Poco Kernsmith

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I am a Professor of Social Welfare at The University of California, Los Angeles.  I received my PhD in Social Welfare in 2002 from UCLA with a study of gender differences in intimate partner violence perpetration.  I have worked in domestic violence and sexual assault victim services agencies in crisis intervention, legal advocacy and community education, including developing of prevention programs for high schools and universities to prevent perpetration of violence among youth.

Experience

  • 2002–present
    Professor, Wayne State University

Education

  • 2020 
    Wayne State University, MPH
  • 2002 
    University of California, Los Angeles, PhD, Social Welfare
  • 1995 
    University of Michigan, MSW
  • 1994 
    University of California, Santa Barbara, BA, Psychology and Women's Studies

Grants and Contracts

  • 2020
    Creating Protective Environments through School Policy Development
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • 2016
    Youth Empowerment Solutions for Healthy Relationships: Engaging Youth to Prevent Sexual Violence
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • 2012
    Strengthening Supports for Healthy Relationships: A Gender-Sensitive, Mixed Methods Analysis of Protective Factors for Intimate Partner Violence
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • 2004
    Campus Safety Interaction Program
    Role:
    Investigator
    Funding Source:
    U.S. Department of Justice

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