Coffee Chats with Researchers

Catie interviews Dr. Rebecca Campbell, Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University,
who researches victim disclosure practices and help-seeking experiences. Dr. Campbell speaks
to her experience serving as Presidential Advisor, Relationship Violence & Sexual Misconduct, in
which she assisted Michigan State University administration in improving the process for
survivors on their campus in response to former doctor Larry Nassar’s abuse of patients. Dr.
Campbell and Catie discuss the importance and challenges of the role of “researchers as
activists” while Dr. Campbell shares her dedication to changing systems by impacting policy and
practice and ultimately improving the survivor experience.

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to
violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to
some listeners.

Catie interviews Dr. April Zeoli, Associate Professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy
in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan, a firearm violence researcher studying
intimate partner homicide and examining extreme-risk protection order laws and their implementation.
She and Catie discuss the challenges of accessing data and records around gun violence in intimate
partner cases as well as the ways implementation of “red flag laws” can improve to ensure gun
relinquishment occurs. And most importantly, Dr. Zeoli shares that the research indeed suggests “that
we can prevent gun violence and reduce homicide through laws that restrict dangerous people from
having guns”.

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Extreme risk protection orders in response to threats of multiple victim/mass shooting in six U.S.
states: A descriptive study

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to
violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to
some listeners.

Catie interviews Dr. Chiara Sabina, Associate Professor in the Rutgers University School of Social Work
and Associate Director of the Center for Research on Ending Violence in the Rutgers University School of Social Work. Dr. Sabina, whose work primarily focuses on the Latinx population, shares with Catie her
passion for bringing more diversity into the field of gender-based violence. The two discuss the
importance of prevention and intervention that account for the intersections of identity and reach
populations that have been historically oppressed and underserved. Dr. Sabina also discusses the
potential long-term implications of her current study with local domestic violence survivors in Quito,
Ecuador using integrative community therapy, which she describes as a culturally congruent, non-
hierarchical dialogue circle, group-based approach.

Catie interviews Professor Leigh Goodmark, JD, who serves as the Marjorie Cooke Professor of Law at
the University of Maryland Carey School of Law where she directs the Gender Violence Clinic. Professor
Goodmark represents criminalized survivors of domestic violence and trains students to represent
victims of violence. She and Catie discuss how the criminal and legal system can harm victims and
further the perpetration of violence. Professor Goodmark discusses how her passion to mitigate further
trauma and harm to criminalized survivors led her on a journey to identifying as an abolitionist.

The Gender Policy Report: Decriminalizing Domestic Violence: Economic, Public Health,
and Community Solutions

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to
violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to
some listeners.

Catie interviews Dr. Kaitlin Boyle, Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal
Justice and the University of South Carolina, who uses social psychology and sociological perspectives to
study how social inequalities and power dynamics shape the socialization processes that enable
environments in which violence occurs. She and Catie discuss her approach to research as looking at
violence as both a reflection of and reinforcer of inequality and its influence on her varied research
interests, including looking at the role gender plays in mass gun violence. And finally, Dr. Boyle shares
more about the process of moving her Violence and (In)justice Lecture Series to a working group,
thereby building professional networks across the many fields addressing interpersonal violence and
encouraging interdisciplinary research collaborations.

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to
violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to
some listeners.

Catie interviews Dr. Claire M. Renzetti, Professor and Chair of Sociology at the University of Kentucky;
the Judy Conway Patton Endowed Chair for Studies on Violence Against Women in the Center for
Research on Violence Against Women; Editor, Violence Against Women: An International,
Interdisciplinary Journal (SAGE); Editor, Gender & Justice Series (University of California Press); Co-
Editor, Interpersonal Violence Series (Oxford University Press); and Editor, Family & Gender-Based
Violence Series (Cognella). Dr. Renzetti starts by sharing her excitement for her research of the OVW
funded evaluation of the therapeutic horticulture program at the Greenhouse 17 shelter and its
implications for improvement in self-esteem and self-efficacy for women participating in therapeutic
horticulture shelter programs. The two discuss the value of funding innovative research in the field of
violence against women and the impacts of what Dr. Renzetti calls “purposive research”, which she
defines as data collection that is making a difference and producing usable knowledge.

