Mindith R. Rahmat

Mindith R. RahmatMindith R. Rahmat , Clinical Psychology MA, Educational Psychology PsyD Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Rahmat’s teaching style is inclusive, compassionate, intentional, and joyful. She is experienced in developing accessible and adaptable student-centered cooperative curricula differentiated for a wide range of skills. She strives to center classroom engagement on the lived realities of students co-creating learning conditions by working alongside students and supporting them in revealing their own potential through equitable, affirmative, and accessible learning. Dr. Rahmat teaches through the lens of compassion-focused pedagogy, a relational approach to learning, fostering resilience, flourishing, and transformation. She has specialized training in yoga therapy, mindfulness, and compassion-based psychotherapeutic interventions through the Cambridge Health Alliance, affiliated with the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry, and is a certified Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness teacher, Mindful-Self-Compassion teacher, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher for teens and yoga adults.

Publications

Compassion-Based Training for Cultivating Well-Being and Building Resilience in Online Adjunct Faculty
Compassion-Based Training for Cultivating Well-Being and Building Resilience in Online Adjunct Faculty
Mindith R. Rahmat. © 2024. 29 pages.
Adjunct faculty are a growing population in higher education, making up over half of all faculty in some institutions. However, adjunct faculty often face a number of challenges...
Compassion-Focused Social-Emotional Learning in the Online Classroom
Compassion-Focused Social-Emotional Learning in the Online Classroom
Mindith R. Rahmat. © 2023. 23 pages.
In today's fast-paced world of online education, faculty are under immense pressure to achieve high levels of academic success in their classrooms. However, in the pursuit of...