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Nidal Karim
Department: Ecological Community Psychology

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Violence against women in the international context; Women's empowerment tools in international development specifically microcredit and the use of women’s circles to address domestic violence; Effectiveness of existing programs for domestic violence survivors; Development of new innovative interventions to address domestic violence; Program evaluation.

Research and Consulting Experience
Developing a Violence Against Women Research Infrastructure in a Field Setting
(2007-present) Graduate Assistant, PI: Cris Sullivan; Michigan State University
Center for Gender in Global Context
(2006-2008) Managing Editor – Women and International Development Working Paper Series, Program Director: Anne Ferguson, Michigan State University
Youth Photo Voice Project
(2007) Research Assistant, PI: Pennie Foster-Fishman, Michigan State University
College Students Health Behaviors; Optimal Functioning in Context: Factors Contributing to Well Being in Health Behaviors
(2005-2006) Projects Coordinator, PI: Zaje Harrell; Michigan State University
Association 0f Women Entrepreneurs Study
(2005) Research Team Member, PI: Pennie Foster-Fishman; Michigan State University
Positive Growth Initiative Lab
(2001-2004) Research Team Member, PI: Christine Robitschek; Texas Tech University
Texas Tech Psychology Clinic
(2003) Clinic Co-Manager, Director: Dr. Gary Fireman; Texas Tech University
Community Involvement
  • Asociación de Mujeres de Altiplano (AMA), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (2007)
    Developed evaluation plan for women’s circles. Conducted mental health presentations for women’s circles.
    Director: Claudia Ramirez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

  • CARE Guatemala, Chichicastenango, Guatemala (2006)
    Conducted interviews with members of microcredit women’s groups on impact of microcredit on women’s lives and presented results to program staff.
    Director: Luis Paiz, Guatemala City, Guatemala

  • Michigan Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence, Okemos, MI (2005)
    Assisted with the DELTA project, solicited donations for the annual conference, designed and put together auction catalog, and participated in Women of Color taskforce.
    Director: Mary Keefe, Okemos, MI

  • MSU Safe Place, E. Lansing, MI (2004-2005)
    Organized and distributed translated educational materials on domestic violence.
    Director: Holly Rosen, East Lansing, MI

  • Women’s Protective Services, Lubbock TX (2003-2004)
    Worked as a crisis call responder on 24 hr. Hotline.
    Director: Fritzi Cates, Lubbock, TX
Publications
Harrell, Z. A. T., & Karim, N. (in press).
Is gender relevant only for problem alcohol behavior? An examination of correlates of alcohol use among college students.
Addictive Behaviors.
Harrell Z., & Karim, N. (2006).
Patterns and correlates of alcohol use in a racially diverse sample of college women.
31st annual Association for Women in Psychology Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.
Harrell, Z., Karim, N., Mercado, N., & Hunter, A. (2006).
Religious and affiliative coping: an examination of racial and ethnic differences in drinking behaviors.
Society for Behavioral Medicine Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Karim, N. (2005).
Preventing teen dating violence.
Michigan Network for Youth and Family Conference, Mount Pleasant, MI.
Karim, N. & Deacon, Z. (2005).
Conducting effective, ethical, community psychology research internationally.
Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
Harrell, Z. & Karim, N. (2005).
Critical consciousness, emotion-focused coping and health behaviors in college women.
Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference, Urbana-ÊChampaign, IL.
Karim, N. & Robitschek, C. (2004).
The relationship between acculturation, attitudes toward women, and attitudes toward domestic violence among Asian international students.
American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Whittaker, A., Burnett, A., Karim, N., Robitschek, C., Mohnot, H., & Taylor, M. (2003).
Family functioning revisited: predicting personal growth initiative among Hispanic individuals.
American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Conference Presentations
Harrell, Z., Karim, N. Brosco, D., Dietz, L., Sprague, H., & Harrell, N. (2007).
Socioeconomic stats and alcohol use in college women: An examination of income and experiential indicator of class.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
Harrell Z., & Karim, N. (2006).
Patterns and correlates of alcohol use in a racially diverse sample of college women.
Poster presented at 31st annual Association for Women in Psychology Conference.
Harrell, Z., Karim, N., Mercado, N., & Hunter, A. (2006).
Religious and affiliative coping: an examination of racial and ethnic differences in drinking behaviors.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine Conference.
Karim, N. (2005).
Preventing teen dating violence.
Workshop conducted at the Michigan Network for Youth and Family Conference.
Karim, N. & Deacon, Z. (2005).
Conducting effective, ethical, community psychology research internationally.
Roundtable conducted at the Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference.
Harrell, Z. & Karim, N. (2005).
Critical consciousness, emotion-focused coping and health behaviors in college women.
Poster presented at the Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference.
Karim, N. & Robitschek, C. (2004).
The relationship between acculturation, attitudes toward women, and attitudes toward domestic violence among Asian international students.
Poster presented at the Annual American Psychological Association Conference.
Whittaker, A., Burnett, A., Karim, N., Robitschek, C., Mohnot, H., & Taylor, M. (2003).
Family functioning revisited: predicting personal growth initiative among Hispanic individuals.
Poster presented at the Annual American Psychological Association Conference.
Technical Reports
Van Egeren, L., Foster-Fishman, P., & Karim, N. (November 2005).
WKKF 75th Anniversary Expert-in-Residence Visit: Edward James Olmos.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
Campbell, R., Jiménez, T., Karim, N., et al. (2006).
Student-community initiative evaluation project: Final report.
East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University.
Current Project

I am currently working on my dissertation project which is an exploration of the relationship between perceptions of barriers to accessing resources and help seeking behavior among survivors with children across their many attempts to leave.