Pegah Naemi Jimenez honored at University Research Awards ceremony
Pegah Naemi Jimenez, an associate researcher senior in the School of Social Welfare, received a Research Staff Achievement Award on April 11.
Naemi Jimenez was one of the KU researchers recognized during the University Research Awards ceremony at the Jayhawk Welcome Center. The annual Research Staff Achievement Award recognizes outstanding KU staff whose research has significantly influenced their fields and expanded intellectual or societal insights.
Prior to her current role, Naemi Jimenez was an associate researcher at KU’s Center for Public Partnerships & Research from 2015 to 2021.
Naemi Jimenez’s scholarship focuses on cross-system approaches and community-engaged research that addresses social problems experienced by children and families in marginalized communities. This involves working with communities, practitioners and other interested parties, such as state agencies in Kansas, Missouri and Texas. She has received multiple federal grants to support this work.