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We provide a collaborative, multi-disciplinary vehicle for Michigan State University faculty, staff and students to use social action research to influence local, state, national and international practice and policy related to gender-based violence.
RCGV members engage in research, outreach and teaching dedicated to ending gender-based violence and supporting survivors. See below for a sample of work by RCGV Members.
A team of Michigan State University psychologists, led by Professor Rebecca Campbell and Assistant Professor Katie Gregory, recently concluded a major three-year study looking at the victim notification process for Detroit’s untested sexual assault kit survivors on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women.
This study examines the frequency, nature, and effects of coerced debt, defined as non-consensual, credit-related transactions that occur in intimate relationships where one partner uses coercive control to dominate the other. It supports the need for policy reform and victim services aimed at addressing coerced debt, thereby mitigating a potentially significant economic barrier to safety.
The Michigan State University College of Nursing had been awarded funding from the Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA) to support education and certification of nurses interested in becoming Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) in Michigan.
A large, longitudinal evaluation of the impact of Domestic Violence Housing First (DVHF) model on the safety, housing stability and well-being of domestic violence survivors and their children.
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