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2023-2024


IEFV | Kelley Fong - I Know How It Feels: Empathy and Reluctance to Mobilize Legal Authorities

The UCI Initiative to End Family Violence welcomes Professor Kelley Fong (UCI Sociology) to discuss, "I Know How It Feels: Empathy and...

Sep 28, 2023 12:00pm
Education Building (EDU), EDU 1111, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine, CA 92697, United States

IEFV | Maybell Romero - Ruined and Shamed

The UCI Initiative to End Family Violence welcomes Maybell Romero (Tulane University Law School) to discuss "Ruined and Shamed."

Oct 2, 2023 12:00pm
Law Building (LAW), LAW 3750, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine , CA 92697, United States

IEFV | Book Talk | Kelley Fong - Investigating Families: Motherhood in the Shadow of Child Protective Services

First Book Club - Hosted by the UCI Department of Sociology.

Oct 27, 2023 12:00pm
SBSG1517, 214 Pereira Dr, Irvine, CA 92617, United States

IEFV | Domestic Violence, Child Custody Litigation, and Firearm Fatality Prevention

Policy and Practical Insights from Courageous Moms, National Experts, and Leading Legislators This full-day convening will focus on firearm...

Dec 13, 2023 10:00am
Newkirk Alumni Center, 450 Alumni Court, Irvine, C 92697, United States

IEFV | Parenting Under Siege: Reckoning with Coercive Control

The UCI Initiative to End Family Violence welcomes Courtney Cross and Gillian Chadwick to discuss Parenting Under Siege: Reckoning with Coercive...

Mar 15, 2024 11:00am
Online Event

Events Archive

  • Human trafficking and child marriage deny autonomy to and harm the physical, sexual, and emotional health of those who are targeted. Scholars, experts, legislators, and public...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    SEP 14, 2019 12PM 
  • Featured speakers: Dr. Lisa Gibbs, MD UCI School of Medicine Cherie Fowler, ACSW UCI Family Medicine Victoria Lowerson Bredow, MPH, Ph.D UCI Criminology, Law & Society ...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    SEP 23, 2019 4:30PM 
  • Abuse has gone digital. With each new advancement in technology, those working with victims of gender-based violence, elder abuse, and other crimes must rapidly prepare for...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    OCT 18, 2019 2PM 
  • Join us at the 7th Orange County Women’s Health Summit: Advancing Health Equity for Women in Orange County on Friday, November 8, 2019 from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm at the Beckman...
    BECKMAN CENTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES & ENGINEERING
    NOV 8, 2019 9AM 
  • Research shows that post-traumatic growth, resilience, and empowerment can flourish following adversity. Miller’s research with long-term survivors of intimate partner...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    NOV 12, 2019 5:30PM 
  • Please join us for a talk by journalist Bernice Yeung on her 2019 Pulitzer finalist book IN A DAY'S WORK: THE FIGHT TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST AMERICA'S MOST VULNERABLE...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    NOV 21, 2019 12PM 
  • During the 1970s, grassroots women activists in and outside of prison forged a radical politics against gender violence and incarceration. All Our Trials explores the work of...
    UCI LAW
    JAN 21, 2020 4:30PM 
  • Co-sponsored by Brady Orange County, UCI Law, UCI Initiative to End Family Violence, and UCI Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy You can always give back a...
    UCI LAW
    FEB 28, 2020 12PM
     
