Dr. Hanan Hashem is a licensed psychologist and educator whose work examines how culture shapes human development and what that means for psychological health. She specializes in the treatment of mood and thought disorders — including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and OCD — with a focus on Muslim and immigrant communities. She is the founder of Hey Hashem, a clinical and consulting practice dedicated to culturally grounded psychological care. She currently serves as an adjunct professor at Boston Islamic Seminary, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and William James College, where she previously held a full-time faculty position, teaching on culture, development, and psychological interventions. Dr. Hashem’s research centers on the psychosocial health of Muslim and immigrant communities, with peer-reviewed publications on discrimination, religious identity, and the mental health of Muslim youth. She earned her M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Wayne State University and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.