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Expertise: violence against women, sexual assault, domestic abuse, trauma, practice effectiveness, women's studies, direct pratice
Bio: Tonya Edmond's research and teaching interests include violence against women and practice effectiveness. Her current projects involve examining the theoretical and intervention preferences of domestic violence and sexual assault service providers, the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in rape crisis centers, and the response of rape crisis centers to the comorbidity of substance abuse and PTSD.
Edmond has nearly 20 years of experience as a social worker, both in direct practice and administration. Her practice experience includes serving as director of the Albuquerque Rape Crisis Center at the University of New Mexico; as a clinical social worker who specialized in sexual assault and trauma in private practice; as clinical director of the Austin Rape Crisis Center; as executive director of the Hays County Women's Center in San Marcos, Texas; and as victim advocate at the Austin Police Department.
