Goals
My research has three major aims that are interconnected:
1. Preserving protective community health practices that positively impact Black maternal health.
2. Addressing cultural, racial, and language biases in nursing care & education through partnerships with communities.
3. Improving access to quality care for Black immigrant families and communities.
Areas
Maternal Health Equity
Reproductive Justice
Cross-cultural and Diasporic Health
Power and Politics in Global Health
Community Health
Publications
1. Iradukunda, F. (2021). Health implications of the home and host culture intersection. Journal of Advanced Nursing. doi:10.1111/jan.14908
2. Iradukunda, F., Harper, K. M., Paterno, M. T., & Poudel-Tandukar, K. (2021). Dietary transition among Sub-Saharan Africa women post-immigration and during pregnancy. Ethnicity & health, 1-16. doi:10.1080/13557858.2021.1879027
3. Iradukunda, F., & Poudel-Tandukar, K. (2021). Healthy diet perceptions of pregnant women from Sub-Saharan Africa residing in the U.S. Ecology of food and nutrition. 2021:1-15. doi 10.1080/03670244.2021.1875457
2020
4. Hsiao WH, Paterno MT, Iradukunda F., Hawkins M. (2020) The Preliminary Efficacy of a Sleep Self-management Intervention Using a Personalized Health Monitoring Device during Pregnancy. Behavioral sleep medicine. 2020:1-12. doi:10.1080/15402002.2020.1851230
5. Iradukunda, F. (2019). Food taboos during pregnancy. Health Care Women International, 1-10. doi:10.1080/07399332.2019.1574799
