Join us this week for - Speaking Of: Penelope Morrison will share her rich history of her work as a research practitioner in the movement to end domestic violence.

Penelope Morrison, Ph.D.

Dr. Morrison holds a Ph.D. in Medical Anthropology and a Master’s Degree in Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to arriving at Penn State New Kensington, she served as a co-investigator and senior research associate at Magee-Women’s Research Institute where she developed interdisciplinary collaborations with investigators at RAND, Veterans Affairs Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion and the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Morrison has also served as a qualitative methodological expert on projects related to veteran’s health, PTSD, informed consent, maternal to child transmission of HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ youth and substance use, telemedicine, and patient-provider substance use communication.

Dr. Morrison’s own research interests are focused on addressing health disparities for underserved populations of women and children. Her most recent research utilizes traditional ethnographic methods to investigate what intervention practices work best for promoting long term behavioral change among men who perpetrate violence against women, and how to best stem the epidemic of intimate partner violence in the United States.

Publications: https://newkensington.psu.edu/person/penelope-morrison