2025
When Policy Is Not Enough: Intimate Partner Violence Survivors’ Search for Housing Assistance in Washington, D.C.
Cattaneo L, Nnawulezi N, Chaudhry T, Hargrove S, King A, Odongo L, Scheick E. When Policy Is Not Enough: Intimate Partner Violence Survivors’ Search for Housing Assistance in Washington, D.C. Violence Against Women 2025, 31: 3182-3207. PMID: 40586164, DOI: 10.1177/10778012251352859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntimate partner violenceHousing assistanceIntimate partner violence survivorsCommunity-based participatory studyHomeless familiesHousing instabilityPartner violenceViolence survivorsSupport policiesInfluence of contextual factorsLocal implementationParticipatory studyContextual factorsPolicySurvivors' needsImmediate assistanceHousingCollaborative approachLong waiting timesPublic gatewayAssistanceInterdisciplinary research teamViolenceWashingtonIntimate
2021
Envisioning human service organizations free of microaggressions
Bryant L, Godsay S, Nnawulezi N. Envisioning human service organizations free of microaggressions. New Ideas In Psychology 2021, 63: 100893. DOI: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2021.100893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman service organizationsService organizationsHuman service contextsEquitable practicesInstitutional characteristicsGroup identityMicroaggressionsHuman diversityIndividual interviewsQualitative studyOrganizational policiesFocus groupsService contextDamaging impactOrganizationPracticeOrganizational environmentNegative outcomesPolicyProvider knowledgeAllianceInterviewsIdentityNon-verbal communicationContext
2019
The Impact of Mandatory Reporting Laws on Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: Intersectionality, Help-Seeking and the Need for Change
Lippy C, Jumarali S, Nnawulezi N, Williams E, Burk C. The Impact of Mandatory Reporting Laws on Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: Intersectionality, Help-Seeking and the Need for Change. Journal Of Family Violence 2019, 35: 255-267. DOI: 10.1007/s10896-019-00103-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMandatory reporting lawsMR lawsReporting lawsNational Domestic Violence HotlineIntimate partner violence survivorsDomestic violence hotlineIntimate partner violenceSurvivors of colorSources of supportViolence survivorsIPV survivorsGender identityPartner violenceSexual orientationUnique contextHelp-seekingPractice implicationsMethods studyFormal systemRace/ethnicityUnintended harmLawIntersectionalityViolencePolicy
2018
Examining the Setting Characteristics that Promote Survivor Empowerment: a Mixed Method Study
Nnawulezi N, Sullivan C, Hacskaylo M. Examining the Setting Characteristics that Promote Survivor Empowerment: a Mixed Method Study. Journal Of Family Violence 2018, 34: 261-274. DOI: 10.1007/s10896-018-0016-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHousing organisationsSurvivor empowermentExploratory sequential mixed-method designIntimate partnersQualitative interviewsMixed-methods studyRelational cultureEmpowermentViolent behaviorMixed-method designMeaningful roleMethods studyExploratory studyOrganizational characteristicsInterviewsOrganizationPracticeStructured interviewsStaffPolicyPartnershipBasic assumptionsLeadersPowerAutonomy
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