Dr. Shaifali Sandhya, PhD.

The staggering influx of refugees presents unique challenges to host nations; the factor driving the global refugee crisis of the modern refugee experience is unprecedented psychological trauma. For example, before they escape their country, the typical Syrian refugee’...

Photo credit: Mohamad Abazeed in Syria

On November 8th, 2017, Dr. Sandhya will present her on-the-ground field research among refugees; it will provide a unique perspective on the five unique traumas endured by female refugees. Hear their stories in their own words and...

The refugee persecution the U.N. describes fuels their exodus but the failure of the countries that compose the U.N. to create legal pathways to safety for refugees cedes control to smugglers.

Dr. Shaifali Sandhya will give a talk on “Can Germany’s Newest Refugees Become “European”? Negotiating Self-Identity in the Wake of Psychological Trauma” on May 19, 2017 at The University of Bonn, Germany.

“Across Europe, migrating Muslim refugees are transforming it’s...

Rewarding’ Immigrant Experience Compels Chicagoan to Aid Refugees

Kristen Thometz | March 3, 2017 3:46 pm

Chicagoan Shaifali Sandhya knows what it’s like to be a foreigner.

“Being an immigrant is an incredibly rewarding experience, especially in America because you’r...

‘Nobody knows my heart is crying’ 

By Todd Stump

Everyone in Arbaz’s family is dead.

One brother disappeared more than two decades ago and another died after losing a leg in a bombing and an arm to the Taliban, who sawed it off at the shoulder.

Arbaz’s hosts have generou...

This is part 1 of a 3-part series on the Mental Health On A College Campus: the soaring levels of stress and suicide on college campuses, particularly among Asian-American women; the difference between anxiety and depression; and what colleges can do to instill a sense...

The New York Times publishes Dr. Shaifali Sandhya's letter in response to Seth Stephens-Davidowitz piece (“Searching for Sex,” Sunday Review, Jan. 25)