Shireen Rajaram, PhD
Shireen S. Rajaram, PhD , is an associate professor in the Department of Health Promotion of the UNMC College of Public Health.
After joining UNMC in 2009, she served as director of the college's Center for Reducing Health Disparities.
Previously, Dr. Rajaram served as chair of the Department of Sociology & Anthropology of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where she also was a professor. She also was chair of the UNO sociology graduate programs committee.
Earlier, she was a teaching instructor of the Eastern Kentucky University and the University of Kentucky.
Education
- 1993 PhD Sociology (Medical), University of Kentucky.
- 1990 Certificate of Medical Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky.
- 1987 M.A. Sociology, University of Kentucky.
- 1982 M.Com. (Business, Commerce). Madras University, India.
- 1980 B.Com. (Business, Commerce). Madras University, India.
Research interests
Health disparities, women’s health, intimate partner violence and sexual assault, sex trafficking, and environmental justice.
Selected Publications
- Rajaram, S., Barrios, A., Novak, E. & Rogers. “It has given me life.” Latinas and the U-Visa: A Qualitative Study. Gender Issues. 2019. DOI 10.1007/s12147-019-09243-1.
- Semin, J.N., Skrundevskiy-Coburn, A., Smith, L.M & Rajaram, S.S. (2019). Understanding the Needs and Preferences of Domestic and Sexual Violence Education for Health Profession Students. Violence Against Women. (In press).
- Rajaram, S.S. (2019). “Knowing what is wrong is like a million bucks.” Perspectives of Survivors of Domestic Violence on Brain Injury Screening/Testing -- A Qualitative Study. Report Submitted to the Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska.
- Rajaram, S., New-Aaron, M., Ojha, T. & Smith, L. (2019). Brain Injury Screening: Survivors of Domestic Violence in Nebraska. Submitted to the Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska.
- Rajaram, S. & Tidball, S. (2018). Survivors Voices -- Complex Needs of Sex Trafficking Survivors in the Midwest. Behavioral Medicine. 44:3, 189-198, DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2017.1399101.
Professional Affiliations
- American Public Health Association
- Community Campus Partnerships for Health