Professor, Social Work and Social Ecology
Contact Information
Email [email protected]
Phone 909-379-7592
Department of Social Work and Social Ecology, Office 202C
Loma Linda University
1898 Business Center Dr., San Bernardino, CA 92408
Degrees and Certifications
- PhD, Social Policy and Social Research - Loma Linda University, 2013
- MBA, Health Care Administration - Loma Linda University, 2008
- MPH, Global Health - Loma Linda University, 2006
- Certificate of Humanitarian Assistance - Loma Linda University, 2006
Areas of Specialization
- Psychosocial needs of populations affected by political violence
- Stigma, prejudice, racial, and religious discrimination
- Immigrant and refugee acculturation, adjustment, identity, and resiliency
- Mental health help-seeking behaviors
Current Research Projects
Recent Publications and Presentations
- Wachter, K., Baccam, Z., … Alemi, Q. (2025). A scoping review of the intimate partner violence literature among Afghans across contexts. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 26(1), 3-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380241271419.
- Fisher, C. C., Ortiz, L., Alemi, Q., et al. (2024). Faith-based development in affordable housing and reuse of religious property: promising practices and social alignment with urban planning. Urban Affairs Review, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10780874241293386.
- Malika, N., Roberts, L., Alemi, Q., et al. (2024). Medical mistrust on prostate cancer screening: a mixed method study among African Americans, Caribbean immigrants and African immigrants. Medical Research Archives, 12(9). https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v12i8.5727.
- Alemi, Q., Panter-Brick, C., Oriya, S., Ahmady, M., Alimi, A., Faiz, H., . . . Ventevogel, P. (2023). Afghan mental health and psychosocial well-being: Thematic review of four decades of research and interventions. BJPsych Open, 9(4), E125. doi:10.1192/bjo.2023.502. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2023.502
- Alemi, Q., & Stempel, C. (2023). Examining the effect of perceived group norms on the indirect relationship between intergroup contact and anti-Muslim prejudice among white Americans. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 95, 101814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2023.101814
- Siddiq, H., Alemi, Q., & Lee, E. (2023). A Qualitative Inquiry of Older Afghan Refugee Women’s Individual and Sociocultural Factors of Health and Health Care Experiences in the United States. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 34(2), 143-150. https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596221149692
- Malika, N., Van Dyk, T. R., Alemi, Q., Belliard, J. C., Fisher, C., Ortiz, L., & Montgomery, S. (2023). What's keeping kids up at night? How psychosocial stressors exacerbate the relationship between sleep and mental health. Public Health Challenges, 2(2), e95. https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.95
- Alemi, Q., Stempel, C., Montgomery, S., et al. (2021). Prevalence and Social-Ecological Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence in a Conflict Zone—Evidence From the 2015 Afghanistan Demographic and Health Survey. Violence Against Women. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012211051398.
- Alemi, Q., Mefom, E., Montgomery. S., Koga, P.M. Acculturative stress, stigma, and mental health challenges: emic perspectives from Somali young adults in San Diego county's 'Little Mogadishu'. Ethnicity & Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2021.1910930.
- Kim, Y.K., Maleku, A., Alemi, Q., et al. (2025, January). Multi-level support and sense of belonging in Afghan refugee resettlement: Examining the moderating impact of collective trauma symptoms. Society for Social Work and Research, Seattle, WA.
- Alemi, Q. (2024, October). Findings from a multi-site survey of Afghan refugees resettled in the United States. Afghan-American Medical Professionals Association of America, Falls Church, VA.
- Alemi, Q., Cook, J., Afif, S., et al. (2024, August). Mental healthcare for Afghan evacuees: Findings from a retrospective chart review. North American Refugee Health Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
- Wachter, K., Baccam, Z., Burgess, T., & Alemi, Q. (2024, August). A scoping review of the intimate partner violence literature among Afghans across contexts. North American Refugee Health Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
- Alemi, Q. (2024, June). Culturally responsive engagement with conflict-affected Afghans. Afghan War Commission. Brownbag series. Washington, D.C.
- Stempel, C., & Alemi, Q. (2024, March). Towards understanding the weak economic integration of Afghan refugees in California. Pacific Sociological Association. San Diego, CA.
- Alemi, Q. (2022, November). Anti-Muslim prejudice: research and policy implications. Institute for Health Policy & Leadership, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA.
- Alemi, Q. (2022, November). Causes and social contexts of childhood trauma among Afghan refugees. University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Dept. of Public Health.
- Miller, K. E., & Alemi, Q. (2022, January). Webinar: Post-resettlement stressors, coping strategies, and the Afghan Symptom Checklist. Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health. Minnesota Department of Health. State of Minnesota.
- Stempel, C., & Alemi, Q. (2021, November). Afghan refugees: roundtable event. Oxford Brookes University, Migration & Refugees Network.
- Alemi, Q. (2021, October). Panel Discussion: Afghan American Diaspora and Community Building. Middle Eastern Islamic Studies Department, University of California, Riverside, CA.
Community Engagement
- Learning Outcomes Committee, Loma Linda University (2017-present)
- Institutional Review Board, Loma Linda University (2014-present)