Rita Dhungel
Biographic Data
| ID | 130991 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rita Dhungel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rita |
| FAMILY NAME | Dhungel |
| SIGNATURE | DHUNGEL R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Fraser Valley |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0390-5350 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Travelling virtually to Nepal
This article shares findings from a research study that sought to evaluate the strengths and challenges of a virtually delivered, short-term international social work group study program (GSP) to Nepal that took place in Spring 2021 and 2022. This GSP entitled Community and Sustainable Development: Collaborative Field Study in Nepal was delivered virtually, in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic travel restrictions. Despite the obvious drawb…
Challenges and Resiliency
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic is a global public health and social justice issue. HIV continues to disproportionately affect marginalized populations, including immigrants and refugees living with HIV (IRLHIV). This study investigated and captured the experiences of IRLHIV using the social determinants of health framework. This study examined the intersecting factors affecting the health and well-being of IRLHIV in Alberta, Cana…
Stigma, discrimination, and resilience
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mental and psychosocial well-being of immigrants and refugees living with HIV (IRLHIV) amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada. Design/methodology/approach This study used a mixed-methods approach. A cross-sectional survey ( n = 124) was administered for the quantitative part of the study, and a photovoice ( n = 13) was used for the qualitative part of the study. Findings The analysis gene…
Employment Barriers for Racialized Immigrants
This article explores the strategies used by government-sponsored institutions dedicated to addressing systemic barriers to employment for racialized immigrants in Edmonton. The research involved conducting in-depth semi-structured interviews with service providers, employment program coordinators from different settlement and employment agencies, and a research and training centre operating in Edmonton, Alberta. The first objective is to underst…
Breaking Isolation
In the early months of COVID-19's proliferation through Canadian communities, the now largely documented uneven impacts and burdens of the illness were emerging. Among the early COVID-19 casualties were workers in Alberta's meatpacking plants, with infection rates so high that the news quickly gained international attention. The Cargill meatpacking plant, overwhelmingly staffed by temporary foreign workers with no permanent status or citizenship …
You are a Besya ”
This article exposes the prevalence of microaggressions as experienced by female sex-trafficking survivors in their everyday lives. Using a case example from Nepal, this article investigates the under-researched experiences of microaggressions against trafficking survivors and their cumulative effects on their lives. A participatory action research (PAR) process was used with eight trafficking survivors to delineate and explore categories of micr…
Breaking Isolation
In the early months of COVID-19's proliferation through Canadian communities, the now largely documented uneven impacts and burdens of the illness were emerging. Among the early COVID-19 casualties were workers in Alberta's meatpacking plants, with infection rates so high that the news quickly gained international attention. The Cargill meatpacking plant, overwhelmingly staffed by temporary foreign workers with no permanent status or citizenship …
You are a Besya ”
This article exposes the prevalence of microaggressions as experienced by female sex-trafficking survivors in their everyday lives. Using a case example from Nepal, this article investigates the under-researched experiences of microaggressions against trafficking survivors and their cumulative effects on their lives. A participatory action research (PAR) process was used with eight trafficking survivors to delineate and explore categories of micr…
Stigma, discrimination, and resilience
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mental and psychosocial well-being of immigrants and refugees living with HIV (IRLHIV) amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada. Design/methodology/approach This study used a mixed-methods approach. A cross-sectional survey ( n = 124) was administered for the quantitative part of the study, and a photovoice ( n = 13) was used for the qualitative part of the study. Findings The analysis gene…
You are a Besya ”
This article exposes the prevalence of microaggressions as experienced by female sex-trafficking survivors in their everyday lives. Using a case example from Nepal, this article investigates the under-researched experiences of microaggressions against trafficking survivors and their cumulative effects on their lives. A participatory action research (PAR) process was used with eight trafficking survivors to delineate and explore categories of micr…
Breaking Isolation
In the early months of COVID-19's proliferation through Canadian communities, the now largely documented uneven impacts and burdens of the illness were emerging. Among the early COVID-19 casualties were workers in Alberta's meatpacking plants, with infection rates so high that the news quickly gained international attention. The Cargill meatpacking plant, overwhelmingly staffed by temporary foreign workers with no permanent status or citizenship …
Employment Barriers for Racialized Immigrants
This article explores the strategies used by government-sponsored institutions dedicated to addressing systemic barriers to employment for racialized immigrants in Edmonton. The research involved conducting in-depth semi-structured interviews with service providers, employment program coordinators from different settlement and employment agencies, and a research and training centre operating in Edmonton, Alberta. The first objective is to underst…
Challenges and Resiliency
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic is a global public health and social justice issue. HIV continues to disproportionately affect marginalized populations, including immigrants and refugees living with HIV (IRLHIV). This study investigated and captured the experiences of IRLHIV using the social determinants of health framework. This study examined the intersecting factors affecting the health and well-being of IRLHIV in Alberta, Cana…
Stigma, discrimination, and resilience
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mental and psychosocial well-being of immigrants and refugees living with HIV (IRLHIV) amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada. Design/methodology/approach This study used a mixed-methods approach. A cross-sectional survey ( n = 124) was administered for the quantitative part of the study, and a photovoice ( n = 13) was used for the qualitative part of the study. Findings The analysis gene…
Travelling virtually to Nepal
This article shares findings from a research study that sought to evaluate the strengths and challenges of a virtually delivered, short-term international social work group study program (GSP) to Nepal that took place in Spring 2021 and 2022. This GSP entitled Community and Sustainable Development: Collaborative Field Study in Nepal was delivered virtually, in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic travel restrictions. Despite the obvious drawb…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Immigration (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Pandemic (3 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (2 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Disease (2 works)