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Dr Anam Elahi is a Lecturer and Research Lead for Year 2 on the Doctorate of Clinical Psychology programme at the University of Liverpool, Institute of Population Health, Primary Care and Mental Health department. She also serves as the Communications and Engagement lead for her department.
Her research interests focus on mental health inequalities among ethnic minorities, global mental health (particularly in low and middle income countries), psychosis rates in the context of Social Identity Theory, culturally adapted therapies, and working with ethnic minority service users. She completed her PhD on social identity and paranoia in ethnic minority communities at the University of Liverpool and previously worked at the University of Manchester as a Research Associate.
Dr Elahi supervises trainee research projects on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and teaches research methods, including the module "Social Psychology and Individual Differences" (PSYC132). Her recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on mental health disparities, with particular attention to ethnic minorities, global mental health contexts, and the relationship between social identity and psychological distress across clinical psychology, social psychology, and public health domains.
- Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing Individual Award (Institute of Population Health, 2024)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE, 2020 - present)
She serves on examination committees for Doctorate of Clinical Psychology programmes at Royal Holloway University of London (2024-present), University of Leeds (2023-present), and University of Liverpool (2021-present). Her current committee roles include Race Equality Charter Representative (2025-present), previously serving as Communications and Engagement Lead (2024-2025) and Lead for EDI committee (2023-2024). She has been a member of the Research Review Committee DClinPsy since 2020.
Her active research grants include "Disparities in Access to the Northwest Ambulance Service during pregnancy" (Department of Health & Social Care, UK) and "Understanding the Experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic individuals with comorbid cancer and cognitive conditions" (North West Cancer Research).
