She studies the quality of mental health care, ethnic disparities, access to care, and the implementation of evidence-based treatments for children in schools and community settings. Nadeem has a career development award from the National Institute of Mental Health, utilizing a community-partnered research approach to improve evidence-based trauma care in schools. Nadeem earned her doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the UCLA Center for Health Services.