Intimate Partner Violence and the LGBT+ Community

Part 1: The Scope of the Problem: Methodological and Theoretical Perspectives.- 1.      Introduction: A Call to Action.- 2.      Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in LGBTQ Individuals: An Intersectional Approach.- 3.       On the Importance of Feminist Theories: Gender, Race, Sexuality and IPV.- 4.      Identifying Influences on Interpersonal Violence in LGBTQ Relationships through an Ecological Framework: A Synthesis of the Literature.- 5.      Who's the Victim Here? The Role of Gender, Social norms and Heteronormativity in the Gender Symmetry Debate.- Part 2: A Broader Understanding of Partner Violence and Barriers to Help-Seeking.- 6.      Trans Prejudice and its Potential Links to IPV Among Trans People.- 7.      Understanding Power Dynamics in Bisexual Intimate Partner Violence: Looking in the Gap.- 8.      Help-Seeking Barriers Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals Who Experience Intimate Partner Violence Victimization.- Part 3: Intervention and Prevention of IPV among Sexual Minorities.- 9.      Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence among Sexual and Gender Minorities.- 10.  Learning What You Need: Modifying treatment programs for LGBTQ perpetrators of IPV.- 11.  Beyond Gender: Finding Common Ground in Evidence-based Batterer Intervention.- Part 4: Outreach and Advocacy.- 12.  Lessons Learned: One Researcher's Same-sex IPV Journey.- 13.  Intimate Partner Violence Among Older LGBT Adults: Unique Risk Factors, Issues in Reporting and Treatment, and Recommendations for Research, Practice, and Policy.- Part 5: Criminal Justice Response.- 14.  Identifying and Responding

Dr. Brenda Russell is a Professor of Psychology at The Pennsylvania State University, Berks. Her scholarly interests include psychology and law, perceptions of victims and perpetrators of domestic violence, homicide defendants, and the social psychological and cognitive aspects of jury decision making. She is particularly interested in how gender and sexual orientation play a role in evaluating and responding to perpetrators and victims in cases of intimate partner violence, rape, sexual coercion, and sexual harassment. She is a fellow at the Midwestern Psychological Association and received the Eisenhower Award for distinguished teaching at Penn State University. Dr. Russell also provides expert testimony in homicide cases and serves as consultant and program evaluator for various federal and state educational, law enforcement, justice, and treatment programs.