Rania Awaad, M.D. is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine where she is the Director of the Stanford Muslim Mental Health & Islamic Psychology Lab as well Stanford University's Affiliate Chaplain.
Dr. Awaad has established multiple Muslim mental health clinics as well as custom-tailored clinical and educational training programs for clinicians, religious, and community leaders to address the mental health needs of Muslim communities. She also serves as the President of Maristan, a holistic mental health nonprofit serving Muslim communities.
As a Stanford Impact Labs design fellow, she partnered with community and religious organizations to design and implement religious and culturally congruent and accessible suicide prevention, intervention, and post-vention programs.