Poster Flash Talks
San Diego Summit Poster Flash Talks
The Poster Flash Talks provide attendees with an opportunity to discuss new research, programs, and other current issues with presenters who have created visual poster displays. Each presenter will provide a short 5 to 7-minute presentation followed by Q&A.
Poster Flash Talk sessions will be on Friday, September 25th from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla. All presenters will be in person.
Physical posters will be displayed at the Networking Reception on Friday, September 25th from 5:45 PM to 6:45 PM.
Continuing Education Credits are available for this year’s poster flash talks!
Congratulations to our San Diego 2026 Poster Award Winners!
Poster #52 Supporting the Supporters: Coping, Self-Care, and Reflexivity Among Qualitative Researchers Working with Intimate Partner Violence Survivors - Donna Meeker-O’Rourke
The Murray Strauss Award - This award acknowledges significant contribution of original research conducted on the integration of multiple forms of interpersonal violence or original research on interpersonal violence prevention or intervention.
Poster #5 Effects of ADHD Stigma on Guilt When a Child Sexual Assault Victim Has a Neurodevelopmental Disorder - Melissa Law
The Robbie Rossman Memorial Child Maltreatment Research Award - Recognizes outstanding student research that will be the future cornerstone in helping children exposed to family or sexual violence.
Poster #25 Racial Microaggressions and Strength of Ethnic Identity Predict Resiliency in BIPOC Individuals - Eunice Eyamba
The Founders Award - This poster represents the NPEIV Founders Award recognizing the poster presented at the IVAT conference that best exemplifies the goals of NPEIV to reduce, eliminate, or prevent violence through research, practice, policy, or advocacy.
31st San Diego Poster Groups
Poster Group 1: Substance Use, Sexual Behavior, and Violence
44 -Exploring Associations between Measures of Violence and Aggression and Alcohol-Related Behaviors in Individuals Seeking Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders – Alam Roxey
9 - Adults with Avoidant Attachment Style Perpetrate More Sexual Aggression Than Securely Attached and Anxious Avoidant Adults – Ana Cerrato-Young
2 - Attachment, Schemas, Emotion Dysregulation, and Enhancement Sex Motives as Predictors of Sexual Aggression – Angelina Halpern
47 - Who holds stronger alcohol expectancies? The role of Sexual Victimization and Gender Identity – Michel Paige
10 - Using Personality Assessments to Predict Police Sexual Misconduct – Janelle Peters
4 - Sexual Victimization and Depression Predict Sexual Dysfunction in Women and Men –Jessica Simich
13 - The Impact of Early Exposure to Pornography on Adolescents with Sexually Abusive Behavior: Associations with Antisocial Behavior, Mental Health, Substance Use, Adjudication, and Trauma – Kathliene Sundt
3 - Somatization Moderates the Relationship Between Emotional Neglect and Sexual Dysfunction in Women but not Men – Monique Welch
Poster Group 2: Culture and Identity in Trauma, Violence, and Healing
25 - Racial Microaggressions and Strength of Ethnic Identity Predict Resiliency in BIPOC Individuals – Eunice Eyamba
45 - Survivors’ Perspectives of Psychotherapists' Responses to IPV and its Intersection with Culture and Identity: A Narrative Analysis – Mikayla Lisi
46 - The Aftermath of Molded Masculinity and Male Victimization – Diana Shields
40 - The Resistance is Greater: Understanding Resilience and Historical Trauma among Vietnamese Americans – My Ngoc To
37- Contemplative Practices for Healing Historical Trauma among BIPOC Populations: A Scoping Review – My Ngoc To
38 - Healing Vietnamese American Historical Trauma with the WEALTH Program: A Community-Based Contemplative Model - My Ngoc To
50 - Voices of Recovery: Muslim Women Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Metro Detroit – Zeynep Zonp
14 - Gendered Racial Microaggression Experiences Predict Anxiety, Stress, and Depression in Asian American Women – Kaytee Younker
23 - Barriers to Leaving: How Concerns About Leaving Differ Across White, Mexican American, Korean American, and Vietnamese American IPV Survivors – Paloma Olmedo
Poster Group 3: Systems, Services, and Responses to Violence and Trauma
26 - Analysis and Experiences of Survivors of Trafficking within the Criminal Justice System: Challenges, Policies & Recommendations for More Supportive Systems – Kate Burba
28 - Rehabilitative and Punitive Attitudes in Correctional Facilities: Mental Health Professionals and Custody Staff Perceptions of Incarcerated Individuals – Kaitlyn Do
5 - Anxiety, Depression, and Stress Predict Racially Offensive Conduct in First Year Police Officers – Xaviera Gadpaille
