Henry received his PhD in clinical psychology from Miami University of Ohio in 2006. He has been intensely involved in the areas of teaching, research and psychotherapy. He is also a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and APA Division 45 (The Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues). In the academic realm, he has taught a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses at the AUC. He also designed new graduate courses, such as Fundamentals of Counseling, Psychopathology Across Cultures, and Advanced Human Development, as well as undergraduate courses such as the Psychology of Dreams. In the realm of research, he developed a strong interest in the areas of spirituality and mental health, women empowerment, immigration, acculturation, and the process of loss and mourning. His published work has appeared in prestigious peer-refereed journals such as the Journal of Clinical Psychology, Death Studies, Feminist Teacher, Family Journal, Transcultural Psychiatry, Counselling Psychology Quarterly, Journal of Social and Political Psychology, Sexuality & Culture, International Journal of Intercultural Relations and Women's Studies International Forum. He also presented his work in international conferences such as the meetings of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, the International Conference for the Teaching of Psychology, and the Society for Psychotherapy Research. In the clinical realm, he is an active practitioner and a clinical supervisor who received his clinical training in two U.S. university counseling centers, a psychology clinic, and a school-based mental health program. He previously provided clinical supervision to psychosocial workers at African-Middle East Refugee Assistance. With regard to service, he served as head of the psychology unit and led the unit's efforts in proposing and initiating the Counseling and Community Psychology graduate program. He also served as a the chair of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology and Egyptology (SAPE) between January 2016 and July 2017.

Traditional healing practices in Egypt, Post-revolutionary Egypt, Internalized Homophobia, Sexual Harassment, Integrating spirituality into psychotherapeutic work, Empowerment of Egyptian women, The process of loss and mourning in immigration, Qualitative research using Stiles’ Assimilation Model, Parent-Child relationship within immigrant families, Multiculturalism and diversity, Cultural sensitivity in psychotherapy, Models of cultural and racial identity