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by Courtney McCrimmon (5th Year Graduate Student)
January’s National Human Trafficking Prevention Month reminded us of survivors’ resilience and the preventative efforts made to raise awareness and protect vulnerable populations from exploitation.
To continue the fight against human trafficking, we must take collective action to stay well-informe...
by Leah Waltrip (3rd Year Graduate Student)
Code-switching, or switching between two languages, is a common pattern of communication among bilingual and multilingual individuals. For a long time, researchers viewed code-switching as a sign of language challenges. However, recent research has shown that code-switching indicates
All too often, conversations about intimate violence — from child abuse to sexual assault — find their way to some version of victim blame and disbelief.
It turns out that blame and disbelief are linked with myths and misperceptions about intimate violence.
That means that there’s a role for researchers and practitioners to play in explaining our work in...
by Amber Fredrick
New research from our Traumatic Stress Studies Group aimed to answer questions about the real-world impact of survivor-centered care, championed by victim-service providers. For instance, is survivor-centered care was linked to important survivor outcomes – from empowerment and PTSD symptoms to people’s intention to seek help in the future...
When I talk with people about our shared interests in ending violence against women, I often point to healthcare. After all, lots of people are passionate about healthcare — from costs to access and lots in between. Those same people may not think of violence against women as their issue. Yet, one way to address high costs of healthcare is to prevent intimate partner...