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Robert Nonomura, Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor, Sociology
Ph.D. Sociology, Western University

Robert Nonomura is a part-time Assistant Professor with the Department of Sociology with specializations in critical sociology, gender-based violence, morality, and public sociology. His current research addresses the ethics of trauma- and violence-informed research as well as inter-disciplinary knowledge mobilization on the social-structural dimensions of gender-based violence. He works closely with the Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children on the development of learning resources at the Learning Network as well as the recent PHAC-funded project with the Alliance of Canadian Research Centres on Gender-Based Violence, Supporting the Health of Survivors of Family Violence in Family. 

Areas of Specialization

Selected Publications

• May, 2022 “Social Inclusion Through Trauma- and Violence-Informed Research: A Focus on Survivors of Violence,” Handbook of Social Inclusion: Research Practices in Health and Social Sciences
• April, 2020 “Toward A Trauma- And Violence-Informed Research Ethics Module: Considerations And Recommendations” Public Health Agency of Canada

Applied Research & Knowledge Mobilization Projects

The Learning Network, Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children

• March, 2022 “Children Experience Coercive Control: What You Need To Know” Learning Network, Issue 37, Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children
• May, 2021 “Gender-Based Violence in Rural, Remote & Northern Communities” Learning Network, Issue 35, Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children

Supporting the Health of Survivors of Family Violence in Family Law Proceedings

• January, 2022 “Survivors’ Views of Family Courts: Findings from the Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative with Vulnerable Populations (CDHPIVP)” Family Violence & Family Law Briefs, Issue 12, Alliance of Canadian Research Centres on Gender-Based Violence
• September, 2021 “Engaging Fathers Who Commit Family Violence: Issues and Challenges for Family Courts” Family Violence & Family Law Briefs, Issue 8, Alliance of Canadian Research Centres on Gender-Based Violence
• June, 2021 “Coercive Control and Family Violence” Family Violence & Family Law Briefs, Issue 3, Alliance of Canadian Research Centres on Gender-Based Violence
• February, 2021 “Supporting the Health of Survivors of Family Violence in Family” Family Violence & Family Law Briefs, Issue 1, Alliance of Canadian Research Centres on Gender-Based Violence