Jhumka Gupta, ScD, MPH
Bio:
Jhumka Gupta, ScD, MPH, is associate professor in the Department of Global and Community Health within the College of Health and Human Services at George Mason University. Her research program applies a social epidemiology framework toward advancing the science of gender-based violence against women and girls (e.g., intimate partner violence, sex trafficking). Specifically, she investigates the mental and reproductive health implications of gender-based violence, and conducts intervention studies aimed at reducing violence against women. Her primary focus is with vulnerable populations, both within and outside of the United States, including refugees, immigrants, and communities impacted by conflict.
A new report from the United Nations shows the prevalence of femicide throughout the world. Two scholar-activists call for addressing root causes.
While necessary to combat the spread of COVID-19, sheltering in place has been shown to exacerbate domestic violence.
In Rural Tamil Nadu, Child Marriage Was Already Rampant. Then Came the Pandemic.