  • Running for Her Life
    How Kathrine Switzer and Elizabeth Gray Broke Barriers, Created Social Progress, and Found Empowerment Through Running Hosted by the UCI Initiative to End Family Violence, UCI...
    UCI STUDENT CENTER
    OCT 19, 2017 3PM 
  • 5th Orange County Women’s Health Summit
    The 5th Orange County Women’s Health Summit is the premier conference for healthcare, social service, nonprofit, government, academic, advocacy, and other professionals...
    DELHI CENTER
    OCT 20, 2017 9AM 
  • Swift Current Documentary Film Screening and Panel Discussion
    Join us for the screening of Swift Current, a documentary about former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy who was abused by his coach. This event will also include a discussion of the...
    CALIT2, UC IRVINE
    NOV 2, 2017 12PM 
  • Identifying, Understanding and Breaking: The Cycle of Generational Violence
    This event is approved by the State Bar of California. UC Irvine School of Law is a State Bar-approved MCLE provider. Each course also meets the qualifications of Continuing...
    DELHI CENTER
    NOV 3, 2017 8:30AM 
  • Initiative to End Family Violence Economic Justice Conference
    Economic abuse and the associated financial challenges present the greatest barriers to escaping an abusive relationship. Domestic violence is the largest cause of...
    UCI STUDENT CENTER
    NOV 14, 2017 9AM 
  • Home Truth Documentary Screening and Discussion with Jessica Lenahan (formerly Gonzales)
    In 1999, Colorado mother Jessica Gonzales experiences every parent’s worst nightmare when her three young daughters are killed after being abducted by their father in...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    FEB 6, 2018 3PM 
  • #MeToo: Fostering Healthy, Responsible, and Accountable Educational Environments
    Incidents of sexual misconduct in institutions of higher education have been drawn out of the shadows and into the sunlight in recent years. Many universities have...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    MAR 12, 2018 12PM 
  • #MeToo: Addressing Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace and Professions
    Recent events have brought sexual misconduct in Hollywood to the fore. At the same time, sexual assault, harassment, coercion, and gender-based hostility are rampant...
    MULTIPURPOSE ACADEMIC & ADMINISTRATIVE BLDG. (MPAA)
    MAR 22, 2018 12PM 
  • “Real Safety” Keynote Lecture featuring Jill Davies
    Family violence victims hold complex and practical views of safety. Their perspectives and priorities drive the decisions they make about their relationship, children’s needs,...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    MAR 22, 2018 4PM 
  • Jill Davies Facilitates Advocates’ Discussion in Santa Ana: Safer Victims — Bolder Advocates
    Advocates’ Discussion with Attorney Jill Davies Jill Davies, author of Advocacy Beyond Leaving and Safety Planning for Battered Women: Complex Lives/Difficult Choices, will...
    DELHI CENTER, ROOM 103
    MAR 23, 2018 9AM 
  • #MeToo: Violations of Trust and Issues of Accountability, Restorative Justice, Healing, Forgiveness and Redemption
    Some of the most egregious abuses have raised issues related to vulnerability, relationships of deep trust, and the banality of sexual misconduct. The #MeToo movement has...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    APR 5, 2018 12PM 
  • Seeking Solutions: Batterer Intervention Programs
    Dr. David Welch and a group participant in his Batterer Intervention Program will discuss the content of this form of domestic violence intervention, including the penal code...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    APR 12, 2018 3:30PM 
  • Gender, Race, Sovereignty, and Self-Defense: The Yvonne Wanrow Case and its Legacy
    Please join us for a conversation with Yvonne Swan (formerly Wanrow), moderated by Emily Thuma, faculty member in Gender & Sexuality Studies at UCI. Yvonne Swan (Sinixt Arrow...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    MAY 3, 2018 5PM 
  • 2018 Research Colloquium – Initiative to End Family Violence
    This colloquium will feature presentations of Interdisciplinary Research Grant Projects and 2017-18 Graduate Student Fellows. The event is open to the public.
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    MAY 22, 2018 1PM 
  • Expanding Perspectives on Gender Equality
    Explore the opportunities and challenges in advancing gender equality and build connections with gender equality researchers and activists through various panels. This event...
    NEWKIRK ALUMNI CENTER
    JUL 19, 2018 8:30AM 
  • Crime Logic, Campus Sexual Assault, and Restorative Justice
    Featuring Donna Coker, J.D., M.S.W. Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    SEP 30, 2016 3PM 
  • Dancing the Carceral Creep: The Feminist Anti-Domestic Violence Movement and the Paradoxical Pursuit of Criminalization
    Featuring Mimi Kim, Ph.D. Founder of Creative Interventions, Founding Member of INCITE!, and Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, California State University, Long Beach
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    OCT 4, 2016 5:30PM
     
