Dr. Marwa Azab

Marwa Azab, Ph.D., is an adjunct professor of psychology in the College of Liberal Arts at Cal State Long Beach.

Her interdisciplinary work bridges neuroscience, biology and psychology to explore anxiety disorders, emotional regulation and brain function. She has delivered four TEDx talks, including “The Logical vs. the Reflexive Brain: Only One Wins� and “Highly Sensitive? Should You Change?� She actively promotes public scholarship through her books, seminars and media commentary on mental health and human behavior.

A licensed counselor, Azab also teaches in the continuing studies program at Stanford University, where she leads courses on emotions, anxiety and stress.

She earned a doctorate in neuroscience from the University of California, Irvine; a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Adler University in Toronto; and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from York University.