Isabella Grivois is a fourth-year PsyD student at Fuller Graduate School of Psychology and Marriage & Family Therapy. She will graduate with an emphasis in Neuropsychology. She has a background in yoga and somatic practices and has attended multiple trainings on trauma-based somatic practices.
Read MoreNicole Delano is a second-year Clinical Psychology PhD student on the Neuropsychology track at Fuller Graduate School of Psychology and Marriage & Family Therapy. She graduated from the University of California, Irvine, with a BS in Cognitive Sciences and is currently studying neuropsychology and cognition in clinical populations.
Read MoreOladipo Adedeji is a PhD student in Clinical Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary. He earned his BS in psychology from Bowie State University and MS in pastoral counseling from Loyola University Maryland. In graduate school, Oladipo researches neuropsychological factors of resilience in adolescents with histories of sex trafficking.
Read MoreIrene Sipan is a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Neuropsychology at the Fuller Graduate School of Psychology and Marriage & Family Therapy. Her master’s thesis was on measuring visuospatial skills of adolescents trafficked in prostitution. Her dissertation will identify objective and subjective measures of executive functioning in adolescents trafficked in prostitution.
Read MoreDavid Corliss is the founder and Director of Peace-Work, a volunteer cooperative of statisticians and data scientists applying statistical methods to issue-driven advocacy in poverty, education, and social justice. Dr. Corliss leads Peace-Work’s human trafficking research initiative. He holds a PhD in statistical astrophysics from the University of Toledo.
Read MoreNeil Brick is a survivor of ritual abuse and mind control. His work continues to educate the public about child abuse, trauma, and ritual abuse crimes. His child abuse and ritual abuse newsletter S.M.A.R.T. has been published for over 27 years.
Read MoreDr. Rochelle Dalla is a Professor in the Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. For the past two decades, her research has focused on human trafficking in the commercial sex industry, especially as it relates to family-facilitated child sex trafficking in unique contextual settings. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Human Trafficking.
Read MoreKara Napolitano (she/her) works at the Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking based in Denver. She spent 10 years working internationally with NGOs in post-conflict areas. For five years, she has led training and education efforts at LCHT, training more than 20,000 individuals across rural and urban Colorado.
Read MoreDr. Annjanette Alejano-Steele (she/her/siya) is the co-founder of the Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking and professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Her health psychology expertise has focused on reproductive health equity and community responses to human trafficking. She has supported over 70 survivors of human trafficking to attend college.
Read MoreLiz Kimbel is the Maryland Regional Director for The Restoring Ivy Collective. Liz is a survivor of child sex trafficking. She holds 10 years of experience in working with sex trafficking victims and survivors, utilizing restorative Chair Yoga, Social Emotional Wellness based art, SMART Recovery, and Life Coaching.
Read MoreKyla Woods is the DC Regional Director at the Restoring Ivy Collective. Kyla is a directly impacted leader who began organizing in 2016, focusing on aftercare service enhancement and policy reform efforts for survivors of sex trafficking. Kyla is also a graduate of the University of the District of Columbia, where she received her BA in Political Science in 2021.
Read MoreSarah Ascienzo (she/her/hers) is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at NC State University. Dr. Ascienzo teaches practice and research courses, as well as engages in research in the areas of psychological trauma, interpersonal violence, and student and provider wellbeing.
Read MoreDrake Gomez is a BSW student at NC State University. He has interned at NC Stop Human Trafficking and completed the following certifications: DHS Human Trafficking Awareness, FEMA, Polaris Human Trafficking Training, Office for Victims of Crime Understanding Human Trafficking, and Victim Assistance Training - Crimes - Human Trafficking.
Read MoreAdora Nsonwu is a global, social- behavioral scientist who studies sexual/reproductive health, human rights, global health policy, bioethics, and human trafficking. She received her Master of Public Health degree from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2022 and is currently a research fellow for the CDC.
Read MoreCassi Rodgers earned her Master's in Developmental Psychology from Lancaster University and will graduate with her MSW from NC State University in Spring 2023. Cassi has worked alongside Human Trafficking victims within DHHS/hospital settings, is on the Nash UNC Hospital Human Trafficking committee, and holds a Polaris HT Certification.
Read MoreMaura Nsonwu is a Professor in the School of Social Work at NC State University. She has practiced as a clinician, educator, and researcher in refugee resettlement, human trafficking, health care, child welfare, and social work education. She co- authored the textbook Human Trafficking: Applying Research, Theory and Case Studies.
Read MoreRachel Gardull is an AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists) certified sex therapist and graduate of the University of Southern California with a Master of Social Work. Rachel has also written for The Affirmative Couch with the aim of educating clinicians on working as a kink-affirming therapist.
Read MoreDesirae Casarez uses her lived experience in human trafficking as a catalyst to speak with others headed for or trapped in her former life. She is currently active in the Survivor Education in Advocacy and Support program. She is also a certified Ending the Game Facilitator and presenter.
Read MoreDr. Debbie Lassiter is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Convergence Resource Center with over 45 years of experience working with traumatized individuals. Dr. Lassiter has been a direct service provider working with individuals with the lived experience of human trafficking for over 20 years.
Read MoreCharlie Falkis is a fierce advocate of anti-trafficking work and a staff member of Uprising. He holds lived experience with familial, gang, and domestic minor sex trafficking. Charlie has devoted much of his post- trafficked life to advocacy and outreach in mental health, supporting survivors of domestic and sexual violence and human rights.
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