Victim Researcher Profile

BIO

Giselle Hass is a bilingual clinical and forensic psychologist specializing in the diagnostic assessment of psychological conditions arising from traumatic experiences on immigrants and refugees, and in handling the complexities inherent in working with linguistically and culturally diverse populations. She was Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, Center for Applied Legal Studies. She worked from 1995 to 2010 at Argosy University, Washington, DC, where she taught courses in psychotherapy, administration of assessment tests, and forensic psychological assessment to doctoral students in the doctoral psychology department. Since 2000, Dr. Hass has worked in federally funded research projects regarding culturally competent interventions for immigrant women in abusive relationships and the legal and policy aspects of domestic violence. Review of the findings from a large-scale project she worked with Leslie Orloff and Mary Ann Dutton, generated several of her articles motivated Congress to include immigration relief in the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. She has published articles, book chapters and books, and her latest publication is: Evans, B. & Hass, G. (2018). Forensic Psychological Assessment in Immigration Court: A Guidebook for Evidence-Based and Ethical Practice. Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis.

VICTIMIZATION FOCUS

Domestic and Family Violence, Sexual Abuse or Violence (other than campus sexual assault), Immigration

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Child victims, Limited English proficiency victims, Immigrants and refugees

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

Descriptive studies, Qualitative studies

VICTIM RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Data collection, Qualitative studies, Quantitative studies, Training and/or technical assistance