Carolyn is Bartley Dobb Professor for the Study and Prevention of Violence, an award-winning author, and Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington. She writes, trains, consults, and lectures internationally on intimate partner violence and sexual assault, and is devoted to creating inspirational material to empower domestic violence/sexual assault survivors during their healing journey. To this end, she delivers keynote addresses, conducts workshops, and customizes innovative training material to educate and equip professionals with the skills to provide culturally sensitive services. She is founder and co-editor of Sexualization, Media, & Society, a new journal published by Sage.Visit Carolyn's website for more information about her publishing, projects, and current news and events.

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Current Projects

Public Health and Pornography: Dr. West is working with Washington Engage to create resource material to educate Tacoma and the surrounding community about human trafficking and the public health consequences of hypersexualized media.

Military Sexual Assault: Dr. West is collaborating with a team of UWT researchers and service members at Joint Base Lewis-McChord to develop training to address military sexual assault. She has opened a dialogue with the City of Tacoma to do something around domestic violence/trafficking and will keep you posted about that.

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Past Events

"The Problem of Police Brutality and Racism in Perspective"

Panel Discussion with Dr. Carolyn West and Dr. Luther Adams, January 15, 2015