Nadin Zerin Tanriverdi is a psychologist, public health researcher and artist whose work explores the intersections of mental health, social justice, natural environments as a resource and risk factor and cultural identity. She believes that the most pressing challenges of our time cannot be understood through a single discipline alone and therefore combines scientific research, artistic practice, and community engagement to create new perspectives on individual and collective well-being.

Currently, Tanriverdi is completing her Doctorate in Public Health at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, where her research focuses on workplace mental health, nature-based interventions and natural disasters. As a Research Collaborator at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, she contributes to international research on natural disasters on employee mental health and stigmatization of mental disorders at the workplace. Her academic work is informed by interdisciplinary methods and a commitment to translating scientific evidence into meaningful societal impact.

Tanriverdi has cultivated a longstanding artistic practice. As one half of the electronic music duo BABUKO, she creates experimental soundscapes that blend electronic music, storytelling, and reflections on identity, belonging, and transformation. Her artistic work extends beyond music into literature, poetry, performance-based collaborations, and community projects that explore resilience and cultural heritage in the context of migration, memory, and cultural heritage. Drawing on her Kurdish Alevi background, she is particularly interested in how art can foster dialogue, healing, and social connection across cultures.

Her international experiences, including research and study periods in the United States, Spain, and Australia, participation in the Fulbright Program, and membership in global networks such as Common Futures Conversations at the Queen Elizabeth II Academy at Chatham House, have shaped her understanding of the interconnected nature of social, environmental, and health-related challenges. For nearly a decade, she has also worked as a language mediator for refugees and migrants in Germany, supporting individuals navigating complex administrative and legal systems. This experience, together with her social and political engagement, has deepened her commitment to empowerment, inclusion, and creating spaces in which marginalized voices can be heard. She mentors scholarship applicants through ApplicAid and is currently working on her first book, which combines scientific insight and literary storytelling to explore mental health, migration, and belonging.

Through research, art, and public engagement, Nadin seeks to build bridges between perspectives and ways of knowing.