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SXSW!!

I am so thrilled (and more than a little stunned) to announce that I’m going to be presenting at SXSW! My talk, on how we can do a better job responding to survivors, is entitled “#YouTooCanHelp: 5 Vital Skills for the #MeToo Era.” You can see more...

NY Times Report on Online Child Exploitation

I know there is a lot going on in the news these days, but I hope you don’t miss this piece on child pornography, which is the result of more than a year of investigation by the New York Times. It’s a hard topic, but it’s so important that we understand this area....

The Court’s Final Epstein Ruling

This week, the court in the Epstein case in Miami issued what appears to be its final ruling. Following the court’s holding in February that the Justice Department violated the victims’ rights by not conferring with them regarding its non-prosecution agreement (NPA)...

Remembering 9/11

September 11th will always be a hard day. Those images, those stories, will always echo. The chaos and fear of that day, as reports came in and we watched the horror unfold, not knowing what would come next. And then the devastating hope—the signs for the missing...

Why Do We Blame Victims?

I’ve often wondered why victim blaming is so pervasive, even as most of us know intellectually that it’s not right. It turns out scientists have studied this, and they say it’s due to our “just world bias”—we want to believe that life is fair, and people...

Welcome to September!

Even if you haven’t been on an academic calendar in decades, the day after Labor Day always feels like a new beginning. This fall, I’ll be speaking, writing, and teaching—filling my days with things I love. Hope this season feels new and exciting to you.

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