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Sara Hassanpour

Sara Hassanpour, Ph.D. Student in Marriage and Family Therapy

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Sara Hassanpour, Ph.D. Student in Marriage and Family Therapy

Department of Human Development and Family Science
sara4@vt.edu

Sara is a first-year PhD student specializing in Marriage and Family Therapy. She is passionate about applying a systemic lens and a social justice framework to her work with individuals, couples, and families, both in clinical practice and research. Sara is committed to addressing the needs of diverse populations and her research focuses on suicidal ideation, sexism, and intimate partner violence (IPV), particularly where it intersects with marginalization.

  • Intimate Partner Violence
  • Minority Stress
  • Sexism
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • B.A. in Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
  • M.S. in Clinical Psychology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
  • Full Scholarship for Master’s Degree, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (2021)
  • Full Scholarship for Bachelor’s Degree, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (2015)

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