Recognizing Abuse in Fifty Shades of Grey
RCGV professor Amy Bonomi finds that college students do recognize abusive behaviors in Fifty Shades. Please read about her study here.
RCGV Members Collaborating on New $2.3 Million Domestic Violence and Housing TA Initiative
The Department of Justice, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have launched a federal Domestic Violence and Housing Technical Assistance Consortium to better address the critical housing needs...
Dr. Rebecca Campbell Received 2015 MCEDSV Wave of Change Award
The Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence has selected Dr. Rebecca Campbell to receive the 2015 MCEDSV Wave of Change Award. The Wave of Change Award honors domestic violence and sexual assault movement leaders who have demonstrated outstanding...
Gina Fedock on Sexual Abuse in Women’s Prisons
MI Public Radio interviewed Gina Fedock, assistant professor at the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago, about sexual abuse in women’s prisons. Fedock spoke about the nationwide problem of sexual abuse of inmates and the changes...
Treating Women’s Mental Health in Prison
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has launched a pilot program, Beyond Violence, in two women’s-only facilities to help the prisoners deal with past trauma. Beyond Violence provides the women with group therapy opportunities to address mental health...
Dr. April Zeoli Receives Joyce Foundation Grant
Dr. April Zeoli, associate professor in the School of Criminal Justice and RCGV member, has been awarded a Joyce Foundation grant to analyze the strength of legal firearm restrictions for perpetrators of domestic violence and their impact on intimate partner...
Congratulations, Dr. Gina Fedock
Gina Fedock, doctoral student in Social Work and a member of the RCGV, successfully defended her dissertation entitled “Women coping with life: A mixed methods study of incarcerated women with life sentences” on May 22nd. Congratulations Dr. Fedock!
RCGV Honored to Host Dr. Elizabeth Aguilar from Monterrey, Mexico — Disseminating CAP to Latin America
RCGV members Rubén Parra-Cardona, Cris Sullivan, Gaby López Zerón, and Rocio Escobar-Chew were honored to host Dr. Elizabeth Aguilar May 14th to discuss disseminating the Community Advocacy Project to Latin America. Dr. Aguilar is the Director of Centro de...
Congratulations, Dr. Nkiru Nnawulezi~
Congratulations to RCGV member Nkiru Nnawulezi, who on May 8th successfully defended her dissertation study entitled “Linking Organizational Context to Survivor Empowerment: A Mixed Methods Study.” Her dissertation tested a conceptual model linking program theory, organizational culture, organizational structure,...
Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Campbell on Receiving the Vision 21 Research Award!
The Department of Justice is recognizing Dr. Rebecca Campbell with the Vision 21 Research Award for improving the nation’s understanding of sexual assault and medical and criminal justice professionals’ response to victims. This award was presented during the National Crime...
Social Science Scholars Win First Prize at the University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum
Dr. April Zeoli has been mentoring Madeline MacLean and Andrew Martin, students in the Social Science Scholars program. Madeline, a freshman in Criminal Justice, and Andrew, a freshman in political science, presented their poster “Mass shootings in the media:...
With the Help of Dr. Rebecca Campbell, Detroit Solves Problem of Untested Rape Kits
“A diverse team of scientists, prosecutors, police, victim advocates and others has solved the problem of untested rape kits in Detroit, creating a model that can be used in other communities, finds the lead researcher of the high-profile project.”...
Congratulations to Dr. NiCole Buchanan on the Mary Roth Walsh Teaching the Psychology of Women Award!
Please join me in congratulation Dr. NiCole Buchanan as a recipient of the APA’s Society for the Psychology of Women’s 2015 Mary Roth Walsh Teaching the Psychology of Women Award for the development of innovative ideas and learning activities to enhance the teaching of diversity. Congratulations...
Summer Online Courses on Gender-Based Violence
Please see the attached flyer for our online courses on gender-based violence this summer! The courses are filling up fast so please share widely! Summer Session 1: Children’s Exposure to Domestic Violence: Promoting Resiliency (PSY 316) Sexual Assault: Context,...
Dr. Rebecca Campbell, 2015 SCRA Excellent Educator Award Recipient!
Let us offer another message of congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Campbell for her 2015 SCRA Excellent Educator award! Please see the announcement below published by the Society for Community Research and Action! Please join me in congratulating Dr. Rebecca...
Dr. Rebecca Campbell Wins SCRA Policy Award!
Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Campbell! Below you can read more information about the award and this amazing accomplishment. The award will be formally presented at the 2015 Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference in Lowell, Massachusetts this...
RCGV Members Awarded Third Place in SCRA Video Contest!
Congratulations to Katie Gregory, Cris Sullivan, and their community partners for winning third place in the Society for Community Research and Action Video Contest! If you haven’t already, check out their video on family safety planning for domestic violence...
Cris Sullivan, Annika Gifford, and Anne Menard Help Domestic Violence Programs with Evaluation
Check out this article on how domestic violence programs can evaluate their work on their own terms This article offers innovative ideas that honor the context within which domestic violence programs are situated, and promotes several solutions and creative...
RCGV Members Examine Incarcerated Women’s Experience of Violence Perpetration and Victimization
RCGV members Echo Rivera, Sheryl Kubiak and Deb Bybee have examined the multiple experiences of incarcerated women’s violence perpetration and victimization: Rivera, E. A., Kubiak, S. P., Bybee, D. (2014). Patterns of women’s aggression against partners and others: Broadening...
Congratulations Dr. Echo Rivera!
Echo Rivera graduated from the Ecological-Community Psychology program in 2014. For her dissertation, she performed multi-level modeling to investigate how partner-abusive men’s harm to their children impacted mothers’ depression and PTSD. Her results provide preliminary evidence that men’s harm to...
Congratulations Dr. Jess Shaw!
Congratulations are in order to Jess Shaw who graduated last semester and is now a Visiting Fellow with the National Institute of Justice! Information on her dissertation can be found below! DISSERTATION TITLE: Justifying Injustice: How the Criminal Justice...
Check Out This Free Webinar on Campus Sexual Assault!
Webinar Hosted by the National Health Collaborative on Violence and Abuse Webinar: Campus Sexual Assault: What Clinicians Need to Know Monday, January 26, 2015 10:00-11:30pm PDT/ 11:00-12:30pm MDT/ 12:00-1:30pm CDT/ 1:00-2:30pm EDT To register, please follow this link: http://futureswithoutviolence.adobeconnect.com/e1c8y0e6ye2/event/registration.html...
Immigration Law Clinic Receives Excellence in Diversity Award!
We are excited to report that MSU’s Immigration Law Clinic, headed by RCGV faculty member Dr. Veronica Thronson, received an Excellence in Diversity Award (EIDA) from Michigan State University. “Their outstanding and tireless work to serve immigrant populations is...
