Research Projects & Grants

Federal

  • Treating EBD Children in Foster Care - the Role of Residential Group Care, Role: Contract Teacher, National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS, (06/2008 - 09/2013) Status: Closed

Internal

  • Needs Assessment: LCSWs’ Experiences Providing Culturally Congruent Mental Health Care, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (08/2024) Status: Approved
  • Cultivating Awareness: A Pilot Intervention to Enhance Knowledge and Attitudes towards Prostate Cancer Screening in African American Men, Phase 1, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (01/2024) Status: Approved
  • Addressing Prediabetes in the Latino Community: A Needs Assessment for Diabetes Prevention at a Community Wellness Center, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (01/2024 - 05/2024) Status: Completed
  • Burma refugees’ lived experiences of migration, resettlement, and health-promoting beliefs and practices, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (11/2023) Status: Approved
  • A Survey of Afghan Refugees Resettled in the United States, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (05/2023) Status: Approved
  • Congregation Affordable Housing Development: Examining Practices and Role of Social Capital Across Urban Neighborhoods, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (02/2022) Status: Approved
  • Exploring the Social and Cultural Determinants of Elderly Latinos’ Quality of Life, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (08/2020) Status: Approved
  • Exploring wholeness and learning climates among Allied Health Programs at a religious university, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (08/2018 - 08/2019) Status: Completed
  • A cross sectional study on Korean American mental health distress and help-seeking behavior in the greater Los Angeles area, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (11/2017 - 11/2018) Status: Completed
  • Acculturation, discrimination, and mental health in 2nd generation Afghan-Americans, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (12/2016 - 12/2017) Status: Completed
  • Exploring perspectives of mental health in the Somali community: a qualitative study, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (03/2015 - 03/2016) Status: Completed
  • Predictors of psychological distress among Afghan refugees in San Diego County, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (10/2014 - 10/2015) Status: Completed
  • Identifying strategies in gaining access to hard-to-reach cultural sub-populations: The case of Afghan refugees, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (08/2014 - 08/2015) Status: Completed
  • Understanding migration experiences and cultural beliefs about emotional health among afghan refugees, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (06/2014 - 06/2015) Status: Completed
  • Investigating Beliefs about Depression among Afghan Refugees: An Application of Cultural Consensus Theory, Role: Principal Investigator, Faculty of Graduate Studies, (04/2012 - 03/2013) Status: Closed
  • Habla Español? An Evaluation of Depression Screening for Spanish-Speaking Patients in Adult, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (06/2024) Status: Completed