Stay ConnectedTell Us About It: Victim Research Convos is a twice monthly podcast produced by the Center for Victim Research, with support from the Office for Victims of Crime. Each episode features an interview with a victim services expert on the work they do in their field and the importance of a partnership with a researcher or a practitioner in their projects.
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Dr. Lauren Cattaneo and Dr. Amanda Stylianou discuss their work to measure the impact of a survivor-centered approach to victim services at Safe Horizon in New York City. Drs. Cattaneo and Stylianou discuss the nature of survivor-centered practice with victims of intimate partner violence, the measures used to determine the effect of that approach, and how data was gathered in the course of victim services. This project revealed that using a survivor-centered approach had a measurable impact on victims' sense of safety-related empowerment—even after a single session.
Janine Zweig of the Urban Institute and Chad Sniffen of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center share how they worked with Uber Technologies to better understand sexual misconduct in the ridesharing industry. Janine and Chad share the process to define sexual assault, harassment, and other misconduct and then set up a system to track complaints. This new taxonomy and data collection will provide a more complete understanding of the problem of sexual misconduct, providing direction for prevention and response. See the report on this project: https://www.urban.org/research/publication/examining-ubers-use-sexual-misconduct-and-violence-taxonomy-and-development-ubers-united-states-safety-report More information is also available in this Urban blog post: https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/three-lessons-businesses-can-learn-ubers-collecting-and-reporting-sexual-assault-data
Marian Liu, an assistant professor at Purdue University, and Mariah Freark of the Massachusetts Disabled Persons Protection Commission join Susan to discuss how the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) uses data and research to study adult victimization. Marian and Mariah's relationship through the Research to Practice Interest Group brings practitioners and researchers together to better understand and more fully comprehend the various aspects of -- and how to improve -- adult protective services.
Join Brittany Jeffers, the victim services specialist and unit coordinator of the Saginaw Police Department, and Dr. James Bowers, a criminal justice professor at Saginaw Valley State University, as they share their experience in conducting and using research to inform the development of law enforcement-based victim services. They also discuss the elements that have contributed to their long-term successful partnership.
In this episode, we talk to Bridgette Stumpf and Lindsey Silverberg of the Network for Victim Recovery of DC. They share NVRDC's experience in becoming a data-informed champion for victims, from the steps they’ve taken to promote data collection and quality to their use of data for advocacy and programming.
On this episode of "Tell Us About It," experts from the Tribal Law and Policy Institute and the Hoopa Valley Tribe share their experience in working together on a Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grant from the National Institute of Justice. Heather Valdez Freedman, Jeremy Braithwaite, and Kendall Allen-Guyer share insights on how research is changing in tribal communities, focusing mainly on including community members' voices in order to better understand tribal practices and traditions.
On this episode of "Tell Us About It," you will get to hear from Eva Velasquez, the president and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center. Listen to Eva explain how the ITRC collects and uses data and research to better protect our wellbeing when it comes to internet scams, fraud, cybercrime, and privacy issues. You will also learn about how the ITRC partners with researchers across the country in an effort to collect as much data on cybercrimes and fraud as possible.
Have you ever wondered how language barriers play into research on victims of crime? Join us as Gabriela Lopez-Zeron, a linguistic justice expert from Michigan State University, sheds light on how language access plays a key role in working with multiracial, multicultural victims.
This episode of Tell Us About It features a conversation with Lynn Jones and Sarah Young Patton, partners on a research fellowship project funded by CVR. Lynn and Sarah collaborated on a project to understand and address the victim service needs of rural and Native American communities in Coconino County, Arizona through outposts in Flagstaff, Arizona, Page, Arizona, and the Grand Canyon. Lynn Jones is a Professor in and the Associate Chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northern Arizona University. Sarah Young Patton is the Associate Director of Victim Witness Services, which provides outreach, advocacy, and support services to Coconino County residents during high crisis situations through holistic and wraparound services.
On this episode of Tell Us About It, we spoke with Robin Foemmel Bie about the data evaluation project completed at the California Victim Compensation Board. This project aimed to understand the effectiveness of the victim compensation services and the needs of their community. She talks about the completion of a baseline data report, needs assessment, and a gap analysis, and how they synthesized this data into strategies to address their community’s needs. Robin Foemmel Bie is the Assistant Deputy Executive Office, Victim Compensation Division, at the California Victim Compensation Board. She is also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and previously provided expertise on policy, networking, regulation, and training for the Department of Mental Health.
