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2024-2025
IEFV | Ellen R. Gutowski - Legal Abuse as a Continuation of Coercive Control
The UC Irvine Initiative to End Family Violence welcomes Professor Ellie R. Gutowski. To request reasonable accommodations for a disability, please...
Sep 27, 2024 12:00pm
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IEFV | Ilona Yim - Parent-Child Separation and Health in Adulthood
The UC Irvine Initiative to End Family Violence welcomes Professor Ilona S. Yim to discuss "Parent-Child Separation and Health in Adulthood:...
Oct 30, 2024 12:00pm
Education Building, 1131, 401 E. Peltason Dr., Irvine, CA 92697, United States
IEFV | Lee Ann Wang - Writing on Violence: Asian Immigrant Women, Policing the Proper Victim, and the Racial Subject of Law
The UC Irvine Initiative to End Family Violence welcomes Lee Ann Wang, Assistant Professor, UCLA. To request reasonable accommodations for a...
Feb 27, 2025 12:00pm
Education building 1131, 401 E. Peltason Dr., Irvine, CA 92697-8000, United States
IEFV | Natalie Nanasi - Why Domestic Violence Offenders Don’t Give Up Their Guns
The UC Irvine Initiative to End Family Violence welcomes Natali Nanasi, Associate Professor at SMU Dedman School of Law and founding Director of...
Mar 14, 2025 12:10pm
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IEFV | Kelley Fong - I Know How It Feels: Empathy and Reluctance to Mobilize Legal Authorities
The UCI Initiative to End Family Violence welcomes Professor Kelley Fong (UCI Sociology) to discuss, "I Know How It Feels: Empathy and...
Sep 28, 2023 12:00pm
Education Building (EDU), EDU 1111, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine, CA 92697, United StatesIEFV | Maybell Romero - Ruined and Shamed
The UCI Initiative to End Family Violence welcomes Maybell Romero (Tulane University Law School) to discuss "Ruined and Shamed."
Oct 2, 2023 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3750, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United StatesIEFV | Book Talk | Kelley Fong - Investigating Families: Motherhood in the Shadow of Child Protective Services
First Book Club - Hosted by the UCI Department of Sociology.
Oct 27, 2023 12:00pm
SBSG1517, 214 Pereira Dr, Irvine, CA 92617, United StatesIEFV | Domestic Violence, Child Custody Litigation, and Firearm Fatality Prevention
Policy and Practical Insights from Courageous Moms, National Experts, and Leading Legislators This full-day convening will focus on firearm...
Dec 13, 2023 10:00am
Newkirk Alumni Center, 450 Alumni Court, Irvine, C 92697, United StatesIEFV | SB 741 - Discovery and the Domestic Violence Prevention Act
This virtual program will discuss the history, purpose, and application of 2023's SB 741, which goes into effect January 1, 2024, and which...
Jan 5, 2024 12:00pm
Online EventIEFV | Parenting Under Siege: Reckoning with Coercive Control
The UCI Initiative to End Family Violence welcomes Courtney Cross and Gillian Chadwick to discuss Parenting Under Siege: Reckoning with Coercive...
Mar 15, 2024 11:00am
Online EventIEFV | Misogynoir in the Media
The UCI Initiative to End Family Violence is pleased to support this event hosted by the Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies. To request...
Apr 29, 2024 5:00pm
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by Tamara Kuennen Abstract The “Power and Control Wheel” is an iconic image in the anti-domestic violence movement (see attached). On a single vivid page, it captures...-
By Amber Joy Powell Prior research illustrates how race-class subjugated communities are over-policed and under-protected, producing high rates of victimization by other...
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Co-sponsored by the California Protective Parents Association (CPPA) and UCI Initiative to End Family Violence (IEFV). This full-day virtual conference will offer...
Since the 1970s, anti-violence advocates have worked to make the legal system more responsive to gender-based violence. But greater state intervention in cases of intimate...-
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this program is cancelled and will be rescheduled. We'll update you with the new date as soon as it's confirmed. This presentation will...
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Featured Projects: Jenilene Francisco (she/her) Department of Political Science WWII’s Forgotten Grandmothers and The Politics of Resistance – From Warfare to Times of...
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Co-sponsored by the California Protective Parents Association. This full-day virtual conference will offer multidisciplinary perspectives on protecting children from family...
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Featuring The Feminist Playbook for Winning Back Title IX Dr. Jessica Cabrera wrote her dissertation as a critique of the various current strategies that feminists use to...
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A presentation by Dr. Corey Rood and Stacy Metcalf About the Speakers Stacy Metcalf, MA, is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Psychological Science at UC Irvine,...
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“The military is, by necessity, a specialized society separate from civilian society.” Those words, delivered by Justice William Rehnquist, served both to underscore and...
