Anisah Bagasra, Ph.D. from Saybrook University, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Science at Kennesaw State University who specializes in behavioral health research in the Muslim American and African American faith communities. She teaches a wide range of psychology courses and mentors students engaged in undergraduate research with a focus on culturally competent research in minority communities. Specific research interests include Islamic Psychology, the impact of Islamophobia, teaching Death & Dying, and perceptions of mental illness. Her recent publications include four co-edited volumes, “Working with Muslim Clients in the Helping Professions”, and “The Changing Faces of Higher Education: From Boomers to Millennials” and ‘The Impact of HBCUs in the 21st Century’, and ‘Digital Narratives of Trauma among Immigrant and Refugee Women’ and numerous journal articles. She also conducts CE workshops in the area of religious and spiritual competencies for psychologists, conflict resolution, and community-based research. Dr. Bagasra has recently founded the Death, Dying & Bereavement Research Consortium to promote collaborative, interdisciplinary research within the field of Death & Dying.