Externally Funded Studies - Ongoing
Projects
Externally Funded Studies - Completed Projects
Internally Funded Studies
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Phase I -The Development of a National
Strategy Focusing on Violence Prevention and the
Girl-Child
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Court Processing of Adult Complainants
of Childhood Sexual Abuse
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Socialization of Non-Violence in the
Family: The Development of Conflict Coping Skills
and Children's Adjustments
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Dating Violence in Teens: Examination
and Elimination
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Development
of Evaluation tools for Visiting Access Centres
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Evaluation
of Alpha House Programs
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Phase I - An Evaluation of the Ma Mawi
Wi Chi Itata Family Violence Program: Stony Mountain
Project
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Health Care Professionals and Training
Resources on the Abuse of Seniors
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Recidivism Rates Among Wife Abuse Offenders
Mandated to the Manitoba Corrections Short Term Intervention
Project(STIP)
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Public Attitudes to Criminal Justice
Intervention in Cases of Family Violence
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Public Attitudes to Violence in the Media
and its Impact on Children
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Steinbach Shelter Research Project A
Study of Comparative Utilization Rates
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An Evaluation of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Workshop for Manitoba Service Providers
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CHOICES Youth Program - An Evaluation
of the CHOICES Youth Program: A Youth Participant
Perspective
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Failure to Function in the Elderly:
Sexual Abuse and Other Correlates
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Non-Functionalism in Elderly Women and
Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Phase II
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A Critical Link: Measuring the Impact
of the Family Violence Counselling Program at Nor'West
Co-op Community Health Centre
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File Review of Women's Advocacy Program
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Development of Evaluation Forms for
Family Dispute Services of Manitoba
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Identification of Early Trauma in Women
Age 55+ Intimate Violence, Aboriginal Women, and
Justice System Response: A Winnipeg
Intimate Violence, Aboriginal Women, and Justice System Response: A Winnipeg Study
- Phase
I -The Development of a National Strategy Focusing
on Violence Prevention and the Girl-Child
- Sponsor:Status of Women Canada (funding to
Alliance of Research Centres on Violence)
- Principal
Investigators: Dr. K. McKenna, Centre for Research
on Violence Against Women and Children; Dr. Y. Jiwani,
BC/ Yukon Feminist Research, Education, Development,
and Action (FREDA); Dr. J. Ursel, RESOLVE, University
of Manitoba; Dr. M. Rinfret-Raynor, Le Centre de
Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur la Violence Familiale
et la Violence Faite aux Femmes (CRI-VIFF); Dr.
D. Harrison, Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for
Family Violence Research
- Co-Investigators:
Numerous across five national sites in British
Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick
- Student
Investigators: Numerous across five national sites
in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec,
and New Brunswick
- Start Date:
May,1998 End Date: October, 1998
- A five site
study into the development of a national strategy
for violence prevention and the girl child.
- Court
Processing of Adult Complainants of Childhood Sexual
Abuse
- Sponsor: SSHRC
- Principal
Investigator: E. J. Ursel, Co-Director, RESOLVE,
University of Manitoba
- Co-Investigator:
S. Whitley, Director of Prosecutions, Manitoba
Justice
- Student
Investigators: K. Gorkoff, Masters Student in Sociology,
University of Manitoba; C. Gillies, Masters Student
in Sociology; W. Rector, Faculty of Law, Osgoode
Hall, York University; R. Malaviya, Faculty of
Law, University of Manitoba; S. Brickey, Undergraduate
Student in Arts, University of Manitoba.
- Start Date:
March, 1995 End Date: April, 1998
- The aim
of this study is to follow criminal justice intervention
in historical abuse cases. All historical abuse
cases reported to the Winnipeg Police from 1989
to 1994 were followed from police investigation,
through court to sentencing.
