Roles:
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale Department of Psychiatry
- Director, Family Violence Research and Programs, The Consultation Center
- Member, Community Research Core, CIRA
Contact:
(203) 789-7645
Biography:
Dr. Sullivan's program of research focuses on understanding the relationships among IPV, posttraumatic stress, and substance use. She is actively involved in research examining (a) precursors, correlates, and outcomes of women's victimization and their use of aggression in intimate relationships, and (b) the co-occurrence of IPV, posttraumatic stress, and substance use with specific attention to daily processes and intensive longitudinal data. She is particularly interested in risk and protective factor research that informs the development of interventions to be implemented in community settings. Dr. Sullivan is a scientific advisor to NIDA-funded T32 and R25 fellowships on substance abuse prevention and treatment research. She is a licensed psychologist who has extensive clinical experience with victims and offenders of IPV, providing services in a range of settings from inpatient units, intensive outpatient day programs, and outpatient clinics to domestic violence shelters, transitional living programs, and community programs.
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