Preventing Violence Against Women and Children Workshop Summary (2011) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix B: Speaker Biographical Sketches
Appendix B: Speaker Biographical Sketches
Pages 192-204
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Dr. Amaro's research has focused on alcohol and drug use and addiction among adolescents and adults; the development and testing of behavioral interventions for HIV/AIDS prevention; substance abuse and mental health treatment for Latina and African American women and incarcerated men; alcohol and drug use among college populations; and behavioral interventions for HIV medications adherence.
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He is a founding co-chair of MenEngage, a global alliance of international organizations that work to engage men and boys to promote gender equality. David Butler-Jones, M.D., M.H.Sc., Canada's first chief public health officer, heads the Public Health Agency of Canada, which leads the government's efforts to protect and promote the health and safety of Canadians.
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Claire Crooks, Ph.D., is associate director of the Centre for Prevention Science at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and adjunct professor at the University of Western Ontario. She is one of the lead developers and researchers of the Fourth R, a relationship-based program aimed at preventing violence and related risk behaviors in adolescents that has been implemented in more than 1,000 schools in Canada and the United States.
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Degnan Kambou has worked in 26 countries and dedicated more than 25 years to creating meaningful social change in the developing world. Prior to being named president, she served as ICRW's chief operating officer, and earlier, as ICRW's vice president of health and development, she oversaw research in HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, and nutrition as well as in gender, violence, and women's rights.
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intervention model for adult, adolescent, and child traumatic stress disorders and co-occurring substance use disorders. He conducts research on psychotherapy and family therapy, health services utilization, psychometric screening and assessment, and psychiatric epidemiology, including serving as the principal investigator on several federally funded studies evaluating TARGET and other evidence-based psychosocial interventions for families, adults, and youth.
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She has been involved in setting up several initiatives such as the Sexual Violence Research Initiative. She is on the editorial board of Reproductive Health Matters and has published and reviewed papers on women's health for several international journals.
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She has published articles on intimate partner violence and HIV in numerous international journals, including The Lancet and the British Medical Journal. Julia Kim, M.D., M.Sc., is the cluster leader for universal access and the Millennium Development Goals in the HIV/AIDS group of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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She has served as a consultant for the Pew Trusts Children's Initiative, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Arthur M Blank Family Foundation, and the Casey Family Programs.
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Dr. Quintanilla is author of several publications on genderbased violence in the health sector including Comprehensive Response to Domestic Violence in the Health Services: Care Manual for Health Personnel; Medico-Legal Care in Cases of Sexual Assault in Nicaragua; and Assessment of the Evidence Gathering, Submission, and Consideration Procedures in Cases of Intra-Family and Sexual Violence against Women, Children and Adolescents in Nicaragua (co-author)
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Kiersten Stewart is director of public policy and advocacy for the Family Violence Prevention Fund and manages its Washington, DC, office. In that capacity she advocates on behalf of abused women and children and works to prevent violence in our homes and communities here and around the world.
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Tiwari set up the first nurseled health clinic providing health screening and interventions in a shelter for abused women in Hong Kong. To date, not only has the service been extended to more than half of the shelters, but also the health data gathered have provided much-needed information about the needs of Chinese women survivors of intimate partner violence in general and the mental health impact of psychological abuse on Chinese women in particular.
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Additionally, she is a member of the Ministry of Health Family Violence Advisory Committee, Korowai Atawhai Advisory Group, Wharangi Ruamano (Maori Nurse Educators) , and the Nursing Network for Violence Against Women International.
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Dr. Wyatt directs the Sexual Health Program, the National Institutes of Health–funded Phodiso Training Project in South Africa, and the HIV/AIDS Translational Training Program and is associate director of the UCLA CFAR/AIDS Institute.
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