2018 Present Assistant Research Professor School of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ

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1 LAURA JOHNSON, PHD, MSW School of Social Work Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 390 George Street, Room 511, New Brunswick, NJ EDUCATION 2018 Ph.D. Social Work Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick, New Jersey 2012 M.S.W. Social Work Certificate in Violence Against Women and Children Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick, New Jersey 2008 B.A. International Relations, Minor in Communications Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 2018 Present Assistant Research Professor RESEARCH AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE 2017 Present Co-Law Enforcement Training Project Coordinator New Jersey State Police, West Trenton, NJ Assist with implementation of New Jersey State Police grant award for the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement Protection Orders Program funded by the Office on Violence Against Women through trainer identification and curriculum development Senior Program Coordinator, Center on Violence Against Women & Children Managed a $5 million cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Justice (2016-MJ- CX-K011) which establishes a research consortium focused on topical areas related to violence against women. Coordinated a research project that created and validated a risk assessment tool to be used with domestic violence victims seeking waivers as part of the Family Violence Option, funded by the New Jersey Department of Family Development for Drs. Judy L. Postmus (PI) & Andrea Hetling (Co-PI) during fiscal years Supervised and provided mentorship on research-related tasks to project coordinators; Field supervisor for MSW students; Completed Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI). Represented the research arm of the Center at core staff meetings and assist with identifying and applying for research funding for the Center.

2 LAURA JOHNSON, LSW Program Coordinator I, Center on Violence Against Women & Children Managed a program evaluation of a seminar on domestic violence screening for medical providers funded by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital s Community Health Promotion Program for Dr. Sarah McMahon (PI) for the project cycle. Coordinated an exploratory project looking at the service needs of domestically trafficked adolescents in New Jersey funded by the New Jersey Department of Children and Families for Drs. Judy L. Postmus (PI) & Cassandra Simmel (Co-PI) during fiscal year Program Coordinator II, Center on Violence Against Women & Children Managed the daily operations of the Center. Responsibilities included the supervision of undergraduate and graduate students, scheduling, the coordination of special events, and the fiscal management of accounts. Assisted with various research projects, including the fiscal management of budgets and incentives, data collection, data entry and basic data analysis, maintaining relationships with funders and collaborating agencies, and the submission of reports to funders and the Institutional Review Board Research Assistant, Center on Violence Against Women & Children Conducted literature searches and summarized articles on violence against women and children Criminal Case Control Unit Assistant Union County Prosecutor s Office, Elizabeth, NJ Maintained the CrimeNtel Database utilized by law enforcement agencies in Union County. Drafted and edited legal documents and prepared cases for Grand Jury presentation. Trained new employees on office protocol and law enforcement specific databases. PRACTICE EXPERIENCE Clinical Social Work Intern Dorothy B. Hersh Regional Child Protection Center, New Brunswick, NJ Facilitated clinic appointments with pediatricians and provided crisis intervention, psychoeducation, and resource recommendations to abused children and their non-offending parents Victim/Witness Advocacy Unit Intern Morris County Prosecutor s Office, Morristown, NJ Notified victims of defendant parole eligibility and release and provided victims with assistance on victim impact statements, service referrals, information on the criminal justice system, and the status of cases School Social Work Intern Abraham Clark High School, Roselle, NJ Provided individual and group therapy to a caseload of 23 students requiring special services for academic, behavioral, and emotional needs.

