Join MPHI’s Dr. Sara McGirr, manager of the Office on Gender, Sexuality, and Violence, and Kelly Mays, therapist, poet, and MPHI Community Sexual Violence Prevention (CSVPA) Advisory Committee member in a conversation about the process used and findings from an equity-focused sexual assault community assessment process in Michigan, with host Sally J. Laskey, NSVRC evaluation coordinator.
NSVRC is the National Sexual Violence Resource Center and provides research & tools to those working on the frontlines to end sexual harassment, assault, and abuse with the understanding that ending sexual violence also means ending racism, sexism, and all forms of oppression. NSVRC shares lessons learned through its’ podcast Resource on the Go. This podcast is called Preventing Sexual Assault Together: The Power of Community Engagement. You can find the podcast here: https://www.nsvrc.org/resource/preventing-sexual-assault-together-power-community-engagement
Sara is a Community Psychologist by training, with over a decade of experience conducting community-engaged evaluation and applied research alongside nonprofit, private, and government clients. Sara’s expertise is in the space of Gender Justice, specifically at the intersection of gender, violence, and reproductive/sexual health. Past projects have covered topic areas such as domestic and sexual violence, reproductive coercion, HIV and Hepatitis C prevention, reproductive and sexual healthcare, LGBTQ+ communities, and youth-responsive sexual health programming. Sara is passionate about designing and conducting practical, use-focused studies that center marginalized voices and use culturally responsive methods to gain insights for communities and policymakers.
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