Subadra Panchanadeswaran | Faculty Profiles

Diplomas/Degrees

Post-Doc. Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health (2005)

Ph.D., University of Maryland School of Social Work, Baltimore, MD (2003)

MSW, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India (1991)

Recent Courses

Field Instruction I

Field Instruction II

Field Instruction II ( O Y R )

Field Instruction III

Field Instruction IV

Social Work Research II

Courses Previously Taught

Social Work Research- I

Social Work Research- II

Oppression, Diversity, and the Struggle for Human Rights

Specialization/Interests

Research Methods & Statistics.
Human Behavior and Theories.

Research Interests

Women's rights, Gender-based violence, HIV/AIDS, Substance use, Mental health and Trauma, Immigrant Women's Health.

International Experience

During the intersession of 2018, ten students studied International Social Work as part of the Study Abroad initiatives from the School of Social Work. I led this course with Dr. Hanna Kim (Anthropology) to Mumbai, India. For this endeavor, the academic partner was the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), the pre-eminent institution for social work education in India. During the almost 2-week period students participated in academic lectures on various topics in social work practice by TISS faculty and visited several urban, rural and tribal agencies that worked with marginalized populations. This rich experience was also augmented by visiting tourist attractions in Mumbai, shopping expeditions, as well as an exposure to the various regional cuisines of India.

Chapters

Chacko, S., Panchanadeswaran, S., & Vijayakumar, G. (2016). Sex work as Livelihood: Perspectives of women, men and transgender sex workers in Karnataka. In Women, Labour and Livelihoods in 21st century India. (invited book chapter). London: Palgrave/Macmillan.

Chacko, S., Vijayakumar, G., & Panchanadeswaran, S. (2016). Our secure beliefs and their insecure lives: Sex workers organize for change. (invited book chapter). Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, New Delhi, India: Sage Yoda Press.

Panchanadeswaran, S., Johnson, S.C., Go, V.F., Srikrishnan, A.K., Sivaram, S., Solomon, S., Bentley, M.E., & Celentano, D.D. (2008). Using the Theory of Gender and Power to examine experiences of partner violence, sexual negotiation, and risk of HIV/AIDS among economically disadvantaged women in Southern India (In Press). In McCloskey, K., & Sitaker, M. (Eds.). Backs Against the Wall: Battered women’s use of violence. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press.

Koverola, C., & Panchanadeswaran, S. (2003). Intervention with women of color: Intersection of victimization and cultural diversity. In Kendall-Tackett, K. (Eds.). Health Effects of Family Violence. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association..

Articles

Dushalieva, S., Panchanadeswaran, S., & Joshi, M. (2017). Leaving and beyond: Voices of survivors of domestic violence from Kyrgyzstan. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 00(0), 1-27.

Panchanadeswaran, S., Unnithan, A.M., Chacko, S., Brazda, M., & Kuruppu, S. (2017). What’s technology got to do with it? Exploring the Impact of Mobile Phones on Female Sex Workers’ Lives and Livelihood in India. Gender, Technology & Development, 21(1-2), 152-167. https://doi.org/10.1080/09718524.2017.1385318.

Panchanadeswaran, S., Vijayakumar, G., & Chacko, S. (2016). Unionizing sex workers: The Karnataka experience. Special Issue in Law, Politics & Society,71, 139-156.

Kyriakakis, S., Panchanadeswaran, S. & Edmond, T. (2015). Mexican immigrant women searching for a solution to intimate partner abuse: common breaking points and type of help needed. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, 13(1),1-18.

Vijayakumar, G., Chacko, S., & Panchanadeswaran, S. (2015). Sex workers and the informal labor movement in India. Global Labor Journal, 6(1), 79-96.

Vijayakumar, G., Chacko, S., & Panchanadeswaran, S. (2015). Sex workers join the labor movement in India. New Labor Forum, 24(2), 90-96.

Ting, L., & Panchanadeswaran, S. (2015). The interface between spirituality and violence in the lives of immigrant African women: Implications for help-seeking and service provision. Special Issue in Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma. 1-17.

Panchanadeswaran, S. Jayasundara, D. (2012). Experiences of drug use and parenting among women in substance abuse treatment: An exploratory study. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 22(8), 971-987.

Panchanadeswaran, S., & Araujo, B. (2011), How discrimination and stress affects self- esteem among Dominican immigrant women: An exploratory study. Social Work and Public Health, 26, 60-77.

