intimate partner violence

Trauma has been linked to risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and interpersonal violence is a trauma that is prevalent in women. Dr. Thurston and her team followed a group of midlife women for two decades to examine whether interpersonal violence (childhood abuse, adulthood abuse, or intimate partner violence [IPV]) was related to increased risk of subsequent clinical CVD events. Findings show that childhood abuse, particularly sexual abuse, was associated with increased risk of CVD. 

Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the highest intimate partner violence (IPV) morbidity globally. This region of the world offers opportunity for traumatic brain injury (TBI) researchers to explore deeper associations between TBI and IPV to better understand the role of gender in TBI research. However, this review by Dr.

Faculty members Dr. Judy Chang and Dr. Elizabeth Miller recently surveyed sexual violence advocates about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the needs and lived experiences of intimate partner violence survivors in the US.

Read more about their findings here.