Center Mission

The Center for Research on Violence Against Women at the University of Kentucky is committed to advancing research into the legal and clinical complexities presented by intimate partner violence, rape, stalking and related experiences for women, and is dedicated to preventing violence and to enhancing the welfare and safety of those impacted by violence through research, scholarship and public service.

The Center is an outstanding exemplar of the role of education in addressing a social, health and legal crisis that strips the quality of life from the citizens of our Commonwealth and of the world. I take great pride that among the areas of excellence that bring UK national prominence is the way in which we focus scholarly attention to the study of violence against women and children.

—Kumble R. Subbaswamy
Provost

Director’s Message

Welcome to the website of the Center for Research on Violence Against Women. The Center has as its mission advancing the empirical study of intimate partner violence, rape, stalking, and psychological maltreatment. The urgency and impatience with which we undertake our mission reflects a belief that scientific discovery cannot be for the sake of science alone, as we are ever mindful of the women on whose behalf our efforts are undertaken. The final judgment of whether the Center meets its mission is, ultimately, in their hands.

The Center has three primary areas of work: research, scholarship and public service. On the pages of this website, you will find activities describing our interdisciplinary research efforts and our work to strengthen the academic preparation of students. Our mission also includes public service, and as described on those pages of this site, many of these efforts are directed toward offering support to the work of advocates and practitioners. There may be no place where we hope our work will be felt more than in the battered women’s shelters and rape crisis centers that serve every day on the front lines of the fight for women’s lives.

This Center, with our faculty partners across UK and around the nation and our community partners across the Commonwealth, has an extraordinary opportunity to advance the conversation on the state of research in the field of violence against women. Our role as a Center embedded in a flagship educational institution is not to observe that conversation, our role is to help shape it.

The Center for Research on Violence Against Women owes its current and future success to many partners. To friends and colleagues who supported, encouraged, advised, strengthened, and enriched all that we have tried to do. To all our Center partners, past, present and future, we hope ours is an indebtedness that will be repaid to you in the measure of quality research in the short run and a contribution to the safety and wellbeing of women in the long run. It will be to your credit that we do both.

Areas of Writing and Research Interest

Civil and criminal justice issues related to violence against women
U.S. and Kentucky legislative history of addressing violence against women
Mental health effects of violence against women
The victimization of college women
Advancing research on violence against women

Carol E. Jordan

Assistant Provost & Director
108 Bowman Hall
Lexington, KY 40506
(859) 257-2737
carolj@uky.edu

Biography

Carol E. Jordan, M.S., currently serves as Director of the University of Kentucky Center for Research on Violence Against Women and holds faculty appointments in the Department of Psychology and the Department of Psychiatry. She also serves as an Assistant Provost at the University. Ms. Jordan has authored two books, five book chapters and over 30 peer reviewed articles on violence against women, particularly focusing on civil and criminal justice issues related to violence against women; the victimization of college women; and the state of research on violence against women. Ms. Jordan has managed grants totaling more than $3.5 million and since coming to UK has built a $5.5 million research endowment. Ms. Jordan has almost 30 years of experience in public policy, legislative advocacy, and the development of programs addressing intimate partner violence, rape and stalking. Before coming to the University, Ms. Jordan served for eight years as Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Services. Ms. Jordan has been recognized nationally with the Paul H. Chapman Award from the National Foundation for the Improvement of Justice and by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. She has also received awards from the Kentucky Domestic Violence Association, the Kentucky Rape Crisis Centers, the Kentucky Mental Health Coalition, the Kentucky Psychological Association, and the Kentucky General Assembly for her work.

Current Writing and Research Projects

Carol is currently write a book chronicling 40 years of legislative history making reforms on behalf of victims of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Carol and her colleagues Jim Clark, Rich Charnigo, and Adam Pritchard are working on a study exploring the effects of gender and context associated with cases where battered women kill the offender.

Journal Affiliations

Guest Editor, 2009 Special Issue, Violence and Women’s Mental Health: The Pain Unequalled: Part One. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse: A Review Journal (Two Volumes)

Guest Editor, 2007 Special Issue, The Health Implications Of Violence Against Women: Untangling The Complexities Of Acute And Chronic Effects, Trauma, Violence & Abuse: A Review Journal (Two Volumes)

Guest Editor, 2004 Special Issue, Toward a National Research Agenda on Violence Against Women, Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Editorial Board (2008-2011), Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Editorial Board (2010 – 2013) Violence Against Women: An International & Interdisciplinary Journal

Reviewer, Homicide Studies

Reviewer, Journal of Clinical and Forensic Medicine

Reviewer, Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Reviewer, Journal of Trauma, Violence and Abuse

Reviewer, Journal of Aggressive Behavior

Reviewer, Psychiatric Services (previously Hospital and Community Psychiatry)

Reviewer, Violence Against Women: An International & Interdisciplinary Journal

Jordan, C.E., Nietzel, M.T., Walker, R., & Logan, TK. (2004). Intimate Partner Violence: A Clinical Training Guide for Mental Health Professionals. New York: Springer Publishing Company, Inc.

Logan, TK, Walker, R., Jordan, C.E., & Leukefeld, C. (2006). Women and victimization: Contributing factors, interventions, and implications. Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association Press

Jordan, C.E. (2010). Intimate Partner Violence: Strategic Safety Planning. In B. Fisher & S. Lab (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Coker, A.L., Williams, C.M., Follingstad, D., & Jordan, C.E. (2010). Psychological, reproductive and maternal health, behavioral and economic impact. In M. Koss & J. White (Eds.), Violence Against Women and Children: Consensus, Critical Analyses, and Emergent Priorities

Jordan, C.E. (2006). Intimate partner violence: Implications for the Domestic Relations Practitioner. Kentucky Domestic Relations Handbook. Lexington, Kentucky: University of Kentucky College of Law

Jordan, C.E. (2005). Domestic violence: Forensic implications of intimate partner victimization. In J. Payne-James, R. Byard, T. Corey, & C. Henderson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Jordan, C.E., Gleason, M., Hosea, K., & Sexton, M. (Eds.). (2003). Civil remedies for women victimized by violence: A practice manual for attorneys. University of Kentucky College of Law.

Jordan, C.E. (2011). Building academic research centers to advance research on violence against women: An empirical foundation. Violence Against Women, 11(9), 1123 - 1136.

Jordan, C.E. (2011). The University of Kentucky Center for Research on Violence Against Women: Bringing women’s stories to the advancement of science. Violence Against Women, 11(9), 1137 – 1158.

Jordan, C.E., Pritchard, A., Duckett, D., & Charnigo, R. (2010). Criminal offending among respondents to protective orders: Crime types and patterns that predict victim risk. Violence Against Women, 16, 12, 1396 – 1411.

Jordan, C.E., Pritchard, A.J., Duckett, D., Wilcox, P., Corey, T., & Combest, M. (2010). Relationship and injury trends in the homicide of women across the lifespan: A research note. Homicide Studies, 14(2), 181-192.

Jordan, C.E., Campbell, R., & Follingstad, D. (2010). Violence and women’s mental health: The impact of physical, sexual and psychological aggression. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, (6), 607-628.

Jordan, C.E. (2009). Violence and Women’s Mental Health: The Pain Unequalled. Part Two. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse: A Review Journal, 10(4), 303 – 305.

Jordan, C.E. (2009). Violence and Women’s Mental Health: The Pain Unequalled: Part One. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse: A Review Journal, 10, 195 – 197.

Briere, J., & Jordan, C.E. (2009). Childhood maltreatment, intervening variables, and adult psychological difficulties in women: An overview. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse: A Review Journal, 10(4), 375 – 388.

Jordan, C.E. (2009). Advancing the study of violence against women: Evolving research agendas into science. Violence Against Women, 15, 393 – 419.

Jordan, C.E. (2009). Advancing the study of violence against women: Response to commentaries and next steps. Violence Against Women, 15, 440 – 442.

Jordan, C.E., Pritchard, A., Wilcox, P., & Duckett-Pritchard, D. (2008). The denial of emergency protection: Factors associated with court decision-making. Violence and Victims, 23(5), 603 – 616.

Wilcox, P., Jordan, C.E., Pritchard, A., & Randa, R. (2008). Rurality-urbanism and protective order service: A research note. Journal of Crime & Justice, 31, 66 – 87.

Jordan, C.E., Wilcox, P., & Pritchard, A. (2007). Stalking acknowledgement and reporting among college women experiencing intrusive behaviors: Implications for the emergence of a “classic stalking case”. Journal of Criminal Justice, 35(5), 556-569.

Jordan, C.E. (2007). The health implications of violence against women: Untangling the complexities of acute and chronic effects: Part Two. Trauma, Violence and Abuse: A Review Journal, 8(3), 243 – 245.

