Nkiru Nnawulezi

Nkiru Nnawulezi is a Visiting Research Scientist at the Yale School of Public Health, Yale University. Her work centers on public health equity, gender-based violence, and institutional microaggressions, with a focus on marginalized communities including Black and LGBTQ+ populations. She employs participatory and trauma-informed research methodologies to address systemic disparities.

Her research interests span:

• Health equity and social justice, particularly in healthcare access and discrimination
• Intersectional approaches to gender-based violence intervention
• Organizational psychology and microaggression mitigation in human services
• Community-engaged research with vulnerable populations

Her publications predominantly explore themes of healthcare discrimination, intimate partner violence interventions, and survivor-centered methodologies. Recent work (2025) quantitatively analyzes racial and gender identity disparities in medical mistrust, while earlier studies establish frameworks for trauma-informed participatory research.

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