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Research

The Goals

Multi-culturalism, immigration, and health outcomes for African diasporic women/birthing people

Preserving protective cultural and community health practices that positively impact health & well-being for Black women/birthing people

Addressing maternal health disparities through community-centered and culturally congruent interventions

Addressing cultural, racial, and language biases in nursing care in collaboration with communities.

Transforming nursing education and practice through anti-colonial knowledge co-creation processes

Power and Politics in Global Health

Nursing Representation in Global health leadership
Developing justice-centered and equitable collaborations in global nursing.

Publications

Hsiao WH, Paterno MT, Iradukunda F., Hawkins M. (2020) The Preliminary Efficacy of a Sleep Self-management Intervention Using a Personalized Health Monitoring Device during Pregnancy. Behavioral sleep medicine. 2020:1-12.

Iradukunda, F., & Mayers, P. (2020). Rwandan nursing students' knowledge, attitudes, and application of evidence-based practice. Curationis, 43(1), a2005.

Paterno, M. T., Iradukunda, F., & Hawkins, M. (2020). Feasibility of a pilot randomized controlled trial using a personalized health monitoring device with pregnant women for behavioral sleep research. Applied Nursing Research, 52, 151246.

Iradukunda, F. (2020). Food taboos during pregnancy. Health Care for Women International, 41(2), 159-168.

Hawkins, M., Iradukunda, F., & Paterno, M. (2019). Feasibility of a sleep self-management intervention in pregnancy using a personalized health monitoring device: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocol, 8(5), e12455.

2023

Jolly, J. & Iradukunda, F. (2023, July). Transforming How We Lead: Black Women & Reproductive Justice (presentation). Women Deliver 2023

Iradukunda, F. (2023, July). Developing inclusive nursing curricula. ICN 2023 (e-poster presentation).

Koh, L., Martínez, A., Iradukunda, F., Walker, R. (2023, July). A mixed methods evaluation of a remotely-accessible plant-based culinary intervention to reduce risk of type 2 diabetes and improve self-efficacy in Latina/o/x adults. ICN 2023 (poster presentation).

Adeleye, K. & Iradukunda, F. (2023, March). An Integrative Review of Black Women’s Reproductive Loss. ENRS 35th Annual Scientific Sessions (paper presentation).

Canty, L., Iradukunda, F., Valderama-Wallace, C., Shasanmi-Ellis, R. O., & Garvey, C. (2023, March). What nurses of color want from nursing philosophers. Virtual Nursing Theory Week 2023 (panel presentation).

2022

Iradukunda, F. (2022, November). Building Community Partnerships: Lessons from A Community-Engaged Project with Black Immigrant Women. 2022 APHA Annual Meeting. (Oral presentation).

Koh, L., Iradukunda, F. Martínez, A., Walker, R. (2022, November). A remotely-accessible plant-based culinary intervention designed with and for Latina/o/x adults, tailored to culture and foodways, has potential to enhance sustainable diet quality and health outcomes. 2022 APHA Annual Meeting. (Poster presentation).

Iradukunda, F. (2022, September). Preserving Community Knowledge and Information Networks to Promote Maternal Health and Wellbeing of Black Immigrant Pregnant People. Black Maternal Health Conference 2022. (Oral presentation).

Iradukunda, F. & Canty, L. (2022, September). Beyond discussing social determinants of health to addressing systems of oppression contributing to health inequities. 2022 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research. (Symposia).

Walker, R. & Iradukunda, F. (2022, September). Invisible labor, planetary resources, and hidden costs associated with two forms of AI for health care: Eyetracking and 'Helper' Robots. 2022 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research. (Symposia).

Iradukunda, F. (2022, August). Decolonizing ways of knowing in Nursing: Using storytelling to inform actions. 2022 International Nursing Philosophy conference. (Oral presentation).

2021

Iradukunda, F. (2021, June). Feasibility of a Photo-based Food Diary Approach Among African Pregnant Women in the U.S. Nutrition 2021 live online. (Virtual poster presentation).

Iradukunda, F. (2021, March). Challenges of navigating the home and host cultures in immigrant populations. The 4th Annual Conference on Migration and Health. (Virtual poster presentation).

Iradukunda, F. (2021, March). Dietary Transition and Food Practices among Pregnant Women from Sub-Saharan Africa living in Massachusetts. Virtual 33rd ENRS Annual Scientific Sessions. (virtual presentation).

2020

Leblanc, R., Iradukunda, F., Bosse, J., Helmer, K., Pennell, S., Low, M., Smithline, E. (2020, October). Decolonization of curricula: Collective action in nursing education. APHA's 2020 VIRTUAL Annual Meeting and Expo. (Virtual presentation).

2019

Iradukunda, F., Almutairi A W., Paterno, M., & Hawkins, M. (2019, October). Sleep self-management in pregnancy: Qualitative findings from a mixed-methods, pilot study. Inaugural Nursing PhD Symposium: Celebrating Nursing Science, Amherst, Massachusetts. (poster presentation).

2018

Iradukunda, F. (2018, June). Food taboos in pregnancy: An Integrative Review. Nutrition 2018, Boston, Massachusetts. (Poster presentation).

Paterno, M., Marquis, H., Iradukunda, F., Hebert, A. (2018, May). Feasibility of sleep self-management in pregnancy using a personal health monitoring device. NINR center directors meeting at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. (Poster presentation)

Iradukunda, F. (2018, March). Predictors of anemia in pregnant women: An integrative review. CUGH Global Health Conference, New York City, NY. (Poster presentation).