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An Advocate for Equitable Health - Dr. Sabina Khan

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor, Womens Health Occupational Therapist, University of St. Khan is a licensed occupational therapist specializing in womens health, with over 13 years of experience addressing critical gaps in rehabilitation and healthcare equity for women.

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Inspired by Veteran Grandfather, Therapist Teaches Wellness, Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For a decade prior to coming to Claremont Graduate University (CGU), she worked as a clinical therapist in DePauw University’s counseling center. Being a trained and licensed therapist means already having ample empathy, listening skills, solution and resource-finding abilities, and a strategic mind, Carter says.

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Bridging the Gap: Why Intergenerational Learning is Crucial Now More Than Ever

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Imagine hearing directly from a participant in the Civil Rights Movement in history class; a person living the aging process in a sociology class; a retired bank executive or CEO in an accounting or finance class; or a physical therapist in an anatomy class.

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Celebrating the Incredible Emerging Scholars of 2025

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She plans to continue her interest in mental health after graduation by earning a degree in Master of Social Work and ultimately becoming a therapist and mental health advocate for Asian communities. Her research will explore how representation specifically, therapists who share identity-related backgrounds (e.g.,

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Celebrating the Incredible Emerging Scholars of 2025 Copy

Active Minds

She plans to continue her interest in mental health after graduation by earning a degree in Master of Social Work and ultimately becoming a therapist and mental health advocate for Asian communities. Her research will explore how representation specifically, therapists who share identity-related backgrounds (e.g.,

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Higher Education Can Connect Diverse Students to Lucrative, Technical Careers

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Applications for jobs like automotive technicians or respiratory therapists went from an average of 10 applications each to only five. According to Handshake, a network of institutions and employers that helps connect students with early career opportunities, trade careers saw 49% fewer applications in 2022 than 2020. Dr. Willie L.

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Report: More DEI Efforts Needed at Predominantly White Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But it sucks on her end, too, that she’s the only Black therapist; so many people of color are coming to her.” Supreme Court’s decision this year to ban race-conscious admissions and “the attacks that we're seeing subsequently on DEI in the states,” it’s crucial to assess the campus racial climate today, said Hernández-Reyes. “In

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