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Women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) experience a host of adverse psychological outcomes, including depression, anxiety, PTSD and anger dysregulation. Professor...
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Featured Projects: Persistence of Discrimination: Theory and Experimental Evidence Nishtha Sharma, Department of EconomicsLocating Birth Mothers in South Korea Shannon Bae,...
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Homeless, pregnant women in Orange County face significant challenges, including intimate partner violence and other trauma exposures. This panel brings together experts from...
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This presentation will discuss the results of a pilot study that investigates the help-seeking behavior of Latina immigrant intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors when...
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On September 27th, 2018, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Justice Brett Kavanaugh testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in a highly anticipated and extensively...
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Wed., Aug. 19, 11a.m.-12p.m. Pacific/1-2p.m. Central/2-3p.m. Eastern Featuring Professor Aya Gruber and Professor Caroline Bettinger-López Introduction of Speaker Series by...
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Friday, September 18, 2020, 11-12 Pacific/1-2 Central/2-3 Eastern Featuring Dr. Jamila Stockman and Professors Leigh Goodmark and Charisa Smith This event is approved for...
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Does the grassroots demand to defund the police include systems of policing in prisons, schools, homes, and healthcare? How can defunding the police across punitive contexts...
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Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore how women of color affiliated with a large public university in the United States evaluated involving authorities in cases...
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By Professor Deborah Epstein and Professor Lisa Goodman Domestic violence (DV) shelters have long provided essential refuge for survivors leaving abusive relationships....
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Featuring Sandra Murray, MD and Pak Kouch, JD DDA The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office (LADA) recognized the need for specialized expertise in complex child...
Human trafficking and child marriage deny autonomy to and harm the physical, sexual, and emotional health of those who are targeted. Scholars, experts, legislators, and public...
Featured speakers: Dr. Lisa Gibbs, MD UCI School of Medicine Cherie Fowler, ACSW UCI Family Medicine Victoria Lowerson Bredow, MPH, Ph.D UCI Criminology, Law & Society ...
Abuse has gone digital. With each new advancement in technology, those working with victims of gender-based violence, elder abuse, and other crimes must rapidly prepare for...
Join us at the 7th Orange County Women’s Health Summit: Advancing Health Equity for Women in Orange County on Friday, November 8, 2019 from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm at the Beckman...
Research shows that post-traumatic growth, resilience, and empowerment can flourish following adversity. Miller’s research with long-term survivors of intimate partner...
Please join us for a talk by journalist Bernice Yeung on her 2019 Pulitzer finalist book IN A DAY'S WORK: THE FIGHT TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST AMERICA'S MOST VULNERABLE...
During the 1970s, grassroots women activists in and outside of prison forged a radical politics against gender violence and incarceration. All Our Trials explores the work of...
Co-sponsored by Brady Orange County, UCI Law, UCI Initiative to End Family Violence, and UCI Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy You can always give back a...
Life or Death, Freedom or Prison: The Criminalization of Domestic Violence Survivors with introductory remarks by UCI Law Dean L. Song Richardson 4:00 – 5:30 pm Followed by a...
A Discussion with Ny Nourn and Colby Lenz This event is approved for 2 hours of Minimum Continuing Legal Education Credit by the State Bar of California. UCI School of Law is...
A lecture by Connie Burk This event is approved for 1.5 hours of Minimum Continuing Legal Education Credit by the State Bar of California. UCI School of Law is a State...
This event is approved for 3.75 hours of Minimum Continuing Legal Education Credit by the State Bar of California. UCI School of Law is a State Bar-approved MCLE provider....
Co-sponsored by the UCI Initiative to End Family Violence and the UC Humanities Research Institute Narratives of Resistance is a multidisciplinary colloquium bringing...
NETIZENS exposes the proliferation of cyber harassment and abuse as it spreads from the web to the most intimate corners of individuals’ lives. Challenging the notion that...
Decades of research show that stress is associated with the development of disease through complex pathways involving biological and psychosocial parameters. While intimate...
Resulting from a recent IEFV conference, The Politicization of Safety (NYU Press) provides a critical historical perspective on domestic violence responses in the United...
Co-Sponsored by: OC Family Violence Council and Wings for Justice Keynote Speaker: Lundy Bancroft Family Issues Specialist Family Court Handling of Domestic Violence, Abuse...
A community wellness event hosted by the OC Family Justice Center, UCI Law's Domestic Violence Clinic, and UCI Initiative to End Family Violence Topics include: Popular...
A lecture by Alesha Durfee In this talk, Prof. Durfee employs structural intersectionality to analyze legal interventions for domestic violence in the United States,...
