As part of our commitment to education, we periodically share summaries of research on immigrant and refugee families with our community partners and the general public.
Below, please find brief summaries of research articles with implications for providers, programs, and policy-makers.
Articles particularly relevant to healthcare providers and institutions:
- Refugees’ Perspectives on Barriers to Communication about Trauma Histories in Primary Care, by P. Shannon and M. O’Daugherty (2012), summary by O. Tomfohrde
- Shamans and Conventional Care: Are we prepared? By G. Plotnikoff, C. Nurich, D. Yang, C. Wu, & P. Xiong (2002), summary by O. Tomfohrde
- Health and Healing: Traditional Medicine and the Karen Experience, by H. Oleson, S. Chute, A. O’Fallon, and N. Sherwood (2012), summary by J. Warner
- Torture, War Trauma, and Mental Health of Newly Arrived Karen Refugees, by P. Shannon, G. Vinson, E. Wieling, T. Cook, & J. Letts (2015) , summary by N. Fatiha
Articles particularly relevant to college counselors, educators, and administrators
- Negotiating Two Cultures: Hmong American College Women’s Experiences of Being a Daughter, by S. Peng and C. Solheim (2015), summary by N. Fatiha
- Analysis of Policies Toward Applications from Undocumented Immigrant Students at Big Ten Schools, by M. Alexio, J. Chin, K. Fennelly, & A. Shurilla (2012), summary by M. Kysylyczyn
Articles particularly relevant to researchers and funders
- Latinx mental health scholars’ experiences with cultural adaptation and implementation of systemic family interventions, by D. Cooper, E. Wieling, M. Domenech Rodriguez, D. Garcia-Huidogro, A. Baumann, A. Mejia, H. Le, E. Cardemil, and I. Acevedo-Polakovich (2019), summary by M. Kysylyczyn