Publications
Academic Publications
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In Preparation
Kuttikat, M. A Community-Based Participatory Research in a refugee camp
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In Preparation
Sahoo, I., Amona, E, Kuttikat, M., Lund, M. & Chan, D. Using Forest Model for Tailored Treatment for Adult Mental Health Among Sri Lankan Camp Refugees
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In Preparation
Amona, E., Kuttikat, M., Lund, M. & Chan, D. Unveiling Determinants of Mental Health Among Eritrean Refugees: Insights from a Randomized LASSO Analysis
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Under Review
Murphy, J. L., Lund, M., Kuttikat, M., Saleh, M., & Rolden, P. (under review). Community health workers' perspective on family functioning among Sri Lankan refugees.
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Under Review
Kuttikat, M., Lund, M., Murphy, J., Sahoo, I., Chan, D., & Amona, E. (under review). Beyond Western Models: A Grounded Theory Study of Parenting Processes Among Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees Families in Protracted Displacement.
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2025
Kuttikat, M., Lund, M., Sahoo, I., Amona, E. & Chan, D. (2025). A Conceptual Model of Refugee Family Dynamics: A Study with Sri Lankan Tamils. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 22 (2), 169. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22020169
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2024
Sahoo, I., Kuttikat, M., Chan, D., Murphy, J., & Saleh, M. (2024). Transmigration Stressors, Parent Mental Health, and Family Functioning Among Sri Lankan Camp Refugees in India. Migration and Development. October. https://doi.org/10.1177/21632324241281444
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2024
Saleh, M., Amona, E., Kuttikat, M., Sahoo, I., Chan, D., Kim, K., Murphy, J. ,George, H. & Lund, M. (2024). Child Mental Health Predictors Among Camp Refugees: Utilizing Linear and XGBOOST Models. PLOS ONE. September. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303632
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2024
Sahoo, I., Amona, E., Kuttikat, M. & Chan, D (2024). Enhancing Mental Health Predictions: A Gradient Boosted Model for Sri Lankan Camp Refugees. Social Sciences, 13(255). https:// doi.org/10.3390/socsci13050255
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2022
Kuttikat, M., George, H. & George, D (2022). Proverbs, and gender: The interface between proverbs and human relations in a refugee camp. International Journal of Social Science Studies, 10 (6), November. https://redfame.com/journal/index.php/ijsss/article/view/5755/5893
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2018
Kuttikat, M., Vaillancourt, A., & Massey, M.* (2018). Battered but bold: Sri Lankan Tamil refugee war experiences, camp challenges, and resilience. International Journal of Migration, Health, and Social Care, 14 (3), 245-259. doi: org/10.1108/IJMHSC-04-2017-0013
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2017
Gandhi, M., Manuel, J., & George, M. (2017). Understanding engagement in the Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) from the perspectives of individuals receiving treatment. Social Work in Mental Health, 16 (4), 400-418. doi: org/10.1080/15332985.2017.1399194 7
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2017
George, M. (2017). Application of Conservation of Resource Theory (COR) with camp refugees. Migration and Development, 6 (3), 460-478. doi: org/10.1080/21632324.2017.1320825
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2016
George, M., Vaillancourt, A & Rajan, I. (2016). Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in India: Conceptual framework of repatriation success. Refuge – Canada's Journal for Refugees, 32 (3), 73-83. doi: org/10.25071/1920-7336.40234
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2016
George, M., Manuel, J. & Gandhi, M. (2016). "Sometimes what they think is helpful is not really helpful": Understanding engagement in the program of Assertive Community Treatment. Community Mental Health Journal, 52 (8), 882–890. doi:10.1007/s10597-015-9934-9
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2016
George, M. & Jettner, J. (2016). Migration stressors, psychological distress, and family – A Sri Lankan Tamil refugee analysis. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 17 (2), 341-353. doi: org/10.1007/s12134-014-0404-y
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2015
George, M. & Jettner, J. (2015). Impact of daily stressors on psychological distress: A Sri Lankan Tamil refugee analysis. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social and Community Studies, 11 (1), 1-16. doi:10.18848/2324-7576/CGP/v11i01/53460
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2015
George, M. (2015). Ethical lessons learned from conducting refugee-based research in an Indian refugee camp. Journal of Human Rights Practice, 7(3), 451-465. doi: org/10.1093/jhuman/huv014
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2015
