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Research interests
I am an applied social scientist in the Domestic Violence/Abuse and Health Research Group (DVAHG). My primary research interest is healthcare and public health responses to gender-based violence.
I currently work on ADVANCE, an NIHR-funded RCT that is testing a group therapy to reduce intimate partner violence and abuse among men receiving substance use treatment. I concurrently work as a researcher and capacity-strengthening co-lead on HERA2, an NIHR global health project enhancing healthcare responses to domestic violence/abuse in low-middle income countries
In 2020 I led the Recording & Sharing Domestic violence/abuse Information in Healthcare (R&SDIH) project, a workstream on the Pathfinder initiative. This project led to best practice guidelines for health settings and I continue to work on their dissemination.
Since 2012, I have also worked as a consultant for local third-sector organisations evaluating services and developing strategy/policy on violence against women and women’s health.
I teach on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate units, supervise medical students, and co-supervise PhD student Satya Shrestha. I am also DVAHG coordinator, organising team meetings and guest speakers. I am moreover part of decoloniseUoB (@decolUoB) co-leading work around decolonising research.
If you are interested in collaboration or supervision, or would like to present at a future DVAHG meeting, please contact me on sandi.dheensa@bristol.ac.uk
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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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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
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Sharing reports about domestic violence and abuse with general practitioners: a qualitative interview study
Pitt, K. S., Dheensa, S., Feder, G. S., Johnson, E. C., Man, M-S., Roy, J., Williamson, E. & Szilassy, E., 23 Jun 2020, In: BMC Family Practice. 21, 10 p., 117 (2020).Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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"From taboo to routine": a qualitative evaluation of a hospital-based advocacy intervention for domestic violence and abuse
Dheensa, S., Halliwell, G., Daw, J., Jones, S. K. & Feder, G., 21 Feb 2020, In: BMC Health Services Research. 20, 1, p. 129Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus)
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