Stephanie M Townsend

Biographic Data

ID6086610
NAMEStephanie M Townsend
GIVEN NAMESStephanie M
FAMILY NAMETownsend
SIGNATURETOWNSEND S M
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Illinois Chicago
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS91
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2001
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
H-INDEX4

  • The Impact of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs on Criminal Justice Case Outcomes

    Open AccessRebecca Campbell, Deborah Bybee et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2014Cited by: 10References: 4

    To address the underreporting and underprosecution of adult sexual assaults, communities throughout the United States have implemented multidisciplinary interventions to improve postassault care for victims and the criminal justice system response. One such model is the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program, whereby specially trained nurses provide comprehensive psychological, medical, and forensic services for sexual assault. In this stud…

  • What is an empowerment approach to working with sexual assault survivors

    Open AccessSarah E Ullman, Stephanie M Townsend et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2008Cited by: 4References: 20

    This exploratory study sought to better understand what constitutes the empowerment approach used by rape crisis advocates working with sexual assault survivors. A grounded theory, qualitative, semistructured interview study was conducted of rape victim advocates (N=25) working in rape crisis centers in a large metropolitan area. Several characteristics were described as reflecting an empowerment orientation or approach to work with survivors, so…

  • Psychosocial correlates of PTSD symptom severity in sexual assault survivors

    Open AccessSarah E Ullman, Henrietta H Filipas et al.ARTICLEJournal of Traumatic Stress2007

    This study's goal was to assess the effects of preassault, assault, and postassault psychosocial factors on current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms of sexual assault survivors. An ethnically diverse sample of over 600 female sexual assault survivors was recruited from college, community, and mental health agency sources (response rate = 90%). Regression analyses tested the hypothesis that postassault psychosocial variables, includin…

  • Barriers to Working With Sexual Assault Survivors

    Open AccessSarah E Ullman, Stephanie M Townsend et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2007Cited by: 19References: 3

    To better understand barriers service providers may face when advocating for survivors, a study using grounded theory and qualitative, semistructured interviews was conducted of rape victim advocates (N= 25) working in rape crisis centers in a large metropolitan area. Broader societal attitudes framed and were reflected in institutional responses to victims and in barriers faced by advocates working with survivors. Organizational barriers noted b…

  • Structural Models of the Relations of Assault Severity, Social Support, Avoidance Coping, Self-Blame, and PTSD Among Sexual Assault Survivors

    Open AccessSarah E Ullman, Stephanie M Townsend et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Women Quarterly2007Cited by: 56References: 6

    A number of studies have identified which survivors of sexual assault are more likely to develop symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Most correlates that have been identified have been at the individual level. Insufficient attention has been given to whether survivors' social interactions impact their individual responses to assault and subsequent levels of psychological symptomatology. In this study, a large, diverse sample of comm…

  • Homogeneity in community‐based rape prevention programs

    Open AccessStephanie M Townsend, Stephanie Townsend et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2007Cited by: 1References: 10

    This study examined the practices of 24 community‐based rape prevention programs. Although these programs were geographically dispersed throughout one state, they were remarkably similar in their approach to rape prevention programming. DiMaggio and Powell's (1991) theory of institutional isomorphism was used to explain the underlying causes of the homogeneity among the programs. Qualitative data indicate that the mimetic, normative, and coercive…

  • What factors predict women's disclosure of sexual assault to mental health professionals

    Open AccessLaura L Starzynski, Sarah E Ullman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2007Cited by: 1References: 50

    Although many sexual assault survivors seek support from mental health sources for adverse psychological symptoms due to sexual assault, many do not. A diverse sample of adult sexual assault survivors was surveyed about their sexual assault experiences, social reactions received when disclosing assault, attributions of blame, coping strategies, and psychological symptomatology. Statistical analyses were run to identify demographic, assault, and p…

  • Eliminating Invalid Self-Report Survey Data

    Open AccessSteven B Pokorny, Leonard A Jason et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2001

    A sample of 6,370 students in Grades 6 to 8 completed a questionnaire on their attitudes and use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. A subsample showed questionable data based on three criteria: missing responses, invalid responses, and inconsistent responses. Analysis indicated that this subsample was significantly different from the main group on demographic variables and self-reported life-time tobacco use. Results support efforts to identif…