Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) can cause serious injuries, death, and health problems that can last a lifetime.
Our Research and Practice Action Teams (RPATs) are topical areas of focus.
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) – defined as physical violence, sexual violence, stalking, and psychological aggression by a current or former romantic partner – affects millions of people in the U.S. every year and is preventable.
Topics we study:
- IPV in rural populations
- Sexual assault
- Rape prevention evaluation
- Teen dating violence
- Teen dating violence laws
- Implementation of teen dating prevention in rural schools
- Domestic violence
- Teen risky online behaviors
- IPV among LGBTQ+
- IPV and pregnancy
- Polyvictimization
- IVP in U.S. military populations and veterans
Blog posts
New research
Handouts and reports
Partners in IVP prevention
- Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
- Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- Iowa Attorney General’s Office; Department of Corrections
- Iowa Domestic Violence Intervention Program
- Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
- Iowa Department of Education
- Institute for Clinical & Translational Science (Iowa)
- Prevent Child Abuse Iowa
- Central Iowa ACEs Steering Committee
Our Intimate partner violence team includes a UI Research Team Lead and a Practice Team Lead:
- Kari Harland, MPH, PhD, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
- Tiffany Conroy, MSW, LISW, Integrated Health Consultant, Iowa Primary Care Association