Nkiru Nnawulezi, PhD
Assistant Professor, Community Psychology
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Affiliate Faculty & REIDS Scholar, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS
Yale University School of Public Health
Dr. Nnawulezi (she/her) is deeply committed to improving social and material conditions for survivors of gender-based violence who experience structural marginalization and stigmatization, specifically survivors of color, survivors living with HIV, queer and trans* survivors, low-income survivors, survivors who are unhoused, survivors with addictions, and survivors with severe mental health conditions.
Honored for Excellence in
Research and Teaching
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Black Faculty/Staff of the Year Award
Black Graduate Student Organization
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Linda E. Saltzman New Investigator Award
Sponsors: Futures Without Violence, CDC Foundation, RALIANCE
Research Fellow, Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars
Center for the Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS
Yale University
Donald Creighton Outstanding Faculty Award
Graduate Student Association
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Publication Support Award
Robert Wood Johnson New Connections
Education and Training
American University
BA, Psychology
Minor: Women and Gender Studies
Michigan State University
MA, Ecological/ Community Psychology
University of Michigan
Certificate: Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models
Michigan State University
Graduate Certificates:
Community Engagement & Community Teaching
Michigan State University
PhD, Ecological/Community Psychology
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Provost Postdoctoral Fellowship