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The following presenters have confirmed their participation in the Prevention in Progress Family Violence Prevention Summit:

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Lesley Ashworth
Dr. Amy Bonomi
Dr. Barbara Boat
Mike Boehmer
Lórien Castelle
Rebecca Cline
Megan Crouch
Dr. Jeffrey Edleson
Sally Dine Fitch
Nancy Grigsby
Yvonne Hunnicutt
Denise Uhl Jenkins
Susan Kelly
John Kinsel
Alex Leslie
Cema Mastroleo
Michelle Miller-Myers
Tonia Moultry
Mary Murray
Rachel Ramirez
Robin Rose
Jo Simonsen
Jamie Smith
Dr. Kenneth Steinman
Marilyn Tomasi
Shana R. Trent
Dr. Lawrence Wallack
Zoë Breen Wood
 
Dr. Barbara Boat

Workshop: Ruff to Rough: Animal Abuse as a Risk Factor for Family Violence

Barbara Walling Boat, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Executive Director of The Childhood Trust at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She has conducted research on the use of anatomical dolls in sexual abuse investigations and currently studies relationships among animal cruelty, child abuse and domestic violence, including dog bites. Her special clinical interests are treatment of post-traumatic stress and dissociative disorders and the training and utilization of evidenced-based interventions for traumatized children and their families.