Farida Elhedk

Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology
Purdue University
Expected Graduation in 2028

MS.ED. in Counseling Psychology
Purdue University
Aug 2022 – July 2023

B.A. in Liberal Arts
Concentration: Social and Behavioral Sciences
SOKA University of America (SUA), Aliso Viejo, CA
Graduated in May 2022

Minor in Spanish
Universidad de Salamanca
Mar 2022 – June 2022

• Ross-Lyn Fellowship 2022-2023
• SOKA’s Community Service Excellence Award 2020–2021

Atari-Khan, R., Azmat, A., Refaat Elhedk, F., & Han, S. (2026). Validation of the Ethnic Identity Scale With Americans of Arab Heritage. The Counseling Psychologist, 54(1), 89-124.

Atari-Khan, R., Alshabani, N., Rabgay, S. D., Elhedk, F. R., Clifford, A., Gomariz, S., & Sahib, W. (2025). Understanding intergenerational trauma among Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African (Arab/MENA) Americans. Qualitative Psychology, 12(2), 200–214.

CONFERENCES:
Stanley, D. C., Jr., Johnson, D., Elhedk, F., Carroll, S., & Hernandez, K. (2026, April). Experience of navigating anti-Black racism (ABR) among ECPs and doctoral students. Paper presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Elhedk, F. R., & Stanley, D. (2024, September). The Effects of War on the Mental Health Outcomes of Arabs/ MENA Individuals in Diaspora. Paper presented at the American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association (AMENA-Psy) Conference. Virtual.

Alshabani, N., Atari-Khan R., Rabgay D., Elhedk, F. R., Clifford, A., & Gomariz, S. (2023, September) Understanding Intergenerational Trauma among Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African (Arab/MENA) Americans. Poster presented at the American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association (AMENA-Psy) Conference. Ann Arbor, MI.

Elhedk, F. R., & Atari-Khan, R. (2023, March). The effects of acculturation on first-generation SWANA Muslim parents’ experiences. Poster Presentation at the Muslim Mental Health Conference, East Lansing, MI.