Emily F. Rothman, ScD
Professor, Occupational Therapy - Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Biography
Emily F. Rothman is Professor and Chair of Occupational Therapy at Boston University's Sargent College. She also has secondary appointments at the BU School of Public Health in Community Health Sciences, and at the BU School of Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics.
Dr. Rothman has authored more than 125 peer-reviewed publications that span the areas of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, firearm violence, and pornography. She is also the author of the book Pornography and Public Health (2021), published by Oxford University Press. Most recently she has undertaken a new line of research on autistic youth and young adults. Her focus is on marginalized populations and health inequity. She has been the PI of research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and others.
Dr. Rothman has provided violence-related consulting to multiple state Departments of Public Health and coalitions of domestic violence programs. She is frequently consulted by media. She has appeared on the Today Show on NBC, and her research has been featured on NPR and by the New York Times magazine, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Teen Vogue and other media outlets.
Affiliation: BU CRC Faculty/Staff
Other Positions
- Chair, Occupational Therapy - Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
- Professor, Emergency Medicine - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Professor, Pediatrics - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Education
- Harvard School of Public Health, ScD Field of Study: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Harvard School of Public Health, MS Field of Study: Maternal & Child Health
- Harvard School of Public Health, MS Field of Study: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Wesleyan University, BA Field of Study: English Literature
Publications
- Published on 6/10/2022
Rothman EF, Campbell JK, Hoch AM, Bair-Merritt M, Cuevas CA, Taylor B, Mumford EA. Validity of a three-item dating abuse victimization screening tool in a 11-21 year old sample. BMC Pediatr. 2022 Jun 10; 22(1):337. PMID: 35689198.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 5/19/2022
Henninger MW, Clements AD, Kim S, Rothman EF, Bailey BA. Prevalence of Opioid Use and Intimate Partner Violence among Pregnant Women in South-Central Appalachia, USA. Subst Use Misuse. 2022; 57(8):1220-1228. PMID: 35591760.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 5/2/2022
Rothman EF, Graham Holmes L, Brooks D, Krauss S, Caplan R. Reasons for alcohol use and non-use by underage U.S. autistic youth: A qualitative study. Autism. 2023 Jan; 27(1):213-225. PMID: 35499489.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 4/1/2022
Graham Holmes L, Rast JE, Roux AM, Rothman EF. Reproductive Health and Substance Use Education for Autistic Youth. Pediatrics. 2022 Apr 01; 149(Suppl 4). PMID: 35363291.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 2/14/2022
de Vries I, Abeyta S, Lockwood S, Cuevas CA, Rothman E. A Network Approach to Examining Co-occurring Victimization and Perpetration in Dating Abuse Among a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Jun; 70(6):934-941. PMID: 35177344.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 1/9/2022
Rothman EF, Graham Holmes L, Caplan R, Chiang M, Haberer B, Gallop N, Kadel R, Person M, Sanchez A, Quinn E, Wharmby P. Healthy Relationships on the Autism Spectrum (HEARTS): A feasibility test of an online class co-designed and co-taught with autistic people. Autism. 2022 04; 26(3):690-702. PMID: 35000417.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 11/23/2021
Rothman EF, Heller S, Graham Holmes L. Sexual, physical, and emotional aggression, experienced by autistic vs. non-autistic U.S. college students. J Am Coll Health. 2021 Nov 23; 1-9. PMID: 34813724.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 10/12/2021
Chisolm-Straker M, Singer E, Strong D, Loo GT, Rothman EF, Clesca C, d'Etienne J, Alanis N, Richardson LD. Validation of a screening tool for labor and sex trafficking among emergency department patients. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2021 Oct; 2(5):e12558. PMID: 34667976.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 6/12/2021
Rothman EF, Graham Holmes L. Using formative research to develop HEARTS: A curriculum-based healthy relationships promoting intervention for individuals on the autism spectrum. Autism. 2022 01; 26(1):160-168. PMID: 34120485.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 4/14/2021
Rothman EF, Campbell JK, Quinn E, Smith S, Xuan Z. Evaluation of the One Love Escalation Workshop for Dating Abuse Prevention: a Randomized Controlled Trial Pilot Study with a Sample of US Navy Sailors. Prev Sci. 2021 11; 22(8):1060-1070. PMID: 33855672.
