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Lisa Fedina
Associate Professor of Social Work
Dr. Lisa Fedina (she/her) is an assistant professor at the School of Social Work. Her research investigates the connections between forms of violence across the lifespan (e.g., child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, sexual assault), health and mental health outcomes. Her current studies examine risk and protective factors for campus sexual assault and profiles of victimization and suicide risk among emerging adults. She is particularly interested in understanding how social policies and structural factors lead to inequalities in violence and health, and improving the criminal justice and healthcare system's response to gender-based violence. Fedina's research has been funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the National Institute on Aging, and the National Institute of Justice at the U.S. Department of Justice. Her research has been published in top peer-reviewed journals (e.g., American Journal of Public Health, Annual Review of Clinical Psychology) and has been featured in outlets such as USA Today and Psychology Today. Fedina has served on local and federal task forces to develop policy guidance on issues related to violence, including the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault. Her social work practice background is in community organizing, policy advocacy and direct services to survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner violence and human trafficking.
Research Interests/Focus
Sexual violence, intimate partner violence; suicide risk; criminal justice; policy research and analysis
Continuing Education
Contact Information
| Phone | Room | Address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (734) 615-2957 | [email protected] | 3833 SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
Education
| Year | Degree | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | PhD | Social Work | University of Maryland, Baltimore |
| 2009 | MSW | Child and Family Welfare | University of Toledo |
| 2008 | BSW | Social Work | University of Toledo |
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May 31, 2024
- Ogle, C. M., Harmon-Darrow, C., Fedina, L., Nichols, D., Mulford, C. F., & Backes, B. L. (in press). Operational definitions of poly-victimization: A scoping review. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse.
- Anderson, R. E., Peterson, Z. D., Canan, S. N. Abbey, A., McCauley, H., Orchowski, L. M., Fedina, L., Littleton, H., & Koss, M. P. (in press). Words can Hurt: A taxonomy of verbally coercive sexual exploitation in the SES-V. Journal of Sex Research.
- Fedina, L., Hong, S., Rousson, A., Graham, L., Lee, J. O., & Herrenkohl, T. I. (2024). Childhood maltreatment and intimate partner violence perpetration in adulthood: An investigation into proximal and distal risk factors across the life course. Journal of Family Violence, 39(2), 247-258.
- Shyrokonis, Y., Peitzmeier, S., Ward, M., Fedina, L., Tolman, R., & Herrenkohl, T. (2024). Help-seeking and service utilization among survivors of intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Violence Against Women, 0(0), 10778012231222491.
- Fedina, L., Bender, A., Royer. M., Ashwell, L., Tolman, R., & Herrenkohl, T. I. (2024). 3-month prevalence of unwanted sexual contact: Subpopulation differences by race, gender identity, and sexual orientation in a national sample of college students. BMC Public Health, 24, 572.
- Hong, S. H., Yu, C.-L., Rousson, A. N., Bender, A. E., Fedina, L., & Herrenkohl, T. I. (2024). Examining the association between trauma characteristics and adult depression and anxiety: Analysis of types, variety, repetition, and timing of past trauma. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 39(3-4), 569-586.
- Fedina, L., Bender, A., Tibbitts, J., Tolman, R., & Herrenkohl, T. I. (2023). Dating abuse and harassment among sexual and gender minority U.S. college students. LGBT Health, (S1), S79-S88.
- Fedina, L., King, C., DeVylder, J., & Herrenkohl, T. I. (2023). Distinct profiles of violence victimization and suicide risk: Findings from a national survey of emerging adults. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 3(3), 245-255.
- Fedina, L., Moss, L., Rousson, A., Smith, M. E., Bright, C., Herrenkohl, T. I., & DeVylder, J. (2023). Effects of neighborhood disconnection on psychological distress and suicide risk associated with interpersonal violence within racial groups. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 16(3), 681-697.
- Wooten, N., Fedina, L., & Hudson, D. (2023). Introduction to the special section: Developing antiracist research from research questions to dissemination. Journal of Society of Social Work Research, 14(1), 75-85.
- Narita, Z., DeVylder, J. E., Bessaha, M., & Fedina, L. (2023). Associations of self-isolation, social support, and coping strategies with depression and suicidal ideation in U.S. young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 32(3), 929-937.
- Fedina, L., Bender, A. E., Tobbits, J. Herrenkohl, T. I., & Tolman, R. (2023). Dating abuse and harassment among sexual and gender minority U.S. college students. LGBT Health, (S1), S79-S88.
