Why is loneliness more prevalent in lower- and middle-income countries? My new perspective article explains how loneliness is not just a social justice issue but also a truly global phenomenon: nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @who.int

NYAS Publications

In this perspective, loneliness is reframed as a global phenomenon that particularly affects minoritized populations in low-resources settings. The article sheds light on structural factors underlyin...

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#FellowSpotlight: The #BUAFellowsClub is excited to shine this month’s spotlight on @samiaak.bsky.social #ChariteBerlin: As climate change and population aging reshape societies, she is uncovering how they affect human connection. 👉 Learn more: www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/commitmen...

New #publication: Collaborative article out with the Journal of Human Rights Practice: "Exiled Activists from #Myanmar: Predicaments and Possibilities of #HumanRights #Activism from Abroad". We made it #openaccess - please share widely! #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar 🙏 academic.oup.com/jhrp/article...

Very excited to share our new article out today on #loneliness and #climate change in Nature Health @nathealth.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Social connection and loneliness in the era of extreme weather and climate change

Nature Health - This Review describes recent evidence on how climate change and extreme weather can cause social isolation and loneliness, along with the benefits of social connection during such...

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Had a great time meeting Prof. Kondo and his lab @kyotouniversity.bsky.social last week, exchanging ideas on social prescribing and the earthquake in Myanmar. Prof. Kondo is also part of the TAG to the @who.int Commission on Social Connection: www.who.int/groups/commi... Thank you for having me!

A brief look at the acknowledgement section shows how many people were involved in this project – so grateful for all friends, community partners, and researchers who helped make this possible!

Dr. Samia Akhter-Khan@samiaak.bsky.social · 2y ago

Delighted to share the publication that came out today in NYAS🎉, showing that photovoice could be a feasible loneliness intervention for older Myanmar migrants in Thailand: nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

“Here, we—two early-career psychologists from Germany and India and one global health researcher from the UK who all conducted field work in LMICs—summarize key questions and concerns that we wish someone would have told us before conducting our research in Ethiopia, Myanmar, Thailand, and India”

So happy to receive the King's Engaged Research Award 2025 for global participatory research🎉 And even more thrilled to celebrate with my friend Bryher Bowness who won the award for national participatory research. Both of our projects focused on #care. Read more here: tinyurl.com/bd66958c #Myanmar

"three critical questions that researchers should ask themselves before conducting research in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs)." Indeed, these are hard questions, esp. the 2nd one, "Do I have time for slow research?" www.nature.com/articles/s44...

@daadworldwide.bsky.social is about to launch #SAFE (Supporting At-Risk Researchers with Fellowships in Europe) and is looking for REVIEWERS. Please consider supporting a good cause and register. More information: saferesearchers.eu/resource/saf... #highereducation #scholarsatrisk #Europe #refugees

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Happy to be joining Bluesky in the new year! I'm a psychologist, currently completing my PhD in Global Mental Health at King's College London. I'm interested in the intersections of aging research, loneliness, and climate change, particularly in Myanmar. Looking forward to connecting!

Excellent article by Akhter-Khan, @sakshighai.bsky.social and Mayston on psychology research in LMICs, uncovering truths about foreign others is not the main purpose of equitable research, www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Do we have time for slow research? Led by Dr. Samia Akhter-Khan, our team delves into three crucial questions shaping the way we approach research in LMICs.

Communications Psychology@commspsychol.nature.com · 2y ago

Beginning to conduct psychological research in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is daunting. In this reflexive commentary, we raise three critical questions that researchers should ask themselves before conducting research in LMICs. @sakshighai.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44...