Francesca Meninger

Francesca is a Master of Social Work candidate at the Columbia School of Social Work in her second year. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with an emphasis on Public Relations, and minors in Legal Studies and Philosophy from the University of Oregon. Francesca's primary research interests include intimate partner violence, perinatal & maternal mental health, intersections of sex work & motherhood abroad and in the US, sexual violence prevention & education, intersections of maternal mental health & immigration in the US, liberation-based ancestral healing practices, and somatic approaches to healing. She previously worked as a student director for the University of Oregon's Sexual Violence Prevention and Education office focusing on community-specific education for college students on IPV, sexual violence & healthy relationships. She has experience in the supportive housing sector, public & media relations, and is currently an Advanced Clinical Intern with Women's Mental Health in the Ob/Gyn Department of Columbia University Irving Medical Center.