Jordan, C.E. (2007). The health implications of violence against women: Untangling the complexities of acute and chronic effects: Part One. Trauma, Violence and Abuse: A Review Journal, 8(2), 87 – 89.

Wilcox, P., Jordan, C.E., & Pritchard, A.J. (2007). A multidimensional examination of campus safety: Victimization, perception of danger, worry about crime, and precautionary behavior among college women in the post-Clery era. Crime & Delinquency, 53(3), 1-36.

Modesitt, S.C., Gambrell, A., Cottrill, H.M., Hays, L.R., Walker, R., Shelton, B., Jordan, C.E., & Ferguson, J.E. (2006). The adverse impact of a history of violence for women with breast, cervical, endometrial, or ovarian cancer. Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 107(6), 1330 – 1336.

Wilcox, P., Jordan, C.E., & Pritchard, A.J. (2006). Fear of acquaintance versus stranger rape as a master status: Towards refinement of the shadow of sexual assault. Violence and Victims, 21 (3), 355 – 370.

Logan, TK, Evans, L., Stevenson, & Jordan, C.E. (2005). Barriers to services for rural and urban rape survivors. Journal of Interpersonal Violence (20), 591-616

Jordan, C.E. (2004). Intimate partner violence and the justice system: An examination of the interface. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19, 1412-1434.

Jordan, C.E. (2004). Toward a national research agenda on violence against women: Continuing the dialogue on research and practice, Part 2. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19(12), 1365-1368.

Jordan, C.E. (2004). Toward a national research agenda on violence against women: Continuing the dialogue on research and practice, Part 1. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19(11), 1205 - 1209.

Briere, J., & Jordan, C.E. (2004). Violence against women: Outcome complexity and implications for treatment. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19(12), 1252 – 1282.

Logan, TK, Walker, R., Jordan, C.E., & Campbell, J. (2004). An integrative review of separation in the context of victimization: Consequences and implications for women. Journal of Trauma, Violence and Abuse, 5(2), 143 – 193.

Jordan, C.E., Logan, TK., Walker, R., & Nigoff, A. (2003). Stalking: An examination of the criminal justice response. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 18(2) 148 – 165.

Logan, TK, Nigoff, A., Walker, R., & Jordan, C.E. (2002). Stalker profiles with and without protective orders: Do protective orders make a difference in reoffending or criminal justice processing? Violence and Victims, 17(5), 541 - 553.

Logan, TK, Walker, R., Jordan, C.E., & Horvath, L.S. (2002). Child custody evaluations and domestic violence: Case comparisons. Violence and Victims, 17(6), 719 – 742.

Jordan, C.E., Quinn, K., Jordan, B., & Daileader, C.R. (2000). Stalking: Cultural, clinical and legal considerations. Brandeis Journal of Family Law, 38(3) 513-579.

Jordan, C.E. & Walker, R. (1994). Implementing domestic violence standards of practice for community mental health centers. Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 45(2) 147 - 151.

Shechet, A., & Jordan, C. (1993). The Kentucky post-trauma response team: Development of a statewide crisis response capability. Handbook of Post Disaster Interventions, 8(5) 267 - 280.

Sigelman, D., Jordan-Berry, C., & Wiles, K. (1984). Violence in college students’ dating relationships. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 14(6) 53 - 548.

Rholes, W., Blackwell, J., Jordan, C., & Walters, C. (1980). A developmental study of learned helplessness. Developmental Psychology, 16, 616 - 624.

Jordan, C.E. (2004). Intimate partner violence and the justice system. Reprinted in Freeman, M. (Ed). (2008). Domestic violence. The Family, Law & Society, London: Ashgate Publishing.

Jordan, C.E., Hughes, E.S., & Gleason, M.J. (2005). Criminal prosecution and civil remedies for victims of sexual offenses: amendment of the rape shield law. The Bench and Bar, 69(2)

Jordan, C.E. (2005). Stalking victimization: The justice system response to the crime. Kentucky Law Enforcement News, 4(1), 40-41.

Jordan, C.E., & Isaac, S. (2002). The state of the women judiciary of the Commonwealth. Bench and Bar, 66 (2), 31 – 34.

Jordan, C.E. (2001). Violence Against Women: A health and mental health concern. Women’s Health Report, Office of Women’s Health and Mental Health, Kentucky Health Services Cabinet.

Jordan, C.E. (1999). Violence against women. In Smith-Mello, Childress, Sollinger, & Sebastian (Eds.) The Future Well-Being of Women in Kentucky. (107 – 114). Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center, Frankfort, Kentucky.

Jordan, C.E., & K. Quinn. (1998). Kentucky domestic violence and abuse act: Civil remedies for victims. The Bench and Bar 62 (1) 11 - 18.

Teaching Interests

Civil and criminal justice issues related to violence against women
U.S. and Kentucky legislative history of addressing violence against women
The victimization of college women
Advancing research on violence against women

Media Appearances

Center Director on One To One with Bill Goodman

The Endowed Faculty of the Center

Endowed Chairs and Professorships

To advance the Center’s local, national and international agenda, the Center has established a plan to endow six chairs of study on violence against women and four endowed professorships—each with a specific area of study and all contributing to a university-wide interdisciplinary body of knowledge on violence against women. Each endowed faculty member is supported by a Center endowment that results from generous gifts by our community, corporate and foundation partners.

The first endowed chair focuses on women’s health and was established in 2007 in the College of Medicine, Department of Ob/Gyn. The second chair focuses on women’s mental health and was established in 2008 in the College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. The third endowed chair focuses on children and youth and will be established in the near term in the College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Psychology. The fourth endowed chair focuses on social justice and historically marginalized women and was established in 2010 in the College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Sociology. The fifth endowed chair will focus on the multicultural study of violence against women and the sixth will address sexual victimization. The endowed professorships focus on substance abuse and spirituality and other important areas of research.

View the Endowed Faculty Organization Chart

Ann L. Coker, Ph.D., MPH

Verizon Wireless Endowed Chair
Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology
College of Medicine
800 Rose Steet
UK Chandler Hospital C-371
Lexington, KY 40506
Office: (859) 323-6758
Fax: (859) 257-1305
Cell: (859) 221-6445
ann.coker@uky.edu

In May 2007, Ann L. Coker, Ph.D., MPH became the inaugural Verizon Wireless Endowed Chair in the Center for Research on Violence Against Women. She serves as Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine and jointly in the Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health. Dr. Coker also serves as the Public Health Co-Associate Dean for Research. She holds a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina.

Dr. Coker is currently engaged in several research projects addressing the health effects of partner violence. She instituted a universal screening protocol in the University’s Obstetrics Clinics in February 2008 and is in the process of evaluating the impact of screening on women and infants. She received a five year cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to evaluate a statewide intervention to reduce dating and sexual violence using a randomized design in 26 high schools across Kentucky. The intervention is a novel active bystander intervention designed to empower students to reduce violence within their social networks. She also serves as principal investigator on a National Institutes of Health grant for a five year cohort study to explore how life stresses including partner and family support or interference may impact cancer care and well-being for women diagnosed with breast, cervical or colorectal cancer in Kentucky. The Kentucky Cancer Registry and the Survey Research Laboratory are co-collaborators on that project.

Diane R. Follingstad, Ph.D.

Women's Circle Endowed Chair
Department of Psychiatry
UK College of Medicine
3470 Blazer Pkwy.
Lexington, KY 40509
Office: (859) 323-5281
Fax: (859) 257-3898
Cell: (859) 533-2757
Follingstad@uky.edu

In July 2008, Diane R. Follingstad, Ph.D. became the inaugural Women’s Circle Endowed Chair in the Center for Research on Violence Against Women and a Professor of Clinical and Forensic Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky.

Dr. Follingstad’s research in the area of intimate partner violence has covered issues related to battered women, physical dating violence, and factors impacting jury verdicts in cases where battered women killed a partner. Most recently, her research efforts have led to more sophisticated measurement of psychological aggression and abuse, and she has published a critique regarding the problems of measurement in this field. She has established a measure of psychological abuse normed on a nationally representative sample and has used this measure to delineate the nature and prevalence, reciprocity, and gender differences of psychological abuse. Dr. Follingstad is currently investigating potential mediating factors that explain why some women develop prescription drug problems after exposure to psychological maltreatment. And, continuing her forensic interests in the area of intimate partner violence, she is developing innovative approaches to study the less conscious influences that impact prosecutors’, law enforcement officers’, and grand jury members’ decisions to prosecute battered women who have killed their abusers.

Dr. Follingstad is Board Certified as a Forensic Psychologist, and has served as president of the American Board of Forensic Psychology. She has also served as secretary of APA’s Division of Psychology and Law which awarded her with honorary Fellow status. She was awarded the Distinguished Contributions Award in Forensic Psychology from the American Academy of Forensic Psychology in 2009.

