Rabeeh Azarmehr

Rabeeh Azarmehr is a PhD student and Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Human Development and Family Science at the University of Georgia's College of Family and Consumer Sciences. He focuses on understanding childhood adversity and its psychosocial and neurological impacts on youth mental health and adjustment.

• Education: B.A. in English Language and Literature (2015), M.A. in Psychology (2019), both from Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, and pursuing a PhD at the University of Georgia (expected 2025-2026).

His research examines the interplay between childhood adversity, brain networks, and substance use positive expectancy. Recent work explores mediators like identity confusion and neuroregulatory mechanisms in adolescent mental health outcomes. He specializes in neuroregulatory mechanisms, impulsivity, and substance use disorders.

Key publications include studies on adversity's impact on mental health (2024), racial discrimination interventions (2023), and impulsivity's role in emotional disorders (2020). His posters address family conflict, cannabis expectancy, and neurobiological correlates of resilience.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Anne and Earl Haltiwanger Scholarship (Fall 2024-2025)
  • Graduate School Travel Award (Fall 2024)
  • HDFS Department Travel Award (Fall 2024)
  • Hazel and Gene Franklin Scholarship (multiple years)
  • Virginia Wilbanks Kilgore Scholarship (Summer 2023)

As a Research Assistant at the Georgia Center for Developmental Science, he contributes to data collection, lab operations, and mentoring undergraduate research assistants. He also serves as a MRI Operator and participates in community outreach focused on youth and caregiver engagement in Athens, Georgia.