Raha HassanView profile
Assistant Professor
Dr. Raha Hassan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Western University and the director of the Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) Lab. She holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from McMaster University and completed her predoctoral residency at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. Her research focuses on the role of temperament in social and emotional wellbeing, particularly in children's interactions and interpretations of social environments. She employs a developmental framework and emphasizes naturalistic observation of behavior, with an interest in cultural influences on these processes. Dr. Hassan’s work integrates psychophysiological measures such as EEG studies to explore brain mechanisms underlying shyness and self-regulation. Her articles investigate generational trends in shyness, the relationship between inhibitory control and social behavior, and the physiological underpinnings of social anxiety. Key themes include the double-edged nature of self-regulation, contextual factors affecting temperament, and the interplay between biology and environment in developmental outcomes. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided text. Dr. Hassan’s lab, the SEW Lab, focuses on advancing understanding of social-emotional health through interdisciplinary methods.