Areas of Specialization

Criminology and Sociology of Law
Sociology of Gender
Marriage, Families, and Intimate Relationships
Social Movements

Claire M. Renzetti, Ph.D.

Judi Conway Patton Chair
Department of Sociology
College of Arts & Sciences
University of Kentucky
1561 Patterson Office Tower
Lexington, KY 40506-0027
Office: (859) 257-4415
Claire.Renzetti@uky.edu

Biography

Claire Renzetti, Ph.D. currently serves as the Judi Conway Patton Chair in the Center for Research on Violence Against Women. She serves as Professor in the Department of Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Delaware.

Dr. Renzetti is an internationally recognized scholar on gender and crime issues. Her research and community engagement have received regional and national recognition, most recently by the Women and Crime Division of the American Society of Criminology, from whom she received the Saltzman Award for Contributions to Practice, an award that recognizes a criminologist whose professional accomplishments have increased the quality of justice and the level of safety for women. She has authored or edited 16 books as well as numerous book chapters and articles in professional journals. She is also editor of the international, interdisciplinary journal, Violence Against Women; co-editor with Jeffrey Edleson of the Interpersonal Violence book series for Oxford University Press; and editor of the Gender, Crime and Law book series for Northeastern University Press. Much of Dr. Renzetti’s research has focused on the violent victimization experiences of socially and economically marginalized groups of women, including women living in poverty and women in same-sex intimate partnerships. Her current research focuses on human trafficking, particularly domestic sex trafficking, as well as services for trafficking victims. Before coming to UK, Dr. Renzetti held academic appointments at the University of Dayton and at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia where she served as Chair of the Sociology Department for 10 years.

Ongoing Research

The Least of These: An Ethnography of a Faith-based Organization Addressing Human Trafficking. This study focuses on an affiliate of International Justice Mission (IJM) and uses interviews, participant observation, and content analysis of organization reports, publications, and websites to analyze the faith-based, social justice movement against human trafficking at the grassroots level. Among the issues being addressed are: how religious beliefs motivate the actions of those involved in the movement and, reciprocally, how involvement in the movement affects faith and religious identity; how movement actors use moral authority to raise awareness of the problem, recruit others to the cause, and pressure government and legal authorities to respond to offenders and victims; how the movement is expanding the notion of “pro-life” to include human rights violations, such as trafficking; and how the movement allies itself with other (e.g., feminist) anti-trafficking groups whose politics on specific issues may be at odds with its own.

Services to Domestic Sex Trafficking Victims in Kentucky: A Pilot Study. Using a web-based survey administered to a random sample of service providers who are likely to encounter trafficking victims in their practices (e.g., licensed social workers and psychologists, nurse practitioners) in all Kentucky counties, this study explores service providers’ knowledge of the problem of domestic sex trafficking, what services are available for this victim population, gaps in and obstacles to service as identified by service providers, and differences in treatment philosophies and approaches to service among service providers. Findings from the study will serve as the basis for a grant application to examine these issues at the national level.

The Effects of Religiousness on Intimate Relationship Quality and Conflict. This is a collaborative project with Dr. Nathan DeWall (Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky) that examines how an individual’s religiosity impacts her or his relationship with an intimate partner, in particular the level of conflict in the relationship and the willingness of the individual to use aggression against her or his intimate partner. A national sample of 274 women and 251 men completed a web-based survey, the findings of which are being analyzed to: test the hypothesis that religious adult women and men are less likely to perpetrate any form of intimate partner violence (IPV); test whether participants’ intimate partners’ religiousness (as reported by participants) affects participants’ likelihood of being victimized by IPV; examine whether any observed associations between religiousness and IPV victimization and perpetration vary by gender, race/ethnicity, and other demographic variables previously shown to be related to IPV; test the hypothesis that religiousness improves intimate relationship quality and satisfaction more generally, thereby reducing the likelihood of IPV; test the hypothesis that the relationship between religiousness and IPV perpetration and victimization is mediated by participants’ attitudes toward women; and examine the potential impact of poor sleep hygiene on IPV perpetration and whether religiousness affects poor sleep hygiene, thus mediating its effects on IPV perpetration.

Using Photovoice for Empowerment Education with Women Involved in the Criminal Justice System. This is a collaborative project with Dr. Shannon Bell (Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky), Dr. Jody Raphael (DePaul University School of Law, Chicago, IL), and the staff of Women’s Justice Services (WJS; Cook County, IL Sheriff’s Department). The study is designed to evaluate the utility of the Photovoice method as an empowerment and therapeutic

tool for incarcerated women. The Photovoice method is designed for use with members of socially and economically marginalized groups to: document and reflect on the strengths and concerns of community participants by having them photograph and write brief stories about the aspects of their lives and environments they deem most important; produce and expand shared knowledge by discussing individual and group concerns collectively; raise public and political awareness of the issues that matter most to participants by staging community exhibits of the photos and accompanying photostories; and encourage participants to explore constructive ways to address their concerns and to develop a sense of community and collective identity with other participants. In this pilot study, 15 women in the WJS furlough program are participating in a Photovoice group for a 4-month period. Using a pretest-posttest design, the impact of the Photovoice program on their self-esteem, social capital building, and self efficacy will be measured and compared with a control group of 15 women in the WJS furlough program who are not participating in Photovoice, but are receiving regular WJS services.

Training Law Enforcement on Human Trafficking: An Evaluation. The federal government has prioritized trafficking prosecutions, although the expectation is that these cases will be brought to federal prosecutors by local law enforcement authorities. Yet, most local law enforcement officers believe that trafficking is rare or nonexistent in their communities, and few are prepared to identify and investigate human trafficking cases. This study, conducted in cooperation with the Kentucky Leadership Institute, Department of Criminal Justice Training, evaluates the effectiveness of a 4-hour training program for chiefs of police, sheriffs, and command staff in all Kentucky jurisdictions (N = ~275). Using a pretest-posttest design as well as monitoring of police reports for 12 months following the training, the study measures changes in law enforcement command staff’s knowledge of human trafficking, perceived ability to investigate trafficking cases in their jurisdictions, and whether investigations and trafficking charges increase in the state of Kentucky post-training.

Research Monographs and Edited Research Collections

Renzetti, C. M. (forthcoming, 2012). Feminist criminology (Key Issues in Criminology Series). London: Routledge.

Renzetti, C. M., & Yocum, S. (Eds.) (forthcoming, 2012). Clergy sexual abuse: Social science perspectives. Boston: Northeastern University Press.

Renzetti, C. M., Miller, S. L., & Gover, A. (Eds.) (forthcoming, 2012). Handbook of gender and crime studies. London: Routledge.

Renzetti, C. M., & Miley, C. H. (Eds.) (1996). Violence in gay and lesbian domestic partnerships. New York: Harrington Park Press.

Hamberger, L. K., & Renzetti, C. M. (Eds.) (1996). Domestic partner abuse. New York: Springer.

Renzetti, C. M., & Lee, R. M. (Eds.) (1993). Researching sensitive topics. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Renzetti, C. M. (1992). Violent betrayal: Partner abuse in lesbian relationships. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Curran, D. J., Renzetti, C. M., & Maier, S. L. (forthcoming, 2012). Theories of crime (3/e). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Renzetti, C. M., & Bergen, R. K. (Eds.) (forthcoming, 2012). Understanding diversity: Celebrating difference, challenging inequality. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Renzetti, C. M., Curran, D. J., & Maier, S. L. (2012). Women, men, and society: The sociology of gender (6/e, release date: December 23, 2011). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Renzetti, C. M., Edleson, J. L., & Bergen, R. K. (Eds.) (2011). Companion reader for the sourcebook on violence against women. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Renzetti, C. M., Edleson, J. L., & Bergen, R. K. (Eds.) (2010). Sourcebook on violence against women (2/e). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Renzetti, C. M., Goodstein, L, & Miller, S. L. (Eds.) (2006). Rethinking gender, crime, and justice: Feminist readings. Los Angeles: Roxbury.

Renzetti, C. M., & Bergen, R. K. (Eds.) (2005). Violence against women: Readings from Social Problems (SSSP Presidential Book Series). Boulder, CO: Rowman & Littlefield.

Bergen, R. K., Edleson, J. L., & Renzetti, C. M. (Eds.) (2005). Violence against women: Classic papers. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Currently available at: http://www.mincava.umn.edu/classics/

Renzetti, C. M., Curran, D. J., & Carr, P. J. (Eds.) (2003). Theories of crime: A reader. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.

Renzetti, C. M., & Goodstein, L. (Eds.) (2001). Women, crime, and criminal justice: Original feminist readings. Los Angeles: Roxbury.

