the photovoice method, various elements of an intervention called amanane were identified as contributing factors to reduced loneliness among older Myanmar migrants in northern Thailand. Loneli...

Delighted to share the publication that came out today in NYAS🎉, showing that photovoice could be a feasible loneliness intervention for older Myanmar migrants in Thailand: nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

28.01.2025 15:16 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Considerations for conducting psychological research in lower- and middle-income countries - Communications Psychology Beginning to conduct psychological research in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is daunting. Where do you start? In this reflexive commentary, we raise three critical questions that research...

“Here, we—two early-career psychologists from Germany and India and one global health researcher from the UK who all conducted field work in LMICs—summarize key questions and concerns that we wish someone would have told us before conducting our research in Ethiopia, Myanmar, Thailand, and India”

11.01.2025 20:17 — 👍 34    🔁 16    💬 1    📌 0

So happy to receive the King's Engaged Research Award 2025 for global participatory research🎉
And even more thrilled to celebrate with my friend Bryher Bowness who won the award for national participatory research. Both of our projects focused on #care. Read more here: tinyurl.com/bd66958c #Myanmar

20.01.2025 15:51 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

Considerations for conducting psychological research in lower- and middle-income countries - Communications Psychology Beginning to conduct psychological research in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is daunting. Where do you start? In this reflexive commentary, we raise three critical questions that research...

"three critical questions that researchers should ask themselves before conducting research in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs)."

Indeed, these are hard questions, esp. the 2nd one, "Do I have time for slow research?"

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

10.01.2025 01:52 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

SAFE project - Call for external reviewers - SAFE The SAFE project offers up to 60 fellowships for at-risk doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of any non-EU nationality for a research stay at a higher education and research institution in the EU.  ...

@daadworldwide.bsky.social is about to launch #SAFE (Supporting At-Risk Researchers with Fellowships in Europe) and is looking for REVIEWERS. Please consider supporting a good cause and register. More information: saferesearchers.eu/resource/saf...

#highereducation
#scholarsatrisk
#Europe
#refugees

09.01.2025 07:03 — 👍 10    🔁 13    💬 0    📌 0

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05.01.2025 10:40 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Happy to be joining Bluesky in the new year! I'm a psychologist, currently completing my PhD in Global Mental Health at King's College London. I'm interested in the intersections of aging research, loneliness, and climate change, particularly in Myanmar. Looking forward to connecting!

02.01.2025 20:35 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Considerations for conducting psychological research in lower- and middle-income countries - Communications Psychology Beginning to conduct psychological research in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is daunting. Where do you start? In this reflexive commentary, we raise three critical questions that research...

Excellent article by Akhter-Khan, @sakshighai.bsky.social and Mayston on psychology research in LMICs, uncovering truths about foreign others is not the main purpose of equitable research, www.nature.com/articles/s44...

19.12.2024 13:55 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Do we have time for slow research? Led by Dr. Samia Akhter-Khan, our team delves into three crucial questions shaping the way we approach research in LMICs.

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