Selected Professional Publications

(Most recent listed first)


Abugideiri, S. E., Mirza, F. Y., Chaudhry, T., Mokhtar, H., and Berte, D. Z. (2025). Change from within: A model for training imams and Muslim chaplains about domestic violence. Journal of Islamic Faith and Practice, 6(1), pp. 71-88. (available: https://journals.indianapolis.iu.edu/index.php/JIFP/issue/view/1804)

Mirza, F. Y. (2023, Nov). Spiritual issues in secular treatment: When a client wants to reconnect with their faith. Psychotherapy Networker, November/December 2023. (available: https://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/article/spiritual-issues-in-secular-treatment/)

Husain, A., Mirza, F. Y., & Tirmazi, T. (2022). Muslim youth in the United States. In: Robinson, L. & Gardee, M. R. (Eds.), Radicalisation, extremism, and Social Work practice: Minority Muslim youth in the west (pp. 48-69). New York: Routledge.

Mirza, F. Y. (2014). Understanding American Muslim Youth of Arab and South Asian Ancestries: An Exploratory Study on the Factors Related to Risk Behaviors among Child Immigrants and Children of Immigrants. University of Maryland, Baltimore. [Dissertation]


Jacobson, J. M., Rothschild, A., Mirza, F. Y., & Couteau, M. (2012). Risk of burnout and compassion fatigue, and potential for compassion satisfaction among Clergy: Implications for social work and religious organizations. Journal of Social Service Research, DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2012.744627. 

Tirmazi, M. T., Husain, A., Mirza, F. Y., & Walsh, T. R. (2012). Muslim migrant youth: Descriptive factors related to acculturation and psychosocial adaptation. In: M. S. Seddon & F. Ahmad (Eds.) Muslim youth: Challenges, opportunities and expectations. (pp. 5777). New York, NY: Continuum International Publishing Group. 

Clinical Presentations

Fatima has had the honor to be a past presenter in Summer Certificate Program in Spiritually-Informed Psychotherapies offered by the Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute. In 2026, she delivered a workshop for PESI on "Embodied Spiritual Assessment." Fatima has also been invited to speak to students studying social work, counseling, psychology, and chaplaincy.

Selected Professional Presentations


Abugideiri, S. E. and Mirza, F. Y. (2026, April). Building an ethical decision making model for navigating overlapping relationships. 18th Annual Muslim Mental Health Conference, Detroit, Michigan.

Mirza, F. Y. and Merchant, A. M. (2026, April). Exploring the venn diagram of service provided by imams, chaplains, and therapists working with Muslim clients. 18th Annual Muslim Mental Health Conference, Detroit, Michigan.

Asmi, R. & Mirza, F. Y. (2023, November). Trauma informed schools: Creating compassionate communities. Center for Islam in the Contemporary World, Virtually delivered short course.

Mirza, F. Y. (2023, March). 99 Paths to Healing. Muslim Mental Health 15th Annual Conference, East Lansing, Michigan.  

Abugideiri, S. & Mirza, F.Y. (2019, October). Change from within: Engaging Clergy in domestic violence prevention. Diverse Voices Family Violence 19th Annual Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 

Abugideiri, S. & Mirza, F.Y. (2019, March). Training Imams about domestic violence: Best practices and preliminary outcome evaluation. Muslim Mental Health 11th Annual Conference, Tempe, Arizona. 

Mirza, F. (2016, October). Don’t be fooled by what you don’t see! Cultural stereotypes and clinical misunderstanding. Panel Presentation for the District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) 6th Annual DC Summit on Evidence-Based Programs for Children, Youth and Families. Renaissance Hotel, Washington, DC. 

Mirza, F. (2012, August). Contextualizing CBPR approaches for work with and within Muslim American communities. Panel Presentation to the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Meeting co-convened by the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and the American Muslim Health Professionals. Hubert Humphrey Building, Washington, DC.

Mirza, F. Y. & Tirmazi, M. T. (2011). Tobacco use among Muslim adolescent girls of Arab and South Asian descent. In: Mirza, F. Y. (Organizer). Social work with an emerging population: Muslim American youth. Symposium at the Society for Social Work Research 15th Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida.