I’m Dr. Eva McKinsey – a researcher, educator, facilitator, doula, and transformative justice practitioner dedicated to building healthy and accountable families and communities. I live in Honolulu, HI.

As an applied social and community psychologist, I am fascinated by our society’s approaches to addressing harm and violence. Decades of research on trauma, punishment, and behavior change tell us that our current approaches are misguided and often cause further harm. As such, much of my research focuses on interventions and practices that have the potential to shift our society away from reliance on punitive responses to harm and toward more transformative forms of justice and accountability. 

I am also a birth and postpartum doula, supporting families as they welcome little ones into this world. I believe supporting families through one of the most joyous and exciting, but also potentially scary and overwhelming, times is a form of care that is essential to building healthy, loving, and strong communities. 

I look forward to working with you!