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Mieko Yoshihama
Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work
University of Michigan
Education/Degree:
1 Social Welfare (University of California, Los Angeles)
About
I am a Professor in Social Work at the University of Michigan in the U.S.A. I have been working on the elimination of gender-based violence, and the promotion of rights and well-being of marginalized communities, especially immigrants/refugee communities. My work also involves participatory action research efforts to develop more inclusive disaster response and policies.
Current Work
Professor Yoshihama's research interests are violence against women, immigrants, mental health, and community organizing. Combining research and social action at local, state, national, and international levels over the last 25 years, Dr. Yoshihama focuses on the prevention of gender-based violence and promotion of the safety and wellbeing of marginalized populations and communities. Dr. Yoshihama’s research in both the U.S. and Japan is diverse methodologically, spanning from participatory action research to surveys with complex sampling design, from epidemiologic investigation to intervention/prevention research, including a nationwide survey in Japan, a study of Japanese American women in Los Angeles, and Life History Calendar studies of battered women in Michigan, Tokyo, and San Francisco.
Research Area Keyword(s)
arts and visual methodology, community-based and participatory action research, gender-based violence, immigrants and refugees, women/women of color