- Hong, S., Yu, C. L., Rousson, A. N., Bender, A., Fedina, L. & Herrenkohl, T. I. (2023). Examining the association between trauma characteristics and adult depression and anxiety: Analysis of types, variety, repetition, and timing of past trauma. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 39(3-4), 569-586.
- Fedina, L., Roberto, K., Zhang, X., Chang, Y., Love, J. & Herrenkohl, T. I. (2023). Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on stress, coping and well-being among adults with histories of child maltreatment. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.
- Roberto, K. A., Potter, E. C., Fedina, L., Love, J., Chang, Y., & Herrenkohl, T. (2023). Families with early history of parental abuse and neglect: Midlife adult children's relationships with their parents during COVID-19. Journal of Family Issues, 0(0).
- Fedina, L., Roberto, K. A., Zhang, X., Chang, Y., Love, J., & Herrenkohl, T. I. (2023). Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on stress, coping, and well-being among adults with histories of child maltreatment. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.
- Fedina, L., Ashwell, L., Bright, C., Backes, B., Newman, M., Hafner, S., & Rosay, A. (2022). Racial and gender inequalities in food, housing, and healthcare insecurity associated with intimate partner and sexual violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(23-24), NP23202–NP23221.
- Moss, L., & Fedina, L. (2022). Centering media literacy and cultural tailoring: a scoping review of interventions used to address Black adolescent intimate partner violence. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse.
- Bessaha, M., Mushonga, D., Fedina, L., & DeVylder, J. (2022). Associations between loneliness, mental health symptoms, and treatment use among emerging adults. Health and Social Work.
- Fedina, L., Barr, E., Ting, L., Shah, R., Chayhitz, M., Goodmark, L., Barth, R., & Njie-Carr, V. P. S. (2022). Intimate partner violence training and readiness among students, staff, and faculty at three institutions in the U.S. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
- Shyrokonis, Y., Fedina, L., Tolman, R., Herrenkohl, T., & Peitzmeier, S. (2022). Perceptions of partner decarceration among survivors of intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Urban Health, 99, 887-893.
- Fedina, L., Peitzmeier, S., Ward, M., Ashwell, L., Herrenkohl, T., & Tolman, R. (2022). Associations between intimate partner violence and increased economic insecurity during COVID-19. Psychology of Violence, 13(1), 53-63.
- Fedina, L., Shyrokonis, Y., Backes, B., Schultz, K., Ashwell, L., Hafner, S., & Rosay, A. (2022). Intimate partner violence, economic insecurity, and health outcomes among American Indian and Alaska Native men and women: Findings from a national sample. Violence Against Women, 29(11), 2060-2079.
- Chen, Z., Fedina, L., DeVylder, J., Lemieux, C. M., King, C., & Abbott, K. (2022). Pandemic financial hardships and suicide risk in a nationally representative sample of young adults. Social Work and Mental Health.
- DeVylder, J., Anglin, D., Munson, M. R., Nishida, A., Oh, H., Marsh, J., Narita, Z., Bareis, N., & Fedina, L. (2022). Ethnoracial variation in risk for psychotic experiences. Schizophrenia Bulletin.
- Marsh, J., Lerman, D., DeVylder, J., & Fedina, L. (2022). Police violence and mental health: The uncharted empirical inquiry of a long-standing societal problem. Elliot, M., Ed. Research Handbook on Society and Mental Health. Edward Elger Publishing.
- Herrenkohl, T., Fedina, L., Sokol, R., & Ashwell, L. (2022). Youth Violence. Katzman, C. & Gordon, C., Eds. Neinstein's 7th Edition Adolescent and Young Adult Health Care: A Practical Guide. Wolters Kluwer.
- Devlyder, J. E., Anglin, D. M., Bowleg, L., Fedina, L., & Link, B. (2021-invited). Police violence and public health. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 18, 527-552.
- Fedina, L., Bright, C., Rosay, A., & Smith, M. (2021-invited). How do food, housing, and healthcare insecurity impact health outcomes among sexual assault survivors. Sexual Assault Report, 24(5), 65-80.
- Peitzmeier, S., Fedina, L., Ashwell, L., Tolman, R., & Herrenkohl, T. (2021). Increases in intimate partner violence during COVID-19: Prevelance and correlates. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(21-22), NP20482-NP20512.
- Nam, B., Kim, J. Y., Lee, Y., & Fedina, L. (2021). Polyvictimization risk among North Korean Refugee Women in South Korea. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(15-16), NP13518–NP13532.
