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In her Health, Arts, Learning, and Evaluation (HALE) research lab, she examines the physiological and psychological health outcomes of visual and narrative self-expression. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications and two books including <em>The Expressive Instinct<\/em> (Oxford University Press) and <em>Arts-based approaches to support mental health and well-being<\/em> (Routledge).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her research has been continually funded since 2008 by Federal agencies like the Department of Defense, Department of Education, National Endowment for the Arts as well as Foundations and academic centers. Her work has been featured by NPR, CNN, The New York Times as well as a range of media outlets worldwide. Her research studies examine outcomes of art therapy for post-traumatic stress among military service members, integrated nutrition and creative arts therapies intervention for post-menopausal women, and arts-based approaches to mitigating chronic stress among patients and caregivers in pediatric hematology\/oncology units. Additional international research projects include examining the therapeutic underpinnings of indigenous and traditional artforms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Living out\u202fher research\u202finterests, she has been a lifelong\u202fvisual artist, and her art explores the intersection of identity, development across the lifespan, and representation of emotion.\u202fDr. Kaimal has a doctorate from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Master of Arts from Drexel University, and Bachelor\u2019s in Design from the National Institute of Design in India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-1 editorskit-no-tablet editorskit-no-mobile has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82fa407d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-1--1\" 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