Pushpanjali Dashora

Biography

Human development in the context of poverty and homelessness. Awards 2008-2009: Graduate Research Fellowship, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University 2008-2009: Edith M. Slabaugh Scholarship (Graduate Research) Florence Levy Miller and I. George Miller Memorial Scholarship, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University 2008-2009: Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship (AGGRS), The Graduate School, The Ohio State University 2009: Jacobs Foundation International Travel Award, The Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, Colorado, April, 2009 2008: Travel Award, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University

Research Interest

Research Interests: Dr. Dashora's research interests include: homelessness; poverty; child and adolescent development; participatory action research; and qualitative analysis. Primarily, her research focus is on marginalized populations such as homeless adolescents and families. Dr. Dashora's research aims to empower marginalized adolescents and families and to intervene at individual and policy levels of the ecological system. In addition, Dr. Dashora is interested in examining socio-emotional behaviors (such as attachment, self-efficacy, and coping), mental health and well-being among homeless youth and families. Research funding: 2015-16: Support for the Advancement of Scholarship (SAS) research grant - Impact of a transitional supportive housing on homeless youth: a pilot study - $4961 2012-13: Alberta Secretariat for Action on Homelessness - Empowering homeless individuals in Fort McMurray - $10,000