Publications 2023:

Elizabeth K. Singer, Kevin Molyneux, Mahalya Gogerly-Moragoda, Dustin Kee, & Kim A. Baranowski. The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on health experiences of asylum seekers to the United States. BMC Public Health, 2023, 23, 1376.

Patrick Lasowski, Olivia Moscicki, Clifford Liu, Cecilia Katzenstein, Elizabeth K. Singer, & Kim A. Baranowski. Persecution, mental health, and resilience among LGBTQ+ asylum seekers to the United States. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2023, 1-12.

Presentations 2023:

“A Strange and Desolate World: Asylees’ Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Mahalya Gogerly-Moragoda, Dustin Kee, Kevin Molyneux, Elizabeth K. Singer, Kim A. Baranowski. The Annual Conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Chicago, IL., April 14, 2023.

“Persecution, Mental Health, and Resilience Among LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers to the United States,” Clifford C. Liu, Olivia Moscicki, Elizabeth K. Singer, Kim A. Baranowski. The Annual Conference of the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, Washington, D.C., March 20, 2023.

Publications 2022:

Elizabeth K. Singer, Kevin Molyneux, Khushmit Kaur, Niathi Kona, Gabriel Santos Malave, Kim A. Baranowski. Experiences of Detained Asylum Seekers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Social Science & Medicine – Qualitative Research in Health; 2022.

Aliza Green, Samuel G. Ruchman, Beselot Birhanu, Stephanie Wu, Craig L. Katz, Elizabeth K. Singer, Kim A. Baranowski. U.S. Immigration Judges’ Perceptions of Telephonic and In-Person Forensic Psychological Evaluations. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 2022, 50(20).

Hazel Lever, Kim A. Baranowski, Deborah Ottenheimer, Holly G. Atkinson, Elizabeth K. Singer. Histories of Pervasive Gender-Based Violence in Asylum-Seeking Women Who Have Undergone Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting. Journal of Traumatic Stress; 2022, 1-13.

Presentations 2022:

“The Experiences of Asylum Seekers to the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Dustin Kee, Mahalya Gogerly-Moragoda, Kevin Molyneux, Kim A. Baranowski, Elizabeth K. Singer. The Annual Conference of the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, Washington, D.C., March 7, 2022.

“Advocacy and Interdisciplinary Collaboration on Behalf of Detained Asylum Seekers: Supporting Humanitarian Release in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Kim A. Baranowski, Anna Blech, Janet Coleman-Belin, Elizabeth K. Singer. The Annual Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, February, 2022.

Presentations 2021:

“Experiences of Detained Asylum Seekers During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Kevin Molyneux, Khushmit Kaur, Gabriel Santos Malave, Niathi Kona, Kim A. Baranowski, Elizabeth K. Singer. The American College of Emergency Physicians COVID-19 Research Forum, August 2021.

“U.S. Immigration Judges’ Perceptions of Telephonic and In-Person Forensic Mental Health Evaluations,” Aliza Green, Samuel G. Ruchman, Beselot Birhanu, Stephanie Wu, Craig L. Katz, Elizabeth K. Singer, Kim A. Baranowski. The Annual Conference of the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, Washington, D.C., March 8, 2021.

Publications 2020:

Sarah A. MacLean, Priscilla O. Agyeman, Elizabeth K. Singer, Kim A. Baranowski, Craig L. Katz. Perspectives on Working with Immigrants Held in Detention using Photovoice. Psychiatric Quarterly, 2020; 92, 793–802.

Michael Miller, Megan D’Andrea, Eileen Wang, Elizabeth K. Singer, Kim A. Baranowski. Patterns and Evidence of Human Rights Violations among United States Asylum Seekers. International Journal of Legal Medicine; 2020, 75.

Samuel G. Ruchman, Aliza S. Green, Stephanie Schonholz, Eliza Hersh, Neha Sikka, Kim A. Baranowski, Elizabeth K. Singer. A Toolkit for Building Medical Programs for Asylum Seekers: Resources from the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine; 2020: 75, 102037.

Lodoe Sangmo, Aislyn DiRisio, Megan D’Andrea, Safia Singer-Pomerantz, Kim A. Baranowski. The Experiences of Minors Seeking Asylum in the United States: A Modified Consensual Qualitative Research Analysis. Journal of Traumatic Stress; 2020, 33(6), 882-893.

Stephanie M. Schonholz, Madison C. Edens, Axel Yannick Epié, Sophia Karwoska Kligler, Kim A. Baranowski, Elizabeth K. Singer. Medical Student Involvement in a Human Rights Program: Impact on Student Development and Career Vision. Annals of Global Health; 2020, 86(1), 130.

Elizabeth K. Singer, Meghana Eswarappa, Khushmit Kaur, Kim A. Baranowski. Addressing the Need for Forensic Psychological Evaluation of Asylum Seekers: The Potential Role of the General Practitioner. Psychiatry Research; 2020, 280, 1-10.

Presentations 2020:

“The Experiences of Minors Seeking Asylum in the United States: A Modified Consensual Qualitative Research Analysis,” Lodoe Sangmo, Aislyn DiRisio, Megan D’Andrea, Safia Singer-Pomerantz, Kim A. Baranowski. The National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs 12th Annual Research Symposium, Washington, D.C., March 2, 2020

Publications 2019:

Sarah A. MacLean, Priscilla O. Agyeman, Joshua Walther, Elizabeth K.Singer, Kim A. Baranowski, Craig L. Katz. Mental Health of Children Held at a United States Immigration Detention Center. Social Science & Medicine. 2019;230:303-308. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.04.013.

Samuel G. Ruchman. Asylum Seekers: Our Patients at the Border. Journal of General Internal Medicine; 2019, Jul 25. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05218-w. [Epub ahead of print]

Kim A. Baranowski, Eileen Wang, Megan D’Andrea, Elizabeth K. Singer. Experiences of Gender-Based Violence in Women Asylum Seekers from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Torture; 2019, 29(3), 46-58.

Presentations 2019:

“Experiences of Gender-Based Violence in Women Asylum Seekers from the Northern Triangle,” Megan D’Andrea, Eileen Wang, Alex Sarosi, Michael Miller, Elizabeth Singer, Kim Baranowski. Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), Chicago, Illinois, March 8-10, 2019.

“The Truths They Tell: Patterns and Evidence of Abuse Among Asylum Seekers,” Michael Miller, Megan D’Andrea, Eileen Wang, Alex Sarosi, Ethan Wood, Sharon Barazani, Kim A. Baranowski, Elizabeth Singer. The National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs 11th Annual Research Symposium, Washington, D.C., March 4, 2018.

“Mental Health in Children Held in Immigration Detention,” Sarah A. MacLean. Medical Student Research Day, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, March 14, 2019. Winner of Global Health Summer Research Program Essay 2018. 

“Advocacy in Immigration Detention: Expanding the Roles of Clinicians in Supporting Survivors of Torture and Persecution Facing Deportation,” Sarah A. MacLean, Kim A. Baranowski, Elizabeth K. Singer. The 36th Annual Winter Round Table Conference Conference in Psychology and Education, Columbia University, New York, NY, February 22-23, 2019.

“Human Rights Training and Mentorship: Promising Practices from the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program,” Kim A. Baranowski, Elizabeth K. Singer, Craig L. Katz. The 36th Annual Winter Round Table Conference Conference in Psychology and Education, Columbia University, New York, NY, February 22-23, 2019.

Publications 2018:

Hazel Lever, Deborah Ottenheimer, Jimmitti Teysir, Elizabeth K. Singer, Holly G. Atkinson. Depression, Anxiety, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and a History of Pervasive Gender-Based Violence Among Women Asylum Seekers who have Undergone Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Retrospective Case Review. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 2019;21(3):483-489. doi: 10.1007/s10903-018-0782-x.

Presentations 2018:

“Experiences of Violence and Community Dynamics in Women Asylum Seekers who have Undergone FGM/C,” Hazel Lever. The Annual Conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), New York, NY, March 16-18, 2018. Also selected as a finalist for the Lancet Best Student Poster Competition.

“Global Health at Home: Service and Training at a Student-Faculty Human Rights Program,”  Samuel G. Ruchman, Khushmit Kaur, Neha Sikka, Stephanie Schonholz, Arielle Strasser, Kim A. Baranowski, Elizabeth Singer. The Annual Conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), New York, NY, March 16-18, 2018.

“The Role of Health and Human Rights in Medical School Education: Experiences from The Mount Sinai Human Rights Program,” Syed Haider. The Annual Conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), New York, NY, March 16-18, 2018.

“Case Outcomes Among Asylum Seekers in the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program,” Shivani Kastuar, Catalina Angel, Emma Rosenbluth, Jimmitti Teysir, Kim A. Baranowski, Elizabeth K. Singer. The National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs 10th Annual Research Symposium, Washington, D.C., March 5, 2018.

“The Asylum Clinic: Socially-Just Responses to Human Rights Violations Against Women,” Kim A. Baranowski, Neha Sikka, Jimmitti Teysir. The Annual Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, February 23-24, 2018.

“The Doctor is Out: Medical-Legal Services without Medical Care at Asylum Clinic.” Samuel G. Ruchman. Third Annual Medical Student Ethics Conference, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, February 10, 2018.

Publications 2017:

Samuel G. Ruchman. Who We Miss. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2018;71(1):145-146. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.07.019.

Presentations 2017:

“The Mount Sinai Human Rights Program: Experiences from the Organization of a Faculty-Student Model of Healthcare.” Syed Haider, Elizabeth Singer. The North American Refugee Health Conference. Toronto, Canada. June 16-18, 2017.

“Mental Health Sequelae and Histories of Violence Among Women Asylum Seekers Who Have Undergone FGM/C: A Retrospective Study.” Hazel Lever, Deborah Ottenheimer, Holly Atkinson, Elizabeth K. Singer. The North American Refugee Health Conference. Toronto, Canada. June 16-18, 2017.

“Pre-clinical Platforms for Human Rights Scholarship in Medical Education.” Syed Haider, Elizabeth K. Singer. American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia. November 4-8, 2017.

“Optimizing Clinic Flow to Meet Increasing Client Volume: The Mount Sinai Human Rights Program’s (MSHRP) Student-Faculty Hybrid Model,” Aliza Green, Eliza Hersh, Stephanie Schonholz, Samuel G. Ruchman, Neha Sikka. Physicians for Human Rights National Student Conference. Georgetown University, Washington D.C., November 2017.