Renzetti, C. M., & Curran, D. J. (2000). Living sociology (2/e). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Curran, D. J., & Renzetti, C. M. (2000). Social problems: Society in crisis (5/e). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Curran, D. J., & Renzetti, C. M. (Eds.) (1994). Contemporary societies: Problems and prospects. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Reference Books

Renzetti, C. M., & Edleson, J. L. (Eds.) (2008). Encyclopedia of interpersonal violence, Vols. 1-2. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Renzetti, C. M. (2011). Feminist perspectives in criminology. In W. S. DeKeseredy & M. Dragiewicz (Eds.), Handbook of critical criminology. London: Routledge.

Renzetti, C. M. (2010). A brief guide to academic publishing. In E. Lenning, S. Brightman, & S. Caringella (Eds.), Navigating the rites of passage: A guide for surviving a career in academia (pp. 90-102). London: Taylor & Francis.

Renzetti, C. M. (2010). The impact of economic factors on violence against women. In C. M. Renzetti, J. L. Edleson, & R. K. Bergen (Eds.), Sourcebook on violence against women (2/e) (pp. 171-187). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Renzetti, C. M. (2009). Intimate partner violence and economic disadvantage. In E. Stark & E. Buzawa (Eds.), Violence against women in families and relationships: Victimization and community response (pp. 73-92). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger/Greenwood.

Renzetti, C. M. (2006). Gender and violent crime. In C. M. Renzetti, L. Goodstein, & S. L. Miller (Eds.), Rethinking gender, crime,and justice: Feminist readings (pp. 93-106). Los Angeles: Roxbury.

Renzetti, C. M. 2005). The challenges and the promise of a dialectical approach to theorizing about intimate violence,” in V. L. Bengston, A. C. Acock, K. R. Allen, P. Dillworth-Anderson, & D. Klein (Eds.), Sourcebook on family theory and research: An interactive approach (pp. 335-340). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Renzetti, C. M. (2004). Feminist theories of violent behavior. In M. A. Zahn & S. L. Jackson (Eds.), Violence: From theory to research (pp. 131-143). Cincinnati, OH: Anderson Publishing.

Renzetti, C. M. (2001). Toward a better understanding of lesbian battering. In S. J. Ferguson (Ed.), Shifting the center: Understanding contemporary families (pp. 454-466). Mountain View, CA: Mayfield.

Renzetti, C. M. (1999). The challenges to feminism posed by women's use of violence in intimate relationships. In S. Lamb (Ed.), New versions of victims: Feminists struggle with the concept (pp. 42-56). New York: New York University Press.

Renzetti, C. M. (1999). Violence and abuse in lesbian relationships: Theoretical perspectives and empirical issues. In R. K. Bergen (Ed.), Issues in intimate violence (pp. 117-127). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Renzetti, C. M. (1998). Connecting the dots: Women, public policy, and social control. In S. L. Miller (Ed.), Crime control and women (pp. 181-189). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Renzetti, C. M. (1997). Violence in lesbian and gay relationships. In L. L. O'Toole & J. Schiffman (Eds.), Gender violence: Interdisciplinary perspectives (pp. 285-293). New York: New York University Press.

Renzetti, C. M. (1997). Confessions of a reformed positivist: Feminist participatory research as good social science. In M. D. Schwartz (Ed.), Researching sexual violence against women (pp. 131-143). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Renzetti, C. M. (1997). Violence and abuse among same-sex couples. In A. P. Cardarelli (Ed.), Violence among intimate partners: Patterns, causes and effects (pp. 70-89). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Renzetti, C. M. (1992). Violence in lesbian relationships. In M. Harway & M. Hansen (Eds.), Recovering from battering: Family therapy and feminism (pp. 188-199). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Renzetti, C. M. (1984). One step forward, two steps back: Women, work, and employment Legislation. In J. DesJardins & J. McCall (Eds.), Contemporary issues in business (pp. 395-404). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Special Journal Issues

Renzetti, C. M., & Miley, C. H. (Eds.) (1996). Violence in gay and lesbian domestic partnerships. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 4(1).

Hamberger, L. K., & Renzetti, C. M. (Eds.) (1994). Domestic partner abuse: Expanding paradigms for understanding and intervention. Violence and Victims, 9(2).

Lee, R. M., & Renzetti, C. M. (Eds.) (1990). Researching sensitive topics. American Behavioral Scientist, 33(5).

Journal Articles

Renzetti, C. M. (2007). All things to all people, or nothing for some: Justice, diversity, and democracy in sociological organizations. Social Problems, 53, 161-169.

DeKeseredy, W. S., Alvi, S., Renzetti, C., & Schwartz, M D. (2005). Reducing private violence against women in public housing: Can second generation CPTED make a difference? CPTED Journal, 3, 27-36.

Renzetti, C. M., & Maier, S. L. (2002). “Private” crime in public housing: Violent victimization, fear of crime, and social isolation among women public housing residents. Women's Health and Urban Life, 1, 46-65.

Renzetti, C. M. (2001). "One strike and you're out”: Implications of a federal crime control policy for battered women. Violence Against Women, 7, 685-697.

Renzetti, C. M. (1996). The poverty of services for battered lesbians. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 4, 61-68.

Renzetti, C. M. (1995). Studying partner abuse in lesbian relationships: A case for the feminist participatory research model. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 3, 29-42.

Renzetti, C. M. (1994). On dancing with a bear: Reflections on some of the current debates among domestic violence theorists. Violence and Victims, 9, 127-136.

Renzetti, C. M. (1993-94). Understanding and responding to violence in lesbian relationships. Treating Abuse Today, 3(5), 10-12 (Part I); 3(6), 42-45 (Part II); 4 (1), 20-26 (Part III).

Renzetti, C. M. (1993-94, Summer). Feminism and criminology/criminal justice education. Socio-Legal Bulletin, 11, 10-15.

Renzetti, C. M. (1993). Still on the margins of the malestream (or, they still don't get it, do they?): Feminist analyses in criminal justice education. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 4, 201-216.

Lee, R. M., & Renzetti, C. M. (1990). Problems of researching sensitive topics: An overview and introduction. American Behavioral Scientist, 33, 510-528.

Renzetti, C. M. (1989). Building a second closet: Third party responses to victims of lesbian partner abuse. Family Relations, 38, 157-163.

Renzetti, C. M. (1988). Violence in lesbian relationships: A preliminary analysis of causal factors. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 3, 381-399.

Renzetti, C. M. (1987). New wave or second stage: Attitudes of college women toward feminism. Sex Roles, 16, 265-277.

Renzetti, C. M., & Curran, D. J. (1986). Structural constraints on legislative reform: Guinean women and the promise of liberation. Contemporary Crises, 10,137-155.

Andersen, M. L., & Renzetti, C. M. (1980). Rape crisis counseling and the culture of individualism. Contemporary Crises, 4, 323-339.

Renzetti, C. M. (1980). Race suicide: The history of an idea and its implications for women's reproductive freedom. Delaware Sociological Review, 5, 49-66.

Renzetti, C. M. (1979). Theories and definitions of rape by rape crisis counselors: A break with tradition?" Sociological Research Symposium, 9, 359-363.

Review Essay

Renzetti, C. M. (1983). With liberty and justice for some: A review essay of Women and the law, Vols. 1& 2, by D. Kelly Weisberg (Ed.), Cambridge, MA: Schenkman Publishing Co., 1982. American Legal Studies Association (ALSA) Forum, 7, 358-374.

Broadcast Media

Renzetti, C. M. (creator and host), Violence Against Women podcasts. Available at: http://vaw.sagepub.com.

Renzetti, C. M. Contributor to http://www.racismreview.com (blog). Produced and maintained by J. R. Feagin, Texas A&M University, & J. Daniels, CUNY-Hunter College.

Renzetti, C. M. (2010). Feminist theories. In R. Rosenfeld (Ed.), Oxford bibliographies online: Criminology. New York: Oxford University Press.

Renzetti, C. M. (with contributions by V. Larkin). (2009). Economic stress and domestic violence, Harrisburg, PA: VAWnet, a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence/Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, available at http://www.VAWnet.org.

Renzetti, C. M. (2009). Battered husband syndrome (pp. 23-24); Feminist perspectives on victimization (pp. 96-99); Intimate partner violence (pp. 145-146). In J. Wilson (Ed.), Praeger handbook of victimology. New York: Praeger.

Renzetti, C. M. (2008). Theories of criminal behavior. In L. Kurtz (Ed.), Encyclopedia of violence, peace, and conflict (2/e) (pp. 488-498). Oxford, UK: Academic Press.

