• Royce Fellowship
Zahra
Merchant

Concentration 

Human Biology: Human Health and Disease

Award Year 

2012
Social Services, Women with Disabilities, and Violence

Faculty Sponsor: Melissa Clark

By distributing surveys to health care professionals, advocacy organizations, law offices and police officers, Zahra explored what social services exist for women who have experienced violence and will question whether or not these services are fully accessible to women with disabilities. She used her research to create reference sheets for health professionals, indicating where the best in-state services can be found.

Zahra is a Research Assistant at the University of Texas Southwestern.