  • The Neurobiology of Trauma
    The Neurobiology of Trauma featuring Mandy K. Mount, Ph.D. Director, UCI Campus Assault Resources & Education (CARE)
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    OCT 13, 2016 12PM
     
  • 4th Annual Orange County Women’s Health Summit
    Sponsored by The Orange County Women’s Health Project, in collaboration with the Crean College of Health & Behavioral Sciences, Chapman University; the Health Promotion...
    CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON – TITAN STUDENT UNION (TSU), UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE CENTER
    OCT 21, 2016 8:30AM
     
  • Identifying, Understanding and Breaking The Cycle of Generational Violence
    The conference will highlight the effects of family violence and selecting smart strategies to combat harm, as it occurs through all stages of life, from fetus to elder adult....
    COSTA MESA NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY CENTER
    NOV 4, 2016 9AM
     
  • Workshop and Lecture: Michele Weldon
    Writing Workshop Owning The Power of Your Story: Discovering Tools for Writing the Truth In this interactive workshop on the sanctity of authentic narrative, you will learn...
    SOCIAL ECOLOGY BUILDING
    NOV 17, 2016 12:30PM
     
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    Survivor Series: Coach Eric Dixon
    Restoration of Inner-Strength and Spiritual Edification Presented by Coach Eric K. Dixon Tachyon Training Center Buena Park, California About Coach Eric K. Dixon The abusive...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    FEB 9, 2017 12PM
     
  • Creating Safe Spaces: Why Trauma-Informed Care is Crucial to Adolescent Health
    Presented by Candace W. Burton, PhD, RN, AFN-BC, AGN-BC, FNAP Assistant Professor, Nursing Science University of California, Irvine Abstract The unique intersection of growth,...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    FEB 23, 2017 12PM
     
  • Interviewing Children to Obtain Reliable Evidence: Considerations and Challenges
    Featuring Jodi A. Quas, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology & Social Behavior and Nursing Science University of California, Irvine This event is approved for 1.5 hours of Minimum...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    MAR 8, 2017 4:30PM
     
  • Beverly Gooden Public Lecture #WhyIStayed
    Ms. Gooden is a victims’ rights advocate who created the viral hashtag #WhyIStayed following public response to Janay Palmer and Ray Rice. She holds degrees in Communications...
    BECKMAN CENTER
    APR 6, 2017 6PM
     
  • The Politicization of Safety – Initiative to End Family Violence Annual Conference
    The Politicization of Safety conference will critically explore political dimensions of interventions in (or failures to intervene in) family violence. Topics include...
    BECKMAN CENTER
    APR 6, 2017 6PM
     
  • UCI CARE’s 20th Annual Take Back the Night
    In collaboration with Right to Know (RTK), Challenging All Men to Prevent Sexism (CHAMPS), and Greek Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Co-Sponsored by the Initiative...
    ALDRICH PARK
    APR 19, 2017 7PM
     
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    Initiative to End Family Violence Research Colloquium
    This colloquium will feature presentations of the 2016 Interdisciplinary Research Grant Projects and 2016-17 Graduate Student Fellows. The event is open to the public.
    MULTIPURPOSE ACADEMIC & ADMINISTRATIVE BLDG. (MPAA)
    MAY 23, 2017 9AM
     
