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About RCGV

Research + Action = Change

Gender-based violence (GBV) is a significant and widespread social problem internationally, devastating adults, children, families and societies across the globe. It includes any form of harm that is both a consequence and cause of gender power inequities.

It can be physical, psychological, sexual, economic, or sociocultural, and includes but is not limited to sexual abuse, rape, intimate partner abuse, incest, sexual harassment, stalking, femicide, trafficking, gendered hate crimes and dowry abuse. Gender-based violence intersects with race-based, class-based or religiously oppressive forms of abuse, and cross-cuts many other social problems (e.g., poverty, substance abuse, mental and physical health, crime).

MSU’s Research Consortium on Gender-Based Violence faculty and staff are dedicated to research and outreach initiatives related to ending and preventing gender-based violence and improving the community response to survivors. RCGV faculty are committed to mentoring the next generation of gender-based violence researchers by providing substantial educational and employment opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students.

Become an RCGV Member

Do you have an interest in ending and preventing Gender-Based Violence (GBV)? Are you a part of the MSU community? RCGV may be for you! 

RCGV members get up-to-date information on GBV research happening at Michigan State University through our newsletter, as well as access to exclusive RCGV resources. We help our members develop dissemination materials and reach a wider audience, and highlight the important work being done by our members through our ongoing Paper to Practice series.

If you are interested in working with RCGV or becoming a member, fill out the contact form linked below.

"We can end gender violence and we all can play a role in that achievement." - Anita Hill, woman's rights activist

Contact RCGV

RCGV Staff

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Dr. Rebecca Campbell

Co-Director

Dr. Rebecca Campbell is a Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University. She holds a Ph.D. in community psychology with a concentration in statistics, also from Michigan State University. For the past 25 years, she has been conducting community-based research on violence against women and children, with an emphasis on sexual assault. Dr. Campbell’s research examines how contact with the legal and medical systems affects adult, adolescent, and pediatric victims’ psychological and physical health.

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Dr. Katie Gregory

Co-Director

Dr. Katie Gregory is a Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University and Co-Director of the Research Consortium on Gender-Based Violence. Dr. Gregory’s research examines community responses to gender-based violence, and how those responses may harm or facilitate healing for survivors. Dr. Gregory is also the Co-Director of the Michigan Victim Advocacy Network, providing training and technical assistance to advocates serving victims and survivors of crime throughout Michigan.

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Alex Reeves

Communications Coordinator

Alex Reeves (she/her) is the digital media manager for the Research Consortium on Gender-Based Violence (RCGV) and the Michigan Victims Advocacy Network (MiVAN). She focuses on ensuring all the media produced by RCGV and MiVAN is accessible and trauma-informed. She also works with the Improving Outcomes for Child & Youth Victims of Human Trafficking Advisory Committee, with the goal to improve the response and services for survivors of human trafficking throughout the state of Michigan. 

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Takatso Sibanda, MSc

Research Assistant

Takatso Sibanda, MSc (she/her) is a community engaged researcher with extensive experience in development programming and evaluation. Her research centers local insight & lived experience in the framing, practice as well as evaluation of wellness promotion initiatives. Takatso’s work explores narrative inquiry methodologies such as film and creative writing in qualitative research. She is keen to contribute to community-centered initiatives facilitating access to affirming & inclusive wellbeing services.