Renzetti, C. M. (2008). Feminism. In V. N. Parillo (Ed.), Encyclopedia of social problems (pp. 368-369). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Renzetti, C. M. (2008). Castration (pp. 92-93); Female genital mutilation (pp. 254-255); Feminist theories of interpersonal violence (pp. 271-272); Footbinding (pp. 276-277); Homelessness and violence (pp. 331-332); Hyman replacement surgery (pp. 344); One-strike public housing policy (pp. 490-491); Scottsboro boys (pp. 630-631); Socialization (pp. 678-679). In C. M. Renzetti & J. L. Edleson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of interpersonal violence. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Renzetti, C. M. (2006). Commentary on Swan and Snow’s “The development of a theory of women’s use of violence in intimate relationships.” Violence Against Women, 12, 1046-1049.

Renzetti, C. M. (2005, March 19-25). Comment: Gender-based violence. The Lancet, 365, 1009-1010.

DeKeseredy, W. S., & Renzetti, C. M. (2004, June 20). What about the women? A feminist Commentary on crime inside public housing. Critical Criminologist, pp. 7-11.

Renzetti, C. M. (2002). Criminology (pp. 433-437); Same-sex abuse (pp. 1431-1433). In D. Levinson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of crime and punishment. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Reference Works.

Renzetti, C. M. (2002, Summer). Review of Policing the poor: From slave plantation to public housing, by N. Websdale, Boston: Northeastern University Press, 2001. Social Problems Forum: The SSSP Newsletter, 33, 8-9.

Renzetti, C. M. (2000). Lesbian partner battering (pp. 148-149); Victimization patterns in the USA (pp. 274-276). In N. Rafter (Ed.), Encyclopedia of women and crime, Phoenix, AZ: Oryz Press.

Renzetti, C. M. (1999). Theories of criminal behavior. In L. Kurtz (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Violence, peace, and conflict (pp. 487-488). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Renzetti, C. M. (1999). Women who kill. In R. Gottesman (Ed.), Violence in America. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.

Renzetti, C. M. (1996). Violence in gay and lesbian relationships. In R. J. Gelles (Ed.), Vision 2010: Families & violence, abuse, & neglect. Minneapolis, MN: National Council on Family Relations.

Renzetti, C. M. (1995). Resource packet on lesbian battering. Harrisburg, PA: National Resource Center on Domestic Violence.

Renzetti, C. M., Segal, M. T., & Ehrlich, H. (Eds.) (1994). Curriculum materials and resource guide for teaching about and organizing against hate crimes. Washington, DC: American Sociological Association.

Renzetti, C. M. (1990). Affirmative Action (pp. 9-10); Equal Pay Act of 1963 (p.185); Marital rape (pp.352-353); Rape/sexual assault (pp. 507-508); Socialist feminism (pp.561-562); Sex role socialization (pp.542-543). In A.H. Zophy & F.M. Kavenik (Eds.), Handbook of American women's history. New York: Garland.

Renzetti, C. M. (1984). Teaching criminology from a feminist perspective. In L. B. Deutschmann & R. A. Wright (Eds.), Crime and control: Syllabi and instructional materials for criminology and criminal justice (pp. 15-19). Washington, DC: American Sociological Association.

Curriculum Vitae

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Teaching Interests

My teaching interests focus on interpersonal violence, gender and crime, and mixed methods research design.

Areas of Research Interest

My research interests over the past 25 years have focused on the use of self-regulation skills for the management of pain and anxiety disorders, with a particular emphasis on pain in trigeminally-mediated regions. More recently, I developed a program of research examining risk factors for underage alcohol use and the role of religious and spiritual issues. I have also begun a program of research incorporating self regulatory strategies to improve women's effectiveness in managing high risk confrontations. See below for a recent summary of our work with underage alcohol use and how it links to this latter work with self-regulation and managing risky encounters.

Charles Carlson, Ph.D.

Robert H. & Anna B. Culton Endowed Professor
Department of Psychology
College of Arts & Sciences
University of Kentucky
106C Kastle Hall
Lexington, KY 40506-0044
Office: (859) 257-4394
ccarl@email.uky.edu

Biography

Charles R. Carlson, Ph.D., ABPP, is the Robert H. and Anna B. Culton Endowed Professor in the Center for Research on Violence Against Women and Professor of Psychology at the University of Kentucky. Since 1988, he has been a member of the Department of Psychology and holds joint appointments in the Division of Oral Health Science in the College of Dentistry and the Department of Behavioral Science in the College of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Vanderbilt University in 1983. Dr. Carlson recently completed his second term as the chair of the Department of Psychology and serves as the Director of Behavioral Medicine and Research at the Orofacial Pain Center in the University’s College of Dentistry. Dr. Carlson is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been awarded the diplomate in clinical health psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology.

Dr. Carlson’s current research projects are exploring the self-regulation of breathing patterns to help women manage the physiological outcomes associated with exposure to traumatic life events and engage in effective decision-making under stressful conditions. In this research he is using virtual reality systems to enhance the realism of the laboratory experiences for women. He is also developing a model intervention to reduce drinking and other risk-related behaviors in adolescents and young adults that takes advantage of the protective roles that religious beliefs and behaviors have been shown to exert. Dr. Carlson’s ongoing projects are focused towards enhancing women’s self-regulatory capacity under stressful conditions and recovering from traumatic life events.

In 2007 he was honored by the Kentucky Psychological Association with the Psychologist of the Year award.

Alcohol, Religion, and Self-Control

My research program focused on self-regulation of pain and anxiety in adults until bringing a graduate student (John Salsman) into my research group who was interested in studying how religious issues influenced physical and psychological health. This was closely followed by another graduate student (Emily Brechting) joining the group along with a colleague, Dr. Tamara Brown. Together our research team focused on understanding the effects of religiousness and spirituality on underage alcohol use and other risk-related behaviors because of the serious health implications associated with the misuse of alcohol by individuals not yet 21-years-old. Up to that time, the common view in the scientific literature was that religiosity and spirituality were protective factors reducing underage drinking and other high risk activities. When we carefully measured religiosity (system of doctrine and worship that is shared within a group) and spirituality (desire to relate to the transcendant to find meaning and purpose in life) as well as alcohol use and risk-related behaviors, we discovered that the relationship between religiosity, spirituality, and other risk related behaviors was not as clear as we had been led to believe from the existing literature (Brown et al., 2007). Instead we found that only religiousness that was motivated by an internal desire to follow the beliefs of a religious tradition resulted in a decrease in alcohol use and risky behaviors. Religiousness motivated by external reward did not decrease alcohol use and risky behavior. Surprisingly, spirituality was not related significantly to alcohol use or risk-taking behaviors in that first study.

When we explored these issues further (Brechting et al., 2010), we found among underage college students that strong religious beliefs without accompanying practices led to greater alcohol use and alcohol related problems as compared to those students with both strong beliefs and accompanying religious practices. Furthermore, in a follow-up study with another graduate student who joined my research group, Jessica Burris, (Burris et al., 2011), we found that again religious commitment was associated with less frequent alcohol use and fewer alcohol related problems. We also discovered that spirituality was associated with a significant increase in alcohol use and alcohol related problems. These results further highlighted the potential importance of religious commitment as a protective factor for young adults and suggested that preventive interventions for young adults in college might focus particularly on those individuals with strong religious beliefs but limited practices associated with those beliefs.

In a set of companion studies examining the role of religiousness and spirituality in risk taking behaviors and general health outcomes (Burris et al., 2009b), we found that religiousness was associated with less psychological distress, and spirituality was associated with greater psychological distress. Moreover, we also found that among women, risky sexual behavior (multiple sex partners) was associated with greater psychological distress. Interestingly, optimism had the most pronounced positive association with college students’ psychological well-being of all the factors we studied. In Burris et al., (2009a) we noted that greater spiritiuality, particularly for young women, was associated with more sex partners and less condom use. Our data suggest that strategies that improve self-regulatory control and encourage religious behaviors consistent with religious beliefs may represent a means for reducing the risks associated with alcohol use and sexual practices.

With these findings in mind, my research group established two research directions. One research path is examining the role of training in self-regulation to reduce the risks associated with alcohol consumption. We have established a virtual reality laboratory that puts young women in a high risk virtual environment involving an encounter with an aggressive man. It is our belief that training women in a self-regulation task (controlled, diaphragmatic breathing) will improve their ability to negotiate this risky situation well. Furthermore, it is our intention to use this virtual model to examine how alcohol influences young women’s capacities to use self-regulation skills in a high risk virtual environment. Currently our protocol for the first study has been approved by the Office of Research Integrity and we are prepared to begin data collection. When these data have been collected, our plan is to collaborate with Dr. Mark Fillmore in the University of Kentucky Psychology Department to add an alcohol administration component to the study. It is our intent to develop risk protection strategies for women that are effective with alcohol use.

