As a researcher, Associate Professor Sarah Hoffman, PhD, MPH, RN, studies the longitudinal health of refugees post-resettlement, gender-based violence, and the intergenerational effects of trauma in families by partnering with groups as varied as the Karen Organization of Minnesota, Etta Projects in Bolivia, and the International Organization for Migration/United Nations Agency for Migration.
The common thread throughout her research is the lens she approaches it with as a community-engaged scholar.
“My research would not be possible without community engagement and community partners. I think it’s so important in understanding what questions need to be asked and what solutions are feasible and culturally responsive,” says Hoffman.
This approach as a community-engaged scholar recently garnered recognition from the Office for Public Engagement, which named Hoffman a recipient of the 2024 University of Minnesota Community-Engaged Scholar Award. The award represents one of the University’s highest honors for community-engaged scholarship.
