Jane Lee is a Senior Attorney Advisor in the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section’s (MLARS), Program Management and Training Unit. Jane works with United States Attorneys’ Offices, law enforcement, and agencies to compensate victims. Jane is a graduate of University of California, San Diego and Tulane Law School. Jane is licensed to practice in California and Washington, D.C.
Read MoreSteven Procopio is a trainer and consultant on the issue of sex trafficking of boys, adolescent males, and young men. He is the founder of the first free standing project for trafficked males in the United States. Steven has trained and consulted organizations internationally on the topic and was awarded the Liberator of the Year Award 2023 for his years of service on the issue of male sex trafficking.
Read MoreRita O'Brien is a survivor and educator with a passion for justice to educate in the communities that she was trafficked from. Rita got her Bachelors at Eastern Michigan University and went on to Western Michigan University to her Masters with a Trauma focus.
Read MoreAmanda Knapp is a PhD candidate in Public Affairs, focusing her research on Human Trafficking Policy. Her research includes investigating law enforcement cultural barriers influencing low victim identification rates, runaway homeless youth trafficking, labor trafficking, public perception of the human trafficking crisis, and the judicial system.
Read MoreJessa Crisp (she/they) is a lived experience expert, former CEO of BridgeHope, and provides trauma-informed consultation to government agencies. Jessa both writes and speaks on the complex trauma survivors of human trafficking experience; advocating for humanity to be brought into the healing process.
Read MoreFenix McClay (they/them) is the founder of Mosaic Consulting Co LLC. As a lived experience expert, they focus on harm reduction in the anti-human trafficking sector through training, program evaluation, and professional consulting services. They have three years training in professional counseling and have worked for ten years within the social services sector.
Read MoreKatie Papke is a human trafficking survivor. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker, Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and a Clinically Certified Human Trafficking Victims Services Provider. Katie has her own therapy private practice and has a passion for providing trauma treatment to survivors of human trafficking.
Read MoreBrenna Wallace, a survivor and global anti-human trafficking advocate, is an empowered speaker and educator. She led legislative changes benefiting survivors, improved child welfare policies, and guides law enforcement. Trained by the UN and OSCE, Brenna educates on trafficking prevention, focusing on disabilities. An internationally recognized expert, Brenna is a prolific conference presenter and speaker.
Read MoreDr. Lorey Wheeler is an associate research professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she directs the MAP Academy. Her research focuses on the role of family and context in individual development, including outcomes related to interpersonal relationships, psychosocial adjustment, and educational outcomes among marginalized and understudied populations.
Read MoreDr. Rochelle Dalla is a Professor in the Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her research centers on women trafficked into the commercial sex industry in non-Western countries. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Human Trafficking.
Read MoreDr. Katie Edwards is a Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she directs the Interpersonal Violence Research Laboratory. Her work focuses on participatory action research to prevent and respond to sexual and related forms of violence.
Read MoreAlexis Chavez is a doctoral student in the Quantitative, Qualitative & Psychometric Methods program and a graduate research assistant in the Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics, and Psychometrics (MAP Academy). He is interested in nonverbal communication analysis in mixed methods research and its application towards ecological emotions.
Read MoreAubrey Paschal is a research technician at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Interpersonal Violence Research Laboratory. She received a Master of Arts degree in Social Psychology from the University of Northern Iowa. She is primarily interested in legal topics such as juror decision making, recidivism, and wrongful convictions.
Read MoreAleesa Nutting is a research project manager at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. Possessing a Master of Arts degree in Social Justice and Human Rights and integrating a wealth of professional experience in leadership in direct services supporting youth survivors, Aleesa is committed to challenging systems of inequity and oppression.
Read MoreDr. Mandy Sanchez has been researching, writing, and presenting about pornography and violence for 20+ years. She is a trained trauma-informed facilitator. As the Director of Programs for Culture Reframed, she focuses on expanding, developing, and ensuring high quality, comprehensive, programming for adults who are influential in young peoples’ lives.
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 MoreWith a Master's in Theological Studies and over a decade of experience in combating human trafficking, Sarah Hardman is a renowned advocate, pastor, and theologian who has a unique blend of academic excellence, professional proficiency, and lived experience as a survivor leader.
Read MoreKathleen Cashin completed her BSW at the University of Calgary and MSW at UBC with a focus on social and international development. Kathleen has been a social worker in Vancouver with a focus on homelessness since 2015 and has been with Covenant House Vancouver since 2019, currently serving as the Manger of the Foundations Program and Special Projects.
Read MoreChristine Baglin was Co-Principal Investigator for National Outreach Survey for Transportation and Principal Investigator of the Transportation Research Board’s study. As a consultant, Ms. Baglin supported a federal law enforcement agency in standing up a crime-victims program.
Read MoreChristi Wigle is the CEO and Co-Founder of United Against Slavery and has served in leadership and survivor advocacy for 14 years. Christi has collaborated with multi-disciplinary stakeholders in more than 20 countries and led efforts as the Principal Investigator of the National Outreach Survey for Transportation (2021).
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