The second research direction involves developing a program to reduce alcohol use in underage individuals within religious communities, particularly when they transition to college or university life. Our first effort in this regard involved delivering an informational program to parents and to their middle school/high school students at a local church community. Our plan is to refine this initiative and to develop a pre-post assessment protocol to evaluate its effectiveness for providing accurate information to students and their parents, encouraging increased dialogue between parents and their children about responsible alcohol use, and reducing underage drinking behaviors. It is our intent to use the information we gather, along with findings we have published recently, to refine our predictive model for underage drinking and to develop effective intervention programs.

Selected References

Salsman, J. M., & Carlson, C.R. (2005). Religious orientation, mature faith, and psychological distress: Elements of positive and negative associations. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 44, 201-209.

Salsman, J.M., Brown, T.L., Brechting, E.H., & Carlson, C.R. (2005). The link between religion and spirituality in psychological adjustment: Mediating role of optimism and social support. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31, 522-533.

Brown, T.L., Salsman, J.M., Brechting, E.B., & Carlson, C.R. (2007). Religiousness, spirituality, and social support: How are they related to underage drinking among college students? Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 17, 15-39.

Burris, J.L, Smith G.T., & Carlson, C.R. (2009a). Relations among religiousness, spirituality and sexual practices. Journal of Sex Research, 46, 282-289.

Burris, J.L., Brechting, E.H., Salsman, J., & Carlson, C.R. (2009b). Factors associated with the psychological well-being and distress of university students. Journal of American College Health, 57, 536-544.

Brechting, E.H., Brown, T.L., Salsman, J.M., Sauer, S.E., Holeman, V.T., & Carlson, C.R. (2010). The role of religious beliefs and behaviors in predicting underage alcohol use. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 19, 324-334.

Burris, J.L., Sauer, S., & Carlson, C.R. (2011). A test of religious commitment and spiritual transcendence as independent predictors of underage alcohol use and alcohol-related problems. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. 3, 231-240.

Carlson, C. R., White, D. K., & Turkat, I. D. (1982). Night terrors: A clinical and empirical review. Clinical Psychology Review, 2, 455–468.

Carlson, C. R., Felleman, E. S., & Masters, J. C. (1983). Influence of children's emotional states on the recognition of emotion in peers and social motives to change another's state. Motivation and Emotion, 7, 61–79.

Carlson, C. R., Gantz, F. E., & Masters, J. C. (1983). Adults' emotional states and recognition of emotion in young children. Motivation and Emotion, 7, 81–101.

Felleman, E. S., Barden, R. C., Carlson, C. R., Rosenberg, L., & Masters, J. C. (1983). Children's and adults' recognition of spontaneous and posed emotional expressions in young children. Developmental Psychology, 19, 405–413.

Masters, J. C., & Carlson, C. R. (1984). Children's and adults' understanding of emotion. In C. Izard, R. Zajonc and J. Kagan (Eds.), Emotion, Cognition and Behavior. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Turkat, I. D., & Carlson, C. R. (1984). Data–based versus symptomatic formulation of treatment: The case of a dependent personality. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 15, 153–160.

Masters, J. C., Carlson, C. R., & Rahe, D. (1985). Children's affective, behavioral, and cognitive responses to social comparison. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 21, 407–420.

Carlson, C. R., & Masters, J. C. (1986). Inoculation by emotion: Effects of positive emotional states on children's reactions to social comparison. Developmental Psychology, 22, 760–765.

Perkins, K. A., Rapp, S. R., Carlson, C. R., & Wallace, C. E. (1986). A behavioral intervention to increase exercise among nursing home residents. The Gerontologist, 26, 479–481.

Carlson, C. R., VenTrella, M. A., & Sturgis, E. S. (1987). Relaxation training through muscle stretching procedures: A pilot case. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 18, 121–126.

Rapp, S. R., & Carlson, C. R. (1987). Attitudes towards exercise in institutions for elderly residents. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 81, 328–329.

Carlson, C., Bacaseta, Y., & Simanton, D. (1988). A controlled evaluation of devotional meditation and progressive muscle relaxation. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 16, 362–368.

Martin, J. E., & Carlson, C. R. (1988). Spiritual dimensions of health psychology. In W. R. Miller & J. E. Martin (Eds.), Behavior therapy and religion: Integrating spiritual and behavioral approaches to change. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Press.

Carlson, C. R., Collins, F. L., Stewart, J. F., Porzelius, J., Nitz, J., & Lind, C. (1989). The assessment of emotional reactivity: A scale development and validation study. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 11, 313– 325.

Carlson, C. R., Collins, F. L., Nitz, A. J., Sturgis, E. S., & Rogers, J. L. (1990). Muscle stretching as an alternative relaxation training procedure. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 21, 29–38.

Carlson, C. R., & Nitz, A. J. (1991). Negative side effects of self–regulation training: Relaxation training and the role of the professional in service delivery. Biofeedback and Self–Regulation, 16, 191–197.

Carlson, C. R., Okeson, J. P., Falace, D. A., Nitz, A. J., & Anderson D. (1991). Stretch–based relaxation and the reduction of EMG activity among masticatory muscle pain patients. Journal of Craniomandibular Disorders: Facial and Oral Pain, 5, 205–212.

Bruehl, S., Carlson, C. R., & McCubbin, J. A. (1992). The relationship between pain sensitivity and blood pressure in normotensives. Pain, 48, 463–467.

Bernstein, D. A., & Carlson, C. R. (1992). Progressive relaxation: Abbreviated methods. In P. M. Lehrer & R. Woolfolk (Eds.), Principles and practices of stress management (2nd ed). New York: Guilford.

Kay, J. A., & Carlson, C. R. (1992). The role of stretch–based relaxation in the treatment of chronic neck tension. Behavior Therapy, 23, 423–431.

Bruehl, S., & Carlson, C. R. (1992). Predisposing psychological factors in the development of reflex sympathetic dystrophy: A review of the empirical evidence. Clinical Journal of Pain, 8, 287–299.

Carlson, C. R., Okeson, J. P., Falace, D. A., Nitz, A. J., Curran, S. L., & Anderson, D. (1993). A comparison of psychological and physiological functioning between patients with masticatory muscle pain and matched controls. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 7, 15–22.

Bruehl, S., Carlson, C. R., & McCubbin, J. A. (1993). Two brief interventions for acute pain. Pain, 54, 29–36.

Carlson, C. R., Okeson, J. P., Falace, D. A., Nitz, A. J., & Lindroth, J. E. (1993). Reductions of pain and EMG activity in the masseter region by trapezius trigger point injection. Pain, 55, 397–400.

Carlson, C. R., & Hoyle, R. L. (1993). Efficacy of abbreviated progressive muscle relaxation training: A quantitative review. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 61, 1059–1067.

Bruehl, S., McCubbin, J. A., Wilson, J. F., Montgomery, T., Ibarra, P., & Carlson, C. R. (1994). Coping styles, endogenous opioids, and cardiovascular response to stress. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 17, 25–40.

Ibarra, P., Bruehl, S. P., McCubbin, J. A., Carlson, C. R., Wilson, J. F., Norton, J. A., & Montgomery, T. B. (1994). An unusual reaction to opioid blockade with naltrexone in a case of posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 7, 303–309.

Carlson, C. R., & Curran, S. L. (1994). Stretch–based relaxation training. Patient Education and Counseling, 23, 5–12.

Carlson, C. R., & Bernstein, D. A. (1995). Relaxation skills: Abbreviated progressive relaxation. In W. O'Donohue & L. Krasner (Eds.), Handbook of psychological skills training. Needham, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Collins, F. L., Carter, B. S., Kuhn, B. R., & Carlson, C. R. (1995). Computerized measurement of visual analog scales. Behavior Therapist, 18, 101–102.

Curran, S. L., Sherman, J. J., Cunningham, L. C., Okeson, J. P., Reid, K. I., & Carlson, C. R. (1995). Physical and sexual abuse among orofacial pain patients: Linkages with pain and psychologic distress. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 9, 340-346.

Carlson, C. R., Wynn, K. T., Edwards, B. A., Okeson, J. P., & Nitz, A. (1996). Ambulatory EMG activity in the upper trapezius region: Muscle pain vs. pain–free control subjects. Spine, 21, 595-599.

McCubbin, J. A., Wilson, J. F., Bruehl, S., Ibarra, P., Carlson, C. R., Norton, J. A., & Colclough, G. W. (1996). Relaxation training and opioid inhibition of blood pressure response to stress. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64, 593-601.

Bruehl, S., Carlson, C. R., Wilson, J. F., Norton, J. A., Colclough, G., Brady, M. J., Sherman, J. J., & McCubbin, J. A. (1996). Psychological coping with acute pain: An examination of the role of endogenous opioid mechanisms. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 19, 129-142.

