Dr. Rosalind Ghafar Rogers is an Afghan American International Psychologist and Licensed Mental Health Counselor, specializing in global mental health and trauma services. Dr. Rogers is currently a Professor, teaching graduate level courses in counseling at George Mason University and doctorate level courses in international psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. 

As a former Clinical Behavioral Health Subject Matter Expert with the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), she provided technical assistance on trauma-informed and culturally responsive interventions and services that support the mental health and psychosocial well-being of refugees through the Post-Resettlement Behavioral Health Support Program for Afghan arrivals. In this role, Dr. Rogers provided clinical expertise to build program-specific capacity, develop guidance documents and implementation manuals, and provide training and clinical consultation on best practices and approaches to meet the complex mental health and psychosocial needs of refugees.

Through USCRI’s Refugee Health Services Department, Dr. Rogers also developed, implemented, and managed mental health and psychosocial support programs for Afghan evacuees under Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) and for unaccompanied Afghan minors under the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).

Dr. Rogers has contributed to several research studies with the Global Collaboration on Traumatic Stress, one of which was published in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology. She has been a guest speaker and subject matter expert for government agencies, NGOs, resettlement organizations, Afghan American community organizations, school districts, the American Counseling Association (ACA), and most recently on Sirius XM’s Doctor Radio, managed by NYU Langone Medical Center.