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If you need immediate assistance
If you need immediate assistance
If you are in danger: please call 911 or GW Campus Police (202) 994-6111.
If you have been assaulted and need access to a SANE Exam (i.e., rape kit): the only hospital in DC to obtain this service is MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
The exam is available to survivors 92 hours after an incident, is cost-free, and you are not required to file a police report.
If you are not in danger but would like to talk to someone about a pressing concern about you or a friend: the SARC helpline (or Sexual Response and Consultation Line) is open 24/7. They can be reached at 202-994-7222 (also on the back of your GWorld Card).
What is a Peer Advocate?
What is a Peer Advocate?
The Diversity in Science (DIS) group at The George Washington University's Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology is committed to sustaining a safe learning community and promotes the training of the members of the community to be Peer Advocates.
The Peer Advocates of the Anthropology Department act as resources for fellow students. They have received training to offer support and information to survivors. Advocates are trained by GW’s Title IX office to inform students about the university’s Sexual Misconduct Policy, Title IX reporting mechanisms, and provide referrals to on and off campus resources available for both sexual misconduct survivors and friends of sexual misconduct survivors. They are knowledgeable about strategies to emotionally support survivors of sexual assault and harassment.
If you, for any reason, are unsure whether you have experienced sexual misconduct (i.e. sexual harassment, assault), a Peer Advocate is also a great person to talk to about what has occurred, why you felt uncomfortable, and will be able to provide you with resources to help you along.
Please contact any of the individuals listed below if you have questions or are seeking support:
Liz Tapanes
Liz Tapanes
Ph.D. Candidate, Human Paleobiology
3rd Year
etapanes@gwmail.gwu.edu
Kim Foecke
Kim Foecke
Ph.D. Candidate, Human Paleobiology
3rd Year
Victoria Lockwood
Victoria Lockwood
Ph.D. Student, Human Paleobiology
3rd Year
Ryan McRae
Ryan McRae
Ph.D. Student, Human Paleobiology
1st Year
Sean M. Lee
Sean M. Lee
Ph.D. Student, Human Paleobiology
6th Year
Ayla Riley-Horst
Ayla Riley-Horst
Masters Student, Human Paleobiology
2nd Year
Samuel-Mayes Mathews (He/Him, They/Them)
Samuel-Mayes Mathews (He/Him, They/Them)
Anthropology Graduate Student
Samuel-Mayes is a disabled, LGBTQIA+ graduate student who is interested and dedicated to connecting with and supporting other members of his community!
Anonymous Reporting
Anonymous Reporting
The following faculty members are designated contacts for anonymous concerns, listed here in alphabetical order. Each has knowledge and experience with the CCAS Office of Graduate Studies and other administrative offices that can help address concerns (depending on their nature) as they arise. Should there be any problems that you would like to communicate to faculty anonymously, you may deliver a note to the designated faculty’s mailbox in the SEH 6000 suite. They are: Brenda Bradley, Shannon McFarlin, and Bernard Wood.
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