Psychology
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Date
2014-06-13
Authors
Cunningham, Shannon
Bergen, Anne
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Paula Barata is working in the community to improve programs and policies for women who have experienced violence and on campus to reduce sexual assault. Stephen P Lewis co-founded & developed Self-injury Outreach & Support (SiOS ), an international outreach initiative accessed in over 120 countries.
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Paula Barata is an Associate Professor in Applied Social Psychology. Her research deals with the psychosocial determinants that influence women's health and well-being. She works with community partners and academic colleagues to improve programs and policies for women who have experienced violence and to reduce violence against women on university campuses. She is currently collaborating with Associate Professor Ian Newby-Clark at the University of Guelph on the Sexual Assault Resistance Education Program being conducted at the University of Guelph with first year female undergraduate students. For more information about Paula Barata’s research, please go to her website at http://www.uoguelph.ca/psychology/page.cfm?id=707
Stephen P. Lewis is an Associate Professor in Applied Social Psychology. His research examines self-injury material on the Internet. This research has resulted in the development of the Self-injury Outreach & Support (SiOS), the first international outreach initiative for self-injury (www.sioutreach.org). SiOS has been accessed in over 120 countries to date and provides reliable information for those who self-injure and those who can play a supportive role in recovery, including families, peers, partners, schools, and health professionals. For more information about Stephen P. Lewis’ research, please go to his website at http://www.uoguelph.ca/psychology/page.cfm?id=811
Keywords
violence, sexual assault, research, self-injury outreach and support