Professor
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Mieko Yoshihama, Ph.D., LMSW is a professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Combining research and social action at local, state, national, and international levels over the last three decades, Dr. Yoshihama focuses on the prevention of gender-based violence and the promotion of the safety and wellbeing of marginalized populations and communities. Adopting a wide range of research methodologies, including art-based and participatory methods, she examines the intersectional influence of gender, race/ethnicity, immigration status, and other social positionalities on the risk and consequences of gender-based violence, while also innovating socioculturally relevant prevention/intervention programs in the USA, Japan and beyond. She has directed various participatory action research projects aimed at organizing and mobilizing local community members to promote collective action to prevent domestic and sexual violence. One recent project involved developing, implementing, and evaluating a health communications campaign to prevent domestic violence, and another used interactive theatre to develop sociocultually responsive domestic violence prevention approaches to promote bystander action. Following the 2011 Great East Japan Disaster, Dr. Yoshihama established a national network of women’s organizations and researchers and conducted the nation’s first study of post-disaster gender-based violence. She directs the PhotoVoice Project, a participatory action research effort aimed at documenting and analyzing the social construction of women’s vulnerability in disaster, and advocates for more gender-informed policies and program responses.
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Friday, November 11, 2022
1:45 PM – 2:15 PM
Saturday, November 12, 2022
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM