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Join us for a dynamic panel discussion, Bringing Evidence-Based Violence Prevention to Communities, presented in collaboration with the UK Center on Research to Prevent Violence Against Women. This session will spotlight how research-driven strategies—such as Green Dot, VIP Corps, and The Big 3—are being adapted and implemented to prevent violence and promote safety in communities.
Panelists Dr. Danielle Davidov and Dr. Sarah DeGue—national leaders in violence prevention—will share their expertise alongside highlights from CRVAW’s ongoing work. Moderated by Dr. Ann Coker, the discussion will also explore the role of interventions like patient-centered screening in healthcare, horticultural therapy, trauma-informed cancer care, and substance use treatment in supporting families affected by violence.
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with leading experts and learn how data, science, and collaboration are driving the future of violence prevention.
Ann Coker, Ph.D., MPH is a faculty associate at the Center on Trauma and Children. She serves as Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine and jointly in the Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health. She holds a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina. She is a nationally recognized expert in the effect of partner violence on women’s health. She holds an Endowed Chair in the Center for Research on Violence against Women and is a faculty associate of the Center on Trauma and Children. She is a recognized expert in the effect of partner violence on women’s health. She holds an Endowed Chair in the Center for Research on Violence against Women and is a faculty associate of the Center on Trauma and Children.
Danielle Davidov, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Public Health at West Virginia University. She has two decades of experience in trauma and violence prevention, specializing in qualitative and mixed methods to improve system-level responses to trauma, violence, and co-occurring challenges like substance use and mental health in rural communities. She has served as qualitative lead or consultant on several large-scale, federally funded projects, including WV AWARE, a PCORI-funded initiative to enhance intimate partner violence screening in healthcare settings; the CDC-funded NFP IPV Project, which tested an intervention to reduce violence and improve quality of life for women in home visitation programs; the CDC-funded mcBEE Study, a mixed methods evaluation of bystander programs across 25 U.S. college campuses; and a statewide Children’s Mental Health Evaluation to strengthen services for children with serious emotional and behavioral needs in West Virginia. Her work is grounded in community-engaged approaches that center the voices of survivors and stakeholders, and has been recognized with the Purple Ribbon Award from the West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence for outstanding commitment to collaborative work to end violence against women in the state. In addition to her research, she mentors students across academic levels and teaches courses in intervention design, qualitative and mixed methods, and public health prevention.
Sarah DeGue, PhD, is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Violence Prevention Solutions, LLC, and a former Senior Scientist in the Division of Violence Prevention at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A national expert in the etiology and prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, Dr. DeGue served at CDC for over 17 years, including 10 years as the Scientific Lead for CDC’s Dating Matters® teen dating violence prevention initiative.
Her work at CDC spanned key efforts to advance the science and practice of violence prevention, including systematic reviews of effective strategies, risk and protective factor research, development of CDC’s first technical package to prevent sexual violence, and an economic analysis of the societal cost of sexual violence. She has authored more than 90 peer-reviewed publications and government reports.
As the lead for Dating Matters, Dr. DeGue directed the development, evaluation, and national dissemination of the first comprehensive, evidence-based model for teen dating violence prevention in the U.S. Her more recent work addressed emerging topics such as the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on violence, deaths involving law enforcement, and public health approaches to preventing targeted violence and terrorism.
Dr. DeGue now works with communities, organizations, and institutions nationwide to advance evidence-based violence prevention strategies through Violence Prevention Solutions. She also serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
She earned her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with a specialization in forensic evaluation, and her BA from the University of Michigan. Over her career, she has advised the White House, U.S. Departments of Education, Defense, and Homeland Security, the U.S. Army and Air Force, and numerous universities and health departments. She has served on multiple federal and interagency task forces, bringing this experience to her consulting and research work.
