B-STRONG

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The B-STRONG Lab is directed by Dr. Ashwini T. Pandey at Augusta University, devoted to improving the health & resilience of families affected by family violence.

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B-STRONG

Summerville Campus

Science Hall

Ashwini T. Pandey, PhD

B-STRONG Director

ashpandey@augusta.edu

Zach Hoffman, MS

Research Associate

zhoffma1@augusta.edu

@bstronglab

 

B-Strong Lab Members

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Ashwini T. Pandey, PhD

  • Director, B-Strong Lab
  • Graduate from Georgia State University

Research Interests: Reducing health disparities among high-risk and victimized populations in family violence and context
Fun Fact: I love dessert

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Zach Hoffman, M.S.

  • Research Associate

706-721-5725

Research interests: Workplace mental health and well-being, suicidal ideation and help-seeking behavior, trauma informed care, and health equity; qualitative research methodologies.

Fun Fact: Zach practices 16th century German longsword in the style of Joachim Meyer and has hopes of one day starting a fencing club!

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Angel Greer

  • Research Assistant
  • Clinical Counseling M.S. Psychology Student

Research Interests: Trauma psychology, sexual violence, comorbidities in trauma response, mindfulness-based interventions, and treatment outcomes for victims of interpersonal violence
Fun Fact: In my last apartment, there were 40+ plants!

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Vanessa Browning

  • Research Assistant
  • General Experimental M.S Psychology Student

Research interests: Personality; anxiety; trauma; how early life experiences shape personality traits and pathology.
Fun fact: I love animals!

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Zahra Farooqi

  • CURS Research Student
  • B.S. Cell & Molecular Biology Student
  • SGA Senator
  • Professional Scholars Program BS/MD

Research Interests: Health equity, mental health, maternal and child health, social determinants of health, addressing health disparities in vulnerable populations.
Fun Fact: I play the cello!

 

Publications

    • Datta, B. K., Tiwari, A. & Glenn, L. (Dec 2024). Association between child marriage and high blood glucose level in women: A birth cohort analysis. Public Health in Practice, 8, 100556. Read
    • Datta, B. K., Tiwari, A., Abdelgawad, Y. H. & Wasata, R. (Dec 2024), Hysterectomy and medical financial hardship among U.S. women. Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, 42, 101019. Read
    • Datta, B. K., Tiwari, A., Jahan, M., Torres, N. & Attari, S. (Dec 2024). Spousal age difference and risk of hypertension in women: evidence from India. Journal of Human Hypertension, 38, 12, p. 851-859 9 p., e030765. Read
    • Katz, C., Katz, I., Attrash-Najjar, A., Jacobson, M., Chang, O. D., Collin-Vézina, D., Fouché, A., Kaawa-Mafigiri, D., Korbin, J. E., Levine, D. T., Maguire-Jack, K., Massarweh, N., Munir, A., Muñoz, P., Nieminen, I., Paavilainen, E., Priolo-Filho, S., Ståhlberg, M., Tiwari, A. & Truter, E. & 3 others (Jan 1 2024). What has COVID-19 taught us about safeguarding children from maltreatment? Lessons Learned from an International Study The Routledge Handbook of Child and Family Social Work Research: Knowledge-Building, Application, and Impact. Taylor and Francis, p. 344-363 20. Read
    • Garner, J. B., Self-Brown, S., Emery, V., Wootten, K. & Tiwari, A. (Jan 2024). COVID-19 and Caregiver Risk Factors for Child Maltreatment: The Pandemic in Review. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse. 25, 1, p. 613-629 17. Read

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