Dr. Lisa Fedina

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Lisa Fedina is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Her research investigates connections to forms of violence across the lifespan, including child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault, focusing on health and mental health outcomes. Currently, her studies examine risk and protective factors regarding campus sexual assault, profiles of victimization, and suicide risk among emerging adults. Fedina is particularly interested in understanding how social policies and structural factors contribute to inequalities in violence and health, as well as improving the criminal justice and healthcare system's response to gender-based violence. Her research has been funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the National Institute on Aging, and the National Institute of Justice at the U.S. Department of Justice. Fedina's work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals and has been featured in various media outlets. She has a background in social work practice, focusing on community organizing, policy advocacy, and direct services for survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and human trafficking.

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