Janice K. Haaken, Ph.D., Professor, Community and Clinical Psychology
BiographyJan Haaken is a clinical and community psychologist, documentary filmmaker, and a social justice activist. Much of her work draws on interdisciplinary perspectives and cultural studies, particularly feminist and psychoanalytic cultural studies. Her research interests are in the area of women, abuse and trauma, with a primary focus on analysis of narrative material. Recent projects include a curriculum on the multiple meanings of covering among Muslim women, a video documentary on the Sierra Leonean Civil War and refugee women, and a series of qualitative studies on how social and cultural contexts shape how stories of domestic violence get told. Currently, she is working with graduate students on a documentary film on the social psychology of drag performers.
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