About Us
About Our Research
The main focus of the Family Violence/Intimate Partner Violence Lab is to assess all aspects of the family violence area and the treatment for perpetrators of intimate partner violence.
Our research involves the proficient use of several software programs, such as:
- SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Science)
- MPlus (Statistical modeling program)
- Qualtrics (Data collection software)
Research Topics
Current
- Assessing characteristics and types of violence in male and female perpetration of intimate partner violence on probation and their classification as generally violent or family-only violent
- Ability of perpetrators of intimate partner violence to recognize emotions based on facial expressions
- Hormonal assessment in perpetrators of intimate partner violence
- Analyzing a national database to identify risk factors and develop prevention strategies for intimate partner homicides
- Investigating how marijuana use influences the perpetration of IPV
- Examining resilience portfolios for caregivers of sexually abused children
Previous
- The influence of resilience on academic outcomes in undergraduate survivors of interparental violence and child abuse
- Exploring the moderating effect of cognitive flexibility on the relationship between alcohol consumption and intimate partner violence