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Somayyeh Mohammadi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Counselling Psychology | Counselling Psychology: School + Youth

Vancouver

“Teaching has been my interest and passion since I was an undergraduate student. I have always encouraged students to engage with the course materials meaningfully.”

smohammadi@adler.edu (236) 521-2446 Connect on LinkedIn Connect on Research Gate

MEMBERSHIPS + ASSOCIATIONS

  • July 2022 – Present: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), recognized for attaining the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) for teaching and learning
  • Jan. 2019 – Present: Member, British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC)

PUBLICATIONS + PRESENTATIONS

Publications

Pandemic-related experiences of older adults and people with disabilities

2025 PLOS ONE, 20(6), e0325306
Author(s): Mortenson, W. B., Esfandiari, E., Mohammadi, S., Sakakibara, B., Schmidt, J., Simpson, E., Chan, J., Reid, H., Rash, I., Brooks, E., Tao, G., Krahn, Q., Irish, J., Forwell, S., Backman, C., Borisoff, J., Ketter, N., Yu, N., and Miller, W. C.
Publication Link: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0325306

Co-developing a novel intervention to promote the wellbeing of family caregivers of individuals with spinal cord injury: Research protocol

2025 JMIR
Author(s): Mohammadi, S., Erlander, B., Cathcart, H., Robillard, J. M., Whitehurst, D. G. T., Pauly, E., Pagé, B., Sauvageau, S., and Miller, W. C.

The Hip Instructional Prehabilitation Program for Enhanced Recovery (HIPPER) as an eHealth approach to presurgical hip replacement education: Feasibility randomized controlled trial

2025 International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing
Author(s): Mohammadi, S., Westby, M. D., Schneeberg, A., Watson, W., Dhariwal, A., Simpson, S., and Miller, W. C.

Patient-centered perspectives: A qualitative evaluation of the Hip Instructional Prehabilitation Program for Enhanced Recovery (HIPPER)

2025 PLOS ONE, 20(4), e0322114
Author(s): Dhariwal, A., Mohammadi, S., Simpson, E., Westby, M. D., Watson, W., and Miller, W. C.
Publication Link: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0322114

Evaluating the role of social media in providing support for family caregivers of individuals with spinal cord injury

2023 Spinal Cord
Author(s): Cathcart, H. F., Mohammadi, S., Erlander, B., Robillard, J., and Miller, W. C.
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-023-00914-.dental

Living through the pandemic with a disability: A longitudinal qualitative study

2023 Disabilities, 3(3), 307–318
Author(s): Chan, J., Mohammadi, S., Esfandiari, E., Schmidt, J., Mortenson, W. B., and Miller, W. C.
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities303002

Resilience Practices among a Broad Spectrum of Individuals with Physical Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Photo Elicitation Study

2023 Journal of Community Psychology
Author(s): Singh, G., Battalova, A., Miller, W., Simpson, E., Rash, I., Mohammadi, S., Gordon, T., Chan, J., and Mortenson, B.
Publication Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcop.23070

Quality of Physical Activity Participation Among Adults with Disabilities Through Pandemic Restriction

2023 Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 90(2), 161–172
Author(s): Tao, G., Singh, G., Simpson, E., Battalova, I. A., Rash, I., Mohammadi, S., Schmidt, J., Borisoff, J., Mortenson, B., and Miller, C. M.
Publication Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00084174231160954

Family caregivers’ perspectives on their experience and education when caring for individuals after total joint arthroplasty

2023 Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics
Author(s): Ngan, J., Neil, E., Miller, W. C., and Mohammadi, S.
Publication Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02703181.2023.2172125

Reliability of Conducting The 30-Second Chair Stand Test Virtually Among Individuals with Osteoarthritis

2022 Archives of Rheumatology & Arthritis Research, 2(4)
Author(s): Simpson, E., Mohammadi, S., Miller, W. C., Yu, N., Watson, W., Spillane, A., and Westby, M. D.
Publication Link: https://irispublishers.com/arar/fulltext/reliability-of-conducting-the-30-second-chair-stand-test.ID.000542.php

‘One Step at a Time, One Day at a Time’: Life Profiles of Individuals with Disabilities across the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2022 Disabilities, 2(4), 736–749
Author(s): Mamman, R., Mohammadi, S., Rash, I., Esfandiari, E., Miller, W. C., Mortenson, W. B., and Schmidt, J.
Publication Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7272/2/4/51

Describing the Function, Disability, and Health of Adults and Older Adults during the Early Coronavirus Restrictions in 2019: An Online Survey

2022 Disabilities, 2(4), 575–587
Author(s): Derakhshan, P., Miller, W. C., Borisoff, J., Esfandiari, E., Forwell, S., Jarus, T., Mohammadi, S., Rash, I., Sakakibara, B., Schmidt, J., Tao, G., Tregobov, N., and Mortenson, W. B.
Publication Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7272/2/4/41

‘Make the Most of the Situation’. Older Adults’ Experiences during COVID-19: A Longitudinal, Qualitative Study

2022 Journal of Applied Gerontology, 41(10), 2205–2213
Author(s): Brooks, E., Mohammadi, S., Mortenson, W. B., Backman, C. L., Tsukura, C., Rash, I., Chan, J., and Miller, W. C.
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1177_07334648221105062

The Mediating Role of Illness Cognitions in the Relationship between Caregiving Demands and Caregivers’ Psychological Adjustment