- Socialization
of Non-Violence in the Family: The Development of
Conflict Coping Skills and Children's Adjustments
- Sponsor: SSHRC
- Principal
Investigator: C. Piotrowski, PhD., Department of
Family Studies, University of Manitoba
- Community
Investigators: S. Perrault, Ma Mawi Chi Itata Inc.;
J. Canassco, Mount Carmel Clinic; T. Wall, Klinic;
B. van Wallengham, Family Centre of Winnipeg; L.
Trigg, New Directions for Children, Youth, & Families; S.
Hunter, Fort Garry Women's Resource Centre; J. Bell Boychuk,
Elizabeth Fry Society; D. Charabin, Elizabeth Hill Counselling
Centre; C. Barton, Women in Second Stage Housing; B. Rogers,
Winnipeg Military Family Resource Centre; E. Shane, Jewish
Child &
- Family Services;
D. Anderson, Eastman Crisis Centre
- Start Date:
April, 1996 End Date: March, 1999
- The aim
of this project is to study the socialization of
nonviolence in families with young children by
comparing children who have witnessed spousal abuse
to those who have not. This project investigates
the development of both constructive conflict management
processes and destructive conflict management processes
in parent-child and sibling relationships over time.
The relation of these conflict processes to the quality
of family relationships, and to the children's adjustment
will also be assessed.
- Dating
Violence in Teens: Examination and Elimination
- Sponsor: SSHRC
- Principal
Investigator: W. Josephson, Department of Psychology,
University of Winnipeg
- Co-Investigator:
J. Proulx, RESOLVE, University of Manitoba; Winnipeg
School Division #1; Men for Change, Halifax, N.S.;
D. Rice-Lampert, Culture, Heritage, and Citizenship,
Winnipeg, MB
- Student
Investigators: B. Comaskey, Department of Sociology;
A. Coelho, Department of Psychology; R. Srichandra,
Department of Sociology, University of Manitoba
- Start Date:
March, 1996 End Date: March, 1999
- The proposed
research will evaluate the impact of "Healthy
Relationships"
program. Evaluation will be carried out over three years,
so that both the long and short term effects of the program
on violent behaviour and victimization can be measured.
- Development
of Evaluation tools for Visiting Access Centres
- Sponsor: Family Dispute Services Principal Investigator:
Dr. J. Ursel, RESOLVE, University of Manitoba
- Co-Investigator: B. Comaskey,
RESOLVE, University of Manitoba
- Start Date:March 1999 End Date: August
2000
- To
research and develop evaluation tools for visiting
access centres who access services funded by dispute
services.
- Evaluation
of Alpha House Programs
- Sponsor: United Way
- Principal Investigators: K.
Gorkoff, RESOLVE, University of Manitoba;
A. Chapman, President of Board of Directors
of Alpha House
- Start Date:October 1998 - End Date: April
2000
- To
explore how programs at Alpha House are impacting
its clients. Interviews are held with current clients
at 4 time periods, intake, 3 months into stay, at
departure, and a 3 month follow up. Telephone interviews
are also held with former clients. The interviews
will be analysed to see if clients were successful
in meeting goals established at the beginning of
the stay at alpha house and specific questions on
the programming the clients received.
- Phase
I - An Evaluation of the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Family
Violence Program: Stony Mountain Project
- Sponsor:Correctional Services Canada and RESOLVE,
University of Manitoba
- Principal
Investigator: J. Proulx, RESOLVE, University of
Manitoba
- Community
Investigator: S. Perrault, Team Leader, Family
Violence Program, Ma Mawi Chi Itata
- Start Date:
September, 1995 End Date: March, 1996
- The primary
goal of this project was to ascertain Aboriginal
inmates' acceptance of the Family Violence Program
at Stony Mountain Correctional Institute. The investigation
focussed on inmates expectations of and satisfaction
with the program, their perception of its effectiveness
and applicability, and their thoughts on the cultural
aspects of the program.
