Ongoing Studies

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As the principal investigator across these studies, I bring both lived and professional experiences that shape my approach to research on eating disorders, grief, and systems of oppression. I am a South Asian cisgender woman, a licensed clinical social worker, and a doctoral student in social work, with years of clinical experience working with individuals navigating eating disorders, trauma, and identity-based marginalization. I benefit from privileges related to size, education, and citizenship, and I actively strive to remain accountable to the communities I work with, particularly those who are BIPOC, fat, disabled, and/or queer and trans.

My research is grounded in a decolonial, liberation-focused framework that seeks to challenge dominant paradigms in mental health and to center the voices, grief, and wisdom of those most impacted by systemic oppression. These studies reflect my commitment to participatory, community-rooted methods that value relationality, healing, and critical consciousness. I understand that research has historically caused harm, especially within eating disorder care, and I aim to co-create knowledge that affirms complexity, resists pathologization, and contributes to collective healing.