Victim Researcher Profile

BIO

Sonia Salari PhD is a Professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Studies (FCS) and Fellow in the Gerontological Society of America. She obtained her PhD at the State University of New York, Albany with a postdoctoral fellowship at the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She is a sociologist with a specialty in gerontology, family violence, diversity and public policy. Known as an advocate for victims, she works with the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition (Board Member) and the Utah Commission on Aging. Her research on elder abuse and lethal domestic violence led her to study intimate partner murder-suicides across adult age groups. She utilizes both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to examine interpersonal violence in the U.S. and internationally. Her work is published in multiple journal outlets, a book Family Violence Across the Life Course: Research, policy and prevention (2015, Kendall Hunt) and she is currently editor of Family Violence and Abuse: An encyclopedia of trends, issues and solutions. Dr. Salari was recognized with the CSBS college superior teaching award (2005) and the university distinguished teaching award (2008). Over the past two decades, she has taught FCS 5370 Family Violence. Her Family Policy and Advocacy students have partnered with non-profit organizations to lobby the Utah State Legislature.

VICTIMIZATION FOCUS

Other Campus Crime, Domestic and Family Violence, Elder Abuse/Mistreatment, Gun Violence, Homicide Survivors/Co-victims, Stalking

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Victims with disabilities, Older victims

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

Data collection, Ethnography, Qualitative studies, Quantitative studies

VICTIM RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Data collection, Ethnography, Qualitative studies, Quantitative studies