Rooshey Hasnain

Clinical Associate Professor

Disability and Human Development

Rehabilitation Sciences

Contact

Building & Room:

DHSP

Address:

1640 W. Roosevelt Rd.

Email:

roosheyh@uic.edu

CV Download:

CV_Rooshey-Hasnain-2.pdf

Selected Grants

Illinois Department of Human Services, Asians with Disabilities Outreach Project Think-Tank (Phases 1 through 4), PI

Department of Health and Human Services-ACL-NIDILRR, Partners of Refugees in Illinois Disability Employment (PRIDE), PI

Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council, Systemic and Collaborative Approaches to Achieving Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Disability Outreach and Service, Lead Consultant, Diversity Dynamics

Illinois Welcoming Centers, Immigrant and Refugee Led Capacity Development Network of Illinois (IRLCDN), PI

Selected Publications

Do cultural competency interventions work? A systematic review on improving rehabilitation outcomes for ethnically and linguistically diverse individuals with disabilities.

Predicting community- versus facility-based employment for transition-aged, young adults with disabilities: The role of race, ethnicity, and support systems

Unveiling Muslim voices: Aging parents with disabilities and their adult children and family caregivers in the U.S.: A call for research and action

Service to Community

She has served as a liaison for local and national grassroots multicultural agencies, advocacy groups, policy makers, arts organizations, filmmakers, theater groups, academic institutions, and funders to advance research agendas and programs that are often underexamined in the field. Her work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and monographs on cross-cultural disability issues

Professional Leadership

Member, Midwest AAPI Research Collaboratory,

Grant-giving committee member and AGC member, The Chicago Community Foundation-Asian Giving Circle

board member, Somali Development Center

Notable Honors

2021, Community Partner Award, Center for Immigrant Resources and Community Arts (CIRCA Pintig)

2019, AHS Excalibur Award for Teaching Excellence, College of Allied Health Science, AHS Graduating Students and AHS Student Council

2018, Humanitarian of the Year, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago

2011, Found Asian Award, City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations Advisory Council on Asian Affairs

Education

NIDILRR Fellowship, University of Illinois Chicago, 2007-2009
EdD in Special Education (Emphasis on disability studies, rehabilitation counseling, and community psychology), Boston University, 2001
MA in Counseling Psychology, Lewis and Clark College, 1992
BA in Psychology, University of Oregon, 1989

MS in Kinesiology