Read At: PubMed
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News & In the Media
- Published on November 22, 2022
- Published on October 2, 2022
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Published on September 2, 2022
Professor Receives $640K Grant to Study Racial Disparities in Youth Gun Injuries
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Published on June 14, 2022
The Gun Deal Could Close the ‘Boyfriend Loophole.’ Here’s What It Is.
- Published on May 17, 2022
- Published on April 27, 2022
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Published on February 2, 2022
‘Secrets of Playboy’ Raises the Question: What’s Changed for Women Who Pose Nude?
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Published on January 13, 2022
Professor’s New Book Explores Effects of Pornography on Health
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Published on January 3, 2022
After Billie Eilish Talks about Porn, Experts Urge Parents and Kids to Have Straight Talk about Sex
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Published on October 12, 2021
California to Be First State to Track Violent Deaths of Queer People
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Published on September 7, 2021
‘Nothing about Us without Us’ Is More than a Rallying Cry in This Class
- Published on July 28, 2021
- Published on June 16, 2021
- Published on June 2, 2021
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Published on May 12, 2021
How to Better Support Survivors of Domestic Violence in a Pandemic, According to Experts
- Published on May 7, 2021
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Published on April 23, 2021
Porn Would Automatically Be Blocked on Phones under Utah Law
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Published on March 22, 2021
GOP Proposal Aims to Block Pornography on All Cell Phones, Tablets in Utah
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Published on March 19, 2021
Utah Campaign against Porn Marches on with Phone Filter Plan
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Published on March 18, 2021
Utah Campaign against Porn Marches on with Phone Filter Plan
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Published on March 17, 2021
Utah Campaign against Porn Marches on with Phone Filter Plan
- Published on March 2, 2021
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Published on February 22, 2021
Understanding Health Needs of Minor Sex Trafficking Survivors
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Published on February 18, 2021
Porn Is “Educating” an Entire Generation That Increasingly Enjoys and Understands Sex Less
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Published on February 12, 2021
Pornhub and the Pandemic: The Importance of Mindful Consumption
- Published on February 1, 2021
- Published on January 27, 2021
- Published on January 25, 2021
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Published on January 11, 2021
No More Birds and Bees? Young Adults Say They Learn More From Porn Than ‘the Talk’
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Published on January 11, 2021
Young Adults Find Porn Most Helpful Source to Understand Sex: Study
- Published on January 11, 2021
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Published on January 11, 2021
Porn a Leading Source of Information About Sex for Young People in US — Study
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Published on January 11, 2021
Young Adults Misunderstand Porn as a Help Manual to Have Sex: Study
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Published on January 7, 2021
Young Adults Say Porn Is Their Most Helpful Source of Information About How to Have Sex
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Published on January 7, 2021
Study: Young Adults Believe Pornography Provides Helpful Information About How to Have Sex
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Published on January 6, 2021
Young Adults Say Porn Is Their Most Helpful Source of Information About How to Have Sex
- Published on December 11, 2020
- Published on August 19, 2020
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Published on August 17, 2020
Almost Half of US Teens Who Date Experience Stalking and Harassment
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Published on August 14, 2020
Almost Half of US Teens Who Date Experience Stalking and Harassment
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Published on August 13, 2020
Almost Half of US Teens Who Date Experience Stalking and Harassment
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Published on July 31, 2020
Almost 50% of Teens Report Stalking or Harassment by Partner
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Published on July 30, 2020
Almost Half of US Teens Have Been Stalked or Harassed by Their Partners
- Published on July 29, 2020
- Published on July 24, 2020
- Published on July 24, 2020
- Published on July 24, 2020
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Published on July 13, 2020
Kết quả gây sốc: Gần 50% thanh thiếu niên Mỹ bị bám đuôi, quấy rối khi hẹn hò
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Published on July 8, 2020
How Young People with Autism Navigate Alcohol Use and Peer Relationships
- Published on July 6, 2020
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Published on July 3, 2020
Nearly Half of US Youth Have Been Stalked/Harassed by Partners