- Victor, B., Perron, B., Sokol, R., Fedina, L., & Ryan, J. (2021). Automated identification of domestic violence in written child welfare records: Leveraging text mining and machine learning to enhance social work research and evaluation. Journal of Society of Social Work Research, 12(4),
- Herrenkohl, T. I., Roberto, K., Fedina, L., Hong, S., & Love, J. (2021). Prospective study on child abuse and elder mistreatment: Assessing direct effects and associations with depression and substance use problems during adolescence and middle adulthood. Innovation in Aging, 5(3), 1-8.
- Herrenkohl, T. I., Fedina, L., Hong, S., Lee, O., & Saba, S. (2021). Associations between prospective and retrospective measures of child abuse and self-reported adult health at midlife. Child Abuse and Neglect, 120, 105203.
- Marsh, J. J., Narita, Z., Fuhua, Z., Fedina, L., Schiffman, J., & DeVylder, J. (2021). Violence exposure, psychotic experiences, and social disconnection in an urban community sample. Psychosis, 14(1), 57-69.
- Moore, J., Eikenberry, J., Fedina, L., & DeVylder, J. (2021). Associations between solitary confinement and psychosis symptoms in a post-release community setting. Social Work Research.
- Backes, B., Fedina, L, & Holmes, J. (2020). The criminal justice system response to intimate partner stalking: A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative research. Journal of Family Violence, 35(7), 665-678.
- DeVylder, J., Fedina, L., & Link, B. (2020). Impact of police violence on mental health: A theoretical framework. American Journal of Public Health, 110(11), 1704-1710.
- Jackson, A., Fedina, L., DeVylder, J., & Barth, R. (2020). Victimized by the state: Police violence and associations with public perceptions of the police. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.
- Victor, B. G., Perron, B. E., Sokol, R., Gârbacea, C., Fedina, L., & Ryan, J. P. (2020). Automated identification of domestic violence in written child welfare records: Leveraging text mining and machine learning to enhance social work research and evaluation. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research. 12(4).
- Newman, M., Fedina, L., Nam, B., DeVylder, J., & Alleyne-Green, B. (2020). Associations between interpersonal violence, psychological distress, and suicidal ideation among formerly incarcerated men and women. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(3-4), NP2338–NP2359.
- Herrenkohl, T. I., Fedina, L., Roberto, K., Raquet, K., Hu, R. X., Rousson, A., & Mason, W. (2020). Child maltreatment, youth violence, intimate partner violence, and elder mistreatment: A review and theoretical analysis of research on violence across the lifecourse. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 23(1), 314-328.
- Backes, B., Fedina, L, & Holmes, J. (2020). The criminal justice system response to intimate partner stalking: A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative research. Journal of Family Violence, 35(7), 665-678.
- Herrenkohl, T. I., Wooten, N. R., Fedina, L., Bellamy, J. L., Bunger, A. C., Ding-Geng, C., Jenson, J. M., Lee, B. R., Lee, J. O., Marsh, J. C., Solomon, P., & Williford A. (2020). Editorial: Advancing our committment to antiracist scholarship. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 11(3).
- Jun, H. J., DeVylder, J. E., & Fedina, L. (2020). Police victimization among adults diagnosed with mental disorders. Health and Social Work, 45(2), 81-89.
- Mushonga, D., Fedina, L., & Bessaha, M. (2020). College student perceptions of institutional responses to sexual assault and help-seeking intentions. Journal of American College Health, 69(6), 585-591.
- DeVylder, J. E. Lalane, M., & Fedina, L. (2019). The association between abusive policing and PTSD symptoms among U.S. police officers. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.
- Fedina, L., Backes, B. L., Sulley, C., Wood, L., & Busch-Armendariz, N. (2019). Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with stalking victimization among college students. Journal of American College Health.
- DeVylder, J. E., Fedina, L., & Jun, H. J. (2019). The Neighborhood Change and Gentrification Scale: Factor analysis of a novel self-report measure. Social Work Research, 43(4), 279-284.
- Fedina, L., Backes, B., Jun, H., Barth, R., & DeVylder, J. (2019). Police legitimacy, trustworthiness, and associations with intimate partner violence. Policing: An International Journal.
- Narita, Z., Knowles, K., Fedina, L., Oh, H., Stickley, A., Kelleher, I., & DeVylder, J. (2019). Neighborhood change and psychotic experiences in a general population sample. Schizophrenia Research.
