Post Baccalaureate Researcher
CREAR Lab
Zainab Kabir is a recent graduate from the University of Pittsburgh, where she earned a degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology. Her research interests include trauma, mental health, and social behavior, with a focus on how cultural and community factors influence psychological well-being. Through her work in the CREAR Lab, she examined the relationship between community violence exposure and mental health outcomes in rural Mexican communities. Zainab plans to pursue a Master's degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology to study workplace behavior and promote employee well-being within organizations.
Publications
Kabir, Z. S., Davila, S. A., & Medrano, A.S. (2026). Holding together in hard times: Family cohesion as a moderator of mental health amidst community violence. Journal of Community Psychology, 54(1), e70067.
DOIMedrano, A.S., Medina, C. M., Davila, S. A., Adame Montelongo, E. S., Jenkins, A. S., Pina, I. M., Vazquez, Y. N., Leonard, A. F., Dupree, G. E., Martinez, A., Kabir, Z., & Wah Figueroa, F. (in press). Sexual victimization in school, community, and online contexts: A scoping review on the measurement of youth sexual victimization. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse.
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