George, M. & Ellison, V. (2015). Incorporating spirituality into social work practice with migrants. British Journal of Social Work, 45(6), 1-14. doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcu035
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2015
George, M., Kliewer, W., & Rajan, I. (2015). "Rather than talking in Tamil, they should be talking to Tamils": Sri Lankan Tamil refugee readiness for repatriation. Refugee Survey Quarterly, 34 (2), 1-22. doi: org/10.1093/rsq/hdv004
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2015
George, M. & Jettner, J. (2015). Demographic characteristics, migration traumatic events and psychological distress among Sri Lankan Tamil refugees – A preliminary analysis. Migration and Development, 4 (1).125-142. doi: org/10.1080/21632324.2014.962808
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2013
George, M. (2013). Sri Lankan Tamil refugee migration experiences: A qualitative analysis. International Journal of Culture and Mental Health, 6(3), 170-182. doi: org/10.1080/17542863.2012.681669
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2013
Donovan, K., Regehr, C., & George, M. (2013). Nursing home care for adults with chronic Schizophrenia. Social Work in Mental Health, 11(2), 167-183. doi: org/10.1080/15332985.2012.721740
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2012
George, M. (2012). Migration traumatic experiences and refugee distress: Implications for social work practice. Clinical Social Work Journal, 40(4), 429-437. doi: org/10.1007/s10615-012-0397-y
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2010
George, M. (2010). A theoretical understanding of refugee trauma. Clinical Social Work Journal, 38(4), 379-387. doi: org/10.1007/s10615-009-0252-y
Conference Presentations
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2025
Lund, M., Murphy, J., Kuttikat, M., Saleh, M., & Roldan, P. (2025, January) Community Health Workers' Perspective on Family Functioning Among Sri Lankan Refugees. Poster presented at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Seattle, Washington.
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2024
George, H. & Kuttikat, M., (2024, October). Migration stressors, mental health, and resource utilization among camp refugees. Nineteenth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. Krakow, Poland.
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2023
Saleh, M., Amona, E., Kuttikat, M., Sahoo, I., Chan, D., & Murphy, J. (2023, April) Child Mental Health Predictors Among Camp Refugees: Utilizing Linear and XGBOOST Models. 12th European Conference for Social Work Research, Milan, Italy.
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2023
Murphy, J., Chan, D., Kuttikat, M., & Sahoo, I. (2023, January). A Network Analysis of Resource Utilization in a Refugee Camp. Poster will be presented at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Pheonix, Arizona.
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2023
Kuttikat, M. (2023, January). Welcoming Afghan evacuees: A national discussion of rapid response, emerging needs, and mechanisms for support – Community Engaged Migration Research (CEMiR) with Afghan refugees. Roundtable discussion at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Pheonix, Arizona.
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2022
Kuttikat, M. & Saleh, M. (2022, October). Parent Health, and Family Functioning Among Camp Refugees. Paper will be presented at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Anaheim, CA.
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2022
Kuttikat, M. (2022, July). Migration Stress And Family Functioning among camp refugees. Seventeenth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. (Virtual)
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2022
Roldan, P., Saleh, M., Murphy, J., Ramachandran, J., Nieburg, S., Kuttikat, M., Sahoo, I., & Chan, D. (2022 May). Post-Migration Stressors, Parent Health, and Family Functioning Among Camp Refugees. Eighteenth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. (Virtual)
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2022
Saleh, M., Roldan, P., Murphy, J., & Kuttikat, M. (2022, April). Community Health Workers' Perspectives on Family Dynamics among Sri Lankan Tamils. VCU Graduate Research Symposium. Richmond, VA
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2022
Kuttikat, M., Murphy, J., Saleh, M., Roldan, P., Ramachandran, J., Nieburg, S. (2022, April). Cultural Idioms and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Indian Refugee Camps. 6th Annual VCU Women's Health Research Day. Richmond, VA
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2022
Kuttikat, M. (2022, January). Proverbs and gender: Studying the interface between proverbs and gender relations. Poster presented at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Washington, D.C. (Virtual).
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2021
Kuttikat, M., George, H., & George, J. (2021, July). Pre/Post Migration Stressors and Family Functioning Among Camp Refugees. Paper presented Sixteen International Social Science Conference (Virtual).
