Mustafa Rfat
- Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor
General Information
Biography
Mustafa Rfat, Ph.D., MSW, MPA, is an assistant professor in the Grace Abbott School of Social Work at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. His interdisciplinary, community-engaged research examines how social determinants of health and structural barriers affect refugees, immigrants, and people with disabilities in the United States and globally. His work focuses on refugee disability, health equity, accessible communication, and inclusive service and policy systems. He serves on the American Public Health Association’s Disability Justice Advisory Board and chairs the Refugee Empowerment Task Force of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Teaching Interests
My teaching interests include social determinants of health, health equity, social work with refugees and immigrants, disability and society, global and international social work, human behavior and the social environment, mental and behavioral health, program evaluation, and community-engaged research methods.
Research Interests
My research interests include refugee and immigrant health, disability justice and health equity, social determinants of health, forced migration and resettlement, accessible health communication, economic and civic inclusion, and community-engaged and participatory research. My work examines how structural barriers affect the health and well-being of historically marginalized communities and seeks to inform inclusive policies, equitable services, and systems-level change.