Full Name
Jennifer M. Gómez
Job title
Assistant Professor
Affiliation/Organization
Boston University
Short Bio
Jennifer M. Gómez, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Boston University (BU), Faculty Affiliate at the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health at BU, Board Member & Chair of the Research Advisory Committee at the Center for Institutional Courage, and Board Member at the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation and End Rape On Campus. She created cultural betrayal trauma theory (CBTT) as a Black feminist framework for researching the impact of violence on Black and other marginalized peoples within the context of inequality. In addition to her book, “The Cultural Betrayal of Black Women & Girls: A Black Feminist Approach to Healing from Sexual Abuse” (American Psychological Association; 2023), she has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, other scholarly writings, professional development documents, and public scholarship. Website: https://jmgomez.org ; Twitter: @JenniferMGmez1; Book Website: https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/cultural-betrayal/
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