Rupal M. Parekh
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Scholarly Contributions

36 Scholarly Contributions

22
Journal Articles
12
Poster/Presentations
1
Other Scholarly Work
1
Book Chapter
A Qualitative Interpretative Meta- Synthesis (QIMS) of older immigrant’s environmental barriers in accessing social activities
Grace Felton, Kathryn Adams, Rebecca Mauldin, Rupal M Parekh
Research Type: Journal Article

Addressing social isolation and loneliness among older adults with a social work field placement during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Breana Bietsch, Rupal M Parekh
Research Type: Journal Article

Advance Directives: Solo Agers Risk of Becoming "Unbefriended"
Rupal M Parekh, Donna Schuman, Kathryn Adams
Research Type: Journal Article

Applying Critical Educational Gerontology ato Mental Health Interventions at Senior Centers Serving Latinx Older Adults
2023
Rupal M Parekh, Lisa Werkmeister Rozas
Research Type: Journal Article

Association between permanency and length of stay in foster care for children with older adult foster parents: the role of race and substance use
2023
Caitlin M Elsaesser, Margaret H Lloyd, L Champagne, Rupal M Parekh
Research Type: Journal Article

Barriers and Facilitators to Re-engagement in Church and Senior Center Among African American and Black Older Adults through a Social Work lens
Rupal M Parekh
Research Type: Journal Article

Community Engagement Through Brownfields Technical Advisory Boards: A Social Work Perspective
Rupal M Parekh, Jamie Smith
Research Type: Journal Article

Culturally Adapted Research Methods for South Asian Participants
2019
Erum Agha, Abha Rai, Rupal Parekh, Swathi Reddy
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Do Older Adult Foster Parents Reduce Length of Stay for White Children and Children of Color with Substance Removals?: A National Longitudinal Study
2020
Rupal M Parekh, Caitlin M Elsaesser, Margaret H Lloyd
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Elder Orphans and the Unbefriended: Risk Factors & Strengths of Aging Alone
2018
Rupal Parekh
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Engaging EJ Communities in the Environmental Cleanup Interactive Activity
2022
Nefeli Maria Bompoti, Rupal M Parekh
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Exploring the Predictors of Well-Being and Advance Directives Among Elder Orphans: A Mixed Methods Study
2020
Rupal M Parekh, Marcus Crawford, Donna Schuman, Madri Haul-Faul
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Exploring the Spatial Patterns of Transportation Disadvantage for People with Disabilities and the Aging Population in Connecticut
Ashley Benitez Ou, Eric D Jackson, Jared Kuklas, Rupal M Parekh, Davis Chacon-Hurtado
Research Type: Journal Article

Gender & Transportation-Related Differences Among Older Vietnamese Immigrants Society for Social Work Research
2024
Rupal M Parekh, Rebecca L Mauldin
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Gender transportation-related differences among older Vietnamese immigrants
Rebecca Mauldin, Jill Messing, Priyanjali Chakraborty, Rupal M Parekh
Research Type: Journal Article

Healing through Ancestral Knowledge and Letters to Our Children: Mothering Infants during a Global Pandemic
2020
Rupal M Parekh
Research Type: Journal Article

How Older Vietnamese Immigrants Get Around Town: Research Addresses Transportation Struggles
2023
Rupal M Parekh
Research Type: Other Scholarly Work

Improving Outcomes for At-Risk MSW Students: APilot e-Mentorship Program Using a Near-Peer Model
2021
Rupal M Parekh, Debra Woody, Donna Schuman, Vivian Miller, Noelle L Fields
Research Type: Journal Article

Life-space Mobility, Transportation, and the Companionship Network of Senior Center Members
2024
Rupal M Parekh, Rebecca L Mauldin
Research Type: Journal Article

Mainstreaming Gender: An Analysis of Transportation Among Older Adults
2022
Rupal M Parekh
Research Type: Book Chapter