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Sexual Assault Prevention
Project type
Research
Date
Spring 2025 - Current
Company
Prevention Innovations Research Center
Role
Data Cleaning (Lead), Analysis (Lead), Writing (Co-Lead)
Citations
Gardner, S., Ecker, A. L., Panella, R. N., Potter, S. (under review). Through the eyes of the sorority: Thoughts on safety and sexual assault prevention in a university setting.
Ecker, A. L., Gardner, S., Panella, R. N., Potter, S. (in prep). Fraternity and sorority perspectives on campus safety and intervention efforts.
Related Skills
ANOVAs, Data Management, Data Manipulation (Python/R), Clinical Trials Design, Collaboration, Correlations (R), Human Ethics, Mentorship, Mixed Effects Multiple Regression (R), Longitudinal Design, Natural Language Processing (R/Python), Non-Parametric Analyses (R), Protocol Development, Qualitative Data Coding, Randomization Techniques (R), Results Presentation to Clients, Leadership
Prevention Innovations Research Center (https://www.unh.edu/research/prevention-innovations-research-center) is focused on the prevention of sexual assault and stalking by enhancing policy using research-backed methods. At PIRC, I have had the opportunity to work on four separate projects.
The first project involved creating a detailed analysis plan for the processing of longitudinal data (spanning 6 years) evaluating a novel sexual assault prevention training program for undergraduates at a university. Beyond gaining the ability to take unfamiliar data and congregate it into usable form, I learned how to create an analysis plan solo. Additionally, I regularly presented results to the client/collaborators, who often had limited statistical knowledge. Finally, I helped to create a professional report at the completion of the project.
The second project involved consulting on an analysis plan for qualitative data collected over a series of interviews with FSL members currently enrolled in a university. The interviews focused on three central themes: 1) experience within FSL life, 2) experience with safety and sexual assault on campus and 3) knowledge and usage of the uSafe mobile application (https://www.unh.edu/research/prevention-innovations-research-center/evidence-based-initiatives/usafeus-students). Through this project, I gained critical skills in how to process qualitative data, as well as leading a project from analysis to publication.
The third project involves testing the implementation of multiple prior-validated intervention programs in reducing sexual assault and alcohol misuse on a college campus. The results of this study will show critical insights into how combinations of techniques may be more influential in changing campus environments than just one intervention at a time. Funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH), this ongoing project has given me experience in longitudinal study design, the nuances of working with grant funding (e.g. budgeting and progress reports), managing a team of undergraduates, and data management techniques. Additionally, this project has provided valuable connections with prominent researchers across multiple universities.
The fourth project is aimed at reducing harassment and improving academic engineering environments through the use of interactive theater. Through the collaboration with PowerPlay (https://www.unh.edu/powerplay/), our goal is to create and implement an intervention utilizing interactive theater to increase awareness of harassment behaviors, identify current barriers to intervening in harmful situations, and ultimately help reduce these harmful behaviors within engineering academic settings. Through this project, I have been exposed to novel, cutting-edge intervention techniques, aided in the development of study protocols, and helped trouble-shoot ethical considerations for participants. Additionally, I have gained unique knowledge about the design-thinking processes that can be applied beyond the scopes of this study.