Rabeeh Azarmehr
College of Family and Consumer Sciences
PhD Student and Graduate Research Assistant
Rabeeh is a graduate research assistant at Georgia Center for Developmental Science (former YDI)
013 River’s Crossing
850 College Station Rd.
Athens, GA 30602
Education
| Degree | Field of Study | Institution | Graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.A. | English language and literature | Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University | 2015 |
| M.A. | Psychology | Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University | 2019 |
| PhD | Human Development and Family Science | University of Georgia | 2025/2026 |
Research
My research interests are mainly focused on childhood adversity and the underlying psychosocial mechanisms that can affect youth’s mental health and adjustment. Particularly, I am focusing on the association of adversity with brain networks and substance use positive expectancy.
Teaching
Teaching Assistant, HDFS 4330: Diversity and Human Development (Spring 2022)
Awards
| Award Name | Awarded By | Year Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Anne and Earl Haltiwanger Scholarship | College of Family and Consumer Sciences | Fall 2024- Spring 2025 |
| Graduate School | Travel Award | Fall 2024 |
| HDFS Department Travel Award | HDFS Department | Fall 2024 |
| Hazel and Gene Franklin Scholarship | College of Family and Consumer Sciences | Fall 2023- Spring 2024 |
| Virginia Wilbanks Kilgore Scholarship | College of Family and Consumer Sciences | Summer 2023 |
| Hazel and Gene Franklin Scholarship | College of Family and Consumer Sciences | Fall 2022- Spring 2023 |
| HDFS Department Travel Award | HDFS Department | Fall 2022 |
Service
| Organization | Title | Year(s) | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate Student Organization | HDFS Interview Coordinator | 2022-2023 | Leadership |
| STAR Workgorup (OIBR) | Guest speaker Coodinator | 2023-2024 | Leadership |
Outreach
Advisory Committee
Dr.Kogan
Dr.Geier
Areas of Expertise
Certificate in Quantitative Methodology-2023
Specialization in Neuroscience
Poster Presentations:
Azarmehr, R., Howard, C. Geier, Ch., Oshri, A. (Sep 2024). Negative Urgency Mediates the Effect of Family Conflict on Cannabis Positive Expectancy: The Moderating Role of ACC. Flux Annual Conference, Sep 27-30 2024.
Bradley-Pikes, A., Reck, A., Azarmehr, R., Kogan, S. (Nov 2023). Differential Mechanisms Linking Internalized Racism to Externalizing Symptoms Among Black American Adolescents. Proposal for the 2023 NCFR Annual Conference, 8-11 Nov 2023.
Azarmehr, R, Reck, A. J, Howard, C., Oshri. (July 2023). Examining the Link between Impulsivity and Alcohol Use via Emotion Regulation among Young Adults in Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Reactivity Context, ISDP 26-28 July 2023.
Azarmehr, R, Reck, A. J, Zhang, L., Oshri., A. (November 2022). COVID-19 Stress Exacerbates the Effect of Child Maltreatment on Negative Affect via Increased Identity Confusion During Adolescence, ISDP 9-11 Nov 2022.
Zhang, L., Carvalho, C., Azarmehr, R., Cui, Z., Howard, C., & Oshri, A. (September 2022). Latent Typologies of Sleep Patterns: Associations with Resting-State Functional Connectivity, Internalizing and Externalizing Problems. Poster presentation at the Flux Annual Coherence at the Sorbonne University in Paris, France.
Books
Current Classes
Current Research
Job Description
Research Assistant at Georgia Center for Developmental Science, assist with general laboratory operations, data collection, and recruitment for the present project to examine neurological correlates of youth risk and resilience
MRI Operator of GCDS
Journal Articles
Publications
Oshri, A., Howard, C., Zhang, L., Reck, A., Cui, Z., Liu, S., Duprey, E., Evans, A., Azarmehr, R., & Geier, C. (2024). Strengthening through adversity: The hormesis model in developmental psychopathology. Development and Psychopathology, 36(2). doi: 10.1017/S0954579424000427
Kogan, S. M., Kwon, E., Brody, G. H., Azarmehr, R., Reck, A. J., Anderson, T., & Sperr, M. (2023). Family-Centered Prevention to Reduce Discrimination-Related Depressive Symptoms Among Black Adolescents: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open, 6(11), e2340567-e2340567.
Azarmehr, R., Reck, A. J., Zhang, L., & Oshri, A. (2023). COVID‐19‐related stress exacerbates the effect of child maltreatment on negative affect via increased identity confusion during adolescence. Journal of Adolescence.
Azarmehr, R., Shalchi, B., & Ahmadi, E. (2020). Impulsive behavior as a mediator between childhood maltreatment and emotional disorders. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 14.
Azarmehr, R., & Ahmadi, E. (2020). The role of anxiety sensitivity and attentional control in predicting the tendency to addiction in youth. Iranian Journal of Health Psychology, 2(2 (4) ), 45-50.