On this episode of Tell Us About It, we speak with Laura Puls and Muriel Wells, two research librarians in the victim services field. Laura and Muriel spoke about their mission as research librarians, how research librarians serve their community in a variety of ways, and the value of contacting a research librarians with questions and requests. Laura Puls is the Research Librarian for the Center for Victim Research. Contact Laura with research questions, reference requests, and more either through CVR’s Contact page or by emailing librarian@victimresearch.org. Muriel Wells is the Research Librarian for the National Children’s Advocacy Center. Contact Muriel with research questions, reference requests, and more by emailing library@nationalcac.org.
On this episode of Tell Us About It, we speak with Alesha Durfee, PhD, Associate Professor in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University and Paul Thomas, Court Administrator for the Mesa Municipal Court, Mesa, Arizona. Dr. Durfee and Mr. Thomas were partners on a CVR-funded researcher-practitioner fellowship. Their project examined the relationship between gender, victimization, and the need for victim services among defendants in the Mesa Community Court. The Community Court is designed to address chronic, low-level offending that occurs as a result of social problems, including homelessness, mental disorders, and alcohol and drug addiction. They joined us to discuss the importance of this topic and the value of research, their approach and findings, and how their project benefited from a strong partnership.
On this episode of Tell Us About It, we talk with Kaitlin Lounsbury of the National Children’s Alliance (NCA), the membership association and accrediting body for Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs). She talks about the development and implementation of NCA’s Outcome Measurement System (OMS), including the challenges of bringing the nation’s 900+ CACs into the system and the value of OMS at the local, state, and national levels. Kaitlin Lounsbury is the Program Evaluation Coordinator at the National Children’s Alliance, overseeing programs to measure the impact of Children’s Advocacy Centers, including the Outcome Measurement System (OMS) to collect essential feedback from families and team members serving child victims of abuse.
On this episode of Tell Us About It, we take a look at Expect Respect, a program of The SAFE Alliance in Austin, TX, promoting safe and healthy relationships for youth and preventing dating and sexual violence. Barri Rosenbluth and Barbara Bell join us to discuss the genesis of the project, the different programs associated with it, and the value of bringing an evaluation aspect into the project. Barri Rosenbluth is the Senior Director of the Expect Respect program at The SAFE Alliance. She has been at the Safe Alliance for over 30 years, beginning as a counselor in their emergency shelter and non-residential center. Barbara Ball is the former Director for Evaluation and Training for the Expect Respect program at The SAFE Alliance. She began as a facilitator of support groups for girls in middle and high schools. Barbara currently serves as Senior Associate at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin.
On this episode of Tell Us About It, we discuss one of CVR’s supported fellowships: “Understanding the Social Contexts of Reentry, Criminal, and Trauma Recidivism in Prince George’s County.” The conversation features Dr. Joseph Richardson, the Principal Investigator for the study; Che Bullock, the Senior Violence Intervention Specialist for the project; and Uzo Ihekwoaba, the digital storyteller for the project. We talk about their qualitative research into the relationship between firearm-related injury and previous history of incarceration among violently injured young Black men, and their decision to showcase their findings through digital storytelling. Dr. Joseph Richardson is an Associate Professor in the Departments of African American Studies and Anthropology at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the principal investigator for this study funded by the Center for Victim Research, and for three other studies, focusing on four areas: 1) Violence, violent injury, and trauma among Black boys and young Black men; 2) Incarceration as a social determinant of health; 3) The social context of re-entry; 4) Parenting strategies for low-income Black male youth. Che Bullock is the Senior Violence Intervention Specialist for this project funded by the Center for Victim Research. He works with men in the Capital Region Violence Intervention Program at the University of Maryland, Prince George’s County Hospital Center. Uzo Ihekwoaba is the digital storyteller for this project funded by the Center for Victim Research. He works with Dr. Richardson on behavioral science research. He is also a Washington, DC area filmmaker, music producer, and sound engineer. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-19-using-digital-storytelling-for-research-and-healing-on-gun-violence/
This episode of Tell Us About It is the second of a two-part series focused on research and policy at Casa de Esperanza and its National Latin@ Network. In part two, we continue our conversation with Rosie Hidalgo and Rebecca Rodriguez of Casa de Esperanza. We discuss the topics and insights they covered at the recent Latin@ Research and Policy Roundtable, which brought together research and policy advocates for Latin@ survivors. To listen to part one of our conversation, click here: http://ow.ly/Ptit50v5eTo Rosie Hidalgo is the Senior Director of Public Policy for Casa de Esperanza. She previously served as the Deputy Director for Policy at the Office on Violence Against Women at the U.S. Department of Justice. She also worked to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 2013 as a member of the Steering Committee of the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence. Rebecca Rodriguez is the Director of Research and Evaluation for Casa de Esperanza. She is also a community psychologist whose research interests broadly focus on culturally-specific and community-centered approaches to prevent family violence in Latin@ families. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-17-incorporating-community-research-and-practice-at-casa-de-esperanza-part-2/