- Health
Care Professionals and Training Resources on the
Abuse of Seniors
- Sponsor:
Health Canada
- Principal
Investigators: K. Gorkoff, J. Proulx and B. Comaskey,
RESOLVE, University of Manitoba
- Start Date:
January, 1998 End Date: March 31, 1998
- This project
consists of a scan of the resources currently used
in Canada to train health care professionals and
front line workers in the detection, intervention,
and prevention of abuse of the elderly. Recommendations
for effective dissemination of future resource training
manuals will be made.
- Recidivism
Rates Among Wife Abuse Offenders Mandated to the
Manitoba Corrections Short Term Intervention Project
(STIP)
- Sponsor:Manitoba
Department
of Justice
- Principal
Investigator: E. J. Ursel, RESOLVE, University
of Manitoba
- Start Date:
1994 End Date: 1996
- The purpose
of this study was to assess the impact of the Short
Term Intervention Program (STIP) on spouse abuse
offenders. STIP is a twenty-six hour psycho-educational
program offered by Manitoba Corrections. A comparative
examination of recidivism between STIP graduates
and a control group was conducted two years after
the completion of their sentences. This study indicated
that there was a reduction of recidivism among
STIP graduates.
- Public
Attitudes to Criminal Justice Intervention in Cases
of Family Violence
- Sponsor:University of Manitoba SSHRC
- Principal
Investigators: E. J. Ursel, Co-Director, RESOLVE,
University of Manitoba; R. Linden, Winnipeg Area
Study, University of Manitoba
- Start Date:
November, 1995 End Date: April, 1996
- Public
Attitudes to Violence in the Media and its Impact
on Children
- Sponsor:
University of
Manitoba SSHRC
- Principal
Investigators: E. J. Ursel, Co-Director, RESOLVE,
University of Manitoba; W. Josephson, Department
of Psychology, University of Winnipeg
- Start Date:
November, 1996 End Date: April, 1997.
- Steinbach
Shelter Research Project - A Study of Comparative
Utilization Rates
- Sponsor:Eastman Crisis Centre
- Principal
Investigators: S. Kuropatwa, RESOLVE, University
of Manitoba; D.
- Anderson,
Eastman Crisis Centre
- Start Date:
September, 1995 End Date: January, 1996
- The purpose
of this study was to determine if there is under-use
of the data with the Westman and Central regional
shelters and to determine the cause of this under-use
by comparing referral patterns and program services
of the participating shelters.
- An Evaluation
of Childhood Sexual Abuse Workshop for Manitoba Service
Providers
- Sponsor:Women's
Post Treatment
[now known
as Laurel Centre]
- University
Investigator: J. Proulx, RESOLVE, University of
Manitoba
- Start Date:
May, 1995 End Date: October, 1995 To study the
effects of workshops on childhood sexual abuse
survivors. These workshops were administered to
Manitoba service providers. The study involved
a quasi-experimental cross-over design. Measurement
included changes in provider knowledge attitudes
and skill. The assessment package includes standardized
measures and questionnaires specifically constructed
for this evaluation. A manual for this project was
produced.
- CHOICES
Youth Program - An Evaluation of the CHOICES Youth
Program: A Youth Participant Perspective
- Sponsor:Winnipeg School Division #1
- Principal
Investigator: J. Proulx, RESOLVE, University of
Manitoba
- Start Date:
April, 1997 End Date: August, 1997
- The CHOICES
Youth Program is a program for youth at risk. In
conjunction with other community agencies such
as the Winnipeg Police Department, Winnipeg School
Division #1 is completed its first year of program
delivery. It is at this point that an evaluation
of the program seemed warranted in order to assess
its achievements and acceptability among the program
recipients. This evaluation will allow for improvements
in subsequent years of delivery.
- Failure
to Function in the Elderly: Sexual Abuse and Other
Correlates
- Sponsor:Riverview
Health Centre
- Principal
Investigator: E. Boustcha, Riverview Health Centre;
and E. Tabisz, Riverview Health Centre
- University
Investigator: J. Proulx, RESOLVE, University of
Manitoba
- Start Date:
June, 1997 End Date: July, 1997
- To interpret
statistical analysis and reporting on this statistical
analysis.
