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Association Between Pre-pregnancy and Pregnancy Physical Abuse, Partner-related Stress, and Post-partum Depression: Findings from the Utah Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System (UT-PRAMS), 2016-2018

Research Synopsis Study question: What is the relationship between pre-pregnancy and pregnancy physical abuse, stressful life events, and post-partum depression (PPD)? What’s already known: Previous research has shown that physical abuse occurring during pre-pregnancy and prenatal is associated with PPD, but limited research has investigated the interplay between physical abuse, life stress, and PPD. What …

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Exploring the Dimensions of Adolescent Pregnancy Intendedness, Wantedness, and Planning

Synopsis Study question: How do pregnant adolescent women perceive and understand the pregnancy classification terms “planned,” “wanted,” and “unintended” used by the National Survey of Family Growth?What is already known: The clinical relevance of measuring intended and unintended pregnancy in the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) is unclear, particularly to the adolescent population. While …

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Fertility Treatment in Utah: A Pooled Analysis of 2009–2015 Utah Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Data

Background Infertility is a common chronic condition affecting 8% to 12% of couples in the United States and worldwide.1-3 Infertility is unique because it is usually experienced by a couple and not an individual. Since the underlying causes of infertility are most commonly (in approximately 50% of cases) due to a combination of male and …

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Healing Communities

Title: Healing CommunitiesPresenter:  Amita Swadhin, Mirror Memoirs; Dr. Fuifuilupe Niumeitolu, 2021 UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Native American Studies at University of California, Davis; Caroline Lovell, Women’s Wisdom Initiative; Saundra Shanti, BCC, Spiritual Care/Arts in MedicineModerator: Diane Le Strain, Graduate Student Assistant, Gender-Based Violence Consortium, University of UtahDate: 4/16/21Copyright: copyright Amita Swadhin, Fuifuilupe Niumeitolu, …

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Leading Social Change to End Sexual Violence

Title: Leading Social Change to End Sexual ViolencePresenter:  Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner, Professor of Law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah; Tasha Toy, Assistant Vice President for Campus Diversity, Dixie State University; Dr. Julie Valentine, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Research Associate Professor Brigham Young University College of …

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The Coordinated Community Response to Non-Fatal Strangulation in Intimate Partner Violence: A Pilot Program

A white paper, June 2020 The opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of the University of Utah. Permission to reproduce any portion of this white paper is allowed, on the condition that the author receives credit and is …

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Previously Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits: Lessons Learned from Salt Lake County

This project was supported by Grant No. 2015-AK-BX-K003 and Grant No. 2017-AK-BX-0021 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the …

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Visions of Social Change

Title: Visions of Social ChangePresenter:  Ananya Chatterjea, Ananya Dance Theatre; Yolanda Francisco-Nez, (Diné) Executive Director, Restoring Ancestral Winds; Liliana Olvera-Arbon, Executive Director, UCASA; Keith Squires, Interim Chief Safety Officer, University of Utah Moderator: Dr. Annie Isabel Fukushima, Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies, University of UtahDate: 4/16/21Copyright: copyright Ananya Chatterjea, Yolanda Francisco-Nez, Liliana Olvera-Arbon, Keith Squires, & Annie Isabel …

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Opening Remarks

Title: Gender-Based Violence Consortium Visualizing Change, Resisting Violence Symposium Opening RemarksPresenter: Annie Isabel Fukushima, PhD, Division of Ethnic Studies with the School for Cultural & Social Transformation, University of UtahDate: 4/16/21Brief Description: An introduction to the Visualizing Change, Resisting Violence GBVC symposium.Copyright: copyright Annie Isabel Fukushima ©2021 Transcript Annie Fukushima: So, I just want to welcome you all to, again …

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