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Published on July 2, 2020
Professor Receives NIH Grants to Study Alcohol Use, Peer Relationships among Autistic Youth
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Published on July 1, 2020
Nearly Half of US Youth Have Been Stalked/Harassed by Partners
- Published on April 7, 2020
- Published on April 2, 2020
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Published on March 4, 2020
Manhattan District Attorney Investing $2 Million to Prevent Youth Sex Trafficking
- Published on March 2, 2020
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Published on January 13, 2020
Researchers Opinion Regarding Pornography as a Public Health Crisis
- Published on January 13, 2020
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Published on January 13, 2020
Pornography Is Not Public Health Crisis, Says Boston University Study
- Published on January 10, 2020
- Published on January 10, 2020
- Published on January 9, 2020
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Published on December 20, 2019
Teens Are Bombarded with Graphic Images of Sex That Can Lead to Dangerous Ideas, Behavior
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Published on December 20, 2019
How Social Media Is Transforming Teens’ Ideas about Sex May Surprise You
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Published on November 18, 2019
“Porn Literacy” Class Picks Up Where Standard Sex Ed Leaves Off
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Published on November 15, 2019
“Their Sexuality Has Been Hijacked”: How Porn Is Affecting America’s Kids
- Published on November 14, 2019
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Published on November 6, 2019
How We’ve Normalized Sexual Coercion and How to Flip the Script
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Published on October 30, 2019
Sete razões pelas quais você deveria falar sobre pornografia com seus filhos
- Published on September 26, 2019
- Published on September 20, 2019
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Published on August 7, 2019
‘Set’ of Gun Laws Needed to Reduce Both Rural and Urban Gun Violence
- Published on July 18, 2019
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Published on July 18, 2019
What Bianca Devins’ Brutal Murder Tells Us about Male Entitlement and Misogyny
- Published on July 12, 2019
- Published on July 12, 2019
- Published on July 11, 2019
- Published on July 10, 2019
- Published on June 18, 2019
- Published on June 6, 2019
- Published on June 6, 2019
- Published on June 6, 2019
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Published on June 5, 2019
Boston Promotes Porn Literacy Program Aimed at Educating Teens about Healthy Relationships
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Published on June 3, 2019
In the Years Since the Isla Vista Shooting, the Incel Subculture Continues to Inspire Gunmen
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Published on June 3, 2019
In the Years Since the Isla Vista Shooting, the Incel Subculture Continues to Inspire Gunmen
- Published on May 23, 2019
- Published on May 17, 2019
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Published on May 13, 2019
Porn a Public Health Crisis in US, Arizona and Other States Agree
- Published on May 10, 2019
- Published on May 10, 2019
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Published on May 10, 2019
States Call Pornography a Public Health Crisis; Porn Industry Decries ‘Fear Mongering’
- Published on May 10, 2019
- Published on May 10, 2019
- Published on May 10, 2019
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Published on May 10, 2019
15 US-Bundesstaaten halten Pornografie für eine öffentliche Gesundheitskrise
- Published on May 9, 2019
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Published on May 9, 2019
How BU Professors Are Integrating the #MeToo Movement into Curriculum
- Published on May 8, 2019
- Published on April 24, 2019
- Published on April 19, 2019
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Published on April 18, 2019
Pediatricians Must Take Action for Adolescents Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
- Published on April 3, 2019
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Published on March 6, 2019
Community Norms Affect Youths’ Likelihood of Intervening in Sexual/Dating Violence
- Published on February 28, 2019
- Published on February 27, 2019
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Published on February 14, 2019
Gun Violence Statistics Show Women Are Impacted at a Disproportionate Rate
- Published on February 13, 2019
- Published on February 11, 2019
- Published on February 11, 2019
- Published on February 11, 2019
- Published on February 11, 2019
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Published on February 11, 2019
Arizona Could Soon Class Pornography as a Public Health Crisis
- Published on February 7, 2019
- Published on January 4, 2019
- Published on December 5, 2018
- Published on November 29, 2018
- Published on November 29, 2018
- Published on November 29, 2018
- Published on November 29, 2018
- Published on November 27, 2018
- Published on November 27, 2018
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Published on November 15, 2018
Domestic Violence in Vermont: Researchers Study Link with Opioid Addiction
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Published on November 8, 2018
A Year Later, Has the Twitter Response to #MeToo Been Effective?