3 LAURA JOHNSON, LSW Sexual Assault Unit Paid Intern Union County Prosecutor s Office, Elizabeth, NJ Aided assistant prosecutors in all phases of criminal investigations from initial victim complaint through sentencing and accompanied attorneys and detectives to meet with victims and witnesses for trial preparation Sexual Violence Hotline Volunteer Break the Silence Sexual Violence Hotline, Bethlehem, PA Received 30 hours of training on issues including sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, and harassment and aided in the monitoring of a 24-hour a day, seven days a week hotline. FUNDED RESEARCH Current Funded Research Northern Arizona University. National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative (NDVFRI). Co-Investigator with Dr. Sarah McMahon (PI), ($44,824), March 2018 September Principal Investigator of Examining Domestic Violence Response Teams within the State of New Jersey and Case Study of Project Home Involved Violence Intervention Strategies Gloucester Township Police Department s Domestic Violence Model (both funded under this grant). National Institute of Justice (2016-MJ-CX-K011). Postmus, J. L. (PI) & McMahon, S. (Co-PI). Examining Coordinated Community Responses to Violence Against Women. Principal Investigator with Dr. Amanda Stylianou (Co-PI) ($88,556), January 2018 December National Institute of Justice (2016-MJ-CX-K011). Rutgers Violence Against Women Research Consortium. Consortium Manager for Drs. Judy L. Postmus (PI) and Sarah McMahon (Co-PI) ($4,999,982), January 2017 December Past Funded Research New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development. Assessing Domestic Violence under the Family Violence Option. Project Coordinator for Drs. Judy L. Postmus (PI) and Andrea Hetling (Co-PI) ($298,563), July 2015 June New Jersey Department of Children and Families. Addressing the Needs of Domestically Trafficked Adolescents in New Jersey. Project Coordinator for Drs. Judy L. Postmus (PI) and Cassandra Simmel (Co-PI), ($233,604), July 2014 June Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Community Health Promotion Program. Evaluation of RWJUH Community Health Programs, Co-Investigator with Dr. Sarah McMahon (PI) and Judy L. Postmus (Co-PI), ($22,000), December 2014 December Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Community Health Promotion Program. Evaluation of RWJUH Community Health Programs, Co-Investigator with Dr. Sarah McMahon (PI), and Judy L. Postmus (Co-PI), ($15,000), November 2013 November Rutgers University Excellence in Higher Education for Liberian Development (EHELD) Partnership. Examining Barriers and Persistence Factors for Female Students in Engineering and Agriculture Degree Programs at the University of Liberia and Cuttington University. Research Assistant for Dr. Judy L. Postmus (PI), ($51,000), January 2013 June 2013.

4 LAURA JOHNSON, LSW 4 PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Johnson, L., Postmus, J. L., Khetarpal, R., Schwartz, R., Buttner, C., & McMahon, S. (2018, online). The Center on Violence Against Women and Children at Rutgers University. Research on Social Work Practice. DOI: / Seabrook, R., McMahon, S., Duquaine, B., Johnson, L., Desilva, A. (in press). Sexual assault victimization and perceptions of university climate among bisexual women compared to heterosexual and gay women. Journal of Bisexuality. McMahon, S. M., Hoge, G. L., Johnson, L. & McMahon, S. (2018, online). Stand up and do something : Exploring students perspectives on bystander intervention. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. DOI: / Johnson, L., Sapiro, B., Buttner, C., & Postmus, J. L. (2018). Ambiguous agency as a diagnostic of power: Efforts of child welfare providers to promote responsible agency among youth involved in sex trades. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 27(6), DOI: / Davila, A. L., Johnson, L., & Postmus, J. L. (2017, online). Examining the relationship between economic abuse and mental health among Latina intimate partner violence survivors in the United States. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. DOI: / Holcomb, S., Johnson, L., Hetling, A., Postmus, J. L., Steiner, J., Riordan, A., & Braasch, L. (2017). Implementation of the Family Violence Option twenty years later: A Review of state welfare rules for domestic violence survivors. Journal of Policy Practice, 16(4), DOI: / Sapiro, B., Johnson, L., Postmus, J. L., & Simmel, C. (2016). Supporting youth involved in domestic minor sex trafficking: Divergent perspectives on youth agency. Child Abuse & Neglect, 58, DOI: /j.chiabu Postmus, J. L., Hoge, G. L., Davis, R., Johnson, L., Koechlein, E. & Winter, S. (2015). Examining gender based violence and abuse among Liberian school students in four counties: An exploratory study. Child Abuse & Neglect, 44, DOI: /j.chiabu MANUSCRIPTS UNDER PEER REVIEW Steiner, J., Johnson, L., Postmus, J. L., & Davis, R. Sexual violence of Liberian school age students: An investigation of perpetration, gender, and forms of abuse. Submitted to Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. Johnson, L., Postmus, J. L., Hetling, A., Steiner, J., Riordan, A., & Braasch, L. Divergent attitudes among domestic violence risk assessors and county welfare agency staff during the Family Violence Option process. Submitted to Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership, & Governance. Steiner, J., & Johnson, L., Hetling, A., & Postmus, J. L. Developing a risk assessment and impact tool for addressing domestic violence in welfare agencies. Submitted to Advances in Social Work. MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS Duron, J., Johnson, L., Hoge, G. L., & Postmus, J. L. Moving coercive control beyond intimate partner violence: The use of coercive control tactic across life course victimization. Expected submission: Fall Johnson, L., Nikolova, K., Cusano, J., Steiner, J., & Postmus, J. L. Do you believe your partner is capable of killing you?: An examination of factors that survivors of IPV associate with fatality risk. Expected submission: Fall 2018.

