Basma Jaber

Clinical Social Work Intern

Basma Jaber (they/them) is a 2nd year MSW intern from Smith SSW. Prior to arriving to CERI and social work, Basma was a social neuroscientist working on trauma psychoeducation with forcibly displaced Syrian communities in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Syria. Basma, indigenously Shami (from the levantine region) and was born in Saudi Arabia and grew up around Southwest Asia before immigrating to the United States. As an immigrant who is familiar with the workings of the immigration system, Basma is committed to supporting all immigrants and refugees in the communities where they reside. They fundamentally believe that healing occurs in relationships and in community, and they are committed to building and contributing to these relationships to support trauma-healing. They are grounded in the belief that resistance is an essential part of healing, and so they are also committed to support communities in their resistance movements and abolition praxis. In their free time, Basma enjoys hanging out with their cat, making food with and for community, and participating in creative endeavors like DJing, watercolor painting, and printmaking.