Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journals

Arfken, C., Abu-Ras, W., Ahmed, S. (2014). Pilot Study of Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Among US Muslim College Students.Journal of Religion and Health, 53(4).

Ahmed, S., Abu-Ras, W., Arfken, C. (2014). Prevalence of risk behaviors among U.S. Muslim college students. Journal of Muslim Mental Health, 8(1).

Arfken, C., Ahmed, S., Abu-Ras, W. (2013). Respondent-driven sampling of Muslim undergraduate U.S. college students and alcohol use: Pilot study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 48, (6), 945-953.

Abu-Ras, W., Ahmed, S., Arfken, C. (2010). Alcohol Use among U.S. Muslim College Students: Risk and Protective Factors. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 9(3), p. 206-220.

Ahmed, S. , Ezzeddine, M. (2009). Challenges and Opportunities Facing American Muslim Youth. Journal of Muslim Mental Health, 4(2), p. 159-174.

Ahmed, S. (2009). American Muslim Youth: Religiosity and Presence of Character Strengths. Journal of Muslim Mental Health, 4 (2), p. 104-123.

Ahmed, S. & Reddy, L. (2007).Understanding the Mental Health Needs of American Muslims: Recommendations and Considerations for Practice. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 35(4), 207-219.

Book Chapters

Abo-Zena, M. M. and Ahmed, S. (2014). Religion, Spirituality, and Emerging Adults: Processing Meaning Through Culture, Context, and Social Position. In McNamara-Barry, C. & Abo-Zena, M. M. (Eds.) Emerging Adults’ Religiousness and Spirituality, New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Walker, D., Ahmed, S., Milevsky, A., Quagliana, H. , Bagsara, A. (2012). Sacred Text. In Walker, D. F., & Hathaway, W. L. (Eds.) Spiritually oriented interventions in child and adolescent psychotherapy, Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Walker, D., Doverspike, W., Ahmed, S., Milevsky, A., Woolley, J. (2012). Prayer. In Walker, D. F., & Hathaway, W. L. (Eds.) Spiritually oriented interventions in child and adolescent psychotherapy, Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Ahmed, S. (2011). Adolescent and Emerging Adults. In S. Ahmed, & M. Amer (Eds.) Counseling Muslims: Handbook of Mental Health Issues and Interventions. New York, NY: Routledge.

Books

Counseling Muslims: Handbook of Mental Health Issues and Interventions, edited by Sameera Ahmed and Mona M. Amer

Uplifting Black Muslim Youth: A Positive Youth Development Approach, by Sameera Ahmed, Hanan Hashem, and Muneer Khalid

Reports

Ahmed, S., Patel, S., Hashem, H. (2015). State of American Muslim Youth. Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and The Family & Youth Institute

Killawi, A., Daneshpour, M., Elmi, A., Dadras, I, Shamoon, Z. (2014). Promoting Healthy Marriages & Preventing Divorce in the American Muslim Community. Institute for Social Policy and Understanding.

Arfken, C.L., Ahmed, S., Abu-Ras, W. (2013). Under the influence: Alcohol Use Among College Students.  Institute for Social Policy and Understanding.

Arfken, C.L. Abu-Ras, W., Ahmed, S. (2009). Alcohol use by Muslim college students: A review (Policy Brief #37).  Institute for Social Policy and Understanding.