This episode of Tell Us About It is the first of a two-part series focused on research and policy at Casa de Esperanza and its National Latin@ Network. In part one, we speak with staff members Rosie Hidalgo and Rebecca Rodriguez about the incorporation of community-based research into their work, and how this informs their policy advocacy and research needs. Rosie Hidalgo is the Senior Director of Public Policy for Casa de Esperanza. She previously served as the Deputy Director for Policy at the Office on Violence Against Women at the U.S. Department of Justice. She also worked to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 2013 as a member of the Steering Committee of the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence. Rebecca Rodriguez is the Director of Research and Evaluation for Casa de Esperanza. She is also a community psychologist whose research interests broadly focus on culturally-specific and community-centered approaches to prevent family violence in Latin@ families. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-17-incorporating-community-research-and-practice-at-casa-de-esperanza/
This episode of Tell Us About It features a talk with Natalie Wilkins, a behavioral scientist the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Natalie joins us to discuss the creation of the Connecting the Dots tool, an online training tool that is a part of the CDC’s VetoViolence resource. The Connecting the Dots tool offers training that highlights the shared risk and protective factors that research shows are linked to multiple forms of violence perpetration. VetoViolence is a comprehensive resource for violence prevention, offering online training, tips, and tools. Natalie Wilkins is a behavioral scientist with the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the CDC. Prior to this role, she was a Senior Fellow at the CDC Foundation and a Public Health Analyst at the CDC. She holds a PhD in Community Psychology and Public Health from Georgia State University. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-16-connecting-the-dots-between-multiple-forms-of-violence/
On this episode of Tell Us About It, we talk with Julie Valentine and Nancy Downing about their experiences as practicing forensic nurses. We cover the scope of forensic nursing as a practice, as well as the focus and importance of incorporating research and practice into the forensic nursing discipline. Julie Valentine is a forensic nurse, a certified sexual assault nurse examiner, and an assistant professor of nursing and ethics at the Brigham Young University College of Nursing. She is also the Committee Chair and the Utah Chapter President of the International Association of Forensic Nursing (IAFN) Research Committee. Nancy Downing is a forensic nurse at Baylor Scott and White Hospital and an assistant professor at Texas A&M University College of Nursing, Forensic Healthcare. She is on the Board of Directors of the International Association of Forensic Nursing, and is the former Founder and President of IAFN Iowa. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-15-the-role-of-research-in-forensic-nursing/
On this episode of Tell Us About It, we’re joined by Heather Warnken and Jennifer O’Brien to talk about the new National Survey for Victim Service Providers (NSVSP), which is a part of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and the Office for Victims of Crime’s Victim Services Statistical Research Program. We cover the goal of the survey, how it complements the National Census of Victim Service Providers conducted in 2017, and how the results could impact the field of victim services. Heather Warnken is a Visiting Fellow at the US Department of Justice, co-affiliated with the Office for Victims of Crime and the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Her position is designed to bridge the gap between research and practice for the victim assistance field, and she has worked in the Victim Services Statistical Research Program for four years. Jennifer O’Brien is a Senior Study Director for Westat, a professional services company that contracts with various federal agencies to provide data collection services. She is also one of the Project Directors for the NSVSP, and has been overseeing large national surveys in a similar vein for 20 years. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-14-releasing-the-national-survey-for-victim-service-providers-nsvsp/
On this episode of Tell Us About It, we speak with Jack McDevitt, who is the Director of the Institute on Race and Justice at Northeastern University and a Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Jack talks about his career in justice and victim-focused research, particularly on his work in creating a national system for collecting hate crime statistics and promoting police response to hate crime victims. Jack also shares ways that the Institute on Race and Justice utilizes community engagement. Jack McDevitt has co-authored three books: "The Rising Tide of Bigotry and Bloodshed"; "Hate Crime Revisited: American War on Those Who Are Different" (both with Jack Levin); and "Victimology" (with Judy Sgarzy). He has spoken on hate crime, racial profiling, human trafficking, and security both nationally and internationally and has testified as an expert witness before the Judiciary Committees of both the US Senate and the US House of Representatives. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-13-collecting-and-understanding-hate-crime-statistics-with-jack-mcdevitt/
