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Jhumka Gupta

Public health researcher, Op-ed Project Public Voices Fellow Alum, Assistant Professor of Global & Community Health, George Mason University

Jhumka Gupta, ScD, is a social epidemiologist whose research focuses on gender-based violence against women and girls (e.g. intimate partner violence, sex trafficking). Specifically, she investigates the mental and reproductive health implications of gender-based violence, and conducts intervention studies aimed at reducing violence against women. Her primary focus is with vulnerable populations, both within and outside of the United States, and includes refugees, immigrants, and communities impacted by conflict.