Shelly Clevenger
Biographic Data
| ID | 4076594 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shelly Clevenger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shelly |
| FAMILY NAME | Clevenger |
| SIGNATURE | CLEVENGER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sam Houston State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3822-546X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Nowhere to turn: Abused persons’ experiences with law enforcement and victim services organizations
This qualitative study of interviews describes the experiences of 73 people who were abused by their partners via cyberspace and/or technology as they sought help from law enforcement officers (LEOs) and victim services organizations (VSOs). The use of the prior phrasing to describe this study's participants is intentional given these data call into question whether people experiencing cyber intimate partner abuse (cyberIPA) ever leave a state of…
Applying trauma-informed care principles to assist gender-based violence researchers and students
Trauma-informed care is well-established as best practice for working with victims of crime and any other group experiencing trauma. Practitioners and researchers often use principles of trauma-informed care to minimise revictimising individuals or triggering trauma responses. At the same time, research on the vicarious trauma of professionals who work in particular fields is growing, including health workers, police and victim services. Research…
In Their Own Words: Teaching Empathy through the Centering of Individuals Who Have Experienced Abuse
This article provides an overview of the Survivors: Local Stories of Domestic Violence (hereafter, Survivors) civic engagement project. Survivors’ learning objectives were to increase the understanding of the complexity of intimate partner abuse and foster empathy in outsiders’ responses, something at the cornerstone of the #MeToo social movement and connected to trauma-informed teaching. To accomplish these goals, students were given quotes from…
Examining Latina IPV Survivors’ Help-Seeking Experiences: Unmet Needs and Lack of Culturally Competent Services
The current study examines the help-seeking experience of Latina intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors. By relying on data from a statewide IPV service needs assessment, this study answers the following research questions: (RQ1) What is the experience of seeking help from an IPV service agency like for Latina survivors? (RQ2) What are the most prevalent unmet needs among Latina survivors seeking help from an IPV service agency? Based on vario…
Queer Victimology: Understanding the Victim Experience
Queer Victimology
College Students’ and Alumnus’ Knowledge and Perceptions of a Mandatory Online Sexual Assault Training
The present study examines college students’ and alumnus’ perceptions of their online sexual assault training (Consent and Respect) administered by their midsized Midwestern public university. In-person semi-structured interviews were conducted with students and alumni (N = 34) regarding their perceptions and knowledge about the university’s training. Findings indicate that, although a majority of the sample acknowledged they participated in a tr…
The “Third-Victimization”: The Cybervictimization of Sexual Assault Survivors and Their Families
Sexual assault has a devastating effect on survivors as well as their family and friends (i.e., secondary survivors). Research shows that survivors’ abilities to cope in the aftermath of sexual trauma are particularly difficult in the “internet” age. This struggle stems from the abilities of perpetrators to use cyberspace to abuse, harass, and threaten survivors vis-à-vis various cybercrimes: cyberstalking, cybersexual abuse, and cyberfraud. Inde…
Technology and the endless “cat and mouse” game: A review of the interpersonal cybervictimization literature
As technology has rapidly advanced, so have the opportunities for perpetrators to leverage these improvements for nefarious purposes with interpersonal cybercrimes where the intent is to harm a person by making them fearful, upset, or vulnerable. In this review of the literature, the state of knowledge about interpersonal cybercrimes will be explored. This will include cyberbullying and cyber aggression, cyberstalking, and cybersexual exploitatio…
Seeing Life in their Shoes: Fostering Empathy Toward Victims of Interpersonal Violence through Five Active Learning Activities
As educators of future law enforcement and social service personnel, one of the most important objectives of faculty members within the social sciences disciplines is to foster a sense of empathy toward victims of crime among their students. Empathy toward victims of crime, and domestic abuse in particular, is vastly important as evidence suggests that the reactions survivors encounter upon disclosure influences reporting behavior to law enforcem…
Topping the Classroom Charts: Teaching Criminological Theory Using Popular Music
Today’s students are entering college having been immersed in media to an extent that has not been seen previously. The media-driven influence on college students has led many educators to use non-traditional mediums to engage their classes in meaningful learning experiences. Many educators advocate for the use of music and/or musical lyrics as a non-traditional teaching tool, specifically to illustrate the basic concepts of criminological theory…
Mothers of Sexual Assault Victims: How Women “Do Mother” After Their Child Has Been Sexually Assaulted
The sexual assault of a child has a profound impact on not just the child, but those closest to them. This research examined the ways that women react and cope with the sexual assault of their child within the framework of their role as mothers, or how they are able to “do mother” in the aftermath of the assault. A total of 21 mothers who had a child sexually assaulted were interviewed across the state of Illinois. The experiences of these women …
Queer Victimology
Mothers of Sexual Assault Victims: How Women “Do Mother” After Their Child Has Been Sexually Assaulted