A lecture by Deborah Epstein. Abstract: The #MeToo movement, #WhyIStayed and #WhyIDidntReport campaigns, and Larry Nassar’s sentencing hearings raised public awareness not...
Activist exemplar Tarana Burke shares the important story behind the genesis of the "me too." movement and its next steps forward. Ms. Burke’s powerful, poignant story as...
This colloquium will feature presentations of Interdisciplinary Research Grant Projects and 2018-19 Graduate Student Fellows. The event is open to the public.
Running for Her LifeHow Kathrine Switzer and Elizabeth Gray Broke Barriers, Created Social Progress, and Found Empowerment Through Running Hosted by the UCI Initiative to End Family Violence, UCI...
5th Orange County Women’s Health SummitThe 5th Orange County Women’s Health Summit is the premier conference for healthcare, social service, nonprofit, government, academic, advocacy, and other professionals...
Swift Current Documentary Film Screening and Panel DiscussionJoin us for the screening of Swift Current, a documentary about former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy who was abused by his coach. This event will also include a discussion of the...
Identifying, Understanding and Breaking: The Cycle of Generational ViolenceThis event is approved by the State Bar of California. UC Irvine School of Law is a State Bar-approved MCLE provider. Each course also meets the qualifications of Continuing...
Initiative to End Family Violence Economic Justice ConferenceEconomic abuse and the associated financial challenges present the greatest barriers to escaping an abusive relationship. Domestic violence is the largest cause of...
Home Truth Documentary Screening and Discussion with Jessica Lenahan (formerly Gonzales)In 1999, Colorado mother Jessica Gonzales experiences every parent’s worst nightmare when her three young daughters are killed after being abducted by their father in...
#MeToo: Fostering Healthy, Responsible, and Accountable Educational EnvironmentsIncidents of sexual misconduct in institutions of higher education have been drawn out of the shadows and into the sunlight in recent years. Many universities have...-
#MeToo: Addressing Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace and ProfessionsRecent events have brought sexual misconduct in Hollywood to the fore. At the same time, sexual assault, harassment, coercion, and gender-based hostility are rampant...
“Real Safety” Keynote Lecture featuring Jill DaviesFamily violence victims hold complex and practical views of safety. Their perspectives and priorities drive the decisions they make about their relationship, children’s needs,...
Jill Davies Facilitates Advocates’ Discussion in Santa Ana: Safer Victims — Bolder AdvocatesAdvocates’ Discussion with Attorney Jill Davies Jill Davies, author of Advocacy Beyond Leaving and Safety Planning for Battered Women: Complex Lives/Difficult Choices, will...-
#MeToo: Violations of Trust and Issues of Accountability, Restorative Justice, Healing, Forgiveness and RedemptionSome of the most egregious abuses have raised issues related to vulnerability, relationships of deep trust, and the banality of sexual misconduct. The #MeToo movement has...
Seeking Solutions: Batterer Intervention ProgramsDr. David Welch and a group participant in his Batterer Intervention Program will discuss the content of this form of domestic violence intervention, including the penal code...
Gender, Race, Sovereignty, and Self-Defense: The Yvonne Wanrow Case and its LegacyPlease join us for a conversation with Yvonne Swan (formerly Wanrow), moderated by Emily Thuma, faculty member in Gender & Sexuality Studies at UCI. Yvonne Swan (Sinixt Arrow...
2018 Research Colloquium – Initiative to End Family ViolenceThis colloquium will feature presentations of Interdisciplinary Research Grant Projects and 2017-18 Graduate Student Fellows. The event is open to the public.
Expanding Perspectives on Gender EqualityExplore the opportunities and challenges in advancing gender equality and build connections with gender equality researchers and activists through various panels. This event...
Crime Logic, Campus Sexual Assault, and Restorative JusticeFeaturing Donna Coker, J.D., M.S.W. Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law
Dancing the Carceral Creep: The Feminist Anti-Domestic Violence Movement and the Paradoxical Pursuit of CriminalizationFeaturing Mimi Kim, Ph.D. Founder of Creative Interventions, Founding Member of INCITE!, and Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, California State University, Long Beach
The Neurobiology of TraumaThe Neurobiology of Trauma featuring Mandy K. Mount, Ph.D. Director, UCI Campus Assault Resources & Education (CARE)
4th Annual Orange County Women’s Health SummitSponsored by The Orange County Women’s Health Project, in collaboration with the Crean College of Health & Behavioral Sciences, Chapman University; the Health Promotion...
Identifying, Understanding and Breaking The Cycle of Generational ViolenceThe conference will highlight the effects of family violence and selecting smart strategies to combat harm, as it occurs through all stages of life, from fetus to elder adult....
Workshop and Lecture: Michele WeldonWriting Workshop Owning The Power of Your Story: Discovering Tools for Writing the Truth In this interactive workshop on the sanctity of authentic narrative, you will learn...