Jayasundara, D., & Panchanadeswaran, S. (2011), Maternal mortality in developing countries: Applicability of Amartya Sen’s perspectives. Journal of Comparative Social Welfare, (accepted)..

Araujo, B.A., & Panchanadeswaran, S. (2010), Predictors of acculturative stress among Dominican immigrants in New York City. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 32, 216-231.

Panchanadeswaran, S., Frye, V., Nandi, V., Galea, S., Vlahov, D., & Ompad, D. (2010), Intimate partner violence and consistent condom use among drug-using women in New York City. Women & Health, 50, 107-124.

Panchanadeswaran, S., Johnson, S.C., Go, V.F., Srikrishnan, A.K., Sivaram, S., Solomon, S., Bentley, M.E., Zelaya, C., & Celentano, D.D. (2010), Violence against Women in India: A descriptive profile of abused female sex workers. Journal of Health, Population & Nutrition, 28, 211-220.

Ting, L., & Panchanadeswaran, S. (2009), Barriers and incentives to help seeking for African women survivors of partner abuse: Listening to women's own voices. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 18, 817-838..

Panchanadeswaran, S., Gielen, A., et al. (2009), Deriving abuser typology from women's self-reports: Utility for intervening with survivors of intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women (In Press)..

Panchanadeswaran, S., & Araujo, B. (2009), How discrimination and stress affects self-esteem among Dominican immigrant women: An exploratory study. Social Work & Public Health (In Press)..

Panchanadeswaran, S., Johnson, S.C., Go, V.F., Srikrishnan, A.K., Sivaram, S., Solomon, S., Zelaya, C, & Celentano, D.D. (2009), Violence Against Women in India: A descriptive profile of abused female sex workers. Journal of Health, Population & Nutrition (In Press)..

Panchanadeswaran, S., Johnson, S.C., Sivaram, S., A.K. Srikrishnan, Latkin, C., Zelaya, C.C., Bentley, M.E., Solomon, S., Go, V., & Celentano D.D. (2008), Intimate Partner Violence Is As Important As Client violence in Increasing Street-based Female Sex Workers’ Vulnerability to HIV in India. Special Issue of International Journal of Drug Policy.

Panchanadeswaran, S., El-Bassel N., Gilbert, L., Wu, E., & Chang, M. (2008), An Examination of the perceived Social Support Levels of Women in Methadone Maintenance Treatment who Experience Various Forms of Intimate Partner Violence. Women’s Health Issues, 18 (1), 35-43..

Panchanadeswaran, S., & McCloskey, L.A. (2007), Predicting the timing of women’s departure from abusive relationships. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22(1), 50-65..

Panchanadeswaran, S., Johnson, S.C., Mayer, K., Srikrishnan, A.K., Sivaram, S., Go,V.F., Solomon, S., Bentley, M.E., & Celentano, D.D. (2006), Gender Differences in STD Prevalence and Health Seeking Behavior in an Urban Setting in Southern India. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 82(6)., 491-495.

Panchanadeswaran, S., Koverola, C. (2005), The voices of battered women in India. Violence Against Women, 11(6), 736-758.

Cole, R., Panchanadeswaran, S., & Daining, C. (2004), Predictors of Job Satisfaction of Licensed Social Workers: Perceived Efficacy as a Mediator of the Relationship between Workload and Job Satisfaction. Journal of Social Service Research, 31(1), 1-12..

Natarajan, S (1999), Violence Against Women—Wife Battering in Chennai. Economic and Political Weekly, 28-33.

Nadkarni, V., & Natarajan, S. (1995), Report of a five-day Indo-US Workshop of ‘Behavioral Research on AIDS in India’. Tata Institute of Social Sciences..

Natarajan, S. (1992), In Search of Answers: Indian Women’s Voices from Manushi. Indian Journal of Social Work.

Conference Presentations

Panchanadeswaran, S., Joshi, M., Carrion, I., & Kim, H. Interdisciplinary lenses examine social justice: Faculty reflections on India study abroad programs. Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, November 8-11, 2018, Orlando: FL (Accepted).

Panchanadeswaran, S., Ting, L., & Araujo, B. Predicting IPV perpetration in a sample of participants in residential treatment for Substance Use Disorders. International Family Violence and Child Victimization Conference, July 15-17, 2018, Portsmouth: NH.

Panchanadeswaran, S., Chacko, S., Kuruppu, S., & Ting, L. Can you hear me NOW?? Mobile technology & sex work at the intersections of usefulness and vulnerability: Lessons for interventions and practice. 11^th International conference on interdisciplinary social sciences, 2-4 August, 2016.

