A sampling of media appearances
Video
Nassim had a conversation about refugees with UNHCR Chief Spokesperson Melissa Fleming at TEDSummit.
Nassim interviewed one of her favorite science journalists, Sonia Shah, at Boston Public Library about her paradigm-shifting book on Migration.
Nassim was a guest on Eric Liu's Seattle Voices show. Click here to watch the interview
MEDICC made a 2 minute video about why Nassim wanted to join their leadership team and you can watch it here
Nassim wrote (with Dr. Brian Levine) and narrated a TEDEd lesson on the science of in vitro fertilization. Watch the short animation here
Other TEDEd lessons where Nassim has served as science advisor: What is a Coronavirus? When is a pandemic over? The surprising physiologic effects of pregnancy
Nassim was interviewed for Author Magazine by William Kenower. Click here to view the interview and then click on Nassim Assefi
Nassim interviewed doctor-novelist Khaled Hosseini on stage for Seattle Arts and Lectures at Benaroya Hall. Click here to view an excerpt
Audio
Nassim and the irreverent reverend, palliative care chaplain, and comedic writer Debra Jarvis piloted a 6 episode podcast called The Art of Risk: interviews with ordinary people who have taken extraordinary risks. You can listen on iTunes, Stitcher, and Libsyn.
Nassim was the resident “expert” on making a happy life abroad when interviewed by Charles Duhigg on Slate’s How-To Podcast
Nassim was interviewed by Baktash Ahadi about the pandemic on the Stories of Transformation podcast.
Nassim was interviewed on NPR by Steve Scher of KUOW's Weekday program. Click here to listen
Nassim was interviewed on NPR by Ross Reynold's of KUOW's The Conversation about the Iranian immigrant community. Click here to listen to the interview
Nassim was a guest on Ryan Ross's Fierce Focus Podcast. Click here to listen to the long interview (scroll down to find her name)
Nassim was a featured guest on these three shows on Reach MD radio--one on global health volunteering, another on war's impact on public health, and a third on her first novel
Karen Eng interviewed Nassim about the COVID-19 response in Morocco and as a single parent.
A profile in the TED Blog
Article about a TEDMED Conference she curated on the TED Blog
Interview by Megan Haas of Kinnected about a day in the life of a global health physician.
Seattle PI article about her work in Afghanistan
Article on her work in Afghanistan from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Seattle PI article on her clinical trial of Reiki