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2021
Kuttikat, M. (2021, March). Sri Lankan Tamil refugee war experiences, camp challenges, and resiliency. Paper presented 5th Annual South Asian Mental Health Conference (Virtual).
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2021
Kuttikat, M. (2021, March). The cultural variations in the parenting process among camp refugees. Paper presented at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (Virtual).
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2021
Kuttikat, M. & Murphy, J. (2021, January). Challenges of refugee family dynamics: Perspectives of health care workers from a refugee camp. Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference (Virtual).
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2020
Murphy, J. Whitmore, M., & Kuttikat, M. (2020, May). "If I say one time, it is like saying hundred times" – patriarchy, gendered roles, and female empowerment in the Sri Lankan parenting process. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry.
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2019
Kuttikat, M. (2019, January). Gender, family dynamics, and resource utilization among Sri Lankan Tamil refugees. Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference, San Francisco, CA.
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2018
Kuttikat, M., George, H., & George, D. (2018, March). Responsible father, comforting mother, studious brother, and obedient daughter: Understanding Sri Lankan refugee family's parenting behavior. Poster presented at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, New York, NY.
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2018
George, M., & Vaillancourt, A. (2018, January). Addressing ethical challenges in refugee-based research. Roundtable discussion at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Washington, D.C
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2017
George, M., & Vaillancourt, A. (2017). Application of Conservation of Resource Theory with camp refugees. Paper presented at the North American Refugee Health Conference, Toronto, ON.
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2017
George, M. (2017). Identifying daily stress, family conflict and health care resource gaps at the Sri Lankan Tamil refugee camps in India: Implications for developing an evidence-based family intervention for refugees. Paper presented at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Washington, D.C.
Roldan, P., Saleh, M., Murphy, J., Ramachandran, J., Nieburg, S., Kuttikat, M., Sahoo, I., & Chan, D. (2022 May). Post-Migration Stressors, Parent Health, and Family Functioning Among Camp Refugees. Eighteenth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. (Virtual)
Saleh, M., Roldan, P., Murphy, J., & Kuttikat, M. (2022, April). Community Health Workers' Perspectives on Family Dynamics among Sri Lankan Tamils. VCU Graduate Research Symposium. Richmond, VA
Kuttikat, M., Murphy, J., Saleh, M., Roldan, P., Ramachandran, J., Nieburg, S. (2022, April). Cultural Idioms and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Indian Refugee Camps. 6th Annual VCU Women's Health Research Day. Richmond, VA
Kuttikat, M. (2022, January). Proverbs and gender: Studying the interface between proverbs and gender relations. Poster presented at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Washington, D.C. (Virtual).
Kuttikat, M., George, H., & George, J. (2021, July). Pre/Post Migration Stressors and Family Functioning Among Camp Refugees. Paper presented Sixteen International Social Science Conference (Virtual).
Kuttikat, M. (2021, March). Sri Lankan Tamil refugee war experiences, camp challenges, and resiliency. Paper presented 5th Annual South Asian Mental Health Conference (Virtual).
Kuttikat, M. (2021, March). The cultural variations in the parenting process among camp refugees. Paper presented at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (Virtual).
Kuttikat, M. & Murphy, J. (2021, January). Challenges of refugee family dynamics: Perspectives of health care workers from a refugee camp. Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference (Virtual).
Murphy, J. Whitmore, M., & Kuttikat, M. (2020, May). "If I say one time, it is like saying hundred times" – patriarchy, gendered roles, and female empowerment in the Sri Lankan parenting process. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry.
Kuttikat, M. (2019, January). Gender, family dynamics, and resource utilization among Sri Lankan Tamil refugees. Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Kuttikat, M., George, H., & George, D. (2018, March). Responsible father, comforting mother, studious brother, and obedient daughter: Understanding Sri Lankan refugee family's parenting behavior. Poster presented at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, New York, NY.
George, M., & Vaillancourt, A. (2018, January). Addressing ethical challenges in refugee-based research. Roundtable discussion at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference, Washington, D.C
George, M., & Vaillancourt, A. (2017). Application of Conservation of Resource Theory with camp refugees. Paper presented at the North American Refugee Health Conference, Toronto, ON.
George, M. (2017). Identifying daily stress, family conflict and health care resource gaps at the Sri Lankan Tamil refugee camps in India: Implications for developing an evidence-based family intervention for refugees. Paper presented at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Washington, D.C.