Projects
The objective of the CEMiHR lab is to design and implement community-engaged, evidence-based, and culturally appropriate interventions that address Migrant communities’ multidimensional needs, changes, and complexities over time.
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. The study outcome was the identification of intervention strategies, as well as the design and development of the Migrant Family Health Intervention to provide appropriate care tailored to meet the complex needs of refugee families in camps.
Funding Partners:
- National Institute of Health Fogarty International (NIH Fogarty)
- Social Sciences and Research Council Canada (SSHRC)
- Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)
Community Partners:
- Center for Development Studies (CDC)
- Organization for Eelam Refugee Rehabilitation (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. The study is being conducted in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia areas with Eritrean migrants who have been residing in the United States.
Funding Partners:
- Presidential Research Quest Fund (PERQ)
Community Partners:
- Bond Unbroken
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. The study was conducted with El Salvadorian families who have been residing in the Virginia, District of Columbia and Maryland.
Funding Partners:
- Presidential Research Quest Fund (PERQ)
Community Partners:
- Catholic Charities USA
Principal Investigator:
- Dr. Miriam Kuttikat
Southern Indian Immigrants
This study conducts an investigation on healthy aging outcomes among older adults from Southern Indian immigrant communities living in the DMV area of the U.S. Specifically, the study examines the intersections between locality and sociodemographic characteristics to better understand mobility, health, lifestyle trends, and living environments.
Principal Investigator:
- Dr. Miriam Kuttikat
Migrant Human Trafficking Survivors and Entrepreneurship
The objective of this project is to investigate the challenges to initiate entrepreneurship by migrant human trafficking survivors in the DMV. The study outcome will help to design trauma-informed training tools for organizations to train trafficking survivors to start their businesses.
Community Partners:
- Renewed Love Foundation
Principal Investigator:
- Dr. Miriam Kuttikat
- Ms. Oluwatobi Osobukola-Abubu