Faculty Profile

Dalia Chowdhury

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Rehabilitation and Health Services
College
College of Health and Public Service

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 2015. 
Major: Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology
Dissertation Title: The Human Service Provider Competence about Reporting Violence on Women with Disability scale: Development and validation.
MS, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 2011. 
Major: Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology
MA, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, 2009. 
Major: Applied Sciences and Arts
MA, Jadavpur University, 2001. 
Major: Literature
BA, Jadavpur University, 1999. 
Major: Literature
Dissertation Title: n/a





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
ADDS 4375.001, Addiction Counseling and Groups, Spring 2023 Syllabus
ADDS 4275.900, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Spring 2023 Syllabus


          
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    ADDS 4275.900, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4300.900, Introduction to Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADDS 4275.900, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Summer 10W 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADDS 4275.900, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4300.900, Introduction to Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADDS 4275.900, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4300.900, Introduction to Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 5900.004, Special Problems, Fall 2021 
                    

                    RHAB 4275.900, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Summer 10W 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 5724.900, Disability and the Family System, Summer 10W 2021  SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4275.900, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 5740.900, Rehabilitation  Assessment, Spring 2021  SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 5740.950, Rehabilitation  Assessment, Spring 2021  SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4275.900, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Fall 2020  SPOT
                    

                    HLSR 6950.004, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2020 
                    

                    RHAB 5740.001, Rehabilitation  Assessment, Fall 2020  SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4275.900, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Summer 10W 2020 
                    

                    RHAB 5724.900, Disability and the Family System, Summer 10W 2020 
                    

                    RHAB 5724.950, Disability and the Family System, Summer 10W 2020 
                    

                    RHAB 4275.900, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    RHAB 4275.950, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    RHAB 5740.900, Rehabilitation  Assessment, Spring 2020 
                    

                    RHAB 5740.950, Rehabilitation  Assessment, Spring 2020 
                    

                    RHAB 4275.810, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 5740.001, Rehabilitation  Assessment, Fall 2019  SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4275.810, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Summer 10W 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 5724.810, Disability and the Family System, Summer 10W 2019  SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 5900.810, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2019 
                    

                    RHAB 4275.810, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4275.820, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Spring 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    RHAB 5740.810, Rehabilitation  Assessment, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 5900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2019 
                    

                    RHAB 5900.820, Special Problems, Spring 2019 
                    

                    RHAB 4275.810, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4275.820, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 5740.001, Rehabilitation  Assessment, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4275.810, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Summer 10W 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4275.820, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Summer 10W 2018 Syllabus
                    

                    RHAB 5724.810, Disability and the Family System, Summer 10W 2018  SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4275.810, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 5742.810, Professional and Ethical Issues in Rehabilitation Case Management, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4275.810, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 5740.001, Rehabilitation  Assessment, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4275.810, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Summer 10W 2017  SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 5250.810, Topics in Rehabilitation, Summer 10W 2017  SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4275.810, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4300.810, Introduction to Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4300.820, Introduction to Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4275.810, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 4275.820, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Fall 2016 Syllabus
                    

                    RHAB 5732.610, Principles of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Recovery, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 5732.810, Principles of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Recovery, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    RHAB 5732.820, Principles of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Recovery, Fall 2016 
                    

                    RHAB 4275.810, Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Summer 10W 2016 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Journal Article
Chowdhury, D.  (2022). Women with disabilities and femicide: A call for research. Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40737-022-00302-7
Chowdhury, D., Lund, E. M., Carey, C. D., Lee, Q.  (2021). Intersection of discriminations: Experiences of women with disabilities with advanced degrees in professional sector in the United States. Rehabilitation Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000419
Chowdhury, D.  (2021). Developing a trauma-informed workforce for the opioid crisis in rural settings: A case study. Journal of Mental Health, Training, Education and Practice. 17(1), 12-26. Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-06-2021-0070
Chowdhury, D., Fauss, S.  (2021). Reexamining opioid addiction as a co-occurring disorder: A clinical perspective on the “Chronic Pain Paradox”.. International Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy. 4(1), . https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-06-2021-0070
Chowdhury, D.  (2020). Development and initial validation of the Clinician Attitude Toward Violence Affecting Women with Disabilities (CAVAWD) Scale: An exploratory study.. Rehabilitation Psychology. 65(2), 158-172. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000314
Lund, E. M., Schultz, J. C., Thomas, K., Chowdhury, D., Nardoff, M.  (2020). “I honestly would not have known what to do”: An exploratory study of perspectives on client suicide among vocational rehabilitation support staff.. Omega -- Journal of Death and Dying. 
Lund, E. M., Corr, C., Kinayey, E., Mott, K., Chowdhury, D., Hammond, M.  Childhood Disability- Related Abuse: A Retrospective Proof-of- Concept Study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 
Watts, J., Chowdhury, D., Holloway, L.  (2018). Success in collegiate recovery programs: Results from a phenomenological investigation. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly. 37(2), 163-180. 
Lund, E. M., Nardoff, M., Thomas, K., Schultz, J., Chowdhury, D.  (2018). Vocational rehabilitation counselors’ experiences with and knowledge of non-suicidal self-injury. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling. 49(3), 45-63. 
Lund, E., Schultz, J., Thomas, K., Nardoff, M., Chowdhury, D.  It’s Awful When We Get It Wrong”: An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors’ Perspectives on Suicide. Omega -- Journal of Death and Dying. 
Lund, E., Schultz, J., Nardoff, M., Thomas, K., Chowdhury, D., Galbraith, K.  (2018). Experiences with and knowledge of non-suicidal self-injury in Vocational Rehabilitation support staff.. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling. 
Sprong, M., Chowdhury, D., Dallas, B., Buono, F.  (2017). Impact of Sexism and Gender on Recommendations for Rehabilitation Services. Journal of Rehabilitation. 
Minor, T., Chowdhury, D., Flowers, C.  (2016). Recruitment, retention, and  	mentoring for diversity among Rehabilitation Counselor educators.. Rehabilitation Research, Policy and Education. 31(2), . 
Chowdhury, D.  (2015). Understanding and reporting violence as experienced by women with disabilities: Role of the vocational rehabilitation administrator. Journal of Rehabilitation Administration. 39(1), . 
Mukherjee, D., Chowdhury, D.  (2014). What do the flyers say?  Embedded ‘Orientalist’ constructions in Social Work study abroad programs in the United States. International Social Work. 57(6), . 
Mui, N., Sprong, M., Lee, S., Chowdhury, D., Flowers, C.  (2013). Ethics in Rehabilitation Administration: Revising the NARL code of ethics. Journal of Rehabilitation Administration. 37(1), 19-24. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Fellowship   
Chowdhury, D. (Principal), "Women with disabilities and violence: Competence building among Rehabilitation Counselors," Sponsored by Langston University-RRTC Visiting Investigator Award, National, $4000 Funded. (2022 – 2023).
Grant - Research   
Chowdhury, D., "Challenging Barriers of “Unmet Needs”: Women with Disabilities and Service Provision (Funded)," Sponsored by Office of Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. (2019 – 2020).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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