Musheera Abdellatif

Musheera Anis, MD, Ph.D. is a Neuro-psychiatrist who has over 20 years of clinical experience working with children and youth. She transitioned to academia, where she enjoys teaching and research on disability studies, attachment theory, Trauma-informed care, and caregiver burnout at the Health Sciences department.

Musheera's teaching interests include Disability Studies, Attachment Theory, Developmental Psychology, NeuroPsychiatric Disorders, Pathophysiology, and Research and Intensive Writing.

Current research include trans-cultural study of attachment across the USA, Egypt, and Nigeria, Trauma informed Care, and teaching patient safety principles to undergraduates.

Musheera continues to work closely with colleagues from the school of education in running an attachment research lab. In this lab, graduate and undergraduate students are mentored in research pertaining to attachment.

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Zaytoun, Rehab A., AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, and Abdel Hady, Aisha F.. A comparative study of perspectives on telepractice service delivery among Egyptian and US Speech and Language Pathologists. In Speech, Language and Hearing, 214-222. Vol. 26, Iss. 3 Taylor & Francis, 2023. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2023.2221925)
Freeman, Harry, Scholl, Jamie L., AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Gnimpieba, Etienne, Forster, Gina, and Jacob, Suma. Corrigendum to “I only have eyes for you: Oxytocin administration supports romantic attachment formation through diminished interest in close others and strangers” [Psychoneuroendocrinology 134 (2021)], 105871. Vol. 144 Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2022. (DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105871)
Cerny, Shana, Berg-Poppe, Patti, Wesner, Chelsea, AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Merrigan, Mary, and LaPlante, Kathy. Outcomes from an Interprofessional Curriculum on Trauma-Informed Care among Pediatric Service Providers, 288-299. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 2022. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2022.2070142)
Freeman, Harry, Scholl, Jamie, AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Forster, Gina, Jacob, Suma, Kaflay, Sabi, Bam, Rajeev, Do, Tuyen, and Gnimpieba, Etienne. Experimental data exploring the effects of intranasal oxytocin on young adult social preference and attachment to romantic partners, parents, friends, and strangers. Data in Brief / Elsevier, 2022. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2022.108283)
Freeman, Harry, Gnimpieba, Etienne, and AnisAbdellatif, Musheera. Supplemental Materials for: A Qualitative Validation of Two Diagrammatic Measures of Attachment Network Structure. PsychArchives, 2022.
Freeman, Harry, Scholl, J.L., AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Gnimpieba, Etienne, Forster, G.L., and Jacob, S.. Corrigendum to ?I only have eyes for you: Oxytocin administration supports romantic attachment formation through diminished interest in close others and strangers? [Psychoneuroendocrinology 134 (2021)](S0306453021002894)(10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105415). Vol. 144 Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2022.
Freeman, Harry, AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, and Gnimpieba, Etienne. Multistudy Report: A Qualitative Validation of Two Diagrammatic Measures of Attachment Network Structure. European Journal of Psychological Assessment/Hogrefe, 2021. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000681)
Freeman, Harry, Scholl, J L., AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Gnimpieba, Etienne, Forster, Gina, and Jacob, S. I only have eyes for you: Oxytocin administration supports romantic attachment formation through diminished interest in close others and strangers., 105415. Vol. 134 Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2021. (DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105415)
Freeman, Harry, Scholl, Jamie L., AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Gnimpieba, Etienne, Forster, Gina, and Jacob, Suma. I only have eyes for you: Oxytocin administration supports romantic attachment formation through diminished interest in close others and strangers, 105415. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2021. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105415)
Freeman, Harry, Scholl, Jamie L., AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Gnimpieba, Etienne, Forster, Gina, and Jacob, Suma. I only have eyes for you: Oxytocin administration supports romantic attachment formation through diminished interest in close others and strangers. Vol. 134 PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, 2021. (DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105415)
Freeman, Harry, and AnisAbdellatif, Musheera. Online and In-Person: Two Social Worlds as Predictors of Adolescent Adjustment.
Simsek, Serhat , Kursuncu, Ugur , Kibis, Eyyub , Anis Abdellatif, Musheera, and Dag, Ali. A hybrid data mining approach for identifying the temporal effects of variables associated with breast cancer survival. ., Editors Binshan Lin & Jay Liebowitz. Vol. 139 Expert Systems with Applications, 2019. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2019.112863)
Nelson, Amy, AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Larson, June, Mulder, Cindy, Wolff, Becky, and . New Faculty Orientation: Discussion of Cultural Competency, Sexual Victimization, and Student Behaviors., Editors Patricia Yoder-Wise. Thorofare, NJ: Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2016.
Freeman, Harry, AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, and Gnimpieba, Etienne. A Qualitative Validation of Two Diagrammatic Measures of Attachment Network Structure. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. (DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000681)
Berg-Poppe, Patti, AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Cerny, Shana, LaPlante, Kathy, Merrigan, Mary, and Wesner, Chelsea. Changes in knowledge, beliefs, self-efficacy, and affective commitment to change following trauma-informed care education for pediatric service providers. Psychological Trauma – Theory, Research, Practice, Policy.

AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Applying DBT skills for Caregivers Part 2. Presented at the Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt. (July 2024)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Applying DBT skills for Caregivers Part 1 . Presented at the Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt. (June 2024)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Healing circle for Caregivers., Online. (November 2023)
Freeman, Harry, and AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Online and In-Person: Two Social Worlds as Predictors of Adolescent Adjustment. Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) 2023 Biennial Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. (March 24, 2023)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, ---Strategies for building psychological resilience and the impact of trauma and chronic stressﺍﺳﺘﺮﺍﺗﻴﺠﻴﺎﺕ ﺑﻨﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﻭﻧﺔ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺴﻴﺔ ﻭ ﺃﺛﺮ ﺍﻟﺼﺪﻣﺎﺕ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻀﻐﻮﻃﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺴﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺰﻣﻨﺔ. Presented at the Down Syndrome Platform first virtual conference, https://bit.ly/3qtXhCP. (March 27, 2021)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, ماذا بعد التشخيص؟ مشاعري٬ كيف أتعامل معها؟ After the diagnosis--- My feelings, how do I deal with them?. Presented at the Podcast, https://apple.co/3ww9Yhz. (March 16, 2021)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, After the diagnosis, Putting life on the right track ماذا بعد التشخيص؟كيف أضع حياتي في مسارها الصحيح. Presented at the Podcast, https://apple.co/31OAhUW. (February 19, 2021)
Wolff, Becky, and AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Teaching QI and PS to Undergraduate Health Science Students Creates Sustainable Culture of Safety. Presented at the 2020 IHI Patient Safety Congress - Cancelled due to COVID, Orlando, FL. (May 13, 2020)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Freeman, Harry, Harper, Irene, and Fang, Qijuan, Adolescent Social Networks: Impact of Peer Networks on Mental Health Outcomes and School Belongingness. Presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Biennial Meeting 2020, San Diego, CA, USA. (March 2020)
Freeman, Harry, AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Fang, Qijuan, and Harper, Irene, Online and In-Person: Two Social Worlds as Predictors of Adolescent Adjustment. Presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Biennial Meeting 2020, San Diego, CA, USA. (March 2020)
Wolff, Becky, Turgeon-Drake, Jamie, and AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Self-Care for Health Professionals:A Trauma Informed Practice. Presented at the Disaster Training Day, USD. (February 2020)
Fang, Qijuan, Harper, Irene, AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Pierskalla, Clara, Gnimpieba, Etienne, and Freeman, Harry, Adolescent attachment network and online/offline relationship patterns.. Presented at the 9th International Attachment Conference, Vancouver, Canada. (July 2019)
Pierskalla, Clara, Harper, Irene, AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Fang, Qijuan, Gnimpieba, Etienne, and Freeman, Harry, Best friend dyads and groups: Rural adolescents friendship types as a predictor of attachment to parents and peers. Presented at the 9th International Attachment Conference, Vancouver, Canada. (July 2019)
Harper, Irene, Fang, Qijuan, AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Pierskalla, Clara, Gnimpieba, Etienne, Freeman, Harry, , and , Primary Attachment to Parent or Peers as a Predictor for Adolescent Mental Health.. Presented at the 9th International Attachment Conference, Vancouver, Canada. (July 2019)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Harper, Irene, Fang, Qijuan, Pierskalla, Clara, Gnimpieba, Etienne, and Freeman, Harry, Stability and Change in Attachment Hierarchies: An Examination of Adolescent Social Networks. . Presented at the 9th International Attachment Conference, Vancouver, Canada. (July 2019)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Foundations of Optimal Brain Development: Creating your own Roadmap. Invited workshop.. Presented at the Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt. (July 2019)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Neuroplasticity and Neurogenesis: Applications in the Pediatric Populations.. Presented at the Dubai, UAE, Dubai, UAE. (July 2019)
