Titles

Dean

Professor

School Affiliation

School of Social Work

Specialties

• Domestic Violence
• Intimate Partner Violence
• Dating Violence

About

410-706-7794 postmus@ssw.umaryland.edu

Dean Postmus’ research has focused on the physical, sexual, and economic victimization of women. She was the founder and director (2007-2018) of the Rutgers University Center on Violence Against Women and Children, which works to eliminate physical, sexual, and other forms of violence against women and children — and the power imbalances that permit them — through multidisciplinary research, education, and community engagement. In 2016, Dean Postmus received a grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), within the U.S. Department of Justice, to create the Rutgers Violence Against Women Research Consortium. The consortium works collaboratively with interdisciplinary researchers and NIJ scientists to identify, implement, and disseminate research and evaluation projects that fill the gaps in our current knowledge of intimate partner violence, sexual violence, stalking, and teen dating violence.

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Tagged: Caring for the Human Condition   Research and Innovation   Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion  

This information was last updated April 10, 2023.