Luma Bashmi Email & Phone Number

Bahrain

- Lecturer in Health Psychology- Member of the RCSI Research Ethics Committee

Elaa Beirut is a non-profit international group of voluntary mental healthcare professionals with a mission to provide free mental healthcare for people in Lebanon dealing with the traumatic aftermath of the Beirut port explosion on August 4 2020, and other surrounding events.Since our inception in August 2020, Elaa Beirut team have worked tirelessly (and pro bono) to provide over 180 therapy and training sessions to 30+ individuals and NGOs.Our team of mental healthcare providers are all licensed therapists who are ready to provide free online psychological support. They have experience of working with people with a variety of backgrounds including differences in neurodevelopment, gender identity, sexuality (LGBTQ+), race, ethnicity, social status, amongst othersOur services include: 1- Online therapy to individuals through our partners in Lebanon; 2- Supervision & NGO support, including activists who are absorbing on-going secondary trauma; 3- Training for NGOs on recognising and responding to trauma.

Bahrain

Muharraq Governorate, Bahrain

- Provide oversight, leadership, and guidance in the development, management and execution of clinical and non-clinical research at King Hamad University Hospital- Chairperson, KHUH Institutional Review Board

Los Angeles, Ca

• Amydis is a privately-held pharmaceutical company focused on developing proprietary compounds designed to detect diseases that involve the presence of amyloid proteins. The Company’s mission is to move from sick care to health care by introducing tests that will enable early predictive and preventative intervention;• Role involves participating in non-clinical research pertaining to quality of life, prevention, early intervention, and diagnosis of amyloid-associated diseases, with initial focus on Alzheimer’s disease;• Assist in writing and coordinating research funding and grant applications, perform independent research on diagnostics and competitive assays for Alzheimer’s and other amyloid-associated diseases, and research population health related to ageing;• Manage communications, PR and social media activities targeted to internal team, investors, and the public including press releases, monthly newsletter, and website for company and subsidiaries;• Conduct business-related tasks such as researching funding agencies, valuation, strategic partners and investors research, and messaging documents.

Los Angeles, Ca

• Participate in clinical research activities pertaining to the quality of life and functioning in comorbidities between psychiatric and medical illness, especially with older adults. • Collect data, participate in relevant training, research, summarize, and cite important literature articles, interpret data, write, and critique and revise manuscripts before they are sent for publication. • Run research and study protocols based on IRB requirements for clinical trials including mechanisms for data collection and data confidentiality. Studies include treatment of depression, quality of life, and functioning with Citalopram in elderly adults with MDD; validity of the PHQ-9 as a screening tool for depression in inpatients; treatment of comorbid pain and depression with Ketamine; benzodiazepines vs. propranolol in treatment of anxiety; and a systematic review of breast cancer stress interventions for preoperative patients. • Coordinate day-to-day activities of research studies; maintain research practices and compliance with Good Clinical Practice guidelines; develop research aims, design, and hypothesis testing; administer psychometric scales (e.g., HAM-D) with limited patient contact; participate in department meetings; attend patient rounds for observational purposes; and research federal and private grant/funding opportunities.

Long Beach, Ca

• Validation of the Stress Overload Scale (SOS; Amirkhan, 2012), and investigation of the feasibility of a short version of the SOS. Updated items on the Coping Strategy Indicator (CSI; Amirkhan, 1990, 1994) and used these scales to identify incoming freshmen at risk for academic failure, and other applications. • Project management from development to coordination and implementation of research studies; assisted with regulatory submissions to the IRB; maintained research practices and compliance with study protocols; scheduled site visits for subject consent, research procedures and data collection; obtained participant consent; clinical research data collection, entry, and cleaning; quantitative data analysis using SPSS; read and wrote scholarly papers and reports; participated in relevant training and poster presentations.

Muncie, Indiana Area

• Managed the Quaid-i-Azam University partnership with Ball State University to assist in the reform of higher education in an Islamabad-based university in Pakistan.• Project management, case report writing, coordination and organization of student information and schedules, supervised students, and clerical/administration duties.

London, United Kingdom And Manama, Bahrain

• Provided services in strategic marketing and communications specializing in industry research, consulting, media relations, non-conventional marketing, curation, and event launches. • International clients were from the banking, government, and creative industries.

Isa Town, Bahrain

• Assisted in the IAA's implementation of the recommendations from the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry report. The agency is specifically charged with recommendations relating to media and creating greater freedom of expression and freedom of the press in Bahrain.• Setting up and running the Bahrain Press Club in Washington, D.C. and the International Media Affairs department in Bahrain, managing an eight-member team focused on global media outreach. This included drafting and issuing responses, press releases, reports, organizing media briefings, trips, meetings, interviews, media and policy makers’ databases, and government relations.• Developing and executing integrated media strategies

Manama, Bahrain

-Enhanced and protected brand values & perceptions in media and general public; -Developed and implemented strategies, events and promotions targeted to high-net worth individuals, media and internal/external stakeholders; -Provided strategic direction for communications of various leading innovative products in financial, commercial, real estate and oil & gas industries in the Middle East and worldwide including Bahrain Financial Harbour, Jordan Gate, Gateway to Morocco and Energy City in Qatar/India/China; -Researched and assisted in writing and coordinating press releases, interviews, editorials, advertorials, Annual Report and targeted press coverage with senior management for newsletters, website and other publications.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Psychiatry

I was awarded a fully funded Cambridge Trust & King's College Stephanie Hui and Harold Wong Studentship to pursue a PhD at the University.

Master'S Degree, Psychological Research

- Recipient of the Robert E. Thayer Scholarship for Psychological Research (2016) - Graduate Assistant at the CSU Long Beach Stress &.

Ma, Marketing & Communications

Ba (Hons), Psychology

Minor in Communications, History

High School Diploma And International Baccalaureate

Graduated with Distinction; Top 5 in IB Program; Member of The Honor Society