Dr. Vahid Rashedi is an Assistant Professor at the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences in Tehran, Iran. He holds a Ph.D. in Gerontology, which he earned with honors in 2017, as well as Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Rehabilitation Sciences. Dr. Rashedi is a member of both the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and the American Psychological Association (APA). His research interests include Gerontology, Mental Health, and Cognition. Since 2019, Dr. Rashedi has served as a Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Collaborator with the Institute for Health Metrics Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington in the United States.