Panchanadeswaran, S., Brazda, M., Barberii, J., & Chacko, S. Mobile phone technology and sex work in India: Boon or curse? Annual Conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, San Francisco, CA.

Vijayakumar, G., Chacko, S., & Panchanadeswaran, S. Making Sex Work Labor: Sex Worker Unionization and Informal Labor Politics in India. American Sociological Association Annual Conference, 16-19, August, San Francisco, CA.

Vijayakumar, G., Chacko, S., Panchanadeswaran, S. Intimate Unions: Sex workers’ labor activism in Karnataka, India. ISA World Congress of Sociology, 13-19 July, 2014, Yokohama, Japan.

Panchanadeswaran, S., Jayasinghe, T., & Saxena, M. Collaborating to end domestic violence in South Asian communities: What can we learn? Third International Conference on Practice Research, June 9-11, New York, NY.

Panchanadeswaran, S., Hwahng, S.J., Chacko, S. The complexity of negotiating HIV risk with clients and in private relationships: Experiences of female sex workers in India. 19^th International AIDS Conference, Washington, DC, July 22-27, 2012.

Kim, T. & Panchanadeswaran, S. How Social Welfare Expenditure Affects Globalization. International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Barcelona, Spain, June 25-28, 2012 (virtual presentation).

Panchanadeswaran, S., Kyriakakis, S., Chaudhuri, K., & Roldan, M. (2011). Straddling the challenges of service provision to Latino/a and South Asian survivors of IPV in the US--Practitioner perspectives. In Fourth Annual Conference on Sociology. Athens, Greece.

Jayasundara, D., & Panchanadeswaran, S. (2011). Sustainable development in the field of social work: The past and the present. In 17th International Consortium for Social Development Symposium. Dhaka, Bangladesh..

Jayasundara, D., & Panchanadeswaran, S. Sustainable development in the field of social work: The past and the present. 17^th International Consortium for Social Development Symposium, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 3-7, 2011.

Panchanadeswaran, S., El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., Wu, E., & Chang, M (2008). Profiling Perceived Social Supports of Women in Methadone Maintenance Treatment who report experiencing Intimate Partner Violence. In Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work Research. San Francisco, CA, January, 2007..

Panchanadeswaran, S., Johnson, S.C., Sivaram,S., A.K.Srikrishnan, Zelaya C.C., Bentley, M.E.., Solomon, S., Go, V.F., Celentano, D.D (2008). Sex Workers In India: Experiences Of Partner And Client Violence. In International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma. San Diego, CA., September, 2006..

Panchanadeswaran, S., Johnson, S.C., Sivaram,S., A.K.Srikrishnan, Zelaya, C.C., Bentley, M.E.., Solomon, S., Go, V.F., Celentano, D.D (2008). Vulnerability Of Female Sex Workers To HIV Infection In India: Examining The Intersections Of Violence, Sexual Coercion, And Alcohol Use. In International Conference on HIV/AIDS. Toronto, Canada, August, 2006..

Panchanadeswaran, S., & Patel, K (2008). Decisions to stay/leave abusive relationships: Experiences of battered women in India. In International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference. Portsmouth, NH, July, 2006..

Panchanadeswaran,S., Johnson, SC., Go, VF., A.K. Srikrishnan, Bentley, ME., Solomon, S., Sivaram, SS., & Celentano, DD (2008). An exploration of the linkages between domestic violence against women and alcohol use in India. In 9th International Conference on Family Violence. San Diego, CA, September, 2004..

Panchanadeswaran,S., Johnson, SC., Go, VF., A.K. Srikrishnan, Bentley, ME., Solomon, S., Sivaram, SS., & Celentano, DD (2008). Partner violence and HIV sexual risk behaviors among alcohol users in India. In International AIDS Conference. Bangkok, Thailand, July 2004..

Panchanadeswaran, S (2008). Help seeking behavior of battered women in India. In 8th International Conference on Family Violence. San Diego, CA, September, 2003.

Panchanadeswaran, S., DePanfilis, D., & McCloskey, L (2008). Woman abuse and the factors associated with leaving abusive relationships. In Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference. Washington, DC, January, 2003..

Panchanadeswaran, S., & Koverola, C (2008). Voices of battered women from a South Indian city. In International Association of Schools of Social Work Conference. Montpellier, France, July 2002..

Hisle-Gorman, B., Panchanadeswaran, S., & Harrington, D. (2008). Screening protocol for child maltreatment risk and reporting in evaluation research. In San Diego Conference on Responding to Child Maltreatment,. San Diego, CA, January, 2002.

