Dr. Annahita Mahdavi West Shares Her Journey as a Refugee & Scholar & How It Informs the Moment

Dr. Annahita Mahdavi West was born and raised in Iran. She immigrated from Iran in 1985 and resided in Turkey as a UN refugee until mid-1987, when she was granted residency in Sweden. She came to the United States in 1990, where she was granted political asylum in the United States by 2005. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Human Development from Vanguard University in 2007, and her Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University in 2010, and her Ph. D in 2018 in International Psychology with an emphasis on Global Trauma Services from Chicago University. She is a Professor at Long Beach City College Department of Allied Health. https://www.drannahitamahdaviwest.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/