I am a Translational Neuroscientist whose research focuses on anxiety and trauma. My academic path has taken me from a PhD in the UK to my current role as the scientific manager of the Stress, Trauma and Anxiety Research Clinic in Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Wayne State University, Detroit. Current projects include examining the impact of war trauma in Syrian and Iraqi refugees, and assessing the clinical efficacy of using augmented reality to treat anxiety disorders and PTSD.