5 LAURA JOHNSON, LSW 5 Nikolova, K., Steiner, J., Postmus, J. L., Hetling, A., & Johnson, L. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Does type of intimate partner violence impact the receipt of waivers? Expected submission: Fall Johnson, L., Davidoff, E., DaSilva, A., & McMahon, S. Fostering police department support for domestic violence response team implementation with domestic violence organizations. Expected submission: Winter Johnson, L. Increasing financial empowerment for survivors of intimate partner violence over time: A latent growth curve analysis. Expected submission: Winter Johnson, L. & Postmus, J. L. Examining factors associated with intimate partner violence survivors perceptions of safety. Expected submission: Winter BOOK CHAPTERS Johnson, L. & Postmus, J.L. (2015). Liberia. In M. Odekon & J.G. Golson (Eds). The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty, Second Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. RESEARCH REPORTS, BRIEFS, & MANUALS Johnson, L., Steiner, J., Postmus, J. L., Hetling, A., & Lin, H. F. (2017). Phase III Report Assessing Domestic Violence under the Family Violence Option: Risk Assessment Tool Creation. Final report prepared for the State of New Jersey Division of Family Development. McMahon S., O Connor, J., Cusano, J., Johnson, L., & Camerer, K. (2016). #WESPEAK Students Experiences, Attitudes, and Beliefs About Sexual Violence: Results of the Rutgers University Newark Campus Climate Assessment. Final report prepared for Rutgers University Newark. Johnson, L., Steiner, J., Holcomb, S., Postmus, J. L., & Hetling, A. (2016). Phase II Report Assessing Domestic Violence under the Family Violence Option: Stakeholders Views of the Functioning of the Family Violence Option in New Jersey A Mixed Methods Analysis. Report prepared for the State of New Jersey Division of Family Development. Holcomb, S., Johnson, L., Hetling, A., Postmus, J. L. (2016). Phase I Report I Assessing Domestic Violence under the Family Violence Option: Detailed Review of State FVO Practices. Report prepared for the State of New Jersey Division of Family Development. Johnson, L., Holcomb, S., Hetling, A., Postmus, J. L., Steiner, J., & Lin, H. F. (2016). Phase I Report II Assessing Domestic Violence under the Family Violence Option: A Review of State Practices and Evaluation Research. Report prepared for the State of New Jersey Division of Family Development. Johnson, L., Postmus, J. L., Simmel, C., Sapiro, B., & Buttner, C. (2015). Final Project Report on Addressing the Needs of Domestically Trafficked Adolescents in New Jersey. Final report prepared for the State of New Jersey Department of Children and Families. Johnson, L. & Gandhi, K. (2015). Domestic Violence and the Role of the Healthcare Provider Seminar. Final report prepared for Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Community Health Promotion Program. Johnson, L., Schafhauser, J., Baig, S., Simmel, C., & McMahon, S. (2014). Domestic Violence and the Role of the Healthcare Provider Seminar. Final report prepared for Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Community Health Promotion Program.