On this episode of Tell Us About It, we share the second part of our conversation with Lisa Goodman and Ronit Barkai on the Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Toolkit. In this part of the discussion, we delve into the CBPR Toolkit itself – the impetus behind its development, what the Toolkit offers both researchers and practitioners, and each women’s role in its development. Lisa Goodman is the lead author of the CBPR Toolkit and the co-founder of the Domestic Violence Program Evaluation and Research Collaborative. She is also a faculty member in the Counseling and Developmental Psychology program at Boston College. Ronit Barkai is the co-founder of the Domestic Violence Program Evaluation and Research Collaborative, and a contributor to the CBPR Toolkit. She is also the Assistant Director of Transition House, a domestic violence agency based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-12-using-community-based-participatory-research-in-a-domestic-violence-context-part-2/
This episode of Tell Us About It is the first of a two-part series focused on the Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Toolkit. In part one, we speak with Lisa Goodman and Ronit Barkai about their experiences using CBPR as a researcher and practitioner respectively. Lisa and Ronit discuss why CBPR is valuable in a domestic violence context and the importance of including practitioners in this type of work. Lisa Goodman is the lead author of the CBPR Toolkit and the co-founder of the Domestic Violence Program Evaluation and Research Collaborative. She is also a faculty member in the Counseling and Developmental Psychology program at Boston College. Ronit Barkai is the co-founder of the Domestic Violence Program Evaluation and Research Collaborative, and a contributor to the CBPR Toolkit. She is also the Assistant Director of Transition House, a domestic violence agency based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-11-using-community-based-participatory-research-in-a-domestic-violence-context-part-1/
On this episode, we spoke with Valerie Clark and Cecilia Miller, who make up one of CVR’s funded VOCA-SAC partnerships in Minnesota. Throughout the episode, they discussed how and why their agencies joined together in a research partnership. Our conversation also covered their project focus – examining the crime victim services currently available in juvenile facilities in Minnesota and understanding the resource needs of those facilities in order to better serve young victims of crime. Cecilia Miller is the Grants Director for the Minnesota Office of Justice Programs. Valerie Clark is the Director of the Minnesota Statistical Analysis Center (SAC). For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-10-understanding-juvenile-justice-services-in-minnesota/
On this episode of Tell Us About It, we talk with Dr. Holly Scheib and Po Chen about their work with SPIRIT in the Taos Pueblo tribal community of New Mexico. Due to the length of this conversation, we have split the episode in two - this is the full version of our conversation with Holly and Po. SPIRIT stands for Supporting Protection, Integration, and Resources In Tribes. The goal of the project was to work with a local tribe to research community values, key stakeholders, community strengths, and local challenges with respect to child victimization and child wellbeing. Dr. Holly Scheib is a Global Health and Community Resilience Consultant, and President of Sage Consulting, which works to support technical capacity building in communities and organizations. Po Chen is the Executive Director of Youth Heartline, which is a child advocacy nonprofit that works to make life safer and better for vulnerable children and their families in the Taos, New Mexico community. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-9-defining-a-well-child-in-taos-pueblo-with-spirit/
On this episode of Tell Us About It, we talk with Dr. Holly Scheib and Po Chen about their work with SPIRIT in the Taos Pueblo tribal community of New Mexico. Due to the length of this conversation, we have split the episode in two - this shorter version of the episode features the highlights of our conversation. SPIRIT stands for Supporting Protection, Integration, and Resources In Tribes. The goal of the project was to work with a local tribe to research community values, key stakeholders, community strengths, and local challenges with respect to child victimization and child wellbeing. Dr. Holly Scheib is a Global Health and Community Resilience Consultant, and President of Sage Consulting, which works to support technical capacity building in communities and organizations. Po Chen is the Executive Director of Youth Heartline, which is a child advocacy nonprofit that works to make life safer and better for vulnerable children and their families in the Taos, New Mexico community. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-9-defining-a-well-child-in-taos-pueblo-with-spirit/
On this episode of Tell Us About It, we talk with Kartha Vierthaler and Jennifer Grove of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center about the work they do in building a research base for sexual assault prevention and intervention. Our conversation focuses specifically on their research poll, which is conducted every two years to identify the top four priority needs of the research community and is then used as a base to determine the research and practice needed in the field to address those needs. Karla Vierthaler is the Advocacy and Resources Director at NSVRC whose team works on resource development and training around all aspects of sexual violence. Jennifer Grove is the Prevention Director at NSVRC whose team trains and provides information and resources on primary prevention of sexual violence. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-8-nsvrc-promoting-research-on-sexual-violence/
On this episode of Tell Us About It, we talk with Meredith Dank, a research professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City and the author of The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. Meredith worked with the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center, where her research included trafficking victimization. Throughout this episode, she talks about conducting two studies on youth trafficking, including the trust-building measures taken, lessons learned from the data, and how they incorporated both researchers and practitioners into this process. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-7-research-on-youth-victims-of-trafficking/
