About
Teaching has been my interest and passion since I was an undergraduate student. I have always encouraged students to engage with the course materials meaningfully. Teaching and learning are possible only if an atmosphere of enthusiasm exists in the classroom.
I feel accomplished when I can easily explain complicated concepts so students learn them in class. This is possible by keeping all students challenged and engaged. Engagement, in turn, is possible by creating a fun and dynamic environment full of individual and group activities and experiments. Even pure psychological and statistical concepts can be taught using tools that make students passionate about the material.
Professional profile
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Dalhousie University
Professional Affiliations and Community Service:
- BCACC - Registered Clinical Counsellor
Education and credentials
- PhD, Medical Center Groningen
- MSc, Shahid Beheshti
- BSc, Ferdowsi of Mashhad
Research summary
Research/clinical activities include:
- Counselling psychology
- Family caregivers well-being
- Chronic health conditions and impacts on individuals and families
Publications and other research outputs
- Cathcart, H.F., Mohammadi, S., Erlander, B. Robillard, J., Miller, W.C. (2023). Evaluating the role of social media in providing support for family caregivers of individuals with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-023-00914-.
- Chan, J., Mohammadi, S., Esfandiari, E., Schmidt, J., Mortenson, W.B., Miller, W.C. (2023). Living through the pandemic with a disability: A longitudinal qualitative study. Disabilities, 3(3), 307-318; https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities303002
- Singh, G., Battalova, A., Miller. W., Simpson., E., Rash, I., Mohammadi, S., Gordon, T., Chan., J., Mortenson, B. (2023). Resilience Practices among a Broad Spectrum of Individuals with Physical Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Photo Elicitation Study. Journal of Community Psychology. doi: 10.1002/jcop.23070
- Tao, G, Singh, G., Simpson, E., Battalova, IA., Rash, I., Mohammadi, S., Schmidt, J., Borisoff, J., Mortenson, B., Miller, C.M. (2023). Quality of Physical Activity Participation Among Adults with Disabilities Through Pandemic Restriction. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 90(2):161-172. doi:10.1177/00084174231160954
- Ngan, J., Neil, E., Miller, W.C., Mohammadi, S. (2023). Family caregivers’ perspectives on their experience and education when caring for individuals after total joint arthroplasty. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics. https://doi.org/10.1080/02703181.2023.2172125
- Simpson, E., Mohammadi, S., Miller, W.C., Yu, N., Watson, W., Spillane, A., Westby, M.D. (2022). Reliability of Conducting The 30-Second Chair Stand Test Virtually Among Individuals with Osteoarthritis. Archives of Rheumatology & Arthritis Research, 2(4). DOI: 10.33552/ARAR.2022.02.000542.
- Mamman, R., Mohammadi, S., Rash, I., Esfandiari, E., Miller, W.C., Mortenson, W.B., Schmidt, J. (2022). ‘One Step at a Time, One Day at a Time’: Life Profiles of Individuals with Disabilities across the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Disabilities, 2(4):736-749. https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities2040051
- Derakhshan, P., Miller, W. C., Borisoff, J., Esfandiari, E., Forwell, S., Jarus, T., Mohammadi, S., Rash, I., Sakakibara, B., Schmidt, J., Tao, G., Tregobov, N., & Mortenson, W. B. (2022
- Reid H.M., Miller W.C., Esfandiari, E., Mohammadi S., Rash I., Tao G., Simpson E., Leong K., Matharu P., Sakakibara B., Schmidt J., Jarus T., Forwell S., Borisoff J., Backman C., Alic A., Brooks E., Chan J., Flockhart E., Irish J., Tsukura C., Dispirito N., Mortenson W.B. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 related restrictions on social and daily activities of parents, people with disabilities and older adults: Protocol for a longitudinal, mixed-methods study. JMIR Research Protocol, 10(9). doi: 10.2196/28337
- Akbari, F., Dehghani, M., Mohammadi, S., Goubert, L., Sanderman, R., Hagedoorn, M. (2020). Why do patients engage in pain behaviors? A qualitative study examining the perspective of patients and partners. Clinical Journal of Pain, 36(10): 750-756. DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000868