The sexual assault of a child has a profound impact on not just the child, but those closest to them. This research examined the ways that women react and cope with the sexual assault of their child within the framework of their role as mothers, or how they are able to “do mother” in the aftermath of the assault. A total of 21 mothers who had a child sexually assaulted were interviewed across the state of Illinois. The experiences of these women …
Topping the Classroom Charts: Teaching Criminological Theory Using Popular Music
Today’s students are entering college having been immersed in media to an extent that has not been seen previously. The media-driven influence on college students has led many educators to use non-traditional mediums to engage their classes in meaningful learning experiences. Many educators advocate for the use of music and/or musical lyrics as a non-traditional teaching tool, specifically to illustrate the basic concepts of criminological theory…
Mothers of Sexual Assault Victims: How Women “Do Mother” After Their Child Has Been Sexually Assaulted
The sexual assault of a child has a profound impact on not just the child, but those closest to them. This research examined the ways that women react and cope with the sexual assault of their child within the framework of their role as mothers, or how they are able to “do mother” in the aftermath of the assault. A total of 21 mothers who had a child sexually assaulted were interviewed across the state of Illinois. The experiences of these women …
Seeing Life in their Shoes: Fostering Empathy Toward Victims of Interpersonal Violence through Five Active Learning Activities
As educators of future law enforcement and social service personnel, one of the most important objectives of faculty members within the social sciences disciplines is to foster a sense of empathy toward victims of crime among their students. Empathy toward victims of crime, and domestic abuse in particular, is vastly important as evidence suggests that the reactions survivors encounter upon disclosure influences reporting behavior to law enforcem…
Technology and the endless “cat and mouse” game: A review of the interpersonal cybervictimization literature
As technology has rapidly advanced, so have the opportunities for perpetrators to leverage these improvements for nefarious purposes with interpersonal cybercrimes where the intent is to harm a person by making them fearful, upset, or vulnerable. In this review of the literature, the state of knowledge about interpersonal cybercrimes will be explored. This will include cyberbullying and cyber aggression, cyberstalking, and cybersexual exploitatio…
The “Third-Victimization”: The Cybervictimization of Sexual Assault Survivors and Their Families
Sexual assault has a devastating effect on survivors as well as their family and friends (i.e., secondary survivors). Research shows that survivors’ abilities to cope in the aftermath of sexual trauma are particularly difficult in the “internet” age. This struggle stems from the abilities of perpetrators to use cyberspace to abuse, harass, and threaten survivors vis-à-vis various cybercrimes: cyberstalking, cybersexual abuse, and cyberfraud. Inde…
College Students’ and Alumnus’ Knowledge and Perceptions of a Mandatory Online Sexual Assault Training
The present study examines college students’ and alumnus’ perceptions of their online sexual assault training (Consent and Respect) administered by their midsized Midwestern public university. In-person semi-structured interviews were conducted with students and alumni (N = 34) regarding their perceptions and knowledge about the university’s training. Findings indicate that, although a majority of the sample acknowledged they participated in a tr…
Queer Victimology: Understanding the Victim Experience
Queer Victimology
Examining Latina IPV Survivors’ Help-Seeking Experiences: Unmet Needs and Lack of Culturally Competent Services
The current study examines the help-seeking experience of Latina intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors. By relying on data from a statewide IPV service needs assessment, this study answers the following research questions: (RQ1) What is the experience of seeking help from an IPV service agency like for Latina survivors? (RQ2) What are the most prevalent unmet needs among Latina survivors seeking help from an IPV service agency? Based on vario…
Applying trauma-informed care principles to assist gender-based violence researchers and students
Trauma-informed care is well-established as best practice for working with victims of crime and any other group experiencing trauma. Practitioners and researchers often use principles of trauma-informed care to minimise revictimising individuals or triggering trauma responses. At the same time, research on the vicarious trauma of professionals who work in particular fields is growing, including health workers, police and victim services. Research…
In Their Own Words: Teaching Empathy through the Centering of Individuals Who Have Experienced Abuse
This article provides an overview of the Survivors: Local Stories of Domestic Violence (hereafter, Survivors) civic engagement project. Survivors’ learning objectives were to increase the understanding of the complexity of intimate partner abuse and foster empathy in outsiders’ responses, something at the cornerstone of the #MeToo social movement and connected to trauma-informed teaching. To accomplish these goals, students were given quotes from…
Nowhere to turn: Abused persons’ experiences with law enforcement and victim services organizations
This qualitative study of interviews describes the experiences of 73 people who were abused by their partners via cyberspace and/or technology as they sought help from law enforcement officers (LEOs) and victim services organizations (VSOs). The use of the prior phrasing to describe this study's participants is intentional given these data call into question whether people experiencing cyber intimate partner abuse (cyberIPA) ever leave a state of…
Psychology (9 works) · Poison control (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Criminology (6 works) · Suicide prevention (6 works) · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (5 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (4 works) · Medical emergency (4 works) · Sexual abuse (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)