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Dr. Omar Mendoza Mahmood is the clinical director and assistant professor of clinical and counseling psychology at the College of Islamic Studies (CIS), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU). Previously, he was the acting clinical director of psychology and a neuropsychologist at Sidra Medicine. He is licensed to practice psychology in both California and Qatar. As a clinician, he has conducted numerous neuropsychological evaluations of children and adults. As a clinical supervisor, he focuses on developing the ethical and professional skills of mental health practitioners who are early in their careers.

Dr. Mahmood grew up in California and completed his undergraduate degree from UCLA with a double-major in Psychobiology and Arabic. He then studied Arabic and Islamic studies at Dar al-Mustafa in Hadramawt, Yemen. Dr. Mahmood earned his graduate degrees in clinical psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He completed his internship and his postdoctoral neuropsychology fellowship at the University of California, San Diego. He frequently gives community lectures on topics of mental health, brain development, and psychology from an Islamic perspective. In addition, he serves as an ad-hoc reviewer for various peer-reviewed scientific journals in the fields of addiction, psychology, neuropsychology, and neuroimaging.