Biography
Dr. Tameka L. Gillum is an Associate Professor of Community Health in the College of Population Health at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Gillum has over 20 years of research experience in exploring and addressing intimate partner violence/dating violence (IPV/DV) within racial/ethnic minority and sexual minority populations, informing development of culturally specific prevention and intervention efforts, health clinic based IPV interventions and the mental health effects of IPV/DV victimization. Among other accomplishments, this work earned her the Outstanding Research Award from the national Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community (IDVAAC). Dr. Gillum is a community psychologist who conducts community-based research. Her most recent research involves investigating IPV in Kenya, East Africa and gun violence within African American communities.
Areas of Specialty
- Intimate Partner Violence/Dating Violence
- Health Disparities
- Social Determinants of Health
- Gun Violence
Education
PhD in Community Psychology (Michigan State University)
Achievements & Awards
2015: Spotlighted on Public Health Minute, public radio segment sponsored by the Lehman School of Health Sciences, Human Services and Nursing, CUNY
2013: Nominated for the SPHHS Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Massachusetts
Amherst
2012: Outstanding Research Award, Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community (IDVAAC)
2010: Nominated for the SPHHS Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Massachusetts
Amherst
2004: Leadership and Service Award. Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Key Publications
Gillum, T. L. (2021) African American survivors of intimate partner violence: Lived experience and future directions for research. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 30(6), 731-748.
Gillum, T. L. (2019). The intersection of intimate partner violence and poverty in Black communities. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 46, 37-44. doi: 10.1016/j.avb.2019.01.008
Gillum, T. L., Doucette, M., Mwanza, M., & Munala, L. (2018). Exploring Kenyan women’s perceptions of intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 33, 2130-2154. doi: 10.1177/0886260515622842
Gillum, T. L. (2017). Adolescent dating violence experiences among sexual minority youth and implications for subsequent relationship quality. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 34, 137-145.
Gillum, T. L., Williams, O. J., & West, C. M. (Eds.). (2016). African immigrant women and intimate violence: Issues, implications and future directions [Special issue]. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 25(1).
Gillum, T. L. (2016). Dating violence and African immigrant youth. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 25(1), 18-32.
Mose, G. B. & Gillum, T. L. (2016). Intimate partner violence in African immigrant communities in the United States: Reflections from the IDVAAC African women’s round table on domestic violence. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 25(1), 50-62.
Gillum, T. L. (2014). Re-conceptualizing violence against women prevention on college campuses: Response to Victoria Banyard’s Actualizing the Potential of Primary Prevention: A Research Agenda. Trauma, Violence and Abuse: A Review Journal, 15(4), 352-357.
Gillum, T. L. & DiFulvio, G. (2012). “There’s so much at stake”: Sexual minority youth discuss dating violence. Violence Against Women, 18(7), 725-745.
Languages
- English
- French (limited working)
- Arabic (elementary)