Dalia Chowdhury

Dalia Chowdhury is an Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services at the University of North Texas. Her work focuses on intersections of disability, gender, trauma, and healthcare systems. She holds certifications in counseling (Ph.D., CRC, CADC, LPC) and addresses critical issues such as disability-related violence, addiction, suicide prevention, and trauma-informed care. Her research also explores barriers faced by women with disabilities in professional sectors and healthcare access disparities.

Research interests include:

• Mental and physical disability advocacy
• Gender equity in healthcare and education
• Trauma-informed clinical practice
• Psychometric tool development
• Disability pedagogy
• Suicide risk management in rehabilitation settings

Her work analyzes systemic challenges in areas like opioid crisis intervention, pregnancy barriers for disabled women, and childhood disability-related abuse. Over 15 years, her articles have highlighted ethical challenges in telehealth, rural healthcare workforce development, and intersectional discrimination faced by disabled professionals. She has developed clinical assessment tools like the CAVAWD Scale to improve clinician responses to violence against women with disabilities.

Her contributions bridge clinical practice and policy through explorations of vocational rehabilitation counselors' competencies in handling complex cases like non-suicidal self-injury and client suicide. Ongoing efforts focus on advancing diversity in rehabilitation education and addressing gaps in trauma training for healthcare providers.