Gender-based Violence and Rurality in the 21st Century

Ziwei Qi is Assistant Professor at Fort Hays State University and co-founder of the Center for Empowering Victims of Domestic Violence (CEVGV). April N. Terry is Associate Professor at Fort Hays State University and a licensed master’s level psychologist. She also serves on the Kansas Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Tamara J. Lynn is Associate Professor at Fort Hays State University and co-founder of CEVGV. She also serves as Executive Council President of the National De-escalation Training Center.

1. Understanding Rurality and Gender-based Violence - Ziwei Qi, April N. Terry & Tamara J. Lynn


Part I: Rurality and Gender-based Violence


2. What is 'Rural', Anyway? - Millan Alexander AbiNader


3. Gender Blindness for At-risk Girls in Rural Communities - April N. Terry, L. Susan Williams, Mari Esther-Edwards & Kelli Grant


4. ‘Raise Your Hand If…’ Teen Dating Violence Prevention in Rural Secondary Schools - Kaiti Blackburn, Christie Brungardt, Jennifer Farrington & Rachel Moravek


5. College Students’ Perceptions of Interpersonal Violence - Madison Bainter, Abigail Hammeke, Joshua McDowell & Tamara J. Lynn


Part II: Beyond the Rural/Urban Divide: Critical Issues in Gender-based Violence


6. 'Trying to Avoid Coyotes': The Nexus of Rurality, Violence, and Inequality - Amy M. Magnus


7. Comparing Characteristics of Rural and Urban Intimate Partner Violence Against Women - Nicholas J. Richardson, Samuel J.A. Scaggs, Camara Wooten & Kelle Barrick


8. Urban and Rural Media Reporting on Violence Against Transgender People - Lisa M. Olson, Marc Settembrino, Sam Allen & Megan Howard


9. Religious Responses for Rural Sexual Assault Survivors - April N. Terry


Part III: Access to Rural Justice: Economic Consequences and Policy Implications


10. The Needs of Intimate Partner Violence Victims in Rural America - Ziwei Qi, Cristina Jimenez, Viviana Lizarraga & Brandi Hanson


11. ‘Nowhere to Go’: Intimate Violence and Opioid Use in Rural Vermont - Rebecca Stone, Nafisa Halim, Julia K. Campbell, Diane Kinney & Emily F. Rothman


12. Rural Rape Crisis Centres and Extreme Financial Deprivation - Anne Kirkner


13. Gender-based Violence Against New Immigrants - Carly E. McPeak & Valerie K. Sprout


14. Understanding Gender-based Violence and Rurality: Conclusion and Future Implications - Ziwei Qi, April N. Terry & Tamara J. Lynn