Associate Professor
University of Wyoming
Dr. Neely Mahapatra is currently an Associate Professor in the Division of Social Work at University of Wyoming, Laramie. At UW, she has taught, ‘Research Methods’ (BSW, MSW), ‘Introduction to Social Work’, ‘Human Behavior in the Social Environment I & II’, ‘Social Work Policy’, ‘Domestic Violence’, ‘International Interpersonal Violence’, and ‘International Social Work: A British Perspective’ (a study abroad course). Her research interests are in three clearly defined areas: (1) collaboration and development of best practices with women and victimization, facilitate multidisciplinary research in the field of interpersonal violence and victimization against minority women (primarily immigrant South Asian women), and refugees and immigrant populations. She is committed to research that leads to the development of prevention program/strategies to end violence against women in South Asian communities in the U.S., the Indian subcontinent and South Asian diaspora in other countries; (2) to collaborate and develop best practices that address the needs of victims/survivors of human trafficking in Wyoming and the U.S., and; (3) international social work that extends from her teaching to her research interests as well, particularly in the area of violence against women, and more recently, exploring factors related to work-family conflicts and its impact on intimate relationships and parent-child relations among highly-skilled South Asian immigrants in the U.S.
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