2022 The Clinical Journal of Pain, 38(4), 257–263
Author(s): Akbari, F., Mohammadi, S., Dehghani, M., Sanderman, R., and Hagedoorn, M.
Publication Link: https://journals.lww.com/clinicalpain/fulltext/2022/04000/the_mediating_role_of_illness_cognitions_in_the.3.aspx

A qualitative study on prehabilitation before total joint arthroplasties: Integration of patients’ and clinicians’ perspectives

2021 Disabilities, 1(4), 361–376
Author(s): Mohammadi, S., Reid, H., Watson, W., Crocker, M., Robillard, J. M., Westby, M., and Miller, W. C.
Publication Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7272/1/4/25

Feasibility of the Hip Instructional Prehabilitation Program for Enhanced Recovery (HIPPER) intervention protocol: An eHealth approach for pre-surgical hip replacement education: A protocol of an RCT

2021 JMIR Research Protocol, 10(7), e29322
Author(s): Miller, W. C., Mohammadi, S., Wendy, W., Crocker, M., and Westby, M.
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.2196/2932

The Role of eHealth Tools on Patients’ Outcomes after Total Hip and Knee Replacement: Systematic Review

2021 Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2
Author(s): Mohammadi, S., Miller, W. C., Pawliuk, C., and Robillard, J. M.
Publication Link: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/articles/10.3389/fresc.2021.696019/full

Interpretations of partners’ responses to pain behaviours: perspectives of patients and partners

2021 British Journal of Health Psychology, 26, 401–418
Author(s): Akbari, F., Mohammadi, S., Dehghani, M., Goubert, L., Sanderman, R., and Hagedoorn, M.
Publication Link: https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjhp.12490

The impact of COVID-19 related restrictions on social and daily activities of parents, people with disabilities and older adults: Protocol for a longitudinal, mixed-methods study

2021 JMIR Research Protocol, 10(9)
Author(s): Reid, H. M., Miller, W. C., Esfandiari, E., Mohammadi, S., Rash, I., Tao, G., Simpson, E., Leong, K., Matharu, P., Sakakibara, B., Schmidt, J., Jarus, T., Forwell, S., Borisoff, J., Backman, C., Alic, A., Brooks, E., Chan, J., Flockhart, E., Irish, J., Tsukura, C., Dispirito, N., and Mortenson, W. B.
Publication Link: https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/9/e28337

Why do patients engage in pain behaviors? A qualitative study examining the perspective of patients and partners

2020 Clinical Journal of Pain, 36(10), 750–756
Author(s): Akbari, F., Dehghani, M., Mohammadi, S., Goubert, L., Sanderman, R., and Hagedoorn, M.
Publication Link: https://journals.lww.com/clinicalpain/fulltext/2020/10000/why_do_patients_engage_in_pain_behaviors__a.3.aspx

Presentations

Assessing needs and co-designing interventions to promote the well-being of family caregivers of individuals with spinal cord injury

2024 2024 Rehabilitation Psychology Conference – Austin, Texas
Author(s): Mohammadi, S., Cathcart, H., Erlander, B., Whitehurst, D. G. T., Robillard, J. M., & Miller, W. C.

“You take what you can get”: Older adults’ experiences of occupational transition during the COVID-19 pandemic

2022 World Federation of Occupational Therapists – Paris, France
Author(s): Brooks, E., Mohammadi, S., Mortenson, W. B., Backman, C., Tsukura, C., Rash, I., Chan, J., & Miller, W. C.

Patient and clinician perspectives on hip/knee eHealth prehabilitation education

2021 Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists National Virtual Conference – Virtual
Author(s): Reid, H., Mohammadi, S., Westby, M., Crocker, M., Watson, W., Robillard, J. M., & Miller, W. C.

What do patients think of their preoperative education before Total Hip Replacement Surgery

2019 Scholar Rounds – Vancouver, Canada (Invited)
Author(s): Mohammadi, S.

What do patients think of their preoperative education before Total Hip Replacement Surgery

2019 ICORD Trainee Seminars – Vancouver, Canada (Invited)
Author(s): Mohammadi, S.

Investigating the impact of chronic pain on the well-being of patients with chronic pain and their family members

2018 GF Strong Research Education Round – Vancouver, Canada (Invited)
Author(s): Mohammadi, S.

The role of pain behaviors in the link between patients’ pain catastrophizing and partners’ burden

2017 Crossroad Conference – Halifax, Canada
Author(s): Mohammadi, S., Chambers, C. T., & Rosen, N. O.

Pain catastrophizing and pain intensity: A moderated mediation model

2015 4th Annual Association for Researchers in Psychology and Health Conference – Ghent, Belgium
Author(s): Mohammadi, S., Dehghani, M., Sanderman, R., & Hagedoorn, M.

Caregivers’ responses: Do they moderate the relationship between pain intensity and pain behaviors?

2014 13th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine – Groningen, The Netherlands
Author(s): Mohammadi, S., Dehghani, M., Sanderman, R., & Hagedoorn, M.

Caregivers’ attentional bias to pain: Does it affect caregivers’ accuracy in detecting patients’ pain behaviors?

2014 3rd Annual Conference of the Association for Researchers in Psychology and Health – Groningen, The Netherlands
Author(s): Mohammadi, S., Dehghani, M., Sanderman, R., & Hagedoorn, M.