Domestic Violence Events: updated as of 05/04/2012
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URI's Domestic Violence Research is supervised by
Robert E Sage, Ph.D, Senior Vice President
URI's Division of Human Services

URI Presentations

 

The relationship between PTSD symptomatology and parenting stress in women exposed to domestic violence.

Griffing, S., Tuller, A., Lin, M., & Sage, R. (2011, August). To be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC

Fear of being killed by an intimate partner: The impact of substance abuse.

Lin, M., Tuller, A., Griffing, S., Sage, R., & Madry, L.(2011, June).presented at the annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Hollywood, FL.

The relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and risk of intimate partner homicide.

Tuller, A., Chu, M., Sage, R., Griffing, S. & Madry, L. (2010, November). presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.

Risk of intimate partner homicide and posttraumatic stress disorder among victims of intimate partner violence.

Tuller, A., Chu, M., Sage, R., Griffing, S., & Madry, L. (2010, November) presented at 138th American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.

Parental substance abuse as a predictor of other forms of adverse childhood experiences in adult domestic viloence survivors
Griffing, S., Jospitre, T., Chu, M., Sage, R.E., Madry, L. & Primm, B.J.
Presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence in Quebec City, Canada (June 2007)

Perspectives of client substance abuse and domestic violence among clinicians employed by opioid treatment programs and domestic violence shelters
Chu, M., Sage,Griffing, S., Jospitre, T., R.E., Madry, L. & Primm, B.J.
Presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence in Quebec City, Canada (June 2007)

The relationship between parental substance abuse and long-term coping in adult domestic violence survivors.
Griffing, S., Jospitre, T., Chu, M., Sage, R.E., Madry, L. & Primm, B.J.
Presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence in Scottsdale (June 2006)

The impact of parental substance abuse on the lives of domestic violence survivors
Jospitre, T., Sage, R.E., Chu, M., Griffing, S., Madry, L. & Primm, B. J.
Will be presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence in Scottsdale (June 2006)

Maternal substance abuse and victimization among battered women in New York City
Jospitre, T., Sage, R.E., Griffing, S., Chu, M., Madry, L. & Primm, B.J.
Presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence in Orlando, FL (June 2005)

The relationship between drug use by batterers and domestic violence

Jospitre, T., Lewis, C.S., Griffing, S., Chu, M., Sage, R.E., Madry, L. & Primm, B.J.
Presented at the college on Problems of Drug Dependence in Puerto Rico (June 2004)
Community Domestic Violence Survivors and Psychosocial Health Change in an Emergency Domestic Violence Shelter.
Lewis, C.S., Griffing, S., Chu, M., Sage,R.E., Jospitre, T., Madry,L. & Primm, B.J.
presented at the American Public Health Association Conference San Francisco, CA (November 2003).
Alcohol abuse, intimate partner violence, and restriction: Reports from inner-city battered women.
Lewis, C.S., Chu, M., Griffing, S., Sage, R.E., Jospitre, T., Madry, L., & Primm, B.J.
Presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence in Bal Harbour, Florida (June 2003).
Coping with domestic violence: Clinical Implications for trait versus situational determinants.
Lewis, C.S., Chu, M., Griffing, S., Sage, R.E., Jospitre, T., Madry, L., & Primm, B.J.
Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference in Toronto, Canada
(August 2003).
Coping & psychological functioning in domestic violence survivors.
Griffing, S., Lewis, C.S., Chu, M., Jospitre, T., Sage, R.E., Madry, L. & Primm, B.J.
Presented at the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada (August, 2003).
Previous experiences of witnessing domestic violence in battered women.
Griffing, S., Lewis, C.L., Chu, M., Sage, R.E., Madry, L.
Presented at the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL (August, 2002).

Predictors and correlates of revictimization in abused women
Griffing, S., Lewis, C.L., Chu, M., Sage, R.E., Madry, L.
Presented at the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL (August, 2002).
The relationship between parental substance abuse and exposure to childhood violence in a sample of battered women.
Griffing, S., Lewis, C.S., Chu, M., Sage, R.E., Madry, L. & Primm, B.J.
Presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Quebec City, Canada (June, 2002).
Using social marketing to address domestic violence.
Ragin, D.F., Madry, L. & Griffing, S.
Workshop presented at the American Psychological Association,
San Francisco, CA, (August 2001).

Attachment and trauma-related symptomatology in battered women.
Griffing, S., Ragin, D.R., Sage, R.E., Madry, L.M., & Primm, B.J.
Presented at the American Psychological Association,
San Francisco, CA (August, 2001).
The effect of batterer’s substance abuse on women’s reasons for returning to abusive relationships.
Ragin, D.F., Griffing, S., Sage, R.E., Madry, L. & Primm, B.J.
Paper presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Scottsdale, AZ (June, 2001). Abstract also published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 63(Supp.1), p. S126-7.
Breaking the intergenerational cycle of violence:
Strategies for rural and urban communities.

Ragin, D.F., Madry, L., Morrison, S.M., Sage, R.E. & Bingham, L.E.
Workshop presented at the International Conference of Creative Rescue, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa,
(August 2000).
The intergenerational impact of domestic violence on society.
Ragin, D.R., Morrison, S.M., Griffing, S., Sage, R.E., & Madry, L. & Bingham, L.E.
Presented at the International Conference of Creative Rescue, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa, (August 2000).