- Non-Functionalism
in Elderly Women and Victims of Childhood Sexual
Abuse: Phase II
- Sponsor: Riverview Health Centre
- Principal
Investigator: E. Boustcha, Riverview Health Centre
and E. Tabisz, Riverview Health Centre
- University
Investigator: J. Proulx, RESOLVE, University of
Manitoba
- Start Date:
April, 1996 End Date: September, 1996
- Interviews
were conducted with persons in their homes or in
locations preferred by the interviewees. This process
was followed by the compilation of a written report
of the findings of the research.
- A Critical
Link: Measuring the Impact of the Family Violence
Counselling Program at Nor'West Co-op Community Health
Centre
- Sponsor:Nor'West
Co-op Community
Health Centre
- Principal
Investigator: S. Kuropatwa, RESOLVE, University
of Manitoba
- Start Date:
May , 1996 End Date: June, 1997
- NorthWest
Co-op Community Health Centre Family Violence Counselling
Program has been providing services to women experiencing
violence in their homes and families - specifically;
counselling, support, advocacy and education. The
evaluation was designed to determine the impact
of the program on the lives of the women who accessed
services. Through a qualitative intake form and
several subsequent interviews conducted by the
counsellor, the clients indicated short and long
term goals, and the levels of satisfaction with
the program. The evaluation stated conclusively that
participation in the program was causally connected
to women living independent of abuse, getting treatment
for issues of substance abuse, retrieving children
from apprehension and moving forward with long term
efforts towards health and independence.
- File
Review of Women's Advocacy Program
- Sponsor:
Manitoba Department
of Justice
- Principal
Investigator: K. Gorkoff, RESOLVE, University of
Manitoba
- Co-Investigator:
J. Dupont, Women's Advocacy Program
- Start Date:
October, 1997 End Date: December, 1997
- This project
consisted of updating the current case load of
the Women's Advocacy Program. Files were checked
for dispositions and the dates of those dispositions.
Cases were then closed on the computer program so
that an accurate count of cases could be conducted.
- Development
of Evaluation Forms for Family Dispute Services of
Manitoba
- Sponsor:
Family Dispute
Services
- Principal
Investigator: K. Gorkoff, RESOLVE, University of
Manitoba Co-Investigator: S. Kuropatwa, Family
Disputes Services Start Date: November, 1997 End
Date: September, 1998 This project entailed the
creation of two evaluation forms. One was ongoing
evaluation forms for clients of services of abused
women in Manitoba which are funded by Family Dispute
Services. The second was the creation of evaluation
forms for staff of these services.
- Identification
of Early Trauma in Women Age 55+
- Sponsor: Riverview Health Centre
- Principal
Investigators: E. Boustcha, Riverview Health Centre;
and E. Tabisz, Riverview Health Centre
- University
Investigator: J. Proulx, RESOLVE, University of
Manitoba
- Start Date:
August, 1997 End Date: September, 1997
- To write
a proposal for grant funding for a project known
as Identification of Early Trauma in Women Age
55+.
- Intimate
Violence, Aboriginal Women, and Justice System Response:
A Winnipeg Study
- Sponsors:Heritage
Canada, Seventh
Generation
Fund, via the
Original Woman's
Network
- Principal
Investigator: A. McGillivray, Faculty of Law, University
of Manitoba
- Community
Steering Committee: L. Bruce, Native Women's Transition
Centre; K. Mallet, Director, Original Women's Network;
J. Lavallee, Executive Director, Ikwe-Widdjiitiwin;
S. Perrault, Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata; M. Assiniboine-Myran,
Elizabeth Fry Society
- Student
Investigator: B. Comaskey, MA Candidate (Sociology),
University of Manitoba
- Start Date:
May, 1995 End Date: July, 1996
- The study
investigated the abuse experiences of Aboriginal
women in Winnipeg and their views on the justice
system's response to their needs.
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