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Kendra Nixon is a Professor at the University of Manitoba in the Faculty of Social Work, where she also serves as the Director of RESOLVE, a tri-prairie research network focused on family and gender-based violence. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work and has a strong background in social welfare policy, qualitative research, and analysis, overseeing master's and doctoral level student supervision. Her research interests center on gender-based violence, including intimate partner violence, children's exposure to violence, and domestic homicide. She has engaged in numerous funded research projects, including studies on COVID-19 experiences of intimate partner violence survivors and partnerships aimed at enhancing Indigenous engagement in research. Kendra has co-led several significant grants aimed at understanding and reducing violence against women and children, emphasizing institutional responses across child welfare and criminal justice systems. Her academic contributions are reflected in her multiple roles as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on various initiatives addressing the complexities of violence in society, advocating for improved policies to protect vulnerable populations.
University of Manitoba • Winnipeg, MB
Kendra Nixon has been contributing to the Faculty of Social Work with a focus on research and education in social welfare policies.
Streams include Education, Administration, or Clinical.