CECP Graduate Student Organization (GSO)
Research Assistant Opportunities
Subject/Title of Research:THE IMPACT OF TEEN INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ON SUBSEQUENT NEW DATING EXPERIENCES AMONG LATINAS
Brief Description/Abstract: The literature has noted that Latina women experience intimate partner violence (IPV; Villavicencio, 2008; González-Guarda, Peragallo, Vasquez, Urrutia, & Mitrani, 2009) at comparable and higher rates to women of other racial/ethnic backgrounds (Black et al., 2011; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2011). Data also shows that Latinas experience various negative outcomes associated with IPV (Caetano & Cunradi, 2003; Krishnan, Hilbert, & VanLeeuwen, 2001; Brown et al., 2003), yet, left largely unexplored are the subsequent dating and/or romantic relationships of Latinas after experiencing partner abuse. However, research indicates the importance of romantic interpersonal relationships and that adolescence is a critical time for establishing interpersonal patterns as well as concepts of self (Makepeace, 1986; Lerner & Galambos, 1998; Glass, 2003). The little research that has examined subsequent relationships among IPV survivors has shown that women often desire and actually go on to have non-violent relationships (Neufstifter, 2009; Taylor, 2004), however, no literature has explored this among Latinas. Therefore, the purpose of the proposed study is to explore how adolescent IPV influences subsequent dating experiences among Latinas. This dissertation proposal will review pertinent literature on IPV, particularly concerning Latinas as well as discuss the method to be used for the proposed qualitative study.
Starting Date:TentativelyApril 1st
Time Commitment: Approximately +/- 5 hours per week
Assistant Duties: Review relevant literature and research materials; Interview participants; Grounded theory dataanalysisprocedures
Prerequisites/Previous Experience Required: Research experience, experience using qualitative methodologies is preferred; counseling experience; interest working with minority populations and the urban community as well as intimate partner violence preferred.
Contact: lucia.stubbs@mu.edu
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Subject/Title of Research: Masculinity + Depression
Bill Caperton
Brief Description/Abstract: interview transcription, reference editing, possible involvement with qualitative analysis
Starting Date: Fall, 2013
Time Commitment: flexible
Assistant Duties: interview transcription, reference editing, possible involvement with qualitative analysis
Prerequisites/Previous Experience Required: talk to me.
Contact Information: William.caperton@marquette.edu