Curran, S. L., Carlson, C. R., & Okeson, J. P. (1996). Emotional and physiological responses to laboratory challenge: Temporomandibular disorder patients versus matched controls. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 10, 141-150.

Bruehl, S., McCubbin, J. A., Carlson, C. R., Wilson, J. F., Norton, J. A., Colclough, G., Brady, M. J., & Sherman, J. J. (1996). The psychobiology of hostility: Possible endogenous opioid mechanisms. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 3, 163-176.

Reid, K. I., Carlson, C. R., Sherman, J. J., Curran, S. L., & Gracely, R. H. (1996). The influence of a sympathomimetic amine on masticatory and trapezius pain-pressure thresholds and EMG levels. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, 82, 525-531.

Reid, K. I., Carlson, C. R., Rayens, M. K., & Gracely, R. H. (1996). The influence of cutaneous tissue afferents on masticatory pain pressure thresholds. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 10, 324-329.

Sherman, J. J., Carlson, C. R., McCubbin, J. A., & Wilson, J. F. (1997). Effects of stretch-based progressive relaxation training on the secretion of salivary Immunoglobulin A in orofacial pain patients. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 11, 115-124.

Carlson, C. R., Sherman, J. J., Studts, J.L. & Bertrand, P.M. (1997). The effects of tongue position on mandibular muscle activity. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 11, 291-297.

Bruehl, S., Lofland, K. R., Sherman, J. J., & Carlson, C. R. (1998). The variable responding scale for detection of random responding on the Multidimensional Pain Inventory. Psychological Assessment, 10, 3-9.

Carlson, C. R., Reid, K. I., Curran, S. L., Studts, J., Okeson, J. P., Falace, D., Nitz, A., & Bertrand, P. M. (1998). Psychological and physiological parameters of masticatory muscle pain. Pain, 76, 297-307.

Carlson, C. R., & Cordova, M. (1999). Sleep disorders in childhood and adolescence. In S. D. Netherton, D. Holmes, & C. E. Walker (Eds.), Child and Adolescent Psychological Disorders: A Comprehensive Textbook. New York: Oxford University Press.

Carlson, C. R., Miller, C. S., & Reid, K. I. (2000). Psychosocial profiles of patients with Burning Mouth Syndrome. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 14, 59-64.

Branch, M. A., Carlson, C. R., & Okeson, J. P. (2000). Influence of biased clinician statements on patient report of referred pain. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 14, 120-127.

Carlson, C. R., Bertrand, P. M., Ehrlich, A. D., Maxwell, A. W., & Burton, R. G. (2001). Physical self-regulation training for the management of temporomandibular disorders. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 15, 47-55.

Venable, V. L., Carlson, C. R., & Wilson, J. (2001). The role of anger and depression in recurrent headache. Headache, 41, 21-30.

Cordova, M. J., Cunningham, L. L. C., Carlson, C. R., & Andrykowski, M. A. (2001) Posttraumatic growth following breast cancer: A controlled comparison study. Health Psychology, 20, 176-185

Cordova, M. J., Cunningham, L. L. C., Carlson, C. R., & Andrykowski, M. A. (2001). Social constraints, cognitive processing, and adjustment to breast cancer. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69. 706-711.

Carlson, C. R. (2002). Stretch-based relaxation training. In M. Hersen & W. Sledge (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Psychotherapy. New York: Academic Press.

Humphrey, S., Lindroth, J., & Carlson, C. R. (2002). Routine dental care with TMD patients. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 16, 129-134.

Yatani, H., Studts, J., Cordova, M., Carlson, C. R., & Okeson, J.P. (2002). Comparison of sleep quality and clinical and psychological characteristics in patients with temporomandibular disorders. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 16, 221-228.

Danhauer, S.C., Miller, C.S., Rhodus, N.L., & Carlson, C.R. (2002). Impact of criteria-based diagnosis of Burning Mouth Syndrome on treatment outcome. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 16, 305-311.

Lindroth, J., Schmidt, J. & Carlson, C.R. (2002). A comparison between masticatory muscle pain patients and intracapsular pain patients on behavioral and psychosocial dimensions. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 16, 277-283.

Vazquez-Delgado, E., Schmidt, J.E., Carlson, C.R., de Leeuw, R. & Okeson, J.P. (2004). Psychological and sleep quality differences between chronic daily headache and temporomandibular disorders patients. Headache, 24, 446-454.

de Leeuw, R., Bertoli, J., Schmidt, J., & Carlson, C.R. (2005). Prevalence of traumatic stressors in patients with temporomandibular disorders. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 63, 42-50.

de Leeuw, R., Studts, J.L., & Carlson, C.R. (2005). Fatigue and fatigue related symptoms in an orofacial pain population. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontics, 99, 168-174.

de Leeuw, R., Bertoli, Schmidt, J., & Carlson, C.R. (2005). Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in orofacial pain patients. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontics, 99, 558-568.

de Leeuw, R., Albuquerque, R., Okeson, J., & Carlson C. (2005). The contribution of neuroimaging techniques to the understanding of supraspinal pain circuits: Implications for orofacial pain. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontics, 100, 308-314.

de Leeuw, R., Schmidt, J. E., & Carlson, C. R. (2005). Traumatic stressors and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms in headache patients. Headache, 45, 1365-1374.

Sherman, J.J., Carlson, C.R., Wilson, J.F., Okeson, J.P., & McCubbin, J.A. (2005). Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among patients with orofacial pain. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 19, 309-317.

Danhauer, S. C., Carlson, C. R., & Andrykowski, M. A. (2005). Positive psychosocial functioning in later life: Use of meaning based coping strategies by nursing home residents. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 24, 299-318.

de Leeuw, R., Albuquerque, R.J.C., Andersen, A.H., & Carlson, C.R. (2006). Influence of estrogen on brain activation during stimulation with painful heat. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 64, 158-166.

Albuquerque, R.J.C., de Leeuw, R., Carlson, C.R., Okeson, J.P., Miller, C.S., & Andersen, A.H. (2006). Cerebral activation during thermal stimulation of patients who have Burning Mouth Disorder: An fMRI study. Pain, 122, 223-234.

de Leeuw, R., Davis, C.E., Albuquerque, R., Carlson, C. R., & Andersen, A.H. (2006). Brain activity during stimulation of the trigeminal nerve with noxious heat. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics, 102, 750-757.

Carlson, C.R. (2007). Psychological factors associated with orofacial pain. Dental Clinics of North America, 51, 145-160.

Heaton, L., Carlson, C.R., Smith, T.A., Baer, R.A., & de Leeuw, R. (2007). Predicting anxiety during dental treatment with self-report measures: Less is more. Journal of the American Dental Association, 138, 188-195.

Bertoli, E., de Leeuw, R., Schmidt, J.E., Okeson, J. P., & Carlson, C.R. (2007). Prevalence and impact of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in patients with masticatory muscle pain and temporomandibular joint pain: Differences and similarities. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 21, 1-13.

Bernstein, D. A., Carlson, C. R., and Schmidt, J. (2007). Progressive relaxation: Abbreviated methods. In P. M. Lehrer & R. Woolfolk (Eds.), Principles and practices of stress management (3rd ed). New York: Guilford.

Balasubramaniam, R., de Leeuw, R., Zhu, H., Nickerson, R. B., Okeson, J. P., Carlson, C. R. (2007). Prevalence of temporomandibular disorders in fibromyalgia and failed back syndrome patients: A blinded prospective comparison study. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics, 104, 204-216.

Carlson, C.R., Orhbach R. & Milliner, E.K. (2008). Axis II: Biobehavioral considerations. In R. de Leeuw (Ed.), Orofacial Pain: Guidelines for assessment, diagnosis, and management. 4^th edition. Chicago: Quintessence., 235-255.

Carlson, C. R., (2008). Psychological considerations for chronic orofacial pain. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, 20, 185-195.

Salsman, J.M., Segerstrom, S.C., Brechting, E.H., Carlson, C.R., & Andrykowski, M.A. (2008). Posttraumatic growth and PTSD symptomatology among colorectal cancer survivors: A three-month longitudinal examination of cognitive processing. Psycho-Oncology, 18, 30-41.

Lim, P.F., Schmidt, J., de Leeuw, R., Carlson, C.R., Albuquerque, R., & Okeson, J.P. (2008). Inability of surface electromyography to register the local twitch response elicited by trigger point injection and snapping palpation in myofascial pain patients. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain, 16, 165-173.

Carlson C. (2009). Psychological factors in TMD and orofacial pain. In: McNamara JA Jr, Kapila SD, eds. Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain: Separating Controversy from Consensus. Monograph 46, Craniofacial Growth Series, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry and Center for Human Growth and Development, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Schmidt, J. and Carlson, C.R. (2009). A controlled comparison of emotional reactivity and physiological response in masticatory muscle pain patients. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 23, 230-242.