, S., Kub, J., Snow-Jones, Alison., & Campbell, J.C. (2008). Partner Abuse and Alcohol Problems in a Sample of Female HMO Enrollees. In 7th International Family Violence Research Conference. Portsmouth, NH, July 2001.

Hisle-Gorman, B., & Panchanadeswaran, S. (2008). Safety for children in kinship care through the use of a screening protocol in research interviews. In Graduate Research Conference, University of Maryland.. Baltimore, MD, April, 2001..

Panchanadeswaran, S., Bryant, V., & Novak, K. (2008). A profile of kinship care-givers, their support systems and religiosity. In Graduate Research Conference, University of Maryland.. Baltimore, MD, April 2001.

Smith, P., Ramareddy, M., & Panchanadeswaran, S (2008). Maryland’s Subsidized Guardianship Project: Implications for Youth’s Well-being. In San Diego Conference on Responding to Child Maltreatment. San Diego, CA, 2001.

Invited Presentations

Panchanadeswaran, S. Straddling the micro and macro issues impacting sex workers: Violence, the subjective perceptions within sexual partnerships, unionizations and technology use. Invited speaker at the South and Central Asia Fulbright Conference, March 1-5, 2015, Hyderabad, India.

Panchanadeswaran, S., & Roy, B. Intervening with survivors of gender-based violence from the South Asian Diaspora in the United States. Invited talk at the AU Student Counseling Center Grand Rounds. October 6, 2014.

Panchanadeswaran, S. Invited speaker/panelist at the AU Collaboration Project titled: “What it Means to Tell Someone Else’s Story,” March 5, 2014.

Panchanadeswaran, S. Invited speaker/panelist at the Adelphi Community Reads panel, October 21, 2013.

Panchanadeswaran, S. Invited speaker/panelist at the Doctoral Students Panel at the Annual SSWR conference, January 14-17, 2010.

Panchanadeswaran, S. (2009, January). From student to doctoral candidate to post-doc: The journey. AnnualSociety for Social Work Research (SSWR) Conference.

Panchanadeswaran, S. (2008, February). Intersections of sex work, violence, and HIV vulnerability in India. Social and Behavioral Science Symposium, Adelphi University.

Panchanadeswaran, S (2007, June). Gender and public health: Focus on intersections of HIV/AIDS, violence and alcohol use in India. Summer Institute on “Psychosocial Aspects of Health and Illness”, Dept. of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health.

Panchanadeswaran, S., Johnson, S.C., Go, V.F., Srikrishnan, A.K., Bentley, M.E., Solomon, S., Sivaram, S., & Celentano, D.D. (2006). (2006, February). Partner violence and HIV sexual risk behaviors among male alcohol users in India. Indian Council for Medical Research-NIH meeting in Bangalore, India.

Panchanadeswaran, S., DePanfilis, D.D., & McCloskey, M.C (2004, March). Abuse and timing of women’s departure from abusive relationships. Presentation at a Brown-bag Seminar at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, Baltimore.

Other Work

UNPUBLISHED REPORTS

Panchanadeswaran, S. (1995). Edited the report on the experimental Tata Institute of Social Sciences Project ‘Special Cell for Women and Children’ at the Police Commissioner’s Office, Mumbai, India.

Panchanadeswaran, S. (1995). Report on the training program for Police Personnel by the Department of Family and Child Welfare, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India.

Panchanadeswaran, S. (1995). Report on a two-day inter-state consultation meeting on ‘Savings and Micro-credit for Women’ for Society for Promotion of Area Resource Center, Mumbai, India.

Panchanadeswaran, S. (1996). Report on a three-day strategy development workshop on ‘Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Tamil Nadu’ sponsored by USAID.

Panchanadeswaran, S. (1996). Report on a two-day workshop of sex workers for the National Commission for Women organized by the South India Aids Action Program, Chennai, India.

Grants

Faculty Development Grant,2021-2022 in Collaboration with HFSS, a faith-based South Asian community based organization in Tampa, FL. Research project title: 'Access and Utilization of services by immigrant South Asian female survivors of intimate partner violence: Implications for social work practice, policy and research.'

Fulbright-Nehru Scholar Award for Excellence in Research, 2014-2015.

Faculty Development Grant, 2010-2011, in collaboration with Sangama, an NGO in Bangalore, India.
Research Project Title: ‘EMPOWER’: Profiling the vulnerabilities and resiliencies of street and home-based female sex workers in India.

