About
Dr. Nkiru Nnawulezi is an award-winning researcher who examines the ecological factors that enhance equity within and across the domestic violence housing continuum. She aims to improve the social and material conditions for survivors of gender-based violence who occupy multiply marginalized social identities. Dr. Nnawulezi also seeks to develop sustainable survivor-centered, community-based systems of support that can serve as alternatives to traditional social service systems. As an expert in community-based, participatory research and trained facilitator, Dr. Nnawulezi designs participatory research processes with community partners to find innovative solutions to complex social problems.Research interests
My areas of research expertise are intimate partner violence or domestic violence, intersectionality, housing, community-based participatory research methods, and structural interventions.Teaching interests
I teach graduate and undergraduate courses on: community psychology, community practice, qualitative research methods, and participatory research methods.Education
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Ph D, Ecological-Community Psychology
— Michigan State University (2015) Linking Organizational Context to Survivor Empowerment: A Mixed Methods Study
- MA, Ecological-Community Psychology — Michigan State University (2011)
- BA, Psychology — American University (2008)