Journal Editorial: “Research as Learning and Being”

Abstract

Dr. Ahmar Zaman received his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Detroit Mercy in 2020. He completed his predoctoral internship in 2020 at Harris County Juvenile Probation with the Forensic Department in Houston, Texas. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship in adolescent forensic and addiction psychology through the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2021. Dr. Zaman’s clinical interests include conducting forensic psychological evaluations with adolescents involved with the juvenile justice system and working with youth in areas related to racial, cultural identity, and intersectionality. His research interests explore understanding how mental health, socioeconomic status, and racial and gender identity impact youth becoming justice-involved. In his free time, he enjoys road trips, photography, volleyball, and milkshakes.Every developing child is learning to understand the world and their place in it. They do this through touching, experimenting, questioning, and watching the world around them; every question they have is their own research question to make sense of their world