Aziz Elbasheir

Doctoral candidate in neuroscience with extensive experience in neuroimaging and functional connectivity analyses, including task-based and resting-state fMRI. Skilled in integrating multimodal data, including biomarkers (e.g., inflammation, epigenetic aging), and clinical psychological measures. Research centers on the neurobiological impact of social determinants of health and trauma in underrepresented populations. Proven track record of high-impact publications and conference presentations.

• Okeke, O., Elbasheir, A., Carter, S. E., et al., 2023, Indirect effects of racial discrimination on health outcomes through prefrontal cortical white matter integrity., Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
• Elbasheir, A., Felger, J. C., Michopoulos, V., et al., 2023, CRP moderates associations between racial discrimination and vmPFC activation., Neuropsychopharmacology
• Elbasheir, A., Fulton, T. M., Choucair, K. C., et al., 2024, Moral injury, race-related stress and PTSD., Journal of Psychiatric Research
• Elbasheir, A., Katrinli, S., Kearney, B. E., et al., 2024, Racial Discrimination with Brainstem Functional Connectivity and Epigenetic Aging., JAMA Network Open
• Elbasheir, A., Bond R., Harnett, N.G., et al., 2024, Interoceptive Network Disruptions., Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
• Frietchen, R.E., Kinkel-Ram, S.S., Elbasheir, A., et al., 2025, Race-related stress, dissociation and suicidal thoughts., Psychological Trauma
• McDermott, T. J., Siegle, G. J., Guelfo, A., et al., in press, Breath-synced vibration feedback., Journal of Anxiety Disorders

• Predoctoral Travel Award, Society for Biological Psychiatry, 05/01/25
• Near-Peer Program, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 05/01/23
• Travel Award, M4 Mechanisms of Mindfulness Practice Meeting, 05/01/23
• Diversity Supplement, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 05/01/22
• Centennial Scholar, Emory University, 05/01/20
• BP-ENDURE Fellow, NIH Undergraduate Research Program, 05/01/20

• Perspectives in Neuroscience and Behavior, Emory University, 12/05/24
• Psychology of Prejudice, Emory University, 11/17/24
• Psychology of Prejudice, Emory University, 04/04/24
• Psychology of Prejudice, Emory University, 11/12/23
• Frontiers in Neuroscience Seminar, Emory University, 02/22/24
• Psychological Trauma and Resilience, Auburn University, 10/02/23
• Careers in Psychology, Georgia State University, 09/18/23

• Poster, Disrupted Somatomotor Network Modularity, Society of Biological Psychiatry, 05/01/25
• Poster, Insula Connectivity and Emotion Dysregulation, ACNP, 12/01/24
• Poster, Brainstem Functional Connectivity and Epigenetic Aging, SOBP, 12/01/24
• Poster, Insula Cortex Connectivity and Dissociation, M4, 11/01/23
• Poster, Insula Cortex Connectivity and Dissociation, NIH Diversity Meeting, 11/01/23
• Poster, Inflammation and vmPFC Activation, Callosum Conference, 12/01/22
• Poster, Inflammation and vmPFC Activation, SOBP, 12/01/22
• Poster, OFC and Ventral Hippocampus Neurotrophins, SfN, 11/01/21
• Oral, Environmental Enrichment and Astrocytes, STEM and Psychology Conference, 12/01/20
• Poster, mGluR5 and Cognitive Deficits, ABRCMS and SfN, 11/01/19
• Poster, GFAP and GS in Hippocampal Astrocytes, STEM and Psychology Conference, 11/01/19
• Poster, Thalamic Input to PV Neurons, Keystone Symposium and SfN, 11/01/19
• Poster, Thalamic Input to PV Neurons, Keystone Symposium and SfN, 11/01/18
• Oral, Thalamic Input to PV Neurons, NYU SURP, 11/01/18