Catie interviews Dr. Abha Rai, Assistant Professor at the Loyola University Chicago School of
Social Work and Associate Director for the Center for Immigrant and Refugee Accompaniment
at the Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work. They speak about culturally-responsive
ways of connecting with immigrant communities and the importance of using or creating
culturally-responsive instruments to collect prevalence rates of domestic violence. Dr. Rai
discusses her research on in-law abuse in South Asian communities as well as the role of
bystander intervention in immigrant communities.

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to
violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to
some listeners.

Development of B.R.A.K.E. the Cycle: A Culturally Responsive Bystander Intervention for South
Asian Immigrants in the United States
Systematic Review of the Psychometric Properties of Culturally Responsive Domestic Violence
Measures