MSU Research Consortium on Gender-Based Violence

Breeding stigma does not avoid teen pregnancy: Ron Assimwe makes the case for adolescents in Uganda

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Couples & Family Therapy student conducts IPV research in Uganda How does social stigma impact an 18-year-old Ugandan mother? Doctoral student Ron Asiimwe is looking to the heart (and mind) of this question in his latest paper. The story begins inside Tororo district hospital, a medium-sized hospital in rural eastern Uganda. Interviews were collected from […]

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RCGV selects 2020 winner for Best Undergraduate Paper on Gender-Based Violence

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Psychology major Jacquelyn Adams was selected for “Best Undergraduate Paper on Gender-Based Violence” for her essay entitled, “Transwomen’s Experience of Gender-Based Violence.”

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RCGV Summer Courses Update

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RCGV is proud to continue offering two online summer courses (each offered twice) for our undergraduates: PSY 316 Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Promoting Resiliency PSY 317 Sexual Assault: Context, Interventions and Prevention We began offering these courses in summer of 2015 and have now reached 1,163 students. Another 133 students have enrolled for summer […]

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Drs. Sullivan and López-Zerón Speak at DVHTAC’s Special Series on Coordinated Entry

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How can the Vulnerability Index survey (VI-SPDAT) limit advocates’ understanding of survivors’ needs? RCGV Directors Cris Sullivan and Gabriela López-Zerón gave a presented “Decision Tree as an Alternative to a Score Sheet,” as a resource to help implement coordinated, equitable entry.

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