Dr. Paul Sterzing

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Paul R. Sterzing is an associate professor at the School of Social Welfare and a graduate of the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the co-director of the Center for Prevention Research in Social Welfare and a faculty affiliate in the Gender and Women's Studies Department. His research focuses on four interconnected areas: rates and social-ecological correlates of bullying involvement, roles of vulnerable adolescent populations, polyvictimization in sexual and gender minority adolescents, and the impact of microaggressions on mental health outcomes. Dr. Sterzing has contributed significantly to the understanding of bullying rates among autistic youths and has provided nationally representative estimates detailing their victimization experiences. He has led studies funded by the National Institute of Justice examining polyvictimization among sexual and gender minority adolescents, identifying critical factors that contribute to these experiences. His work on developmental victimology proposes new family typologies to explain the differential rates of mental health issues and victimization. Dr. Sterzing's research has garnered considerable attention, and his insights are pivotal in shaping future interventions and the understanding of microaggressions in social work contexts.

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