Burris, J.L., Cyders, M.A., de Leeuw, R., Smith, G.T., & Carlson, C.R. (2009). Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and chronic orofacial pain: An empirical examination of the mutual maintenance model. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 23, 243-252.

Burris, J.L, Smith G.T., & Carlson, C.R. (2009). Relations among religiousness, spirituality and sexual practices. Journal of Sex Research, 46, 282-289.

Burris, J.L., Brechting, E.H., Salsman, J., & Carlson, C.R. (2009). Factors associated with the psychological well-being and distress of university students. Journal of American College Health, 57, 536-544.

Schmidt, J.E., Carlson, C.R., Usery, A.R., & Quevedo, A.S. (2009). The effects of tongue position on mandibular muscle activity and heart rate variability. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology, 108, 881-888.

Burris, J.L., Evans, D.R., & Carlson, C.R. (2010). Psychological correlates of medical comorbidities in patients with temporomandibular disorders. Journal of the American Dental Association, 141, 22-31.

Sauer, S.E., Burris, J.L., & Carlson, C.R. (2010). New directions in the management of chronic pain: Self-regulation theory as a model for integrative clinical psychology practice. Clinical Psychology Review, 30, 805-814.

Davis, C.E., Carlson, C.R., Studts, J.L., Curran, S.L., Hoyle, R.H., Sherman, J.J., & Okeson, J.P. (2010). Use of a structural equation model for prediction of pain symptoms in patients with orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders. Journal of Orofacial Pain, 24, 89-100.

Solberg Nes, L., Carlson, C.R., Crofford, L.J., de Leeuw, R., & Segerstrom, S.C. (2010). Self-regulatory deficits in fibromyalgia and temporomandibular disorders. Pain, 151, 37-44.

Schmidt, J.E. & Carlson, C.R. (2010). Psychological aspects of diagnosis and treatment in advanced dental care. In Salinas, T.J., Carr, A.B., Eckert, S.E., & Koka, S. (Eds.), Diagnosis and Treatment in Prosthodontics (2^nd ed). Hanover Park, IL: Quintessence Publishing.

Cyders, M.A., Burris, J.L., & Carlson, C.R. (2011). Disaggregating the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters and chronic orofacial pain: Implications for the prediction of health outcomes with PTSD symptom clusters. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 41, 1-12.

Schmidt, J.E., Hooten, M.W. & Carlson, C.R. (2011). Utility of the NEO-FFI in multi-dimensional assessment of orofacial pain conditions. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 34, 170-181.

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Curriculum Vitae

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Teaching Interests

My teaching interests focus on developmental psychology, psychology of leadership, and clinical health psychology.

Laurie Depuy

Administrative Services Coordinator
laurie.depuy@uky.edu
859.257.2737

Laurie serves as the Administrative Services Coordinator for the Center, a position she has held since 2004. In that position, she is responsible for financial management; human resources; and administration. This includes implementation and maintenance of the Center budgets set by the Director; supervising the accounting system and establishing internal control of accounting procedures; purchase, monitoring, and submission for payment of goods and services; preparing financial reports; and managing fiscal information related to grants and contracts. Laurie also executes personnel services at the direction of the Director, including position establishment and reclassification, wage and salary administration, and performance review and evaluation. She serves as administrative assistant to the Center’s Director.

Before coming to the Center, Laurie worked for over five years in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Kentucky, her final position there being administrative assistant to the Chair and the Director of Graduate Studies and assisted in the supervision of the office and staff. She has also completed verbal and written translations (English/Spanish) for the Cabinet for Families and Children and the Census Bureau as well as translations of personal documents for individuals.

Laurie graduated from Western Kentucky University in 1980 with an Associate of Science degree in Nursing and obtained her license as a Registered Nurse. Prior to working at the University of Kentucky, Laurie lived in the Republic of Panama for 18 years where she raised her four children. While there she taught English classes in a local elementary school and served as a U.S. warden through the Consular section of the American Embassy in Panama.

Emily A. Lane

Program Coordinator
Emily.Lane@uky.edu
859.257.2698

Emily A. Lane, MPA serves as Program Coordinator for the Center, a position she has held since 2008. In that position, she is responsible for activities in the areas of development, event and project coordination and outreach. Her duties include researching prospective funders; managing the Center’s donor stewardship program; collaborating with the Director on funding proposals; managing Center conferences, meetings, outreach activities, and other special events; preparing reports for funding agencies and the University; coordinating project-specific activities; and assisting with other scientific and educational activities as needed.

Prior to coming to the Center, Emily was the Program Coordinator for the Nonprofit Leadership Initiative, an outreach program of the University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture. In that position Emily coordinated professional development workshops for nonprofit executives, board members and volunteers; managed the Nonprofit Network membership program; and implemented a print and electronic communications strategy.

Emily holds a Master’s of Public Administration from the UK Martin School of Public Policy and Administration and a bachelor’s degree in Integrated Strategic Communications with minors in Psychology and Women’s Studies. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Explorium of Lexington (formerly the Lexington Children’s Museum) and the United Way of the Bluegrass Get on Board Advisory Committee.

Adam Pritchard

Research Coordinator
adam.pritchard@uky.edu
859.257.2737

Adam J. Pritchard serves as Research Coordinator for the Center, a position he has held since 2010. In that position, he is responsible for activities in the areas of research. He serves as a consultant to faculty and students on research related to violence against women and assists the Center Director in writing state and federal research grants for the Center. He coordinates translational research outreach efforts with community practitioners which includes conducting surveys, providing training, writing training materials, and producing web content to educate practitioners about research findings. Adam also assists in the management of the Center’s data repository.

Adam first joined the Center in 2004 as a Research Assistant while completing his M.A. in sociology at the University of Kentucky. In 2010 he joined the full-time staff. Over the past 6 years, Adam has conducted data analysis for multiple research projects and has co-authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles with the Center Director. He has presented research in several invited guest lectures and at professional meetings, including the Southern Sociological Society and Appalachian Studies Association conferences. He is currently working towards his Ph.D. in sociology, completing a dissertation which focuses on violence against women in young adult dating relationships. In addition to his work at CRVAW, Adam has taught several courses in sociology, including introduction to sociology, social problems, and research methods. Prior to coming to Kentucky, he served as a board member for the Maryville College Student Literacy Corps, where he coordinated GED programs for male and female inmates in the Blount County Justice Center, in Maryville, Tennessee.

Erika Kalim

Information Technology Coordinator
ekali0@uky.edu
859.257.2737

Erika Kalim serves as the Information Technology Coordinator for the Center, a position she has held since 2010. In that position, her duties include creating web applications to support the Center’s research efforts, managing the Center’s data repository, maintaining data quality and security, and producing web-based reports for client-level data. Her responsibilities also include designing and maintaining the Center’s web site and functioning as a technical liaison to support the Center’s staff with regard to informatics, computing technology, and web publishing needs.

Prior to joining the Center, Erika was a senior systems programmer for the UKIT Site Lab, where she developed and maintained web applications, including content management systems for multiple organizations and departments within UK. She also has experience in creating custom search engines. Previously she interned as a database administrator for Ashland, Inc.

Erika holds two bachelor’s degrees, a Bachelor of Business in Computing and Information Management from the University of Western Sydney and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Kentucky.

The Center’s external advisory group consists of domestic violence victim advocates, sexual assault victim advocates, criminal justice professionals, and nationally-recognized researchers from universities across the country. The Center also works in close collaboration with the Office of the Provost to fulfill its academic and scholarship mission.

Center Advisory Committees

National Advisory Committee

John Briere, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Ph.D., Anna D. Wolfe Endowed Chair and Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Rebecca Campbell, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University
Jon Conte, Ph.D., Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington
Mary Ann Dutton, Ph.D., Research Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University
Amy Holzworth-Munroe, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University
Dean G. Kilpatrick, Ph.D., Director, National Crime Victim Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical School of South Carolina
Mary P. Koss, Ph.D., Regent’s Professor, Health Promotion Sciences Division, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona

Kentucky Advocate and Practitioner Advisory Committee

Lee Alcott, Executive Director, Barren River Area Safe Shelter
Honorable Jerry Bowles, 30th Judicial Circuit, Family Court Division
Sherry Currens, Executive Director, Kentucky Domestic Violence Association
Honorable Robert Elliot, Savage, Elliott, Houlihan, Moore, Mullins & Skidmore, LLP
Brenda Hughes, Ph.D., Executive Director, Kentucky River Rape Victim Services Program
Honorable James E. Keller, Associate Justice (retired), Kentucky Supreme Court
Honorable Peter C. MacDonald, Kentucky District Court (retired)
Eileen Recktenwald, Executive Director, Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs
Jill Seyfred, ACSW, Executive Director, Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky

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