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Mieko Yoshihama

Professor of Social Work

Mieko Yoshihama

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. In Michigan, she directs participatory action research projects aimed at organizing and mobilizing local community members to promote collective action to prevent domestic violence. One recent project involves developing, implementing, and evaluating a broad communications campaign in a local Indian community. In addition to serving on the steering committee of the Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence, Dr. Yoshihama serves on advisory committees of various organizations dedicated to ending domestic violence.

Research Interests/Focus

Violence against women, community organizing and participatory action research in immigrant and marginalized communities, theatre-based prevention, mental health.

Contact Information

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miekoy@umich.edu

Education

Year Degree   School
1996 PhD Social Welfare University of California, Los Angeles
1986 MSW Social Welfare University of California, Los Angeles
1984 BA Literature and Linguistics Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan

Winter 2024

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Photovoice SW750

Instructor: Mieko Yoshihama
Program Type: Residential
Format: In-Person
Credits Hours: 1

Gender-Based Violence: Community, System, and Policy Responses in the Global Context SW758

Instructor: Mieko Yoshihama
Program Type: Residential
Format: Hybrid
Credits Hours: 3

Past Term Courses

Fall 2023

Course # Section Course Name
SW506 009 Essentials of Interpersonal Practice View Course
SW753 001 Participatory Facilitation View Course

Winter 2023

Course # Section Course Name
SW750 001 Photovoice View Course
SW758 001 Gender-Based Violence: Community, System, and Policy Responses in the Global Context View Course

Fall 2022

Course # Section Course Name
SW506 009 Essentials of Interpersonal Practice View Course
SW750 001 Photovoice View Course
SW753 001 Participatory Facilitation View Course

Winter 2022

Course # Section Course Name
SW506 001 Essentials of Interpersonal Practice View Course
SW758 001 Gender-Based Violence: Community, System, and Policy Responses in the Global Context View Course

Fall 2021

Course # Section Course Name
SW506 004 Essentials of Interpersonal Practice View Course
SW750 001 Photovoice View Course
SW753 001 Participatory Facilitation View Course

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