Sri Lankan Tamil
refugees in Indian camps
The objective of the five research studies conducted in refugee camps in India starting in 2007 was to investigate the impact of pre and post-migration daily stressors on camp refugee family dynamics and family health.
Funding Partners:
- NIH Fogarty
- SSHRC
- CIHR
Community Partners:
- Center for Development Studies
- OfERR
Principal Investigator:
- Dr. Miriam Kuttikat
Eritrean Community
This study seeks to examine types, and frequencies of resources that would attenuate Eritrean migrants' daily migration stress, parent-adolescent conflict, and parent-adolescent health.
Funding Partners:
- PERQ
Community Partners:
- Bond Unbroken
Principal Investigator:
- Dr. Miriam Kuttikat
Migrant Human Trafficking Survivors and Entrepreneurship
Investigating the challenges to entrepreneurship for trafficking survivors in the DMV. Findings help design trauma-informed tools for organizations.
Community Partners:
- Renewed Love Foundation
Principal Investigators:
- Dr. Miriam Kuttikat
- Ms. Oluwatobi Osobukola-Abubu
Southern Indian Immigrants
This study investigates healthy aging among older adults from Southern Indian immigrant communities living in the DMV area.
Principal Investigator:
- Dr. Miriam Kuttikat
El Salvadorian Community
The study seeks to understand the multifaceted stressors and family health dynamics of El Salvadorian immigrant families in the DMV.
Funding Partners:
- PERQ
Community Partners:
- Catholic Charities USA
Principal Investigator:
- Dr. Miriam Kuttikat
The Kerala Diaspora Study
This is a tri-site examination of health & wellbeing, food & nutrition, social network, and lifestyle trends of Malayalis in Kerala, USA and Canada.
Funding:
- VCU School of Social Work
Community Partners:
- Mahatma Gandhi University
- Rajagiri College of Social Sciences
- University of Toronto Factor Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
Principal Investigator:
- Dr. Miriam Kuttikat