Dr. Kimberly A. Lonsway

Lonsway Consulting

Dr. Kimberly A Lonsway
1136 Fuller Road San Luis Obispo, California 93401 United States

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Education, Certifications & Awards
EDUCATION: Ph.D. October, 1996 (National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow) Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Title: Police training in sexual assault response: Comparison of approaches M.A. January, 1994 (National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow) Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign B.S. May, 1992 (Magna Cum Laude, Distinction in Psychology, Dep ... Read More EDUCATION: Ph.D. October, 1996 (National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow) Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Title: Police training in sexual assault response: Comparison of approaches M.A. January, 1994 (National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow) Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign B.S. May, 1992 (Magna Cum Laude, Distinction in Psychology, Departmental Honors) Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign AWARDS/HONORS: American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award Best Dissertation Prize from APA Division 41 (Psychology and Law) Best Dissertation Proposal in Women's Studies (University of Illinois) 1996 Volunteer of the Year, Rape Crisis Services of Champaign County (Illinois) Sharpshooter Badge, Illinois Basic Law Enforcement Training American Bar Foundation Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Close
Areas of Expertise
Special expertise in the cultural beliefs and attitudes surrounding the topics of sexual harassment and sexual assault, and their impact on judgments and perceptions of victims. Also a focus on the appropriate practices for conducting a police investigation of sexual assault and administrative investigations of workplace sexual harassment. Additional areas of expertise include training and evaluation.

Keywords: sexual assault, rape, sex discrimination, law enforcement, police.

Categories: Sex Discrimination & Sexual Harassment & Police Procedures & Forensic Psychology & Law Enforcement & Sexual Assault

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Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Illinois, at Champaign-Urbana.

Currently serves as the Research Director for End Violence Against Women International (www.evawinc.com) and Director of Research and Training for Chief Penny Harrington & Associates, LLC (www.pennyharrington.com). Also an adjunct professor for the Department of Psychology at California Polytechnic State University (www.calpoly.edu). Courses taught in applied social psychology, quantitative methods and others.

Author of approximately 50 articles, textbook chapters, and other publications on such topics as sexual assault, sexual harassment, and law enforcement policies. Previous experience as a Research Fellow at the American Bar Foundation, Research Director for the National Center for Women & Policing, and adjunct professor for the DePaul University College of Law. Currently working on a book with Chief Penny Harrington that is under contract with Prentice Hall, entitled: Preventing and Investigating Sexual Harassment in Law Enforcement Organizations." Full CV is available at www.kimlonsway.com.

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Dr. Kimberly A. Lonsway

Lonsway Consulting

Education, Certifications & Awards

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