Elham is a Registered Psychologist and currently works as a Research Officer with the Academic Department of Adolescent Medicine, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. She is a PhD candidate in Family Studies at the University of Newcastle, focusing on the physiological and neurological markers of father-child synchrony. Elham’s research background includes areas of Drug and Alcohol, Transcultural Mental Health, Implementation Science and use of innovative technology in Adolescent Health. Elham has extensive clinical and mentorship experience having worked in senior clinical positions in a variety of public mental health settings, including: Acute Crisis Mental Health, Family Therapy, Transcultural Mental Health, and Child and Youth Mental Health (specifically Children of Parent’s with a Mental Illness – COPMI).  

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PUBLICATIONS

• Rojas-Tejada, A.J., Lozano, O., Foresti, K., Zolfaghari, E., & Zubaran, C. (2015). Comparison and concordance of health related quality of life tests among substance users. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 13(1). doi: 10.1186/s12955-015-0364-8
• Zubaran, C., Zolfaghari, E., Foresti, K., Emerson, E., Sud, R., & Surjadi, J. (2014). A validation study of the english version of the AlQol 9 to measure quality of life. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 40(2). 131-136. doi:10.3109/00952990.2013.877919
• Zubaran, C., Emerson, J., Sud, R., Zolfaghari, E., & Foresti, K. (2012). The application of the Drug User Quality of Life Scale (DUQOL) in Australia. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 10, 31-40.doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-10-31.
• Zubaran, C., Sud, R., Emerson, J., Zolfaghari, E., Foresti, K., & Lozano, O. (2012). Validation of the English Version of the Health-Related Quality of Life for Drug Abusers (HRQoLDA) Test. European Addiction Research, 18(5), 220-227. doi:10.1159/000337213