Polly Campbell

Polly Campbell is Clinical Director of the Advanced Nursing Education Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (ANE-SANE) Program, at the University of New England School of Nursing and Population Health. The ANE SANE Program is a unique public/private partnership to strengthen the state’s existing, innovative Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) Program funded by a grant from the Health Resources Services Administration.

For 16 years Polly was the Director of the Maine State Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Program and has over 35 years of experience working in the field of interpersonal violence. In addition to direct service with victim/survivors of abuse and violence, she has developed and implemented statewide education, training and service programs that brought together professionals from various disciplines to better meet the needs of adult and child victims of violence and abuse; and co-authored guidelines and curricula related to interpersonal violence.

In 2016 Polly attended the 4-day Advanced Strangulation course at the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention; the Masters Course at the Institute in 2018; the Expert Witness course in 2023; the day long course offered through the International Association of Forensic Nurses; and multiple full and half day presentations on the issue. Polly provides education for multi-disciplinary teams and health care providers on the health impact of non-fatal strangulation. In addition, she has been qualified as an expert and testified in over 20 criminal trials in Maine.

Polly currently sits on the Maine Domestic Violence Homicide Review Panel, the Board of Directors of the Maine Elder Abuse Institute, and the SAFE Program Advisory Board Kit Tracking Committee; and the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) Nominations, and Social Justice Committees. She is Past-President (2013) and board member of the IAFN, and has been active in the Association since 2006.

In 2023 she was the recipient of the IAFN Kim Day Service Award, and in 2019 was named Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner of the Year by the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault.

Polly Campbell est directrice clinique du programme Advanced Nursing Education Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (ANE-SANE) a University of New England School of Nursing and Population Health. Le programme ANE SANE est un partenariat public/privé unique en son genre visant à renforcer le programme existant et novateur SAFE (Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner) de l’État, financé par un subvention de Health Resources Services Administration.

Pendant 16 ans, Polly a été directrice de programme SAFE du Maine et possède plus de 35 ans d’expérience dans le domaine de la violence interpersonnelle. En plus d’offrir des services directs aux victimes/survivants d’abus et de violence, elle a mis en œuvre des programmes d’éducation, de formation et de service unissant des professionnels de diverses disciplines afin de mieux répondre aux besoins des adultes et des enfants victimes de la violence et les abus. Elle est également co-auteure de lignes directrices et de programmes d’études sur la violence interpersonnelle.

En 2016, Polly a suivi le cours de 4 jours Advanced Strangulation au Training Institution on Strangulation Prevention, ensuite le cours Master en 2018 et finalement, le cours Expert Witness en 2023. Elle a suivi le cours d’une journée offert par International Association of Forensic Nurses ainsi que plusieurs présentations d’une journée et d’une demi-journée sur ce sujet.

Polly s’occupe de l’éducation des équipes multi-disciplinaires et les professionels de la santé sur l’impact sur la santé de la strangulation non mortelle. De plus, elle a été qualifiée en tant qu’experte et a témoigné dans plus de 20 procès criminels dans le Maine.

Polly fait partie actuellement de Maine Domestic Violence Homicide Review Panel, Board of Directors of the Maine Elder Abuse Institute, SAFE Program Advisory Board Kit, Tracking Committee et International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) Nominations and Social Justice. Elle est ancienne présidente (2013) et membre du conseil d’administration de l’IAFN et est actif au sein de l’Association depuis 2006.

En 2023, elle a reçu le prix Kim Day Service Award de l’IAFN, et en 2019, elle a été nommée Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner de l’année par la Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault.