2024
Does volunteering impact refugee women's life satisfaction, empowerment, and wellbeing? Experimental evidence, local knowledge, and causal reasoning
Panter-Brick C, Eggerman J, Jefferies P, Qtaishat L, Dajani R, Kumar P. Does volunteering impact refugee women's life satisfaction, empowerment, and wellbeing? Experimental evidence, local knowledge, and causal reasoning. Social Science & Medicine 2024, 347: 116735. PMID: 38552338, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLife satisfactionMixed-methods program evaluationWomen's life satisfactionLocal knowledge systemsSyrian refugee womenGenerate social changePathways of influenceLevels of life satisfactionThematic analysisPoor householdsIndividual-level impactProgram evaluationPsychological wellbeingRefugee womenSocial changeVolunteer workLocal communitiesPanel dataEmpowermentLocal knowledgeLived experienceLocal conceptsVolunteer programsWomen's characteristicsMiddle East
2023
Social networks, empowerment, and wellbeing among Syrian refugee and Jordanian women: Implications for development and social inclusion
Eggerman J, Dajani R, Kumar P, Chui S, Qtaishat L, Kharouf A, Panter-Brick C. Social networks, empowerment, and wellbeing among Syrian refugee and Jordanian women: Implications for development and social inclusion. World Development 2023, 170: 106324. DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial inclusionSyrian refugeesPoor householdsSocial tiesSocial networksParticipatory network mappingCommunity leadership rolesUrban poor womenProductive research agendaCommunity-based workSocial networks matterSense of empowermentJordanian womenRefugee crisisDevelopment assistanceSocial actorsLocal meaningsSocial changeWomen's empowermentHost communitiesPoor womenDevelopment initiativesVolunteer workNetworks matterResearch agenda