Tricia Lewis, Ph.D., MPH, MSW
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Assistant Professor
Office Location
Health Science
Science Ctr of Academic Bldg 124H
I am a community-engaged Connecticut scholar who focuses on the intersections between gender equity and housing. My research on housing insecurity exposes the unique socio-political challenges that low-income mothers face in obtaining adequate housing and the role of violence in constraining their choices. I approach this line of work with an intersectional, socio-ecological lens.
Degrees & Certifications
- Ph.D., Sociology, Emory University, 2022
- Dissertation “Locked out: Women’s Housing Insecurity in a Hostile Social Environment”
- Masters of Public Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 2016
- Masters of Social Work, Southern Adventist University, 2011
- Bachelors of Social Work, Southern Adventist University, 2010
- Certificate in Spanish Language, Entre Rios, Argentina
Teaching Responsibilities
- Community and Public Health
- Introduction to Research in Health Sciences
- Health Research Capstone
- Directed Study Research
Awards & Fellowships
- 2024 Sacred Heart University College of Health Professions Research Award
- 2023 Sacred Heart University College of Health Professions Service-Learning Award
- 2022-2023 Sacred Heart University Service-Learning Faculty Fellow
- 2021-2022 Emory Univ. Women’s Club Memorial Fellowship in Graduate Research
- 2016-2021 Laney Graduate School Fellowship
Research & Grants
Research Interests
- Gender-based violence
- Neighborhoods and housing
- Gender and health
Grants
- 2025-2026 The Richard and Barbara Naclerio Faculty Scholars Program. Patricia Lewis (PI)
($12,500) - 2024-2025 Sacred Heart University’s University Research and Creativity Grant. Patricia
Lewis (PI) ($8,807) - 2024 Sacred Heart University’s Exploring Methods of Education & Research to Grow
& Excel (EMERGE) grant. Patricia Lewis (PI) ($791) - 2023-2025 American Sociological Association Community Action Research Initiative
(CARI) Grant. Patricia Lewis (co-PI); Vanessa Liles (co-PI). ($3,000) - 2023-2024 Sacred Heart University’s Academics for Creative Teaching (ACT) Grant.
“Community Engagement in HS-304 Community and Public Health course”. Patricia Lewis (PI). ($1,350) - 2023 “Domestic violence among Seventh-day Adventist church members”. Andrews
University, Institute of Church Ministry. Patricia Lewis (PI). ($10,000)