Social Work Faculty

Lawmakers raise concerns about potential cuts to the Office on Violence against Women

First-of-its-kind research by Denise Hines and colleagues explores cross-national perspectives of male partner violence victimization and perpetration.

Teen dating violence expert Daphne King breaks down the dangers of unequal power dynamics in relationships as the Combs trial draws to a close.

Neighborhoods matter, according to new research. Assistant Professors Anna Parisi and Melissa L. Villodas and Graduate Research Assistant Nana Acquah at George Mason University’s Department of Social Work used secondary data to study the relationship between trauma exposure, perceptions of neighborhood crime, and substance use among women under community supervision (probation or parole).

Cleaveland and her co-author Michele Waslin are being recognized by the Association of American Publishers for their book on the struggles of women seeking asylum due to gender-based violence.

Daphne King brings awareness to the emerging topic of electronic intimate partner violence for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (February).

Women seeking asylum should not be turned away.

Male Abuse Survivors: Bringing a Fuller Picture of Suffering to Light.

My Wife, My Abuser: A Man's Domestic Abuse Story.

Dr. Keiana Mayfield’s research interests lie at the intersection of child development and sociocultural contextual factors. Her work focuses on how families and schools influence child and adolescent development while embedded within a society with deep roots in racially oppressive ideologies.