B-STRONG
The B-STRONG Lab is directed by Dr. Ashwini T. Pandey at Augusta University, devoted to improving the health & resilience of families affected by family violence.
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B-STRONG
Summerville Campus
Ashwini T. Pandey, PhD
B-STRONG Director
Zach Hoffman, MS
Research Associate
@bstronglab
B-Strong Lab Members
Ashwini T. Pandey, PhD
- Director, B-Strong Lab
- Graduate from Georgia State University
Research Interests: Reducing health disparities among high-risk and victimized populations in family
violence and context
Fun Fact: I love dessert
Research interests: Workplace mental health and well-being, suicidal ideation and help-seeking behavior, trauma informed care, and health equity; qualitative research methodologies.
Fun Fact: Zach practices 16th century German longsword in the style of Joachim Meyer and has hopes of one day starting a fencing club!
Angel Greer
- Research Assistant
- Clinical Counseling M.S. Psychology Student
Research Interests: Trauma psychology, sexual violence, comorbidities in trauma response, mindfulness-based
interventions, and treatment outcomes for victims of interpersonal violence
Fun Fact: In my last apartment, there were 40+ plants!
Vanessa Browning
- Research Assistant
- General Experimental M.S Psychology Student
Research interests: Personality; anxiety; trauma; how early life experiences shape personality traits
and pathology.
Fun fact: I love animals!
Zahra Farooqi
- CURS Research Student
- B.S. Cell & Molecular Biology Student
- SGA Senator
- Professional Scholars Program BS/MD
Research Interests: Health equity, mental health, maternal and child health, social determinants of health,
addressing health disparities in vulnerable populations.
Fun Fact: I play the cello!
Jhaanvi Panchal
- CURS Research Student
- B.S. Cell & Molecular Biology Student
- Honors Program
Research Interests: Pediatric health equity, child and adolescent behavioral health, childhood adversity and mental health, health inequities in marginalized and underserved populations, family-centered care, and community-engaged research.
Fun Fact: I am an avid thespian!
Publications
- Durbha, S.*, Moore, J., Kashyap, N.*, Self-Brown, S., & Tiwari. A. (2025). A Statewide Analysis of Child Maltreatment and COVID-19 Vaccination and Health Outcomes. Child Protection & Practice. 4, 1-8. Read
- Tiwari, A., Johnson, Z.*, McCann, C*., Hoffman, Z., Jaremski, J., Durbha, S.*, Bemiller, M., & Reese, N. (2025). A Scoping Review of the Effects of Loss During Childhood Across the Lifespan: A Protocol Paper. Child Protection and Practice. 4. Read
- Datta, B. K., Tiwari, A. & Glenn, L. (Dec 2024). Association between child marriage and high blood glucose level in women: A birth cohort analysis. Public Health in Practice, 8, 100556. Read
- Datta, B. K., Tiwari, A., Abdelgawad, Y. H. & Wasata, R. (Dec 2024), Hysterectomy and medical financial hardship among U.S. women. Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, 42, 101019. Read
- Datta, B. K., Tiwari, A., Jahan, M., Torres, N. & Attari, S. (Dec 2024). Spousal age difference and risk of hypertension in women: evidence from India. Journal of Human Hypertension, 38, 12, p. 851-859 9 p., e030765. Read
- Katz, C., Katz, I., Attrash-Najjar, A., Jacobson, M., Chang, O. D., Collin-Vézina, D., Fouché, A., Kaawa-Mafigiri, D., Korbin, J. E., Levine, D. T., Maguire-Jack, K., Massarweh, N., Munir, A., Muñoz, P., Nieminen, I., Paavilainen, E., Priolo-Filho, S., Ståhlberg, M., Tiwari, A. & Truter, E. & 3 others (Jan 1 2024). What has COVID-19 taught us about safeguarding children from maltreatment? Lessons Learned from an International Study The Routledge Handbook of Child and Family Social Work Research: Knowledge-Building, Application, and Impact. Taylor and Francis, p. 344-363 20. Read
- Garner, J. B., Self-Brown, S., Emery, V., Wootten, K. & Tiwari, A. (Jan 2024). COVID-19 and Caregiver Risk Factors for Child Maltreatment: The Pandemic in Review. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse. 25, 1, p. 613-629 17. Read