  • Intimate Partner Violence, Reproductive Coercion, and Family Planning
    Women who experience intimate partner violence and reproductive coercion often experience barriers to family planning services and are at risk of experiencing unintended...
    UCI MEDICAL CENTER
    JUN 2, 2017 7:30AM
  • Prof. Jane Stoever presents “Using Models from Psychology to Improve Legal Responses to Domestic Violence”
    Workshop Series Prof. Jane Stoever presents “Using Models from Psychology to Improve Legal Responses to Domestic Violence” Wednesday, October 14, 4:00–5:00 p.m. UC Irvine...
    MULTIPURPOSE ACADEMIC & ADMINISTRATIVE BLDG. (MPAA)
    OCT 14, 2015 4PM
     
  • Inaugural Speaker Norma Cumpian, with Prof. Heidi Rummel
    Monday, October 19, 2015 from 12:00–1:00 p.m. UC Irvine School of Law, EDU 1111 Norma Cumpian: In 1992 at the age of 22, fearing for her own life and the life of her unborn...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    OCT 19, 2015 12PM
     
  • Community Training & Keynote Lecture by Dr. TK Logan
    Training Responding to Stalking 3-hour training for service providers in the community Tuesday, November 3, 2015 from 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Delhi Center, Santa...
    NOV 3, 2015 9AM
     
  • The Long Shadow of Trauma Presented by Pathik D. Wadhwa
    An Initiative to End Family Violence (IEFV) Workshop: The long shadow of trauma: Intergenerational transmission during gestation of the effects of maternal exposure to...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    JAN 28, 2016 4PM
     
  • What I Learned from Tackling 1,000 Cases of Elder Abuse Presented by Dr. Kerry Burnight
    Initiative to End Family Violence (IEFV) Distinguished Lecture: What I Learned from Tackling 1,000 Cases of Elder Abuse Presented by Dr. Kerry Burnight Clinical Professor,...
    UCI STUDENT CENTER
    FEB 11, 2016 12PM
     
  • Got You Under My Skin: Trauma and Women’s Health
    Dr. Burton’s research centers on intimate partner abuse, sexual assault, and the relationships of these to health disparities, especially with regard to reproductive and...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    FEB 29, 2016 12PM
     
  • Black Women, Domestic Violence, and Paradoxical Space
    An Initiative to End Family Violence (IEFV) Distinguished Lecture: Black Women, Domestic Violence, and Paradoxical Space Presented by Alisa Bierria Associate Director,...
    UCI
    MAR 11, 2016 12PM
     
  • Alive Inside: A Screening and Discussion of the Award-Winning Documentary
    Alive Inside: A Screening and Discussion of the Award-Winning Documentary Ageless Alliance: United Against Elder Abuse is a nationwide non-profit organization that actively...
    UCI STUDENT CENTER
    APR 6, 2016 6PM
     
  • From the Ivy League to A Gun at My Head: Inside the World of an Abuse Survivor
    An Initiative to End Family Violence (IEFV) Survivor Series: From the Ivy League to A Gun at My Head: Inside the World of an Abuse Survivor Presented by Leslie Morgan...
    UCI STUDENT CENTER
    APR 14, 2016 5:30PM
     
  • Child Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation
    Child Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation: A Multidisciplinary Response Presented by Jordan Greenbaum, M.D., Director of the International Centre for Missing...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    JUL 14, 2016 10AM
     
  • Community Launch
    THE UC IRVINE INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER ON FAMILY VIOLENCE Friday, October 17, 2014, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Delhi Center, 505 East Central Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92707 Introduction of...
    DELHI CENTER
    OCT 17, 2014 1:30PM
     
  • An Interdisciplinary Approach to Address Domestic Violence and Prevent Homicide
    Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor and Anna D. Wolf Chair, The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing National Program Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    NOV 24, 2014 5PM
     
  • Family Violence Survivors in Family Court: An Uphill Battle
    Professor Joan Meier Professor of Clinical Law, The George Washington University School of Law Please join us as Prof. Meier discusses Child Abuse, Intimate Partner...
    EDUCATION BUILDING (EDU)
    MAR 13, 2015 3PM
     

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