Center for the Study and Prevention of Gender-Based Violence
Welcome to the Center for the Study and Prevention of Gender-Based Violence
The Center for the Study and Prevention of Gender-Based Violence — housed in the Department of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Delaware (UD) — is an interdisciplinary, feminist, intersectional collaborative that integrates scholarship with community activism. A synergistic community of scholars and practitioners, the Center generates evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies to impact policy that is implemented locally, regionally and nationally.
The Center is dedicated to the study of, prevention of and support for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, human trafficking and other forms of gender-based violence. Its scholarship seeks to document, investigate and ameliorate the causes and effects of gender-based violence.
One of its unique functions is the commitment to workforce development as a distinct prevention strategy. As such, the Center provides training, informed by pioneering research, to students and professionals for victim-service work and prevention practices.
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN SPORTS DATABASE
Faculty in the Center for the Study and Prevention of Gender-Based Violence maintains the Gender-Based Violence in Sports Database to enhance access to information on occurrences and outcomes of gender-based violence in professional and collegiate athletics.
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For the Record, Friday, March 14, 2025
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For the Record, Friday, March 14, 2025
March 14, 2025 | Written by UDaily staffUniversity of Delaware community reports new presentations, publications and honors
Research
As a scholarly community aimed at understanding and ameliorating the causes and effects of gender-based violence, the Center for the Study and Prevention of Gender-Based Violence supports faculty fellows, post-doctoral scholars and graduate and undergraduate research assistants.
Professional Development
The Center provides training to students and professionals for victim-service work and prevention practices, hosts an annual advocate-in-residence and provides career development opportunities for both students and professionals in the field.
Engagement
The Center sustains public engagement and collaboration with regional and national practitioners by partnerships with national gender-based violence organizations, offering robust public and campus programming through major events and placing University of Delaware students in local and national service organizations for professional practicums.
