Dr. Waller is an international award-winning Assistant Professor and principal investigator of the DIVAA Lab at Columbia University. She is an implementation scientist who partners with faith- and community- based organizations to tailor and implement sustainable interventions for underserved survivors of IPV/GBV. Her trailblazing scholarship is guiding national policy for entities, inclusive of the US Department of Defense. Her research is in The Lancet, The Lancet Psychiatry, and J of Interpersonal Violence. Her TEDx Talk, "Hindered Help" interrogates Black survivors' help-seeking process.
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My program of research focuses upon improving the mental health and overall wellbeing of Black women IPV survivors. I am a leading expert in implementing and evaluating a range of interventions that improve the psychological health of understudied women IPV survivors in trusted community settings. I developed the first theories that identify the psychosocial needs of Black survivors. My work in this area received six awards, including one international, and has been used to guide IPV services internationally, nationally and locally.
