MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTORS
Dear RCGV Community,
We’re happy to welcome you all back to our monthly newsletter and are excited to share with you some of the latest happenings with affiliated faculty and students across the university! As we continue to reach out to you all with updates, please do the same for us. We want to hear what is going on with you. Are there things you would like included in our newsletters? Do you know of an event that has recently happened or is upcoming that we can share out to faculty and students?
We hope the month of June brings you some of the best moments of a Michigan summer!
With gratitude,
WHAT’S NEW AT RCGV?
Congratulations to the 2026 RCGV Paper Award Recipients!
The RCGV paper award recognizes the best undergraduate paper related to gender-based violence. This year,
- Joa Song (she/her) won for her research article, “Gender-Based Violence Against Women in South Korea”, and
- Nicole Becker (she/her) won for her research article, “The Impact of Sexual Assault Myths and University Training on Perceptions of Sexual Assault and Likelihood to Report”.
Congratulations Joa and Nicole! It is impactful research like this that continues to help the GBV movement make positive change!
MAY RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:
RCGV is proud to highlight some of the recently completed work by our members. Are we missing any? Let us know, and we’ll be sure to add it to our next newsletter!
- “Mobilization of Sexual Violence within the Manosphere: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review” by Jacob Nason – Learn More and Read Article
NEED SOME GOOD NEWS?
Enjoy these uplifting news stories of change happening all over the world:
- Advancing Gender Justice in the Crimes Against Humanity Convention: A Declaration – Learn More
- A Deadline for the World to Act on Women’s Rights — Learn More
- EU: Parliament Confirms That ‘Only Yes Means Yes’ – Learn More
- Art show features men speaking up against misogyny – Learn More
- Young adult suicide rates dropped after U.S. launched 988 hotline – Learn More
- More than half of states now cover doulas under Medicaid – Learn More
- Law & Order star has helped pass laws to end rape kit backlogs for years – Learn More
- New affordable housing opens in Idaho Springs, Colorado, offering rare opportunity for local workers – Learn More
RCGV IS HERE TO HELP!
RCGV has many ways to help you create and highlight your work:
- Do you have a report you need to design, but don’t know where to start? Reach out to our communications coordinator, Alex Reeves (reevesa7@msu.edu), for advice and design support.
- Did you recently complete a research project that you want to share with the public? Collaborate with RCGV on a Paper to Practice (P2P) series! Email Alex Reeves to schedule an informational meeting and learn more about the process.
- Do you want to showcase your work, but don’t have time for another project? Reach out to Alex Reeves with the work you’d like to be highlighted, and we’ll be happy to feature it on our website and social media pages!
FOLLOW RCGV ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
The RCGV social media accounts will be used to highlight some of the amazing work done by our members, MSU events you might be interested in attending, and facts about gender-based violence. Check them out and give us a follow!