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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...
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."
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...
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,...
This past summer, RCGV doctoral student Amanda Osuna (School of Criminal Justice) got some unexpected news. Looking for extra cash, she applied for a job through an agency working with at-risk youth in Lansing. However, that all changed when...
Sex Educator and Psychologist Dr. Megan Maas is empowering parents to have “The Talk” earlier than they may have originally planned.
Dr. Cho, Abbie Nelson and Jennifer Allen presented at the School of Social Work Research Colloquium via Zoom.
Dr. Zeoli and her team were selected from among 48 full proposals invited by the National Collaborative for Gun Violence Research.
Eight MSU alum presented slices of their academic worlds at the TEDxMSU event Mar. 11 at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts.
Last November, Melanie Carlson, a doctoral candidate in the School of Social Work, made her lead author debut with “A Good Call? Contextual factors influencing mandated reporting in domestic violence programs.”
Did you know that more than 85% of traffic to published journal articles comes from Google and Google Scholar searches? Inspired by SAGE Publisher Inc.’s tips on enhancing discoverability, here are some ways in which you can help make your article more visible...
RCGV member talks research and winning Graduate Student of the Year By Audrey Matusz In 2016, when Morgan E. PettyJohn was finishing her master’s at Oklahoma State University, she noticed an unusual phenomenon among her clients. She observed her female–survivor clients were experiencing flairs...
Tips from a national movement on facilitating discussions with unflinching honesty By Audrey Matusz In 2006, U.S. Congress recognized teen dating violence as a public health concern and elected the first week in February as National Teen Dating Violence...
Just in time for holiday gift shopping, Dr. Megan Maas’s latest piece on gendered toys has been published in The Conversation. Read the article, “How toys became gendered — and why it’ll take more than a gender-neutral doll to...
Dr. April Zeoli guest edited an issue of the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Included in the issue is an article Zeoli co-authored with fellow RCGV member Jennifer Paruk. The issue can be accessed here.
Dr. NiCole T. Buchanan was awarded the 2018 Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science Award and has recently published several papers, including “Lay (mis)perceptions of sexual harassment toward transgender, lesbian, and gay employees” in Sex Roles: A Journal...
MSU Sexual Assault Program has changed its name to MSU Center for Survivors. They believe in the strength and resiliency of all people impacted by sexual violence. They stand with survivors against all forms of social injustice by promoting...
RCGV members Drs. Heather McCauley, Rebecca Campbell, NiCole Buchanan, & Carrie Moylan recently published “Advancing Theory, Methods, and Dissemination in Sexual Violence Research to Build a More Equitable Future: An Intersectional, Community-Engaged Approach.” The article is available online and...
Congratulations to Dr. Hannah Feeney for finishing her PhD! She collaborated with RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network) and analyzed data from their online hotline to understand how and why survivors use this resource. Way to go!
Congratulations to RCGV student Dr. Kristen Prock for defending her dissertation! She will begin a tenure track position at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in the fall. We’re so excited for you!
Doctoral students Morgan PettyJohn and Finn Muzzey recently presented at the Society for Social Work and Research 23rd annual conference “Ending Gender Based, Family and Community Violence” in San Francisco. They presented on hashtag activism and sexual violence and the analysis of #HowWillIChange. Dr. Heather McCauley and Dr....
Dr. Angie Kennedy was featured in MSU Today for her work identifying risk factors of sexual violence in teen dating relationships. Dr. Kennedy’s research focuses on young women’s first relationships, their relationships during adolescence and emerging adulthood. Link to article: https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2019/what-predicts-teen-partner-rape/
The MSU Museum is hosting “Finding Our Voice: Sister Survivors Speak” throughout the spring semester. The exhibition includes a speaker series from sister survivors and their allies who are dedicated to ending sexual violence. Several RCGV members including Dr....
A campus Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program was recommended by MSU’s Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct Expert Advisory Workgroup. RCGV faculty, Dr. Rebecca Campbell who is chair of the RVSM Expert Advisory Workgroup was recently featured in the...
Drs. Cris Sullivan and Sudha Sankar Coburn Place in Indianapolis to explore Coburn Place’s work and impact in longer-term housing and support services for survivors of domestic violence. We look forward to more collaboration in the future to continue the fight against gender-based...
Congratulations to Dr. April Zeoli for her paper on the research of legal gun restrictions for domestic violence offenders and their association with fewer intimate partner homicides. The paper was published in the Battered Women’s Justice Project in November...
The MSU Sexual Assault Program is accepting nominations for their annual Teal Ribbon Award. You may nominate someone in the MSU community who has worked to fight sexual violence and oppression on campus. Nominations are due on March 8....
RCGV member April Zeoli recently spoke at the annual TEDMED conference in Palm Springs, California! We want to celebrate Dr. Zeoli’s accomplishment by sharing a little bit about her experience with you. We asked her a few questions and...
Give Green Day encouraged donations to various organizations on MSU’s campus. We want to thank those who donated on Give Green day. Organizations like MSU safe place and MSU Sexual Assault Program aid survivors in their recovery. RCGV stands with all survivors of violence and...
Congratulations to our members Morgan PettyJohn, Finn Muzzey, and Drs. Megan Maas and Heather McCauley on their recent publication “#HowWillIChange: Engaging Men and Boys in the #MeToo Movement”. Their work analyzed 3,182 tweets to gain a further understanding of men and...
MSU’s Research Consortium on Gender-Based Violence faculty and staff are dedicated to research and outreach initiatives related to ending and preventing gender-based violence and improving the community response to survivors. RCGV faculty are committed to mentoring the next generation of gender-based violence researchers by providing substantial educational and employment opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students.
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a significant and widespread social problem internationally, devastating adults, children, families and societies across the globe. It includes any form of harm that is both a consequence and cause of gender power inequities. It can be physical, psychological, sexual, economic, or sociocultural, and includes but is not limited to sexual abuse, rape, intimate partner abuse, incest, sexual harassment, stalking, femicide, trafficking, gendered hate crimes and dowry abuse. Gender-based violence intersects with race-based, class-based or religiously oppressive forms of abuse, and cross-cuts many other social problems (e.g., poverty, substance abuse, mental and physical health, crime).
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