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Giannina Cabral
Department: Ecological Community Psychology

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Research interests include dating violence prevention for adolescents, attribution and coping styles among stranger and non-stranger rape survivors, and the impact of social reactions to rape survivors.

Research and Consulting Experience
Graduate Research Assistant
2006- present Graduate Research Assistant, Michigan State University, Lansing (Dr. Rebecca Campbell, Principle Investigator)
Extended Learning Program Evaluation Project (Cheri Hodson, M.A. & Dr. Jessica Howie, Project Directors)
2005-2006 Research Assistant, Los Angeles Unified School District, Program Evaluation and Research Branch.
Graduate Research Assistant
2002-2006 Graduate Research Assistant, California State University, Long Beach, California (Dr. Courtney Ahrens, Principle Investigator)
Community involvement

I am currently working on creating an evaluation plan for Turning Point's dating violence prevention program.

I am also in the evaluation sub-committee for Violence Free Community by Design at MSU. This committee is currently developing a workshop for all incoming freshmen to discuss sexual assault/dating violence prevention and bystander behavior.

Publications
Ahrens, C., Cabral, G. & Abeling, S. (in progress).
Healing or Hurtful? Rape Survivors' Interpretations of Reactions from Different Support Providers.
Cabral, G. & Ahrens, C. (in progress)
Self-Blame as a Mediator of Avoidance Coping Among Stranger and Non-stranger Rape Survivors: Impact on Health.
Abeling, S. Cabral, G., Ahrens, A. (2006, June)
Healing or Hurtful? Rape Survivors' ratings of Social Reactions. Poster presented at the Society for the Psychological Studies of Social Issues Biennial Convention, Long Beach, California.
Cabral, G. & Ahrens, C. (2006, April)
Self-blame as a Mediator of Avoidance Coping Among Rape Survivors. Poster presented at the 85th Annual Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, California.
Cabral, G. (2006, April)
Co-Authoring Research Publications: A Masters Student's Perspective. (Symposium Chair: Courtney Ahrens. Students as Co-Authors on Research Publications) Symposium presented at the 85th Annual Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, California.
Ahrens, C. Cabral, G., Abeling, S., Jennings, A., Ahmad, S., Stansell, J. & Hinman, J. (2005, November)
Women Speaking out About Violence Project: Preliminary Results. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Long Beach Research Symposium, Long Beach, California.
Cabral, G. (2005, April).
Self-blame as a Mediator of Avoidance Coping Among Rape Survivors-Preliminary Results. Poster presented at Psych Day, California State University, Long Beach, California.
Current Research Project

I am currently working with Rebecca Campbell interviewing sexual assault survivors about their experiences with the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program and Criminal Justice System.