Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
I've led and co-led interdisciplinary health-related research for 15+ years.
I design and evaluate healthcare / public health-based domestic abuse interventions for underserved groups (e.g., people with addictions/cancer) and conduct evidence syntheses and primary research to inform interventions.
My methodological expertise is in qualitative methods, document analysis, and survey development.
I lead/led:
- PHRIDA (and previously PRESSURE) about healthcare professionals' own experiences of domestic abuse.
- A sister project exploring domestic abuse, sexual violence and abuse, and childhood maltreatment among medical students.
- CancerDA, a Macmillan Cancer Support-funded project with STADA, which enhanced the cancer workforce response to domestic abuse and led to a Cancer & Domestic Abuse toolkit.
- Recording & Sharing Domestic abuse Information in Healthcare (RASDIH), which led to national good practice recommendations
I also work on REPROVIDE, evaluating a domestic abuse perpetrator programme, and TAP Care, exploring trauma-informed care in community mental health services.
I previously worked on:
- ADVANCE - an evaluation of an intimate partner violence and substance use disorder integrated programme for men.
- HERA - on improving healthcare responses to domestic abuse in Brazil, Palestine, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.
I have conducted local service evaluations on:
- a peer support service for young women survivors of sexual violence
- an advocacy service for sexual violence survivors with learning disabilities
- a befriending service for sexual violence survivors with mental health needs
- a healthy relationships service for people aged 16-25 with unstable housing.
I have been an editor at BMC Women's Health and PLOS One. I also co-led a mapping of decolonising or decolonising-adjacent work in the University.
My broader interests are in mental health, trauma, and health inequalities. I'm keen to build international research partnerships to foster knowledge-exchange. Please get in touch to discuss collaboration or evaluation.
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Research output
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Sharing information about domestic violence and abuse in healthcare: an analysis of English guidance and recommendations for good practice
Dheensa, S. & Feder, G., 16 Jun 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 6, p. 1-11 e057022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)91 Downloads (Pure) -
Healthcare Professionals’ Own Experiences of Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Meta-Analysis of Prevalence and Systematic Review of Risk Markers and Consequences
Dheensa, S., McLindon, E., Spencer, C., Pereira, S., Shresta, S., Emsley, E. S. & Gregory, A. C., 3 Jan 2022, In: Trauma, Violence, and Abuse. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Open AccessFile19 Citations (Scopus)619 Downloads (Pure) -
Recording and sharing information about domestic violence/abuse in the health service: Research report and good practice recommendations for healthcare
Dheensa, S., 15 Aug 2020, Pathfinder consortium. 113 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Open AccessFile1842 Downloads (Pure)
Projects
- 3 Finished
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R&SDIH: Recording & Sharing Domestic violence/abuse Information in Healthcare
Dheensa, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/01/20 → 31/07/20
Project: Consultancy
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ADVANCE: Advancing theory and treatment approaches for males in substance misuse treatment who perpetrate intimate partner violence (Programme ADVANCE)
Feder, G. S. (Principal Investigator), Dheensa, S. (Researcher) & Halliwell, G. L. (Researcher)
18/06/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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HERA: HERA - Healthcare Responding to Violence and Abuse
Feder, G. S. (Principal Investigator), Bacchus, L. J. (Co-Investigator), Lambert, H. S. (Co-Investigator), Colombini, M. (Co-Investigator), Evans, M. A. (Co-Investigator), Lewis, N. (Co-Investigator), Lewis, N. (Co-Investigator), Knipe, D. (Co-Investigator), Dheensa, S. (Co-Investigator), Capelas Barbosa, E. (Researcher), Hawcroft, C. S. (Manager), Martens, P. (Administrator), D'Oliveira, A. F. P. L. (Principal Investigator), Schraiber, L. (Co-Investigator), Aguiar, J. (Researcher), Guida, C. (Researcher), Pereira, S. (Researcher), Azeredo, Y. (Researcher), dos Reis, M. (Researcher), Kalichman, B. (Researcher), Portilho, N. (Researcher), Shaheen, A. (Principal Investigator), Alkaiyat, A. S. (Co-Investigator), Hashaloom, R. (Researcher), Alkhayyat, A. (Researcher), Halaseh, R. (Researcher), Odeh, H. (Researcher), Jerries, I. (Researcher), Eshtayeh, S. (Researcher), Khanfer, H. (Researcher), Amer, M. (Researcher), Nazzal, Z. (Researcher), Devi Pun, K. (Principal Investigator), Koju, R. (Co-Investigator), Rishal, P. (Co-Investigator), Raj Bhatta, P. (Researcher), Tiwari, S. (Researcher), Shrestha, S. (Researcher), Rajapakse, T. N. (Principal Investigator), Dass, G. C. (Researcher), Mohamed Munas, M. (Researcher), Siriwardhana, P. (Researcher), De Silva, L. (Researcher), Silva, T. (Researcher), Aroos, A. (Researcher) & Garcia Moreno, C. (Co-Investigator)
1/04/17 → 1/11/21
Project: Research
Activities
- 4 Invited talk
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World Congress on Genetic Counselling
Dheensa, S. (Participant)
Oct 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk
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Postgraduate Bioethics Conference
Dheensa, S. (Participant)
1 Sept 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk
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ELSI 2.0 Making Connections
Dheensa, S. (Participant)
Apr 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk