 Biography
Professor Arlene Weisz joined the faculty in 1995 after working as a psychotherapist in several different settings in Chicago. Dr. Weisz has recently co-authored a book that gathers and disseminates practice wisdom and research from respected youth dating violence and sexual assault prevention programs across North America. She has collaborated with colleagues to develop sexual assault and dating violence prevention programs for middle schools and Wayne State University students. Her research interests include; youth dating violence, sexual assault prevention, and family/domestic violence. She is currently preparing manuscripts on battered women’s help-seeking, including legal interventions, a process evaluation of a batterers intervention program, and manuscripts on teen dating violence and sexual assault.
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Degrees and Certifications
- PhD, Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago
- MSW, Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago
- AB, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Methods Expertise
Target Population Expertise
Substantive Area Expertise
- Dating Violence
- Sexual Assault Prevention
- Family/Domestic Violence
- Alcohol and Women
Research Projects
Evaluation of Victim's Experiences with the Detroit Police Department
Role: Co-Principal investigator. An evaluation of victim's experiences with the Detroit Police Department, funded by the Office of Justice Programs. As part of 12-year collaboration with the Detroit Police Department Domestic Violence Unit, Dr. Weisz and Neva Nahan assisted in evaluating services provided to women seeking police assistance. We collaborated with WSU’s Center for Urban Studies to conduct 187 victim interviews. The interviews have a special focus on the women’s experiences with getting and using Personal Protection Orders (PPOs), because information about urban battered women’s experiences with PPOs is scarce. These interviews allowed us to update our knowledge of the needs and views of battered women in Detroit. Previous interviews concerning women's views on criminal justice system interventions was conducted approximately eight years ago.
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