Thursday, March 1, 2012

Dr. Rosay invited to participate in NIJ research workshop in Washington, D.C.

Dr. André Rosay, Justice Center Director, has been invited to participate in a research workshop with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) on March 1, 2012 in Washington, D.C. to provide feedback on its program of research on violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women. 

The workshop brings together NIJ representatives, its federal partners, stakeholders, and prominent researchers and experts in the areas of violence against women, American Indian and Alaska Native research and evaluation, research methods in Indian Country, and public health and public safety issues in Indian Country.  Workshop participants will discuss the scientific results of NIJ’s Violence Against Indian Women (VAIW) pilot study conducted in late 2011 and early 2012.

Justice Center Affiliate Professor Darryl Wood was also invited to participate.