University of Windsor professors Jennifer Willet and Oliver Love have been awarded Canada Research Chairs.
University of Windsor professors Jennifer Willet and Oliver Love have been awarded Canada Research Chairs.
Charlene Senn’s goal is to empower women.
The University of Windsor professor has devoted her professional life to arming women with the knowledge and tools they need to better protect themselves against sexual violence without limiting their freedom.
And it’s that work that has led to her appointment as the Canada Research Chair in this field of study.
“During my undergraduate degree I really didn’t know what I was going to do and had always thought about careers like medicine or dentistry,” Dr. Senn said.
500 first-year students will receive $50 gift cards for taking training in the Bystander Initiative.
Women who use resistance strategies have a greater chance of escaping sexual assault, says Dusty Johnstone, one of the leaders of “Flip the Script.”
Ontario Minister for the Status of Women Indira Naidoo-Harris heard Tuesday from UWindsor officials working to prevent and respond to sexual violence.
A free public lecture Thursday will explore the Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act program to resist sexual assault.
Anne Forrest received an award for contributions to promote equity, from the Windsor University Faculty Association on Thursday.
The Windsor International Film Festival presents the documentary “The Hunting Ground,” an expose about rape on American college campuses, Thursday.
A UWindsor initiative to engage students in actively reducing sexual assault promises to put the power of the campus community behind prevention.
Psychology professor Charlene Senn will discuss her study on the effectiveness of a new sexual assault resistance training program when she appears on CJAM 99.1 FM this afternoon.
Earlier this year Dr. Senn received a $1.3 million grant for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to study the program as it's implemented at the University of Windsor, the University of Calgary and the University of Guelph. If proven effective at reducing incidences of sexual assault, it will be offered to university campuses right across the country.