Survivor Series: Coach Eric DixonRestoration of Inner-Strength and Spiritual Edification Presented by Coach Eric K. Dixon Tachyon Training Center Buena Park, California About Coach Eric K. Dixon The abusive...
Creating Safe Spaces: Why Trauma-Informed Care is Crucial to Adolescent HealthPresented by Candace W. Burton, PhD, RN, AFN-BC, AGN-BC, FNAP Assistant Professor, Nursing Science University of California, Irvine Abstract The unique intersection of growth,...
Interviewing Children to Obtain Reliable Evidence: Considerations and ChallengesFeaturing Jodi A. Quas, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology & Social Behavior and Nursing Science University of California, Irvine This event is approved for 1.5 hours of Minimum...
Beverly Gooden Public Lecture #WhyIStayedMs. Gooden is a victims’ rights advocate who created the viral hashtag #WhyIStayed following public response to Janay Palmer and Ray Rice. She holds degrees in Communications...
The Politicization of Safety – Initiative to End Family Violence Annual ConferenceThe Politicization of Safety conference will critically explore political dimensions of interventions in (or failures to intervene in) family violence. Topics include...
UCI CARE’s 20th Annual Take Back the NightIn collaboration with Right to Know (RTK), Challenging All Men to Prevent Sexism (CHAMPS), and Greek Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Co-Sponsored by the Initiative...
Initiative to End Family Violence Research ColloquiumThis colloquium will feature presentations of the 2016 Interdisciplinary Research Grant Projects and 2016-17 Graduate Student Fellows. The event is open to the public.
Intimate Partner Violence, Reproductive Coercion, and Family PlanningWomen who experience intimate partner violence and reproductive coercion often experience barriers to family planning services and are at risk of experiencing unintended...
Prof. Jane Stoever presents “Using Models from Psychology to Improve Legal Responses to Domestic Violence”Workshop Series Prof. Jane Stoever presents “Using Models from Psychology to Improve Legal Responses to Domestic Violence” Wednesday, October 14, 4:00–5:00 p.m. UC Irvine...
Inaugural Speaker Norma Cumpian, with Prof. Heidi RummelMonday, October 19, 2015 from 12:00–1:00 p.m. UC Irvine School of Law, EDU 1111 Norma Cumpian: In 1992 at the age of 22, fearing for her own life and the life of her unborn...
Community Training & Keynote Lecture by Dr. TK LoganTraining Responding to Stalking 3-hour training for service providers in the community Tuesday, November 3, 2015 from 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Delhi Center, Santa...
The Long Shadow of Trauma Presented by Pathik D. WadhwaAn Initiative to End Family Violence (IEFV) Workshop: The long shadow of trauma: Intergenerational transmission during gestation of the effects of maternal exposure to...
What I Learned from Tackling 1,000 Cases of Elder Abuse Presented by Dr. Kerry BurnightInitiative to End Family Violence (IEFV) Distinguished Lecture: What I Learned from Tackling 1,000 Cases of Elder Abuse Presented by Dr. Kerry Burnight Clinical Professor,...
Got You Under My Skin: Trauma and Women’s HealthDr. Burton’s research centers on intimate partner abuse, sexual assault, and the relationships of these to health disparities, especially with regard to reproductive and...
Black Women, Domestic Violence, and Paradoxical SpaceAn Initiative to End Family Violence (IEFV) Distinguished Lecture: Black Women, Domestic Violence, and Paradoxical Space Presented by Alisa Bierria Associate Director,...
Alive Inside: A Screening and Discussion of the Award-Winning DocumentaryAlive Inside: A Screening and Discussion of the Award-Winning Documentary Ageless Alliance: United Against Elder Abuse is a nationwide non-profit organization that actively...
From the Ivy League to A Gun at My Head: Inside the World of an Abuse SurvivorAn Initiative to End Family Violence (IEFV) Survivor Series: From the Ivy League to A Gun at My Head: Inside the World of an Abuse Survivor Presented by Leslie Morgan...
Child Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual ExploitationChild Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation: A Multidisciplinary Response Presented by Jordan Greenbaum, M.D., Director of the International Centre for Missing...
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Community LaunchTHE UC IRVINE INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER ON FAMILY VIOLENCE Friday, October 17, 2014, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Delhi Center, 505 East Central Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92707 Introduction of...
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Address Domestic Violence and Prevent HomicideJacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor and Anna D. Wolf Chair, The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing National Program Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation...
Family Violence Survivors in Family Court: An Uphill BattleProfessor Joan Meier Professor of Clinical Law, The George Washington University School of Law Please join us as Prof. Meier discusses Child Abuse, Intimate Partner...