Victim Researcher Profile

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Sudha Sankar

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STATE

Michigan

INSTITUTION

TITLE

Dr.

EDUCATION

DISCIPLINE

Human Development, Family Studies, Human Services, Evaluation & Monitoring & Community Psychology

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

BIO

Sudha Sankar, Ph.D. is a Post-Doctoral Scholar in the Department of Psychology and Evaluation Specialist for the Research Consortium of Gender Based Violence (RCGV) at Michigan State University. Dr. Sankar is a family therapist by training and a translational researcher with expertise in leading the design, development and evaluation of programs and trauma informed services within health, mental health, and community agency settings. She has previously set up and served as the Coordinator for the Interpersonal Conflict and Violence Initiative housed within the Couple and Family Therapy Clinic at Michigan State University (MSU) and currently coordinates several community program development and evaluation projects for RCGV. Her research explores the role of identity and cultural socialization on women’s partnering experiences and culturally authentic ways to implement family and community-based prevention efforts in South Asian communities. Dr. Sankar received her Ph.D in Human Development and Family Studies from Michigan State University.

VICTIMIZATION FOCUS

Child Abuse and Sexual Abuse, Dating Violence (Teen), Domestic and Family Violence, Sexual Abuse or Violence (other than campus sexual assault)

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Child victims, Immigrants and refugees, Asian and South Asian Communities

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

Action research, Community-based participatory research, Data collection, Descriptive studies, Ethnography, Needs assessment, Program evaluation, Qualitative studies, Quantitative studies, Quasi-experimental studies, Randomized controlled trial, Training and/or technical assistance

VICTIM RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Action research, Community-based participatory research, Data collection, Descriptive studies, Ethnography, Needs assessment, Program evaluation, Qualitative studies, Quantitative studies, Quasi-experimental studies, Randomized controlled trial, Training and/or technical assistance