Catie interviews Dr. Abha Rai, Assistant Professor at the Loyola University Chicago School of

Social Work and Associate Director for the Center for Immigrant and Refugee Accompaniment

at the Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work. They speak about culturally-responsive

ways of connecting with immigrant communities and the importance of using or creating

culturally-responsive instruments to collect prevalence rates of domestic violence. Dr. Rai

discusses her research on in-law abuse in South Asian communities as well as the role of

bystander intervention in immigrant communities.

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to

violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to

some listeners.

Development of B.R.A.K.E. the Cycle: A Culturally Responsive Bystander Intervention for South

Asian Immigrants in the United States

Systematic Review of the Psychometric Properties of Culturally Responsive Domestic Violence

Measures