6 LAURA JOHNSON, LSW 6 Johnson, L., Arntson-Kynn, J., Postmus, J. L., & Simmel, C. (2014). From Research to Practice: Identification and Assessment of Domestic Minor Sex trafficking (DMST). Research brief prepared for the State of New Jersey Department of Children and Families. Schafhauser, J., Arntson-Kynn, J., Buttner, C., Johnson, L., Postmus, J. L., & Simmel, C. (2014). From Research to Practice: Secondary Trauma & Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST). Research brief prepared for the State of New Jersey Department of Children and Families. Johnson, L., McMahon, S., Postmus, J. L. & Koenick, R. A. (2014). SCREAMing to Prevent Violence: A Model for Peer Educational Theater Programs. Manual prepared for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Johnson, L. (2014). Evaluation of the Violence Against Women Continuing Education Curriculum: Research Summary, Final report prepared for State of New Jersey Department of Children and Families. Johnson, L. & Postmus, J. L. (2013). Final Evaluation Report for the Violence Against Women Foundation Certificate Training Series for the Department of Children and Families, Final report prepared for State of New Jersey Department of Children and Families. Winter, S., Postmus, J. L., & Johnson, L. (2013). Examining Barriers and Persistence Factors for Female Students in the Engineering and Agriculture Degree Programs at the University of Liberia and Cuttington University: A Joint Project between Rutgers University, University of Liberia, and Cuttington University. Final report prepared for United States Agency for International Development s (USAID) Excellence in Higher Education for Liberian Development (EHELD). McMahon, S., Hoffman, M., & Johnson, L. (2013). A Toolkit for Sexual Violence Prevention in New Jersey. Toolkit prepared for the New Jersey Coalition of Sexual Assault. PEER REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS Steiner, J., Johnson, L., Postmus, J. L., & Hetling, A. Creating a tool for assessing domestic violence risk and impact among TANF clients. Paper presented at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH, July 14-17, Nikolova, K., Steiner, J., Postmus, J. L., Hetling, A., & Johnson, L. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Does type of intimate partner violence impact the receipt of waivers? Paper presented at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH, July 14-17, Johnson, L. & Postmus, J. L. Evaluating factors associated with IPV survivors perceptions of safety. Paper presented at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH, July 14-17, Hetling, A., Postmus, J. L., Steiner, J., & Johnson, L. Creating a tool for assessing domestic violence risk and impact among TANF clients. Paper accepted for presentation at the Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency, Washington, DC, June 1, Johnson, L. & Postmus, J. L. Exploring the association between economic abuse and mental health among IPV survivors. Paper presented at the 22 nd Annual Conference of the Society of Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, Jan , Johnson, L., Buttner, C., Stylianou, A., Postmus, J., & Cusano, J. Modified community based participatory action research: Recognizing the benefits of collaborative projects between researchers and practitioners. Workshop presented at the 22 nd Annual Conference of the Society of Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, Jan , 2018.

