Tami P. Sullivan, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and director of family violence research and programs at The Consultation Center, was named to the First 100 Plus Class of 2016, a group whose members have demonstrated leadership and commitment to improving the lives of domestic violence victims in Connecticut.
The Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV) sponsors the award, which was presented November 4 at a breakfast ceremony at the Hartford Marriott Downtown.
According to a statement on the CCADV website, “Now in our sixth year, we are pleased to annually recognize the meaningful efforts of men and women across our great state who are boldly stepping forward to advance policy and practice around serving victims of domestic violence. As the state’s leading voice for victims of domestic violence and those who serve them we fully recognize that we cannot make progress alone. It truly is the work of so many that embolden our opportunity to help people at their most vulnerable time.”
Sullivan conducts research that aims to improve the wellbeing of victims and their families, and to prevent victimization.
In a recent study, she is attempting to understand the influence of criminal orders of protection on women who experience intimate partner violence. Specifically, the study aims to:
- Elucidate the process of criminal orders as a critical strategy to reduce intimate partner violence;
- Increase knowledge about how criminal orders influence the daily lives of women (revictimization and safety, financial and residential stability, mental health), are associated with offender behavior (recidivism), and impact children’s contact with offending fathers, and;
- Disseminate findings broadly to key audiences to influence criminal justice system practice and policy.