Catie interviews Dr. Anne DePrince, Professor of Psychology at the University of Denver and Director of
the Traumatic Stress Studies Group. Dr. DePrince also serves as Associate Vice Provost for Public Good
Strategy and Research at the University of Denver, where she supports University research
collaborations that impact community responses to violence and public problems. She and Catie discuss
the responsibility of researchers to center community in their research and how interdisciplinary
collaborations within communities can impact trauma-informed policies and services. They also discuss
the practical implications of her recently published book, Every 90 Seconds: Our Common Cause Ending
Violence Against Women, which Dr. DePrince shares “connects the ways that violence against women is
tangled up with education reform, legal reform, healthcare access, and economic inequities and makes
the case that all members of a community share a stake in working together to prevent violence”.

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to
violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to
some listeners.

Catie interviews Dr. Lisa Fedina, Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of
Michigan, whose research focuses on understanding the social, economic, and health consequences of
violence experienced across the lifespan, particularly in historically oppressed and underserved
communities. Dr. Fedina shares how a person-centered approach to her research impacts survivor
outcomes by encouraging specified approaches to community response and prevention. The pair also
discuss how response systems are influenced by power and the ways structural power imbalances
contribute to the root causes of violence.

Catie interviews Dr. Eli Silva-Martinez, Associate Professor at University of Puerto Rico, Río
Piedras and Co-Director of the campus organization, Siempre Vivas, which works with survivors
of intimate partner violence, dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking at the University of
Puerto Rico, Río Piedras.

Dr. Silva-Martinez shares with Catie how her work “honors the voices of women”, particularly
Latina women, from an ethnographic perspective. She and Catie discuss the importance of
amplifying the voices of Latinas and immigrants in the field of intimate partner violence and
sexual violence and how Dr. Silva-Martinez’s story shaped her work. They also discuss the
creative ways Dr. Silva-Martinez disseminates her work, which includes her experience working
with community partners to research and produce an award-winning documentary,
Desempacando.

Catie interviews Dr. Abha Rai, Assistant Professor at the Loyola University Chicago School of
Social Work and Associate Director for the Center for Immigrant and Refugee Accompaniment
at the Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work. They speak about culturally-responsive
ways of connecting with immigrant communities and the importance of using or creating
culturally-responsive instruments to collect prevalence rates of domestic violence. Dr. Rai
discusses her research on in-law abuse in South Asian communities as well as the role of
bystander intervention in immigrant communities.

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to
violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to
some listeners.

Development of B.R.A.K.E. the Cycle: A Culturally Responsive Bystander Intervention for South
Asian Immigrants in the United States
Systematic Review of the Psychometric Properties of Culturally Responsive Domestic Violence
Measures

Catie interviews Dr. Patrick Brady, a criminologist researching co-occurring offenses of IPV. They discuss strangulation cases and the process of an IPV case going through the criminal justice system. As well, Dr. Brady talks about how IPV can affect the children of the aggressor and/or survivor.

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to some listeners. Please check the show notes for more detailed descriptions of the topic and take care of yourself.

Catie sits down with former social worker and associate professor of law, justice, and criminology at American University, Dr. Jane Palmer. Dr. Palmer discusses her experiences in the field, the harm that policies have done, and her research in domestic and interpersonal violence. As well, they speak on how the criminal justice system is not equipped overall to help those with mental health issues.

Catie interviews Dr. Megan Greeson, associate professor of psychology at DePaul University. They speak about how different systems respond to victims of violence and the coordination of sexual assault response teams. Dr. Greeson also speaks of a lack of nurses correctly trained to handle IPV and sexual assault and how the state-level mandatory training is not enough. Finally, they speak of the criminal justice system’s response to sexual assault and future changes.

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to some listeners. Please check the show notes for more detailed descriptions of the topic and take care of yourself.

Catie discusses intimate partner violence longitudinal studies with Dr. Jeff Temple, a licensed psychologist and professor at University of Texas, Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. The duo also examines the effect of parental conflict on children and how future relationships are shaped. As well, they discuss the importance of intervention on an academic level.