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Published on November 5, 2018
Twitter Users Spreading Sexual Violence Prevention Strategies
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Published on October 11, 2018
Circle Executive Director to Participate in Leadership Development Plan
- Published on October 9, 2018
- Published on October 5, 2018
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Published on October 3, 2018
Professor Joins Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership Program
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Published on October 3, 2018
SPH Sexual Violence Class Becomes Forum on Kavanaugh Hearings
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Published on September 27, 2018
The Health 202: Kavanaugh Hearing Is a Teaching Moment for Teens
- Published on September 24, 2018
- Published on August 28, 2018
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Published on August 1, 2018
Unlike Alcohol, Marijuana Not Linked to Dating Abuse Perpetration
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Published on July 24, 2018
Ayanna Pressley Releases Plan to Address Violence and Trauma in Our Communities
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Published on July 24, 2018
Why Spanking Your Child Could Lead to Violence in Relationships Later in Life
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Published on July 18, 2018
Study: Residential Segregation Linked to Racial Disparity in Gun Homicides
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Published on July 18, 2018
Residential Segregation Associated with Black-White Disparity in Firearm Homicide Rates
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Published on July 18, 2018
Residential Segregation Associated with Black-White Disparity in Firearm Homicide Rates
- Published on June 25, 2018
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Published on May 26, 2018
Cómo viven el sexo los jóvenes en los tiempos de pornografía ilimitada en internet
- Published on May 23, 2018
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Published on May 21, 2018
Researchers Tackle Gun Violence Despite Lack of Federal Funding
- Published on May 9, 2018
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Published on April 30, 2018
Study: States with Weak Gun Laws Put Neighboring States at Risk
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Published on April 23, 2018
Guns Used in Cross-Border Crimes Originate from States with More Lax Laws
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Published on March 19, 2018
States, Including Florida, Tackle a Different Threat to Teens: Pornography
- Published on March 15, 2018
- Published on February 26, 2018
- Published on February 26, 2018
- Published on February 21, 2018
- Published on February 15, 2018
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Published on February 14, 2018
Should You Consider Letting Your Teen Take a Porn Literacy Class?
- Published on February 13, 2018
- Published on February 13, 2018
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Published on February 8, 2018
Professor’s Work Featured in New York Times Magazine Cover Story
- Published on February 7, 2018
- Published on January 24, 2018
- Published on January 11, 2018
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Published on November 28, 2017
Preventing Sexual Harassment and Assault: A Public Health Imperative
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Published on November 21, 2017
Commercial Sex: It’s Time for Public Health to Admit “It’s Complicated”
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Published on September 18, 2017
Gun Laws Requiring Domestic Abusers to Surrender Firearms Could Save Lives
- Published on September 11, 2017
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Published on September 7, 2017
Community Health Sciences: A Distinct Field That Matters Now More Than Ever
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Published on April 19, 2017
Examining Mixed-Gender Shelter for Child Survivors of Sex Exploitation in Italy
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Published on March 21, 2017
Association Found Between Marijuana Use and Adolescent Dating Violence
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Published on March 7, 2017
Physicians Not Prepared to Address Male Violence Perpetrators
- Published on February 23, 2017
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Published on February 22, 2017
Adolescent Dating Violence Fuels Re-Victimization in Adulthood
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Published on January 9, 2017
Decriminalizing Prostitution Won’t Solve Social, Ethical Problems
- Published on November 29, 2016
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Published on November 8, 2016
SPH Secures Federal Grant to Gauge Impact of Gun Laws by Race, Ethnicity
- Published on October 20, 2016
- Published on May 19, 2016
- Published on May 5, 2016
- Published on April 13, 2016
- Published on March 28, 2016
- Published on January 26, 2016
- Published on January 22, 2016
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Published on January 11, 2016
Link Between Pornography Use and Dating Abuse Among Urban Teens
- Published on December 3, 2015
- Published on December 1, 2015
- Published on October 20, 2015
- Published on September 9, 2015
- Published on May 4, 2015
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Published on April 29, 2015
Rothman Named to Governor’s Council on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
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Published on November 7, 2014
Public Health Minute: Seizing the Moment to Address Intimate Partner Violence
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Published on September 25, 2014
NFL Controversy: ‘Teachable Moment’ for SPH Domestic Violence Expert
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Published on November 25, 2013
Study Finds 1 in 10 High School Students Hurt by Dating Partners