Employment issues for the new millennium: Challenges for battered women and recovering addicts.
Ragin, D.F. & Madison, E.
Symposium presented at the American Psychological Association, Washington DC, (August, 2000).

Posttraumatic stress disorder in battered women: Effects of cumulative trauma.
Griffing, S., Ragin, D.R., Morrison, S.M., Sage, R.E., Madry, L.M., Bingham, L.E., & Primm, B.J.
Presented at the American Psychological Association, Washington DC, (August, 2000).

The cumulative impact of intergenerational substance abuse.
Griffing, S., Ragin, D.F., Morrison, S.M., Sage, R.E., Madry, L., Bingham, L.E. & Primm, B.J.
Presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Puerto Rico, (June, 2000).

Reasons for returning to abusive relationships: Effects of prior victimization.
Griffing, S., Ragin, D.F., Morrison, S.M., Sage, R.E., Madry, L.,
Binghan, L.E., Primm, B.J. & Berenson, K.R.
Presented at the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA, (August, 1999).

The nature of the relationship between substance abuse and domestic violence.
Griffing, S., Sage, R.E., Madry, L., Bingham, L.E., Primm, B.J. & Ragin, D.F.
Paper presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Acapulco, Mexico (June 1999).
The role of substance abuse as a contributor to domestic violence.
Griffing, S., Balto, K.R., Sage, R.E., Madry, L., Bingham, L.E. &
Primm, B.J.
Presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Scottsdale, AZ, (June, 1998).
Alcohol and Drug Use among Domestic Violence Survivors and Batterers.
Martin, A.J., Lin, M., Sage, R.E., Madry, L., Bingham, L.E. & Primm, B.J.
Presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence,
(June, 1997).
Battered women’s risk assessments for returning to a battering relationship.
Martin, A.J., Balto, K.R., Sage, R.E., Madry, L., Bingham, L.E.
Paper presented at the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C. (May 1997).
Characteristics of urban domestic violence survivors: Implications for program planning.
Martin, A.J., Chu, M.L., Sage, R.E., Madry, L. & Primm, B.J.
Presented at American Psychological Society, (May, 1996), American Psychological Association, (August, 1996), Society for the Study of Social Psychology, (August, 1996).
URI Publications
Coping and Violence Exposure as Predictors of Psychological Functioning in Domestic Violence Survivors
Lewis, C.S., Griffing, S., Chu, M., Jospitre, T., Sage, R.E., Madry, L., and Primm, B.J. (2006)
Violence Against Women Quarterly, 12 (4), 340-354.
Reasons for Returning to Abusive Relationships: Effects of Prior Victimization.
Griffing, S., Ragin, D.F., Morrison, S.M., Sage, R.E., Madry, L. & Primm, B.J. (2005)
Journal of Family Violence, 20 (5), 341-347.
Exposure to interpersonal violence as a predictor of PTSD-symptomatology in domestic violence survivors
Griffing, S., Lewis, C.S., Chu, M., Sage, R.E., Madry, L., and Primm, B.J. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 21 (7) 936-954.
The process of coping with domestic violence in adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Griffing, S., Lewis, C.S., Chu, M., Sage, R.E., Jospitre, T., Madry, L., and Primm, B.J. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 15 (2) 23-41.
 
Childhood Maltreatment, Familial Violence, and Retraumatization: Assessing Inner-City Battered Women
Lewis, C.S., Jospitre, T., Griffing, S., Chu, M., Sage, R.E., Madry, L., and Primm, B.J. Journal of Emotional Abuse, 6(4) 47-67.
Domestic violence survivors' self-identified reasons for returning to abusive relationships.
Griffing, S., Ragin, D.F., Sage, R.E., Madry, L., Bingham, L.E. &
Primm, B.J.(2002)
The Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 17(3), 306-319.
The relationship between maternal substance abuse and exposure to childhood violence in a sample battered women.
Griffing, S., Pilotti, M., Sage, R.E., Madry, L.,& Primm, B.J.( 2002)
(Abstract). Drug and Alcohol Dependence: An International Journal on Biomedical and Psychosocial Approaches: Elsevier, Vol66(1).

Intergenerational substance abuse and domestic violence as familial risk factors for lifetime attempted suicide among battered women.
Ragin, D.F., Pilotti, M., Madry, L. & Sage, R.E., Bingham, L.E. & Primm. B.J. (2002).
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 17(10), 1027-1045.

 

The effect of batterer’s substance abuse on women’s reasons for returning to abusive relationships.
Ragin, D.F., Griffing, S., Sage, R.E., Madry, L. & Primm, B.J. (2001)
(Abstract). Drug and Alcohol Dependence: An International Journal on Biomedical and Psychosocial Approaches: Elsevier, Vol63(1). p.126-7.
The process of leaving an abusive relationship:
The role of risk assessments and decision-certainty.

Martin, A.J., Berenson, K.R., Griffing, S., Sage, R.E., Madry, L., Bingham, L.E. & Primm, B.J. (2000)
Journal of Family Violence, 15(2), 109-122.