The University of Massachusetts Amherst
nursing professor

Favorite Iradukunda

She/her/hers/Elle
PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN
Assistant Professor

Location

Skinner Hall

651 N Pleasant St
Amherst, MA 01003
United States

Room 132. Office hours by appointment. Please email to make an appointment.

Dr. Favorite Iradukunda is a nurse scholar who focuses on the intersection of multi-culturalism, immigration, and health outcomes for African diasporic women/birthing people and addressing maternal health disparities through community-centered and culturally congruent interventions. She is dedicated to transforming nursing education and practice through anti-colonial knowledge co-creation processes. Dr. Iradukunda advocates for the inclusion and centering contributions of minoritized and underrepresented nurses in Global Health leadership and for developing justice-centered and equitable collaborations in global nursing. For more information about Dr. Iradukunda’s work, please visit her website.

Education

  • PhD, Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2020
  • MS, Nursing, University of Cape Town - Cape Town, South Africa, 2016
  • BSN, University of Rwanda - Kigali, Rwanda, 2012
  • Professional Certificate, Nursing and Midwifery, Ecole des Sciences Infirmières Sainte Elisabeth - Kabgayi, Rwanda
  • Professional Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery, Ecole des Sciences Infirmière Sainte Elisabeth, 2007

Publications

  • Iradukunda, F., & Canty, L. (2023). Decolonizing nursing education and research to address racial disparities in maternal health. Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15624
  • Walker, R., & Iradukunda, F. (2023). Redistribute Power Over Data, Definitions and Decision-Making. In S. B. Hassmiller & G. A. Daniel (Eds.), Taking Action: Top 10 Priorities to Promote Health Equity and Well-Being in Nursing
  • Iradukunda, F., Harper, K. M., Paterno, M. T., & Poudel-Tandukar, K. (2022). Dietary transition among Sub-Saharan Africa women post-immigration and during pregnancy. Ethnicity and Health, 27(6), 1329-1344. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2021.1879027
  • Iradukunda, F., & Poudel-Tandukar, K. (2021). Healthy Diet Perceptions of Pregnant Women from Sub-Saharan Africa Residing in the U.S. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 60(6), 682-696. https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2021.1875457
  • Iradukunda, F. (2020). Food taboos during pregnancy. Health Care for Women International, 41(2), 159-168. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2019.1574799