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Dr. Betty Jo Barrett is a Professor at the School of Social Work, University of Windsor. She co-directs the Health Research Centre for the Study of Violence Against Women and founded the Animal and Interpersonal Abuse Research Group. Her work explores intersections of gender-based violence, criminal justice, and human-animal relationships through critical, feminist, and trauma-informed lenses.
- Education: PhD and MSSW from University of Wisconsin, Madison; BSW from Virginia Commonwealth University
Dr. Barrett's research interrogates intimate partner violence (IPV) in heterosexual and 2SLGBTQ+ relationships, emphasizing survivors' interactions with formal support systems, animal abuse co-occurrence, and knowledge translation. Her recent scholarship analyzes the nexus of human and animal abuse in IPV contexts, police reporting behaviors, and healthcare access disparities.
Key article trends reveal a focus on IPV severity markers (animal abuse), help-seeking barriers (fear, discrimination), and policy implications for shelters, policing, and healthcare. Collaborative grants include SSHRC Insight and Partnership Engage projects addressing safe housing, stigma, and pandemic-era gender-based violence responses.