Wolff, Becky, AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, and Schweinle, William, Teaching Undergraduates Quality Improvemnt and Patient Safety. Presented at the Teaching Professors Conference, New Orleans, LA. (June 08, 2019)
Bruening , Rachelle, and AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Ayurveda as an Effective Intervention of Coronary Artery Disease: A Holistic Approach to Health Care.. Presented at the Eastern SD Research conference, Sioux Falls. (June 2019)
Mechling, C.A., and AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Effectiveness of Non-pharmacological Treatment Options for Rheumatoid Arthritis.. Presented at the Eastern SD Research conference, Sioux Falls. (June 2019)
Wolff, Becky, AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, and Schweinle, William, Effectiveness of Teaching Patient Safety and Quality Improvement to Undergraduate Health Science Students. . Presented at the Eastern SD Research conference, Sioux Falls. (June 2019)
Adler, J.E., and AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Human papillomavirus in oral squamous cell carcinomas of the oral cavity: a review of the literature. . Presented at the Eastern SD Research conference, Sioux Falls. (June 2019)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Conrad-Popova, Dyanis, and Berg-Poppe, Patti, Attitudes of healthcare students towards people with disabilities from diverse backgrounds.. Presented at the Eastern South Dakota Research Conference, Sioux Falls, SD. (June 2019)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Reflex Integration Workshop., Cairo, Egypt. (July 2018)
Freeman, Harry, Gnimpieba, Etienne, AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, and Haper, Irene, The WHMT A web-based diagramic measure of attachment networks. Presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Minneapolis. (April 01, 2018)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, and Wolff, Becky, Aromatherapy: Scents and Sensibility . Presented at the 2017 Down syndrome Innovations Conference, Houston, TX. (January 2017)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Presented at the Biomedical interventions for People with Down syndrome: Across the lifespan, Al Madina- Kingdomn of Saudi Arabia. (August 2016)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Health provisions for chidlren with Down syndrome ., Alexandria- Egypt. (August 2016)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Health provisions for children with Down syndrome ., Cairo Egypt. (August 2016)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Freeman, Harry, and Mahmoud, Nehad, Anis Abdellatif, M., Freeman, H., Mahmoud N. (2016, April). Attachment Networks Among Young Adults in Egypt and the United States: Are Collectivist Cultures Less Hierarchical?. Presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting program, Baltimore, MD. (April 2016)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Berg-Poppe, Patti, Johnson, Julie, Cerny, Shana, and , Presented at the First annual University of South Dakota/ U.S.A. – Tafaol Center/Bahrain, International Down syndrome Awareness Colloquium, Bahrain/ UAE/ Egypt/ Saudi Arabia. (March 21, 2016)
los, Ryan, Schweinle, Amy, and AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Specific goals versus goal orientation in challenging college activities. . Presented at the American Psychological Association Annual meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.. (August 2015)
AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Screening: Miss Representation:This award - winning documentary exposes m edia ’s mis representations of women — especially powerful ones — and features Katie Couric, Geena Davis, Jane Fonda, and Hillary Clinton , among others . Post - screening discussion. Presented at the BIENNIAL WOMEN AND GENDER RESEARCH CONFERENCE, Vermillion, SD. (April 2015)
Schweinle, Amy, Los, Ryan, and AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Motivation to Repeat a Challenging Activity as a Function of Recalled Emotion and Experience. Presented at the annual APA Conference., Washington, DC. (August 2014)
Schweinle, Amy, Los, Ryan, and AnisAbdellatif, Musheera, Predicting College Students' Interest in Repeating Challenging Course Activities. Presented at the American Psychology Association (APA) Conference, Honolulu, HI. (January 2013)

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