Expertise
My area of interest is gender based violence and a social justice approach to community based organizational practice.
I study the phenomenon of intimate partner and other forms of interpersonal violence, as well evaluate programs and interventions that aim to reduce gender based violence, by empowering women, psychologically, economically, socially, spiritually, to create conditions of safety in their lives.
I am particularly interested in the design of multi-faceted interventions and programs to address violence against women in communities and cultures where there is minimal tradition of solving problems using formalized counseling services. Therefore, my research tends to be with immigrant communities in the US, or in parts of the world where there is a stigma associated with seeking counseling and other mental health services.
Currently, in collaboration with a local NGO and researcher, I am conducting research with women engaged in transactional sex work in Barbados.