Jhumka Gupta
George Mason University, VA·Public Health & Epidemiology
People forced from their homes by war and persecution face high risk of intimate partner violence (IPV), violence or abuse by a romantic partner, as well as mental health problems. Money stress and unequal decision-making between partners can make both worse after resettlement in the United States.
- Fields
Public Health & Epidemiology
Social Science
- Topics
intimate partner violence
gender-based violence
refugees
- Grants
- 1 known grant, through Sep 2028
What they work on
- Develop and user-test EA$E-US, a U.S. version of the Economic And Social Empowerment couples program, for forcibly displaced Congolese couples using the ADAPT-ITT adaptation framework.
- Examine preliminary effects of EA$E-US, an 8-session series on budgeting, spousal communication and alternatives to violence, on intimate partner violence and intermediate outcomes among Congolese refugee couples.
- Assess implementation outcomes and processes of EA$E-US delivery with the International Rescue Committee, guided by the Cascade Implementation Framework.
More about the research
Yet U.S. programs mostly help survivors after violence happens rather than preventing it. This project aims to advance prevention science for refugee couples in the U.S., with a focus on Congolese families from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Why it matters
Refugee women resettled in the United States, including Congolese women, may face severe harm from partner violence and have few prevention programs designed for them. An adapted couples program that eases financial strain and promotes shared decision-making could give U.S. refugee-serving agencies an evidence-informed tool to prevent IPV and improve mental health.
Known grants
From NIH and NSF research grants. Labs often have other funding we can't see.
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The school
George Mason University: 15 labs on PI Pages, $282M a year on research, 297 research doctorates a year.
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