Urging Excellence in Research on Sexual Victimization and Campus Climate

Scientists to AAU Presidents, November & December 2014

On 17 November 2014 a group of 16 scientists sent a letter to each of the 62 AAU member university presidents (and 15 additional university presidents of Consortium on Financing Higher Education instituions) regarding just-announced plans to deploy a campus survey. The 17 November letter from scientists is available here. Shorly after the letter was sent, 16 additional scientists indicated willingness to publicly support the letter.

On 22 November 2014 a group of 32 scientists sent a follow-up letter to to each of the 62 AAU member university presidents (and 15 additional university presidents of Consortium on Financing Higher Education instituions). The 22 November letter from scientists is available here.

On 25 November 2014 a group of 45 scientists sent a second follow-up letter. The 25 November letter from scientists is here.

On 3 December 2014 a group of 56 scientists sent another letter. The 3 December letter from scientists is here.

Additional scientists have since joined the list of those supporting the letters to the AAU member presidents. These scientists, listed below, conduct research on sexual violence and traumatic stress and are affiiliated with universities in USA and Canada.

Scientists supporting the letters sent to AAU member university presidents

  1. Antonia Abbey, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Wayne State University
  2. Carolyn Allard, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
  3. Joanne Belknap, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado-Boulder, Past-President of the American Society of Criminology
  4. Jennifer L. Berdahl, Ph.D., Montalbano Professor of Leadership Studies: Women and Diversity, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
  5. NiCole T. Buchanan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
  6. Thema Bryant-Davis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Pepperdine University
  7. Bethany Brand, Ph.D., Professor, Psychology Department, Towson University
  8. Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
  9. Rebecca Campbell, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
  10. Catherine C. Classen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
  11. M. Lynne Cooper, Ph.D., Curators’ Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychological Science, University of Missouri Columbia
  12. Lilia M. Cortina, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies, University of Michigan
  13. Gloria Cowan, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, California State University, San Bernardino
  14. Kelly Cue Davis, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, University of Washington
  15. Amber N. Douglas, PhD. Associate Professor of Psychology, Mount Holyoke College
  16. Louise F. Fitzgerald, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  17. William Flack, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Bucknell University
  18. Julian D. Ford, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center
  19. Lisa Frey, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Oklahoma
  20. Jennifer J. Freyd, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon
  21. William H. George, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of Washington
  22. Gordon N. Hall, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon
  23. Donna M. Hughes, Ph.D., Professor & Eleanor M. and Oscar M. Carlson Endowed Chair in Women’s Studies University of Rhode Island
  24. Lise Gotell, Ph.D., Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Vice-Dean of Arts, University of Alberta
  25. Sherry Hamby, Ph.D., Research Professor, University of the South and Director, Appalachian Center for Resilience Research
  26. Jocelyn Hollander, Ph.D., Professor and Department Head, Sociology, University of Oregon
  27. Janet Shibley Hyde, Ph.D., Evjue-Bascom Professor, Helen Thompson Woolley Professor of Psychology and Gender & Women’s Studies, Director, Center for Research on Gender & Women, University of Wisconsin
  28. Angela J. Jacques-Tiura, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Wayne State University
  29. Karestan C. Koenen, Ph.D., Professor, Director, Psychiatric-Neurological Epidemiology Cluster, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
  30. Bridget Klest, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Regina
  31. Mary P. Koss, Ph.D., Regents' Professor or Public Health, University of Arizona
  32. Debra Kaysen, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Depression Therapy Research Endowed Professor, University of Washington
  33. Dean G. Kilpatrick, Ph.D., Distinguished University Professor of Clinical Psychology, Director, National Crime Victims Research & Treatment Center, Vice-Chair for Research & Research Administration, Co-Director, Charleston Consortium Clinical Psychology Internship Program, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina
  34. Angela K. Lawson, Ph.D., Assistant Clinical Professor, Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Psychiatry
    Northwestern University
  35. Heather Littleton, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, East Carolina University
  36. Jennifer A. Livingston, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo
  37. Amy D. Marshall, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University
  38. Tatiana Masters, PhD, Research Scientist, School of Social Work, University of Washington
  39. Laura McCloskey, Ph.D.,  Professor of Public Health, and Director, Center for Research on Health Disparities, Indiana University
  40. Christine Murray, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT, Associate Professor, Department of Counseling and Educational Development, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  41. Elana Newman, Ph.D., R. M. McFarlin Professor of Psychology, University of Tulsa
  42. Jeanette Norris, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington
  43. Loreen N. Olson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  44. Holly K. Orcutt, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Northern Illinois University
  45. Michele R. Parkhill, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Oakland University
  46. Kathryn Quina, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies, University of Rhode Island
  47. Heidi Resnick, Ph.D., National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina
  48. Kathleen Rospenda, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago
  49. Charlene Y. Senn, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology and Women’s Studies Program, University of Windsor
  50. Stephanie A. Shields, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology & Women’s Studies, Penn State University
  51. Margaret L. Signorella, Ph.D., Director of Academic Affairs, Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies, Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny Campus
  52. Paige Hall Smith MSPH, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Health and Human Sciences, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  53. Kevin Swartout, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Georgia State University
  54. Martie Thompson, Ph.D., Research Professor, Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, Clemson University
  55. Jeff Todahl, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Director, Center for the Prevention of Abuse and Neglect, University of Oregon
  56. Sarah E. Ullman, Ph.D., Professor of Criminology, Law, and Justice & Director, Office of Social Science Research,  University of Illinois at Chicago
  57. Jacquelyn W. White, Ph.D., Emerita Professor of Psychology, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Women's Health & Wellness, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  58. Nicole P. Yuan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Arizona
  59. Tina Zawacki, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at San Antonio
  60. Heidi M. Zinzow, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Clemson University
  61. Eileen L. Zurbriggen, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of California Santa Cruz

AAU-Related Documents 2014

Letters from Scientists to AAU Member University Presidents 2014

2015 Documents, Articles, and Correspondence

Additional commentary about AAU plans

 

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