Educational Objectives:

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

· List and describe the neuroanatomical structures and be physiological processes involved in traumatic events.

· Describe which of these structures and processes are activated during a sexual assault

· List and define the neuroanatomical structures involved in memory process and how those structures are affected by trauma.

· Explain how common interviewing techniques, such as REID may be inadvisable with victims of trauma.

· Identify specific implications for practice.

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Presenter(s):

Rebecca Campbell, PhD

Dr. Rebecca Campbell is a Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University. She holds a Ph.D. in community psychology with a concentration in statistics, also from Michigan State University.For the past 25 years, she has been conducting community-based research on violence against women and children, with an emphasis on sexual assault.Dr. Campbell’s research examines how disclosure and help-seeking affects victims’ psychological and physical health. Most recently, she was the lead researcher for the National Institute of Justice-funded Detroit Sexual Assault Kit Action Research Project, which was a four-year multidisciplinary study of Detroit's untested rape kits. Dr. Campbell also conducts training for law enforcement and multidisciplinary practitioners in civilian, military, and campus community settings on the neurobiology of trauma. In 2015, Dr. Campbell received the Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, Vision 21 Crime Victims Research Award.