Maryam Rafieifar

Dr. Maryam Rafieifar has received the Community Engaged Research Award in recognition of deeply collaborative, community-centered scholarship grounded in long-term partnerships with immigrant families and trafficking-affected communities. Her work is distinguished by shared leadership and sustained engagement—co-developing programs, compensating community partners, and translating research into tangible tools, interventions, and capacity-building efforts that produce measurable, real-world impact.