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Dr. Samia Akhter-Khan

@samiaak.bsky.social
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Psychologist & Global Mental Health researcher, PhD from KCL (she/her) | Head of "Climate, Aging, and Relationships" (CARE) Lab at Brandenburg Medical School | Heart and mind in #Myanmar Visit my new website: sites.google.com/view/akhterkhan/ab…

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Dr. Samia Akhter-Khan @samiaak.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Why is loneliness more prevalent in lower- and middle-income countries? My new perspective article explains how loneliness is not just a social justice issue but also a truly global phenomenon: nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @who.int
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In this perspective, loneliness is reframed as a global phenomenon that particularly affects minoritized populations in low-resources settings. The article sheds light on structural factors underlyin...
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Berlin University Alliance @berlinualliance.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
#FellowSpotlight: The #BUAFellowsClub is excited to shine this month’s spotlight on @samiaak.bsky.social #ChariteBerlin: As climate change and population aging reshape societies, she is uncovering how they affect human connection. 👉 Learn more: www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/commitmen...
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Judith Beyer @judithbeyer.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
New #publication: Collaborative article out with the Journal of Human Rights Practice: "Exiled Activists from #Myanmar: Predicaments and Possibilities of #HumanRights #Activism from Abroad". We made it #openaccess - please share widely! #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar 🙏 academic.oup.com/jhrp/article...
Black and White phograph. Place: Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) Burma Museum, Mae Sot, Thailand. 
Many people studying displays and charts.
Photograph: Sarah Riebel.
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Dr. Samia Akhter-Khan @samiaak.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Very excited to share our new article out today on #loneliness and #climate change in Nature Health @nathealth.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Social connection and loneliness in the era of extreme weather and climate change
Nature Health - This Review describes recent evidence on how climate change and extreme weather can cause social isolation and loneliness, along with the benefits of social connection during such...
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Dr. Samia Akhter-Khan @samiaak.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Had a great time meeting Prof. Kondo and his lab @kyotouniversity.bsky.social last week, exchanging ideas on social prescribing and the earthquake in Myanmar. Prof. Kondo is also part of the TAG to the @who.int Commission on Social Connection: www.who.int/groups/commi... Thank you for having me!
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Dr. Samia Akhter-Khan @samiaak.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
A brief look at the acknowledgement section shows how many people were involved in this project – so grateful for all friends, community partners, and researchers who helped make this possible!
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
“Here, we—two early-career psychologists from Germany and India and one global health researcher from the UK who all conducted field work in LMICs—summarize key questions and concerns that we wish someone would have told us before conducting our research in Ethiopia, Myanmar, Thailand, and India”
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Considerations for conducting psychological research in lower- and middle-income countries - Communications Psychology
Beginning to conduct psychological research in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is daunting. Where do you start? In this reflexive commentary, we raise three critical questions that research...
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Dr. Samia Akhter-Khan @samiaak.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
So happy to receive the King's Engaged Research Award 2025 for global participatory research🎉 And even more thrilled to celebrate with my friend Bryher Bowness who won the award for national participatory research. Both of our projects focused on #care. Read more here: tinyurl.com/bd66958c #Myanmar
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Hu Chuan-Peng is on paternity leave @hcp4715.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
"three critical questions that researchers should ask themselves before conducting research in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs)." Indeed, these are hard questions, esp. the 2nd one, "Do I have time for slow research?" www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Considerations for conducting psychological research in lower- and middle-income countries - Communications Psychology
Beginning to conduct psychological research in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is daunting. Where do you start? In this reflexive commentary, we raise three critical questions that research...
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Judith Beyer @judithbeyer.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
@daadworldwide.bsky.social is about to launch #SAFE (Supporting At-Risk Researchers with Fellowships in Europe) and is looking for REVIEWERS. Please consider supporting a good cause and register. More information: saferesearchers.eu/resource/saf... #highereducation #scholarsatrisk #Europe #refugees
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SAFE project - Call for external reviewers - SAFE
The SAFE project offers up to 60 fellowships for at-risk doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of any non-EU nationality for a research stay at a higher education and research institution in the EU.  ...
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Judith Beyer @judithbeyer.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
go.bsky.app/9ayWnq7 For all #whatshappeninginMyanmar check out this starter pack …
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Dr. Samia Akhter-Khan @samiaak.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Happy to be joining Bluesky in the new year! I'm a psychologist, currently completing my PhD in Global Mental Health at King's College London. I'm interested in the intersections of aging research, loneliness, and climate change, particularly in Myanmar. Looking forward to connecting!
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TRUST Code @trust-code.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Excellent article by Akhter-Khan, @sakshighai.bsky.social and Mayston on psychology research in LMICs, uncovering truths about foreign others is not the main purpose of equitable research, www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Considerations for conducting psychological research in lower- and middle-income countries - Communications Psychology
Beginning to conduct psychological research in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is daunting. Where do you start? In this reflexive commentary, we raise three critical questions that research...
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Sakshi Ghai @sakshighai.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Do we have time for slow research? Led by Dr. Samia Akhter-Khan, our team delves into three crucial questions shaping the way we approach research in LMICs.
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