Ruwaydah Hasan

Ruwaydah Hasan, MD is a Clinical Instructor at the Child Study Center within Yale School of Medicine. She holds an MD from Morehouse School of Medicine and a BS in Biology from Georgia State University. Her clinical and academic focus includes child and adolescent psychiatry, with a particular emphasis on global mental health and cultural competency in psychiatric practice.

Before medicine, she worked as a preschool teacher, fostering early science education. During her adult psychiatry residency at Morehouse, she chaired the Wellness Committee, advocating for resident well-being. She is an APAF Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow and serves on the APA International Psychiatry Committee.

Her research interests bridge global mental health equity and cultural competency training. While no specific awards are explicitly mentioned, she was recognized in the 2023 Yale Child Study Center award recipients and retirees announcement.

In addition to her academic work, Dr. Hasan maintains a cooking blog focused on Tunisian cuisine and engages in travel, art, and cultural exploration to inform her cross-cultural clinical perspectives.