New UCF Project Works to Help Keep Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Safe The goal is to create a screening tool that can be used by student health services and beyond, including in college athletic training settings or in college counseling centers.
UCF Reach for the Stars 2023 Honorees Are Unleashing the Potential of People, Ideas The researchers are working to improve how we respond to survivors of violence, promote positive healthcare, explore space, advance computing and enrich cultural understanding.
UCF Podcast: Championing Against Violence Bethany Backes, an assistant professor in the Violence Against Women faculty cluster who worked for the Department of Justice for more than 10 years, shares what it means to be a champion both against violence and for social justice.
Survivor Link National Training Program Launches at UCF The program will support nine social work students, developing their ability to respond to domestic violence.
UCF Professor’s Research Helps Inform Policy, Laws Surrounding Intimate Partner Cyber Abuse Erica Fissel, assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, shares her passion for helping women affected by cyber abuse in honor of Women’s History Month.
New UCF Co-led Study Will Focus on Keeping Intimate Partner Violence Survivors Safe The researchers will create evidence-based, intimate partner violence pretrial safety assessment guides for judges to use when considering pretrial release in intimate partner violence cases.
UCF Professor Helps Elevate the Discussion and Inform Policy About Violence Against Women Bethany Backes, assistant professor of criminal justice and social work, reflects on her path to academia for Women’s History Month
UCF Study Will Look at Transitional Housing Effectiveness for Survivors of Domestic Violence Housing programs can serve as a lifeline for domestic violence survivors and their children – providing them with vital resources to leave abusive relationships and…
Learning is a Challenge, Even for Scientists UCF professor gets national grant to study teamwork among scientists and engineers from different disciplines to understand how they learn from each other “on the job.”
