Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar
Associate Professor
Certifications:
PhD, MPH, MPHC, CGM
Campus Address:
Skinner Hall 220
Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan: Ph.D. in International Health (2007)
Graduate School of Medicine, The Flinders University of South Australia, Australia: Masters in Primary Health Care (2002)
Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Nepal: Certificate in General Medicine (1992), Bachelors in Public Health (1997), Masters in Public Health (2001)
Active Research Project
National Institute of Mental Health, NIH (R34MH118396): Principal Investigator
Title: Reducing stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms via a family-center preventive intervention for immigrants: a randomized controlled feasibility trial
Aims: Research focuses on developing community-based preventative behavioral health interventions that reduce the burden of mental health disparity. The research project will develop, implement and pilot test the first culturally-tailored, family-based, low-cost, scalable, multi-component preventative behavior intervention to reduce stress and prevent mental health problems among immigrants.
