Graduate Student Spotlight: Fatemeh Saki

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Fatemeh Saki

Fatemeh Saki

Program Entrance: 2023

Advisor: Richard Sosis

Research Interests

My research focuses on shamanistic healing rituals and culture-bound syndromes in Iran and Central Asia. I am interested in how traditional healing practices intersect with modern medical and psychological frameworks and how local belief systems shape health and illness experiences.