Sherry Hamby joins us on this episode of Tell Us About It to expand on the topic of “poly-strengths,” as well as her work in resilience as a tool for victim services. Dr. Hamby is a research professor of Psychology at the University of the South and is most widely known for her work in poly-victimization and developing measures of violence. She is currently the Director of Life Paths Appalachian Center and Co-Chair of ResilienceCon. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Huffington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Psychology Today, and many more media outlets. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-6-poly-strengths-and-poly-victimization/
On this episode of Tell Us About It, we talk with Katherine Manners about the inception of OVC’s Vicarious Trauma Toolkit, which was released in April 2017. Katherine served as a resource coordinator for the VTT, which is a set of tools to help victim service agencies and other first responders address work-related exposure to trauma for their employees. We talk to Katherine about the research that went into the toolkit, how it is being used, and where this area of research might go in the future. In addition to her work on the VTT, Katherine is a co-founder of Resilience Works, an organization providing consultation and assistance to agencies whose employees are exposed to trauma. She also serves as a consultant and trainer for Organization Resilience International, serving victim services, trauma, and crisis responder programs. She has more than 30 years of organization consulting and training experience in the fields of victim services, homicide bereavement, and resilience. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-5-katherine-manners-of-vicarious-trauma-toolkit/
Jennifer Yahner and Marina Duane of the Urban Institute join us on this episode of Tell Us About It to share the goal and processes behind the research syntheses being developed by the Center for Victim Research. They discuss efforts to incorporate both research and practice-based evidence in the syntheses, including working with expert researchers and practitioners. Jennifer Yahner is a principal research associate in the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center and associate director of CVR. She has experience researching issues relating to vulnerable populations, focusing on victims of elder abuse, intimate partner violence, teen dating violence, and human trafficking. She is also a certified long-term care ombudsman for older adults in California and a member of the advisory board for the State Victim Assistance Academies Resource Center. Marina Duane is a research associate in the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center and a member of the CVR team overseeing the research syntheses and providing technical assistance upon request. Her work at Urban includes researching multidisciplinary justice policies as well as victimization, reentry, and the intersection of criminal justice and human services delivery. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-4-synthesizing-evidence-to-improve-victim-response/
For this episode, we sit down with Dr. Judy Postmus to discuss her research on physical, sexual, and economic victimization experiences of women and her development of a Violence Against Women Research Consortium, which is funded by the National Institute of Justice. Dr. Postmus is the founder and former director of the Center on Violence Against Women and Children, as well as a professor and associate dean for Faculty Development and Strategic Initiatives at the School of Social Work, Rutgers University. She is joined by Catie Buttner, the Dissemination Coordinator at the Violence Against Women Consortium, who shares her specific insights on the challenges and benefits of collecting and sharing data on this topic. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-3-dr-judy-postmus-and-the-violence-against-women-research-consortium/
On this episode of Tell Us About It, we talk to Anne DePrince, the principle researcher for the Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center. She shares her perspective on the use of research to shape and inform the Center’s work, as well as her broader work with the victim services community in Denver. Dr. DePrince is a Professor and Chair in the Psychology Department at the University of Denver where she contributes to the Child Clinical and Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Programs. She is the co-editor of three volumes on trauma and violence, with her research recognized in terms of federal funding as well as local and national awards. Dr. DePrince also directs the University of Denver’s Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning and the Traumatic Stress Studies Group. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/episode-2-research-with-the-rocky-mountain-victim-law-center/
On this episode of Tell Us About It, we’re joined by Emily Tofte Nesteval and Kazi Houston of the Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center. They share their experience incorporating research and data gathering into their planning and operations, through a partnership with Dr. Anne DePrince. Emily has over 15 years of experience in the anti-violence field and has served for more than 5 years as the Executive Director of RMVLC. Kazi Houston is currently the Legal Director for RMVLC. She previously worked as a private practice civil attorney and the Client Services Manager at Project Safeguard. For more information, including related links on information discussed during the podcast, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/episode-1-rocky-mountain-victim-law-center/
This is Tell Us About It: Victim Research Convos, a podcast from the Center for Victim Research with support from the Office for Victims of Crime. In this short introduction, Susan Howley, the host of Tell Us About It, gives an overview of the podcast and what listeners can expect from future episodes. Subscribe to us here on SoundCloud to be the first to know when new episodes are released. For more information on the Center for Victim Research, check out our website: www.victimresearch.org
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