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iMPACTS is a seven-year project to address sexual violence on university campuses across Canada and internationally and led by Dr. Shaheen Shariff, (McGill University). Douglas College has been a project partner since 2018. This project is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) in the amount of $2.5 million. The overarching goal of this project is to unearth, dismantle and prevent sexual violence within universities, and ultimately in society, through evidence-based research that will inform sustainable curriculum and policy change. Douglas College Faculty team members and Student Research Assistants are actively involved in research, community outreach, and scholarly and creative knowledge mobilization. Our team works in collaboration and partnership with Douglas College Students’ Union, Student Services, Marketing and Communications, Indigenous Student Services, and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Douglas College iMPACTS research team Faculty Members: Karyn Audet (Psychology), Carla Hotel (Criminology), Lisa Smith (Sociology), Gretchen Goertz (Scholarly Communications and Research Librarian), Jaime Yard (Anthropology) Current Student Research Assistants: Amber Brown, Angela Knowles, Rim Gacimi, Asher Faerstein Past Student Research Assistants: Ana Brito, Seren Friskie, Sunny Manhas, Deyvika Srinivasa, Ryan Tremblay, Meghan Wingrove.