Faculty Development Grant, 2008-2009 in Collaboration with Basics, Inc., a not-for-profit agency in Bronx, New York. Research project title: Exploring vulnerability to HIV infection in the contexts of partner violence and substance use among women mandated to drug treatment.

Dissertations Chaired

Advisor: Kimberly Garrett, Doctoral student, Adelphi University School of Social Work

Advisor: Azahah Abu Hassan Shari, Doctoral Candidate, Adelphi University School of Social Work

Advisor: Joanna Contreras, Doctoral Candidate, Adelphi University School of Social Work

Theses Advised

2015-present Member, Dissertation Committee, Bernadine Waller, Doctoral Candidate, Adelphi University School of Social Work

2015-present Member, Dissertation Committee, Emmanuel Bioh, Doctoral Candidate, Adelphi University School of Social Work

2013-present Member, Dissertation Committee, Karime Molina, Doctoral Candidate, Adelphi University School of Social Work

2010-2016 External Member of Doctoral Dissertation Committee. Ms. Saltanat Dushalieva, Univ of Maryland School of Social Work Topic: Lived experiences of Kyrgyz women survivors of domestic violence

Honors and Accomplishments

2016 Faculty Excellence in Scholarship Award, Adelphi University

2014-2015 U.S. Fulbright-Nehru Scholar Award

2014 Nominated for the Faculty Excellence in Scholarship Award, Adelphi University

2014 Center of Health Innovation (CHI) Summer Scholar, Adelphi University

2003 Nominated to the Society for Social Work Research’s ‘Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award’.

2003 Ph.D. Dissertation awarded ‘Honorable Mention’ at the Society for Social Work Research’s Annual Conference.

2001 ‘Graduate Merit Award’, University of Maryland.

1991 ‘Outstanding Field Work Student’, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India.

Community Outreach

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

2017 Consulting on Program Development for Sakhi for South Asian Women, New York.

2017-Present Research Consultant to the Research Center for Interventions on Violence against Women: Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

Project: Evaluation of Special Cell for Women and Children in Maharashtra State

2015-Present Advisory Board Member, Information Technology for Change, (ITfC, an NGO), Bengaluru, India

2014-2015 Mentor for Dr. Njeri Kagotho, HIV Intervention Science Training Program (HISTP) for Underrepresented New Investigators, Columbia University School of Social Work

2012- Present Editorial Board Member, Social Work in Health Care Journal

2010- 2014 Board Member, Sakhi for South Asian Women, New York

2006-2010 Volunteer, Sakhi for South Asian Women, New York

2005-2012 Advisory Board Member, CHAI (Counselors Helping Asians & Indians, Inc., Baltimore, MD.

2009-2011 Board Member, NASW-NYC

2009-2010 Member, New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault’s Research Wing: ARISE

Professional Activities

2007- Present: Asst.Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.

Journal Reviewer: Violence Against Women.

Member:

National Association of Social Workers

Society for Social Work Research

Society for Prevention Research

Council on Social Work Education

American Public Health Association

Phi Kappa Phi

Member, CHAI (Counselors Helping Asians & Indians, Inc.), Baltimore, MD.

Trained Volunteer, SAKHI—an organization working with abused South Asian women, New York, NY.

2010-Present: Board Member, Sakhi for South Asian Women.
2009- Present: NASW-NYC, Board Member, Nominations Committee.
2008- Present: Advisory Board Member, CHAI--Counselors Helping Asians, Inc., Baltimore, MD.

University Service

SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Fall 2016- present Director, Ph.D. Program, AUSSW

Fall 2017- Senator, Member of the AU Senate Executive Committee

Fall 2013-Spring 2016 Elected Member, FCRTP, University-wide Committee, AU

Fall 2015-present Member, Program Growth Committee, AUSSW

Spring 2016-2017 Member, Advisory Committee to the Faculty Center for Professional Excellence (FCPE), University-wide Committee, AU

Fall 2011- Fall 2014 Chair, Research Sequence Committee, AUSSW

2011-2014 Member, Field Education Committee, AUSSW

2007- present Member, Doctoral Program Committee, AUSSW

2008- 2014 Member, Advisory Committee to the Faculty Center for Professional Excellence (FCPE), University-wide Committee, AU

2010-2011 Member, Research Advisory Group, Center for Health Initiatives

University-wide Committee, AU

2007-present Member, Research Sequence Committee, AUSSW

2007-2009 Member, Academic Standards Committee, AUSSW