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Education
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. Began Ph.D. (Psychology) 09/86 - 08/88
Alliant University, San Diego, California (Completed Ph.D., Clinical Psychology) 09/88 - 06/91
Additional Qualifications
B.A. (Psychology) Delhi University
M.A. (Clinical Psychology).1980-1982. Delhi University
M.Phil. (Medical and Social Psychology):1983-1986. National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India
Grants/Awards
Crown Point Community Foundation (2024). $15,000 Program Grant Award for Ashley’s House, a therapeutic ACEs based shelter for trafficked women and their children.
Foundations of East Chicago (2023)
$10,000 Operations Grant Award for Ashley’s House, a therapeutic ACEs based shelter for trafficked women and their children.
Foundations of East Chicago (2022)
$12,500 Operations Grant Award for Ashley’s House, a therapeutic ACEs based shelter for trafficked women and their children.
Crown Point Foundation
(2022). $52,000 Program Award for Ashley’s House, a therapeutic ACEs based shelter for trafficked women and their children.
Legacy Foundation
(2023). United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons Event Sponsorship.
Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
(2022): $52,000. Social Media Awareness Campaign for Human Trafficking (2021-2022) and Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (2022) $25,000 ADA Compliance for Ashley’s House.
Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
$250,000 grant awardee for Sexual Assault, human trafficking and Domestic Violence Training and Treatment (2019).
Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
$250,000 grant awardee for Sexual Assault, human trafficking and Domestic Violence Training and Treatment (2019).
Legacy Foundation
(2016) $20,000. Development of Group Therapy Curriculum and Program.
SAMHSA Grantee
(2015-2018) $441,000 NOW Is the TIME: Project AWARE-Community, Developed their Human Trafficking Training Module (identification of high-risk youth for mental illness/substance abuse in Illinois and Indiana with specialized training to the National Council for Behavioral Health (BCBH) instructors on identification of human trafficking minors in the community). Co-developed FREE program (first responder emotional engagement) with youth to identify high-risk youth for mental illness and substance abuse.
Research Associate
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Chicago (1996-1997).
Research Associate/Coordinator
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles (1990).
Research Assistant: Diabetes Management Project, USIU, California, 1989.
Research Assistantship: Department of Psychology and Human Development, Graduate School, Vanderbilt University, for a period of three years.