7 LAURA JOHNSON, LSW 7 Johnson, L. & McMahon, S. Examining LGB-identified students experiences with college sexual violence. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Nov , Johnson, L., Sapiro, B., Buttner, C., & Kynn, J. Ambiguous agency as a diagnostic of power: Examining experiences of domestic minor sex trafficking-involved youth. Symposium paper presented at the 21 st Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA, Jan , O Connor, J., Johnson, L., & McMahon, S. Prevention of sexual violence: A preliminary investigation of the effect of living on or off-campus. Paper presented at the 21 st Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA, Jan , 2017 Steiner, J., Johnson, L., & Postmus, J. L. Teacher perpetrated violence in Liberian schools and its association with experiences of gender based violence. Poster presented 21 st Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA, Jan , Johnson, L., Simmel, C., & Postmus, J. L. Examining state-wide trends on domestic trafficking: Implications for interventions by youth-serving agencies. Paper presented at the 21 st ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect, Calgary, Canada, Aug , Johnson, L., Buttner, C. E., & Hewins, E. Examining the effectiveness of an intimate partner violence seminar on screening for healthcare providers: A practitioner-researcher partnership. Paper presented at the 20 th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, Jan , Johnson, L., Hewins, E., Aiossa, B., & Trautwein, A. Intimate partner violence (IPV) policy and education curriculum for healthcare providers leads to a reduction in barriers and improvements in screening practices for victims/survivors of IPV. Paper presented at the 143 rd Annual Meeting and Public Health Exposition of the American Public Health Association, Chicago, IL, Oct. 31-Nov. 4, McMahon, S. M., Hoge, G., Johnson, L. & McMahon, S. College students' reactions to sexual violence bystander prevention programming: A qualitative exploration. Paper presented at the 61 st Annual Program Meeting on the Council of Social Work Education, Denver, CO, Oct , Hoge, G. L., Postmus, J. L., & Johnson, L. Improving the financial well-being of survivors of intimate partner violence through financial education: Results from a longitudinal randomized controlled study. Paper presented at the 19 th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA, Jan , Winter, S. & Johnson, L. Exploring female students experiences with gender-based violence in Liberian universities. Poster presented at the 60 th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Tampa, FL, Oct , TEACHING EXPERIENCE Course Instructor Fall 2018 Summer 2018 Instructor, Social Work Policy and Practice II: Violence Against Women and Children (online) Instructor, Social Work Policy and Practice II: Violence Against Women and Children (online)

8 LAURA JOHNSON, LSW 8 Guest Lecturer April 10, 2018 March 6, 2016 July 15, 2015 Data Analysis and Missing Data Intervention Research (doctoral-level course; Instructor: Judy L. Postmus) Hate Crimes, Stalking, and Electronic Abuse Violence and Abuse in Adulthood (graduate-level course; Instructor: Judy L. Postmus) Intersection Between Intimate Partner Violence and Child Welfare Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Program Weekly Seminar (graduate-level course) Community Presentations June 3, 2016 Nov. 18, 2015 Oct. 21, 2015 Understanding the Perpetuation of Violence Against Women Municipal Court Division Education Conference, Princeton, NJ Understanding Intimate Partner Violence Medical Case Management Domestic Violence and Crisis Intervention Training, Newark, NJ The Challenge of Providing Client-Centered, Trauma-Informed Services to Youth Who Have Been Involved in Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) Safe Horizon s 2 nd Biannual Conference: Real Progress, New York, NY AWARDS & FUNDING 2017 Rutgers Graduate School Special Study Award ($2,000) Rutgers School of Social Work Conference Travel Funds ($1,000 per year) 2012 Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rutgers MSW Program 2012 Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society 2012 Verizon Wireless HopeLine Violence Against Women and Children Scholarship Recipient ($1,500) ADVANCED RESEARCH TRAINING 2017 National Crime Victimization Survey, Philadelphia, PA, one-day workshop Presented by Bureau of Justice Statistics, Victimization Statistics Unit 2017 Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling, Philadelphia, PA, Five-day workshop Presented by Kristopher Preacher, PhD

9 LAURA JOHNSON, LSW 9 SERVICE Ad hock reviewer for: Affilia: Journal of Women & Social Work Journal of Family Violence Trauma, Violence, & Abuse Journal of Interpersonal Violence 2017 Present New Jersey Child Fatality & Near Fatality Review Board Northern Regional Community-Based Team PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Society for Social Work and Research Council on Social Work Education The American Society of Criminology International Association of Chiefs of Police National Association of Social Workers