The team, the team, the team!

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Heal-Move-Shift was started by passionate individuals looking to change the stigma surrounding mental health, cardiovascular health, and nutritional health in Dearborn, Detroit, and Ann Arbor. Each Heal-Move-Shift member has a deep connection our collective vision, and we look forward to sharing our stories with you.
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​Join us, get to know us, and please feel free to reach out.

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Board of Directors

Ahmad Hider
Co-Founder, Advisor
amhider@umich.edu
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Ahmad is a medical student at the University of Michigan Medical School. He is an alumnus from the University of Michigan, receiving a degree in Biomolecular Science, and has an MPhil from Cambridge University. He looks to integrate his passion for biomedical science with a sub-specialty in health policy to create solutions to some of the world's deadliest disease outbreaks.

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Tariq Mekkaoui
Co-Founder, Advisor
​tmekkaou@umich.edu

Tariq is an entering medical student at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and is an alumnus of University of Michigan, with a degree in Biomolecular Science. His passion is facilitating the conversation around wellness and will pursue this passion through working with youth on mental health fitness. As a future physician, he hopes to integrate this passion in his career. Awarded the Bonderman Fellowship, Tariq will be traveling for the next eight months.

Mariam Reda
Co-Founder, Advisor
mhreda@umich.edu

Mariam is an alumna from the University of Michigan, receiving degrees in Poetry and Biopsychology. She is a Hopwood award-winning poet for her collection 'In July'. She currently works at Wayne State to research brain mechanisms behind trauma, and is pursuing medicine to focus on clinical and investigative work in trauma-informed care and community interventions. She is passionate about bringing trauma-informed care to disadvantaged minority populations in Southeast Michigan.

Mohsin Arsiwala
Director, 2019
arsiwamo@umich.edu

Mohsin is a Senior pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in the School of Public Health focusing on Global and Community Health. He is interested in becoming a physician and intends to pursue an MD MPH dual degree. He is active among multiple mental health initiatives and hopes to redefine the mental health stigmas across the UofM campus and abroad.

Sanjana Sathrasala
Director, 2020-2021
ssathras@umich.edu

​Sanjana is a Junior at the University of Michigan studying Neuroscience with a minor in Gender, Race, and Nation. She is passionate about creating a more socially aware environment by educating others on gender, minority, and mental health disparities. She hopes to continue educating others and integrate this into her everyday practice as a future physician. 

Alyssa Harbaugh
Director, 2020-2022
aharbaug@umich.edu

Alyssa is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan who studied Biomolecular Science, Music, and Creative Writing. She is interested in becoming a geriatrician who works with patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Alyssa is passionate about building bridges between medicine and the arts, especially when it comes to telling patients' stories. She hopes to integrate the lessons she has learned at HMS into her future career.

Nassim Abuhalaweh
Primary Schools Director
nabuhala@umich.edu

Nassim is a Senior at UofM studying Neuroscience and Art History. He is a pre-medical student and splits most of his time between HMS, Phi Delta Epsilon, and his research lab in the Neuropsychology Division of Michigan Medicine. He is passionate about pediatric healthcare, and hopes to integrate cultural perspectives and modes of artistic expression in treatment addressing mental and physical health in children.

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 Ravi Patel
Finance Director
ravisp@umich.edu

Ravi is a Junior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in the School of Public Health. He is passionate about social justice issues and health inequities amongst minority communities. As a future physician, he hopes to apply his public health education to reduce health disparities and help reform health care. Ravi hopes his work with HMS can help make a positive impact on the UofM campus and its surrounding communities.

Justin Iqal
Facilitator Director
iqalju@umich.edu

Justin is a senior at the University of Michigan studying Movement Science with a minor in Environment. He is very interested in the relationship between physical activity and mental health, and advocates for educating people about this through multiple organizations at the University. He hopes to make a positive impact on overall wellness in his communities, and to one day apply these principles to a career in medicine.

Advisor

Chithra R. Perumalswami, MD, MSc
cperumal@med.umich.edu
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Dr. Perumalswami is a health services researcher and postdoctoral research fellow in the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School.  Her current scholarly work focuses on quality of health care, particularly for vulnerable populations in which health care disparities are evident. She has additional expertise examining organizational behavior issues in medicine. She has a Master of Science in Health and Health Care Research through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program. Her clinical training includes internal medicine and palliative medicine, as well as relevant clinical and quality improvement project experience as a hospitalist for several years after residency. As a fellow in the CBSSM, she has additional experiential training in bioethics and social science methodologies. 

Facilitators

Allison Meyer
Allmeyer@umich.edu 

Allison is a Junior at the University of Michigan pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Community and Global Health in the School of Public Health. She hopes to attend Graduate School and become a Registered Dietician. She is very passionate about educating others on the importance of living a healthy lifestyle, whether it be through mental health awareness, nutrition, or physical activity. She is extremely excited to learn from her involvement in HMS and integrate her experiences into her future career. 

Rohit Misra
misraro@umich.edu

Rohit is a Junior at the University of Michigan studying Biomedical Engineering with a Biochemical Concentration. He is passionate about raising awareness for children with different abilities and making schools a safer space for all people. As a future physician, he hopes to continue this work and integrate wellness principles into his everyday career. ​

Hala Abbas
hiabbas@umich.edu

Hala is a senior at the University of Michigan who is pursuing studies in Bimolecular Sciences in hopes of becoming a physician. She is a strong advocate for beating down the stigma that exists around mental health, especially in minority communities such as her own. She is also passionate about the arts and using people's creative abilities to maintain a heathy balance of mind.   

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Jessica Cristiu
jcristiu@umich.edu

I am a recent graduate from U of M Dearborn and will be attending medical school next fall! I graduated with a degree in Biology but also love reading literature & writing. I hope to incorporate the humanities into my career as a way to help patients and physicians connect. In my free time, I love mentoring and working with children. I'm currently spending my gap year working as a kids' soccer coach and also volunteering with North Star Reach, a camp in pinckney for children with medical needs. 

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Past Facilitators

Mohamad Hazime
Facilitator
mthazime@umich.edu

Narissa Ayoub
Public Relations & Facilitator
nmayoub@umich.edu

Zerina Mulaosmanovic
Social Outreach & Facilitator
zerina.mulaosmanovic@gmail.com

Marina Khreizat
Facilitator
marinakh@umich.edu