She teaches a wide-range of psychology courses and mentors students on undergraduate research projects. Dr. Bagasra works in the area of mental health disparities, focusing on perception of mental illness and barriers to help-seeking. Her research interests include mental health issues affecting religious and ethnic minorities in the United States, acculturation issues, and cross-cultural and interfaith dialogue. Much of her research has been conducted in the Muslim American and African American faith communities in the South. She helped to establish Claflin’s Psychology Major in 2013 and developed and taught the first fully-online courses at the University. As Interim Director of Online Education, she has worked to launch two fully online undergraduate and two fully online master degree programs to serve the needs of South Carolina residents.