Advancing Research and Practice in Gender-Based Violence and Health with Dr. Kathryn Laughon

You’re invited to a special speaker event on Advancing Research and Practice in Gender-Based Violence and Health. This important discussion will explore the latest research, innovative approaches, and practical strategies for addressing the intersection of gender-based violence and health outcomes. 

Join us as Dr. Kathryn Laughon shares expert insights, evidence-based practices, and the evolving role of healthcare professionals, researchers, and advocates in responding to gender-based violence. 

5:30 PM | Lecture

6:30 PM | Reception

Dr. Laughon earned her bachelors and masters in nursing from the University of Virginia and her PhD from Johns Hopkins University. She has focused her practice and research on issues of violence against women. Laughon has served as PI on research projects funded by the National Institute for Justice, the National Institutes of Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Nurses Foundation. 

Recently completed funded research projects include Enhancing the reliability and validity of medico-legal examinations for strangulation, funded by the National Institute of Justice and Feasibility and acceptability of characterizing neurophysiological and neuropsychological changes in abused women reporting strangulation events, funded by the Brain Institute of the University of Virginia. She is currently a co-investigator on an NIH-funded project examining reproductive health outcomes among women with disabilities. Laughon is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and former chair of the Academy’s Expert Panel on Violence as well as past president of the Nursing Network on Violence against Women, International. Laughon directs the Forensic Center for UVA Health and provides expert testimony in state and federal court.