Amy Chanmugam
Biographic Data
| ID | 186275 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amy Chanmugam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amy |
| FAMILY NAME | Chanmugam |
| SIGNATURE | CHANMUGAM A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at San Antonio |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4797-7380 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Research recruitment methods when participant safety and stigma are concerns
Sticking to Their Guns
An abusive partner's access to a firearm is one of the strongest predictors of intimate partner homicide, and there is evidence that laws limiting abusers' access to firearms are associated with fewer fatalities. Yet, there is a movement to increase access to firearms as a strategy for self-protection among intimate partner violence (IPV) victims. The present study describes both firearm-related and non-firearm-related protective actions among vi…
The menu of bad options
This reflexive essay focuses on personal aspects of leadership, management, communication, and family experiences while chairing a U.S. social work program in higher education during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Management and leadership in context of the pandemic were also shaped by the author's research and practice perspectives, as well as personal identities and experiences. The essay explores learning some of the emotional boun…
Agency-Related Barriers Experienced by Families Seeking to Adopt From Foster Care
Although about 100,000 children in foster care await adoption, families approved to adopt encounter obstacles in the adoption process. This nationwide longitudinal study identified agency-related barriers faced by prospective adoptive parents. A pur-posively recruited sample of 300 families seeking to adopt from foster care completed an in-depth, semi-structured telephone interview and quarterly follow-up surveys until they either finalized a fos…
Perceptions of Empowerment Within and Across Partnerships in Community-Based Participatory Research
Although the concept of empowerment is a key principle of community-based participatory research (CBPR), little is known about how academic and community partners perceive empowerment during a CBPR process. CBPR partners' perceptions of the process were explored using semi-structured interviews with both partners in 10 CBPR partnerships that had completed projects addressing social determinants of health. Dyadic interview analysis was employed to…
Social Work Expertise and Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams
Journal Article Social Work Expertise and Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams Get access Amy Chanmugam Amy Chanmugam Amy Chanmugam, PhD, LCSW, is assistant professor, Department of Social Work, the University of Texas at San Antonio, 501 West Cesar Chavez Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78207-4414;. The author thanks Kimberly Hall Goodwin, for research assistance. She also appreciated valuable discussions on this topic with Leanne Alarid and Phil …
Got One Another's Backs
This Life Story study gained a comprehensive picture of experiences of young adolescents (ages 12–14) accompanying mothers in emergency domestic violence shelters. A holistic, chronological approach in interviews with an ethnically diverse sample of youth and their mothers (N = 27) yielded insights into perspectives on relationships. This article focuses on the complex thematic finding "interconnected family boundaries," a central dynamic in moth…
Pathways to Self-Sufficiency
This study examined the successes and challenges of refugee entrepreneurs by interviewing 50 refugees, service providers, and technical assistance providers. Qualitative data analyses revealed that successes and challenges occurred both at the individual and family levels as well as at the community and agency levels. The findings underscore the need to acknowledge the importance of the personal characteristics of the individual entrepreneurs, to…
Pathways to Self-Sufficiency
This study examined the successes and challenges of refugee entrepreneurs by interviewing 50 refugees, service providers, and technical assistance providers. Qualitative data analyses revealed that successes and challenges occurred both at the individual and family levels as well as at the community and agency levels. The findings underscore the need to acknowledge the importance of the personal characteristics of the individual entrepreneurs, to…
Got One Another's Backs
This Life Story study gained a comprehensive picture of experiences of young adolescents (ages 12–14) accompanying mothers in emergency domestic violence shelters. A holistic, chronological approach in interviews with an ethnically diverse sample of youth and their mothers (N = 27) yielded insights into perspectives on relationships. This article focuses on the complex thematic finding "interconnected family boundaries," a central dynamic in moth…
Perceptions of Empowerment Within and Across Partnerships in Community-Based Participatory Research
Although the concept of empowerment is a key principle of community-based participatory research (CBPR), little is known about how academic and community partners perceive empowerment during a CBPR process. CBPR partners' perceptions of the process were explored using semi-structured interviews with both partners in 10 CBPR partnerships that had completed projects addressing social determinants of health. Dyadic interview analysis was employed to…
Agency-Related Barriers Experienced by Families Seeking to Adopt From Foster Care
Although about 100,000 children in foster care await adoption, families approved to adopt encounter obstacles in the adoption process. This nationwide longitudinal study identified agency-related barriers faced by prospective adoptive parents. A pur-posively recruited sample of 300 families seeking to adopt from foster care completed an in-depth, semi-structured telephone interview and quarterly follow-up surveys until they either finalized a fos…
Pathways to Self-Sufficiency
This study examined the successes and challenges of refugee entrepreneurs by interviewing 50 refugees, service providers, and technical assistance providers. Qualitative data analyses revealed that successes and challenges occurred both at the individual and family levels as well as at the community and agency levels. The findings underscore the need to acknowledge the importance of the personal characteristics of the individual entrepreneurs, to…
Social Work Expertise and Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams
Journal Article Social Work Expertise and Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams Get access Amy Chanmugam Amy Chanmugam Amy Chanmugam, PhD, LCSW, is assistant professor, Department of Social Work, the University of Texas at San Antonio, 501 West Cesar Chavez Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78207-4414;. The author thanks Kimberly Hall Goodwin, for research assistance. She also appreciated valuable discussions on this topic with Leanne Alarid and Phil …
Got One Another's Backs
This Life Story study gained a comprehensive picture of experiences of young adolescents (ages 12–14) accompanying mothers in emergency domestic violence shelters. A holistic, chronological approach in interviews with an ethnically diverse sample of youth and their mothers (N = 27) yielded insights into perspectives on relationships. This article focuses on the complex thematic finding "interconnected family boundaries," a central dynamic in moth…
Agency-Related Barriers Experienced by Families Seeking to Adopt From Foster Care
Although about 100,000 children in foster care await adoption, families approved to adopt encounter obstacles in the adoption process. This nationwide longitudinal study identified agency-related barriers faced by prospective adoptive parents. A pur-posively recruited sample of 300 families seeking to adopt from foster care completed an in-depth, semi-structured telephone interview and quarterly follow-up surveys until they either finalized a fos…
Perceptions of Empowerment Within and Across Partnerships in Community-Based Participatory Research
Although the concept of empowerment is a key principle of community-based participatory research (CBPR), little is known about how academic and community partners perceive empowerment during a CBPR process. CBPR partners' perceptions of the process were explored using semi-structured interviews with both partners in 10 CBPR partnerships that had completed projects addressing social determinants of health. Dyadic interview analysis was employed to…
The menu of bad options
This reflexive essay focuses on personal aspects of leadership, management, communication, and family experiences while chairing a U.S. social work program in higher education during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Management and leadership in context of the pandemic were also shaped by the author's research and practice perspectives, as well as personal identities and experiences. The essay explores learning some of the emotional boun…
Sticking to Their Guns
An abusive partner's access to a firearm is one of the strongest predictors of intimate partner homicide, and there is evidence that laws limiting abusers' access to firearms are associated with fewer fatalities. Yet, there is a movement to increase access to firearms as a strategy for self-protection among intimate partner violence (IPV) victims. The present study describes both firearm-related and non-firearm-related protective actions among vi…
Research recruitment methods when participant safety and stigma are concerns
Sociology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Poison control (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Suicide prevention (4 works) · Domestic violence (3 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (3 works)