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Adrienne Adams
Department: Ecological Community Psychology

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My research interests center around economic justice for survivors of intimate partner abuse, and evaluating community-based domestic abuse victim service programs. My current research focuses on the impact of abuse on women's employment outcomes. Specifically, I am investigating the directional relationship among abuse, employment, and mental health. In addition to this research, I am also conducting an evaluation of the Survivor's Giving Circle, a community-based program designed to provide direct monetary assistance to survivors of intimate partner abuse. The goal of this innovative program is to provide survivors with financial assistance as a means of overcoming financial barriers to economic security.

Research and Consulting Experience
Domestic Violence Survivor Giving Circle Evaluation
(2006 - present) Principle Investigator
United Way of Greater Milwaukee: Domestic Violence Service Outcomes Assessment
(2006 - present) Co-consultant with Cris M. Sullivan, Ph.D. Michigan State University
Prosecutor Decision Making in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
(2005 - present) Research Assistant, PI: Rebecca Campbell, Ph.D. Michigan State University
Empowering Care Evaluation of a Forensic Nurse Examiner Program
(2004 -2005) Research Assistant, PI: Rebecca Campbell, Ph.D.
Evaluation of the Department of Defense Domestic Abuse Victim Advocacy Pilot Project
(2004-2005) Project Manager, PI: Cris M. Sullivan, Ph.D.
Development of the Scale of Economic Abuse
(2003-2005) Principle Investigator
Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence Civil Legal Assistance Program Evaluation
(2003) Research Assistant, PI: Cris M. Sullivan, Ph.D.
MSU Safe Place Victim Advocacy Program Evaluation
(2002-2003) Project Coordinator
Community involvement

In my research and consulting I have worked with the following community-based organizations:

  • Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Okemos MI
  • Siren/Eaton Shelter, Charlotte MI
  • AWARE, Jackson MI
  • MSU Safe Place, East Lansing MI
  • End Violent Encounters, Inc., Lansing MI
  • Turning Point, Inc, Mt. Clemens MI
  • Women's Justice Center, Detroit MI
  • Capital Area Response Effort (CARE), Lansing MI
Publications
Adams, A.E., Sullivan, C. M., Bybee, D.,& Greeson, M. (in press).
Development of the Scale of Economic Abuse. Violence Against Women.
Conference Presentations
Adams, A.E., Greeson, M., and Sullivan, C.M. (2005, July).
Development of the Scale of Economic Abuse
Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action Biennial, Champaign, IL.
Patterson, D., Campbell, R., Lichty, L., Adams, A. E. & Greeson, M. (2005, September).
Planning and implementing program evaluation for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner programs.
Workshop presented at the International Forensic Nursing Scientific Assembly, Arlington, VA.
Patterson, D., Campbell, R., Lichty, L., & Adams, A. E. (2005, July).
Planning and implementing program evaluation for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner programs
Workshop presented at the Michigan Coalition against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Okemos, MI.
Technical Reports & Manuals
Sullivan, C. M. & Adams, A. E. (2007).
A National Review of Outcomes and Indicators Used to Evaluate Domestic Violence Programs
Prepared for the United Way of Greater Milwaukee.
Adams, A. E. & Greeson, M. (2006).
Economic Abuse in the Lives of Women with Abusive Partners: Report for Domestic Violence Service Providers
East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University.
Sullivan, C. M., Adams, A. E., Erwin, P. E., Greeson, M., and Valenti, M. (2005).
Evaluation of the Department of Defense Domestic Abuse Victim Advocacy Pilot
Project. Washington, D.C.:
U.S. Department of Defense's Family Violence Policy Office.
Campbell, R., Adams, A. E., Lichty, L. F., Patterson, D., Smith, A., & Sturza, M. (2004).
Institutional ethnography of the MSU Sexual Assault Crisis and Safety Education Program. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University.
Adams, A. E. (2003).
A Statewide Survey of University and College Journalism Programs. Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence Media Workgroup. Okemos, MI.