Research is formalised curiosity.
It is poking and prying with a purpose.
- Zora Neale Hurston
Dr. Anu Adebogun is passionate about bridging the gap between research, practice and lived experience.
With a First-Class Law degree and a Master’s and PhD from the University of Oxford, she uses applied research to illuminate overlooked social issues and elevate marginalised voices. She led the first in-depth UK study of Child-to-Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA) as experienced by Black mothers. Her research highlights the intersections of race, gender, victimhood and structural inequality, offering critical insights for safeguarding, service provision and policy reform.
EXPLORE
-
Doctoral Research
Dr. Anu’s PhD examined Black maternal experiences of Child-to-Parent Violence and Abuse, a phenomenon now recognised as a grave and complex social issue among policymakers, practitioners and academics in the UK. Contact to discuss this research and potential collaboration.
-
Journal Article
This article shares findings from our 2020 UK lockdown study on parents’ experiences of CPVA and practitioners’ support work. We highlight the need for greater recognition of CPVA and the development of consistent, evidence-based national responses, including improved risk assessment, safeguarding and support.
-
CPVA during Global Pandemic
This project has produced a fast evidence base on experiences of child and adolescent to parent violence (C/APV) through first-hand accounts from parents and the views of experts and practitioners working directly with families during the first months of the Covid-19 lockdown in the UK (April - June 2020)
-
University Oxford Blog Post
My post on the Oxford Centre for Criminology blog about the gendered nature of my doctoral research. With my empirical lens on African families in the Diaspora, I aim to explore how black mothers experience family violence, their unique justice needs and how the burden to protect their perpetrators frames their help-seeking practices. I #choosetochallange violence against women and girls in all its myriad forms.