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Research interests
I am an interdisciplinary, mixed methods, health and social science researcher in the Domestic Violence and Abuse Health Group (DVAHG).
My primary research interest is healthcare and public health responses to gender-based violence. I also have a particular interest in 'DVA and...' - i.e., the intersection of DVA and other disadvantages or vulnerabilities.
Currently, I am PI on two studies: PRESSURE with co-PI Alison Gregory, an NIHR SPCR funded study exploring support-seeking and support needs of healthcare professionals who are experiencing, or have experienced, DVA themselves. A Research England-funded sister project with a former medical student, Dr Aimee Wilkinson, has explored DVA, sexual violence, and child maltreatment among University of Bristol medical students. I am PI on CancerDA, a Macmillan Cancer Support-funded project with Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse, in which I am evaluating an intervention that aims to enhance the cancer workforce response to DVA.
Previous projects include ADVANCE, HERA, and Recording & Sharing Domestic violence/abuse Information in Healthcare (RASDIH) - this project led to good practice recommendations.
Since 2012 I have worked as a volunteer and freelance researcher in gender-based violence. Specifically I have evaluated a peer support service for young women survivors of sexual violence, an ISVA service for sexual violence survivors with learning disabilities, a befriending service for sexual violence survivors with mental health needs, and a DVA/healthy relationships service for people aged 16-25 with unstable housing.
I teach on a range of under- and postgraduate units, I am the Deputy Lead for Research Methods on the MSc Public Health, and I co-supervise doctoral candidate Satya Shrestha as part of the HERA programme. I was part of decoloniseUoB (@decolUoB) and co-led a mapping of decolonising or decolonising-adjacent work around the University.
If you are interested in collaboration or supervision please get in touch.
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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R&SDIH: Recording & Sharing Domestic violence/abuse Information in Healthcare
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., Dheensa, S. & Halliwell, G. L.
18/06/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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HERA: HERA - Healthcare Responding to Violence and Abuse
Feder, G. S., Bacchus, L. J., Lambert, H. S., Colombini, M., Evans, M. A., Lewis, N., Lewis, N., Knipe, D., Dheensa, S., Capelas Barbosa, E., Hawcroft, C. S., Martens, P., D'Oliveira, A. F. P. L., Schraiber, L., Aguiar, J., Guida, C., Pereira, S., Azeredo, Y., dos Reis, M., Kalichman, B., Portilho, N., Shaheen, A., Alkaiyat, A. S., Hashaloom, R., Alkhayyat, A., Halaseh, R., Odeh, H., Jerries, I., Eshtayeh, S., Khanfer, H., Amer, M., Nazzal, Z., Devi Pun, K., Koju, R., Rishal, P., Raj Bhatta, P., Tiwari, S., Shrestha, S., Rajapakse, T. N., Dass, G. C., Mohamed Munas, M., Siriwardhana, P., De Silva, L., Silva, T., Aroos, A. & Garcia Moreno, C.
1/04/17 → 1/11/21
Project: Research
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 AccessFile7 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 AccessFile93 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 AccessFile1101 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 4 Invited talk
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World Congress on Genetic Counselling
Sandi Dheensa (Participant)
Oct 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk
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Postgraduate Bioethics Conference
Sandi Dheensa (Participant)
1 Sep 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk
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ELSI 2.0 Making Connections
Sandi Dheensa (Participant)
Apr 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk