Twinkal Sandhu
Central University of Rajasthan
Twinkal Sandhu
Twinkal is a doctoral researcher in Social Work at the Central University of Rajasthan, India. Her research focuses on the psychosocial well-being of caregivers of children with intellectual disabilities, with an emphasis on mental health, caregiving burden, and access to support systems. She has strong expertise in quantitative and mixed-method research, including scale development, validation, and statistical analysis. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented her work at national and international conferences. Her academic work contributes to advancing research on disability, care, and social inequality in India.
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Countries | India; |
|---|---|
| Topics | Access to care; Care in rural and other non-urban settings; Care inequalities; Parent carers; Stigma and discrimination; Support for unpaid carers; Unmet needs; Unpaid / informal care; |
| Methods | Assessment tool development; Case studies; Interviews; Mixed methods; Pilot study; Qualitative studies; Quantitative data analysis; Quasi-experimental methods; Research ethics; Surveys; Thematic analysis; |
| Role | Research; |
| Interest Groups | Integrated Long-Term Care; Qualitative Research; Quasi-experimental methods; Unmet need inequalities and care poverty (UNICAP); |
| ORC.ID | 0000-0001-7104-9715 |
| GOOGLE SCHOLAR | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=h-pXOOgAAAAJ&hl=en |
| http://www.linkedin.com/in/twinkal-s-07121a154 | |
| Research interests | Disability Studies |
| Key publications | 1.Twinkal & Jadhav, J. (2025) Development and validation of psychosocial intervention to improve well-being of caregivers of children with intellectual disabilities in India. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1-20, https://doi.org/10.1080/20473869.2025.2520276 |