Overview
Lab: Contextualizing Psychological Processes for Social Change (CPPSC)
Education
University of Cincinnati, Ph.D. Community & Organizational Research for Action (CORA) 2022
University of Cincinnati, Graduate Certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 2022
Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan. M.Phil. Psychology 2015
Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan. B.S. Psychology 2013
Current Instructor
Seminar in Cultural Diversity
Information
Broadly, my research addresses the contextually shaped psychological processes used by underrepresented and minoritized populations to create change in their own lives and communities across different socio-cultural contexts. Specifically, my research examines: (1) the role of relationships in shaping and/or resisting ideologies, such as gender, cultural, and political, in different contexts, and (2) women’s experiences and resistance to inequities in activist settings, locally and internationally. Methodologically, I have used qualitative and community based participatory research to work with Women of Color, immigrant women, and refugee populations in the U.S., and women leaders in Pakistan. Overall, my research is situated at the intersection of Feminist and Community Psychology and uses feminist theory and decolonial perspectives to advance social justice frameworks.
Activism, Gender Ideologies, Relationships facilitating social change, Decolonizing Psychology, Gender Justice, Immigrant communities.
Graduate seminar in Cultural Diversity
Action Research Approaches in Community Psychology
Psychology of Women
Community Psychology Practicum
Selected Publications
Chaudhary, N. (2024). Examining meaning-making and decolonial resistance in Pakistani women’s stories of navigating coloniality and gender. Feminism & Psychology, 34(2), 207-227. https://doi.org/10.1177/09593535241233845
Chaudhary, N. (2024). A tale of two generations: Indian and Pakistani immigrant women’s negotiation of femininity. Asian American Journal of Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000346
Chaudhary, N., & Dutt, A. (2022). Women as Agents of Change: Exploring Women Leaders' Resistance and Shaping of Gender Ideologies in Pakistan. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.800334
Chaudhary, N., & Dutt, A. (2021). Examining Care and Opposition in the Narratives of Local Women of Color Activists. Sex Roles. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-020-01218-x
Dutt, A., Jacquez, F., Chaudhary, N., Wright, B., Adhikari, R., Adhikari, T., Al Shehabi, A., Arnaout, M., Bhandari, M., Macow, H., Mbuyi, M., Ernestine, M., Alexandre, M., Muhamed, Y., Constantin, M., & de Abughosh, L. S. M. (2022). Creating collective solidarity: Insights from the development and process evaluation of civic action for refugee empowerment in Cincinnati. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi-org.uc.idm.oclc.org/10.1037/cdp0000459