Dr. Ritika Bhawal

Publications

• Bhawal,R., Myers, M. (2020). Bringing the Planetree® Patient Centered Approach to University Education. Hawaii International Conference on Education.
• Bhawal, R., Smith,T., & Smith, B. (2019). Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience Factors Associated with Higher Education Success. Spotlight on Research, Journal of Public Health,
• Lanctot, J., Bhawal, R., Huynh,T. (2019). Merging of Pathways: A Partnership Between National University Planetree Student Committee and Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego serving as a Model for Student Committees to form Person-Centered Partnerships. Planetree Annual Conference.
• Bhawal, R., Boman-Davis, M. (2019). Religious Service Attendance and Adolescent Female Birth Control Counseling. Oregon Public Health Association 75th Annual Confe.
• Boman-Davis, M., Bhawal, R. (2019). Waiting to receive birth control counseling: Weighted analyses of public-use data. Western Users of SAS Software, Annual Meeting.
• Kaye Gehrke, E., Tontz, P., Bhawal, R., Schiltz, P., Mendez, S., & Myers, M.P. (2018). A Mixed-Method Analysis of an Equine Complementary Therapy Program to Heal Combat Veterans. Journal of Complementary Medicine & Alternative He,
• Bhawal, R., & Baptista-Saldana H. (2018). Student Centered approach for an exceptional student Experience. Poster Presentation at the Planetree Annual Confer.
• Bhawal, R., & Pisolkar, V. (2018). Cleaning up after Super bowl- Impact of Sports Events on Sex Trafficking. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.
• Bhawal, R & Pisolkar, V. (2017). Cultural Challenges- Immigrant victims of Intimate Partner Violence in United States of America. Poster presentation American Public Health Associa.

Presentations

• Bhawal, R. (2018). Cultural challenges – Immigrant victims of intimate partner violence in the United States of America. Seminar presented at the Intersectionality Panel – Center of Community Solutions, San Diego, CA.
• Bhawal, R. (2018). Caring for the Whole Person: Developing Unique Experiences and Promoting Campus-Wide Engagement between Students, Faculty, Staff, and External Affiliates. Conference presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.
• Bhawal, R. (2016). A Systematic Review of Yoga as an Intervention for Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Conference presented at the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
• Bhawal, R. (2016). A systematic review of resources available for families having children with special healthcare needs in California. Conference presented at the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
• Bhawal, R. (2016). A Systematic Review of the existing services for domestic violence survivors. Conference presented at the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
• Bhawal, R. (2016). A Systematic Review of the Benefits of Yoga for Children. Conference presented at the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
• Bhawal, R. (2016). Changing the way we educate future healthcare workers to deliver patient-centered care. Conference presented at the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
• Bhawal, R. (2016). Anthropomorphic Learning Environments: The application of affective interaction in order to advance student connectedness and performance. Conference presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education 14th annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.
• Bhawal, R. (2014). Pathways to Health: Task force on Disability and Health. Conference presented at the 20th Annual Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities Conference,, Indianapolis, IN.