Swasati Handique, MSW, Ph.D Student (she/her/hers)

Graduate Research Assistant
University of Texas at Arlington

I am a community-based social worker, and a Ph.D. student at the University of Texas, Arlington. My research focuses 1) on exploring the experiences of older adults and their informal caregivers who are receiving palliative or end-of-life care or undergoing chronic, terminal, or life-limiting illnesses, 2) examining the social inequalities and disparities that accompany the treatment of chronically ill older patients and how these factors impact both diagnosis and treatment outcomes. I employ a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods in her research. I am an international student from India who holds a MSW from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India.

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Presentation(s):

• Invisible pillars: Scoping review of challenges faced by informal caregivers in home-based palliative care

• The mediating relationship between COVID-19 concerns and physical health of older adults in US