Victim Researcher Profile

BIO

Dr. Allison Foley is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Augusta University. She has been teaching, studying, and organizing prevention education and awareness programming regarding sexual and relationship violence for over a decade, in partnership with local nonprofit victim service organizations. Through one such partnership, she adapted, implemented and evaluated a gender-based violence prevention program for use with elementary school boys. As the Director of Augusta University’s Center for Social Science Research, she currently assists local law enforcement and the juvenile court system with research and assessment needs with a specific focus on reducing gun violence.

VICTIMIZATION FOCUS

Campus Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence, Gun Violence, Sexual Abuse or Violence (other than campus sexual assault)

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Men and boys of color, Immigrants and refugees, Urban high crime neighborhood victims, GA

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

Action research, Community-based participatory research, Data collection, Descriptive studies, Ethnography, Needs assessment, Program evaluation, Qualitative studies, Quantitative studies

VICTIM RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Community-based participatory research, Data collection, Descriptive studies, Program evaluation