34 - When Justice Feels Unsafe: Courtroom Protections for Domestic Violence Survivors – Rachel Gage
41 - Digital Interventions for Intimate Partner Violence Screening, Intervention, and Prevention: A Systematic Review – Ruby King, Lindsay Orchowski
52 - Supporting the Supporters: Coping, Self-Care, and Reflexivity Among Qualitative Researchers Working with Intimate Partner Violence Survivors – Donna Meeker-O'Rourke
58 - Professional Knowledge of Child Abuse Allegations in Divorce and Custody Disputes: Trends From 2019–2025 – Jessica Mueller-Coyne, Morgan Illercil, Bob Geffner
48 - TeleSANE Implementation in Rural Communities: Lessons for Advocates and SANE Providers – Alyssa Schramm, Claire Clifton, Monika Basyal
20 - Service Provider Perspectives on Working with Young Adult Women Affected by Sex Trafficking in Hawaiʻi: Needs, Challenges, and Paths Forward – Vanessa Simiola
57 - Beyond Recidivism: Institutional Betrayal and Trauma in the U.S. Carceral System – Rachel Christenson, Geovon Thomas, Nicole Gutierrez
Poster Group 4: Trauma, Mental Health, and Risk Across Diverse Experiences
43 - Intimate Partner Violence, Suicidality, and 2SLGBTQ+ Young Adults: A Narrative Review of the Literature – George Fazaa
49 - Housing and Food Insecurity and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration among Low-Income, Mixed-Gender Couples – Yahli Harel
12 - Fit for Duty, Unfit for Care: The Role of Eating Disorders and Trauma in Military and Veteran Populations – Brittney Marono
27 - Novel Predictors of PTSD Symptom Severity in Women Following Adult Sexual Assault – Amy Nguyen
30 - Trauma Response Following Physical Injury: Examining Peritraumatic Distress and Demographic Vulnerability – Athena Tsai
35 - Associations Between Probable PTSD, MDD, Their Comorbidity, and Suicide Risk Among U.S. Service Members – Hayley Myers
51 - The Third Parent: How High-Demand Religion Conditions Vulnerability to Coercive Control – Kalena Crosby
8 - Exposure to Different Natural Hazard Traumas Predicts Eco- Anxiety – Chizara Ojukwu
Poster Group 5: Pathways to Resilience, Recovery, and Growth
19 - Resilience, Emotional Intelligence, and Verbal Reasoning Predict Posttraumatic Growth – Rosalyn Collins
29 - Posttraumatic Growth and Post-ecstatic Growth: A Comparison of Younger and Older Adults – Christina Dodd
56 - The Art of War and The Greatest War: The Self – Samantha Kalilikane, Jared Salvatore Alberico
60 - Survivors Create a Movement to End Sexual Violence – Timothy Lennon
16 - The Role of Creative Arts Therapies in Fostering Resilience Among Trauma-Exposed Youth: A Neurobiological Literature Review – Cassandra Stillman
54 - I’ve Got Your Six: Therapist Attributes that Foster Effective and Ethical Treatment Outcomes in Veterans with Complex Trauma and Combat-Related PTSD – Marisabel Torres
24 - From Exposure to Empowerment: Pathways to Healing for Adult Survivors of Childhood Exposure to Domestic Violence – Tysheira Wasner
33 - The efficacy of ketamine assisted psychotherapy when compared to ketamine treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – Nicholas Page
42 - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders and the Coping Skills of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals – Alexandra Niebaum
31 - Divergent Paths, Shared Challenges: Identity Reconstruction and Reintegration After High-Commitment Group Exit – Ariana Barboa
Poster group 6: Childhood, Youth, and Trauma
22 – The Prevalence and Correlation of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Adult Patients Attending Type V Psychiatry Clinics and a Hospital Outpatient Department in Kingston, Jamaica – Nicole Alleyne
53 - From Police Report to Healing: A Strength-Based, Multidisciplinary Response to Childhood Trauma – Skylar Bottcher, Navila Calvet
59 - Identifying the Impact of Racism and Racial Trauma – Kevin Connors
36 - The Roots Before the Wound: Intergenerational Trauma as the Hidden Driver of Domestic Violence Cycles and the Gap in Survivor Recovery – Monique Davis
39 - Exposure to war-related trauma and symptoms of complex PTSD among children and adolescents in Gaza – Rawan Iriqat
1 - Just Sit Tight, We’ll Fix It? How Systemically Sanctioned Emotional Invalidation Gift Wraps Violence Against Women and Girls – Chanelle Norman
32 - Youth as Tertiary Characters in Their Own Stories: The Construction or Erosion of Youth Autonomy in Sexual Assault Research – Ayla Brescia
6 - Effects of ADHD Stigma on Guilt When a Child Sexual Assault Victim Has a Neurodevelopmental Disorder – Melissa Law
17 - Discussing the Rising Suicide Rate Among Youth in the Black Community – Sheila Turner
15 - Training Needs and Competency Development for Clinical Social Workers Serving Infants and Young Children: A Qualitative Needs Assessment – Rosemary Beltran