- Fedina, L., Mushonga, D., Bessaha, M. L., Jun, H., Narita, Z., & DeVylder, J. (2019). Moderating effects of perceived neighborhood factors on intimate partner violence, psychological distress, and suicide risk. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
- Fedina, L., Bright, C., Campbell, R., Rosay, A., & Smith, M. (2019). Experiences of sexual assault, economic insecurity, and health in an ethnically diverse sample of women. Psychology of Violence.
- Greeno, E. J., Fedina, L., Rushovich, B., Wirt, C., Burry, C., & Linsenmeyer, D. (2018). The impact of a Title IV-E program on perceived practice skills for child welfare students: A review of five academic cohorts. Advances in Social Work, 18(2), 474-489.
- Fedina, L. & Murray, K. (2018). Health consequences of teen dating abuse among African-American and Latino youth. Domestic Violence Report, 23(3), 35-38.
- Greeno, E. J., Fedina, L., Lee, B. R., Farrell, J., & Harburger, D. (2018). Psychological well-being, risk, and resilience of youth in out-of-home care and former foster youth. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma.
- DeVylder, J. E., Jun, H. J., Fedina, L, Anglin, D., Cogburn, C., Coleman, D., Link, B., & Barth, R. P. (2018). Association of exposure to police violence with prevalence of mental health symptoms among urban residents in the United States. JAMA Network Open, 1(7).
- Fedina, L., Perdue, T., Bright, C., & Williamson, C. (2018). An ecological analysis of risk factors for runaway behavior among individuals exposed to commercial sexual exploitation. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma.
- Nam, B., Jun, H. J., Fedina, L., Shah, R., & DeVylder, J. E. (2018). Sexual orientation and mental health among adults in four U.S. cities. Psychiatry Research, 273, 134-140.
- DeVylder, J. E., Jun, H. J., Fedina, L, Anglin, D., Cogburn, C., Coleman, D., Link, B., & Barth, R. P. (2018). Association of exposure to police violence with prevalence of mental health symptoms among urban residents in the United States. JAMA Network Open, 1(7).
- Jun, H., Nam, B., Fedina, L., Smith, M. E., Schiffman, J., Link, B., & DeVylder, J. E. (2018). Paranoid beliefs and realistic expectations of victimization: Data from the Survey of Police-Public Encounters. Schizophrenia Research.
- Greeno, E. J., Fedina, L., & Rushovich, B., Moore, J. E., Linsenmeyer, D., & Wirt, C. (2017). 'They tippy toe around the race issue:’ The impact of a Title IV-E program on cultural competency gains for child welfare students. Child and Family Social Work.
- Fedina, L., & DeForge, B. R. (2017). Estimating the trafficked population: Public health research methodologies may be the answer. Journal of Human Trafficking, 3(1), 21-38.
- Fedina, L., Lee, J., & de Tablan, D. (2017). MSW graduates’ readiness to respond to intimate partner violence. Journal of Social Work Education.
- Shah, R., Von Mach, T., Fedina, L., Link, B., & DeVylder, J. E. (2017). Intimate partner violence and psychotic experiences in four U.S. cities. Schizophrenia Research.
- Fedina, L., Backes, B. L., Jun, H. J., Shah, R., Nam, B., Link, B., & DeVylder, J. E. (2017). Police violence among women in four U.S. cities. Preventive Medicine.
- Fedina, L., Nam, B., Jun, H., Shah, R., Von Mach, T., Bright, C. L., & DeVylder, J. E. (2017). Moderating effects of resilience on depression, psychological distress, and suicidal ideation associated with interpersonal violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
- Fedina, L., Holmes, J. L., & Backes, B. L. (2016). How prevalent is campus sexual assault in the United States? National Institute of Justice Journal No. 277.
- Fedina, L., Holmes, J. L., & Backes, B. L. (2016). Campus sexual assault: A systematic review of prevalence research from 2000 to 2015. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse.
- Fedina, L., Williamson, C., & Perdue, T. (2016). Risk factors for domestic child sex trafficking in the United States. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
- Fedina, L., Howard, D. E., Wang, M. Q., & Murray, K. (2016). Teen dating violence victimization, perpetration, and sexual health correlates among urban, low-income, ethnic and racial minority youth. International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 37(1), 3-12.
- Svoboda, D., & Fedina, L. (2015). Book review: Social work and domestic violence: Developing critical and reflective practice. Qualitative Social Work, 14(6), 844-853.