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to some listeners. Please check the show notes for more detailed descriptions of the topic and take care of yourself.

Catie interviews Dr. Leila Wood, associate professor and Director of Evaluation at the Center for Violence Prevention at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. In this interview, Dr. Wood talks with Catie about research ethics and exploitation, IPV prevention and intervention, and the greater understanding of what is accessible survivor advocacy. Dr. Woods also discusses the gaps that exist in current IPV research and practices, and how practitioners can create sustainable change in the lives of survivors.

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to some listeners. Please check the show notes for more detailed descriptions of the topic and take care of yourself.

Catie interviews Toby Shulruff, a writer, a technology safety project manager, and a graduate student in the new Public Interest Technology program at Arizona State University. The duo discuss Shulruff’s return to the classroom and how years of clinical work shape her view of research and the need the field has. In addition, they discuss the lack of diversity in the types of cyber security that are publicly available.

Catie talks to Dr. Nada Elias–Lambert, an associate professor of social work at Texas Christian University, about sexual violence prevention and bystander/upstander intervention research. They speak on what to do in a work and/or academic setting if sexism occurs, as well as the struggle of innovation vs. evidence informed. Finally, they discuss the reality of trauma informed care and the importance of a more empathetic society, in and out of academia.

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to some listeners. Please check the show notes for more detailed descriptions of the topic and take care of yourself.

Catie sits down with Dr. Carlos Cuevas, a criminal justice professor at Northeastern University and one of the directors of the Violence and Criminal Justice Research Lab, to discuss his studies on the increasing violence against Latinos and adolescent dating violence. As well, he and Catie talk about the future of IPV research.

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to some listeners. Please check the show notes for more detailed descriptions of the topic and take care of yourself.

Catie discusses academic IPV support, and the changes needed with Dr. Rachel Voth Schrag, an assistant professor of social work at University of Texas at Arlington who has spent her entire career in domestic violence prevention work. They also touch on where state policies are lacking.

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to some listeners. Please check the show notes for more detailed descriptions of the topic and take care of yourself.

Catie sits down with Dr. Melissa Morabito, criminologist and associate professor at the University of Massachusetts - Lowell, to discuss police response around vulnerable populations and the changes that need to be made when approaching these cases. As well, Dr. Morabito considers the future of police response to behavioral health and the ways to reduce the police footprint in cases revolving around IPV.

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to some listeners. Please check the show notes for more detailed descriptions of the topic and take care of yourself.

Catie sits down with Sameena Mulla, author and anthropologist, who focuses on ethnographically based research and sexual assault intervention, and Heather Hlavka, about sexual assault intervention and the complicated reality of trials. Mulla and Hlavka deep dive into the trial analysis that they spent over a year completing and discuss their findings.

Catie talks with Dr. Sharon Potter, professor of women and gender studies at the University of New Hampshire, as well as the Co-Founder and Director of Research at the Prevention Innovation Research Center since 2006. Dr. Potter is currently working on a sexual violence prevention and response application, which is going through testing phases at the time of recording. In addition to the app, Dr. Potter speaks about the importance of community involvement and priority areas in IPV research that need to be analyzed further.

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to some listeners. Please check the show notes for more detailed descriptions of the topic and take care of yourself.

Catie interviews Dr. Judy Postmus, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at Rutgers University, School of Social Work, and Jen Glinski, a PhD candidate from University of Glascow and a visiting scholar to Rutgers. The trio talks about economic abuse and how it is being addressed internationally. Dr. Postmus discusses how financial control can be used as a form of intimate partner violence and the many actions that are classified as economic abuse. Glinski opens up about how this topic is personal to her and how her internship with the Royal Bank of Scotland helped her in her research. Finally, they speak on how economic abuse needs to be more acknowledged and how economic empowerment programs are helping victims with recovery.

Content/Trigger Warning: Please note, content discussed in these conversations are related to violence, abuse, and victimization. Episodes often contain content that may be alarming to some listeners. Please check the show notes for more detailed descriptions of the topic and take care of yourself.