Laurel Sharpless

Research Activities

Intimate partner violence

Adolescent dating violence

Mental health

HIV/PrEP

Restorative/Transformative justice

Laurel’s primary research interests center around the impact that intimate partner violence has on mental and sexual health with the aim of reducing its impacts through strengthening trauma-informed policies and interventions. One particular avenue of her research focuses on examining the role of restorative and transformative justice approaches and their impact on the mental health and wellbeing of survivors of intimate partner violence. As a doctoral student, Laurel is currently involved in the implementation and dissemination of Moms and Teens for Safe Dates via web-based delivery, which is an intervention designed to reduce risk of adolescent dating violence among adolescents exposed to intimate partner violence between caregivers.

Education