Betty Jo Barrett

Associate Professor, Women's and Gender Studies Program University of Windsor

  • Windsor ON

Research specialization: Gender Based Violence

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Biography

Dr. Betty Jo Barrett is an Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Windsor. For over ten years, she has conducted research on intimate partner violence in both heterosexual and LGBTQ2A+ relationships, with a specific focus on survivors’ help seeking and their interactions with sources of support in the aftermath of violence. She is currently conducting research on the intersection of animal abuse and woman abuse as well exploring the experiences of bystanders to partner violence in LGBTQ2A+ communities. Prior to her position at the University of Windsor, she was a community social worker in the areas of child welfare and family violence, specializing in work with child and adolescent survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

Industry Expertise

Women
Research

Areas of Expertise

Gender based violence
Violence against women and children
Police response to domestic violence
Domestic violence against women
Domestic violence and animal abuse
Domestic violence in LGBTQ2A+ communities
Violence against LGBTQ2A+ communities
Media representations of gender based violence
Professional wrestling (World Wrestling Entertainment)
Feminism
Survey Research

Accomplishments

University of Windsor Outstanding Researcher Award (mid-career category)

2017-03-08

2016 Honoree, University of Windsor Research Excellence Award

Education

University of Wisconsin, Madison

PhD

Social Welfare

2006

University of Wisconsin, Madison

MSSW

Social Work

1999

Virginia Commonwealth University

BSW

Social Work

1997

Affiliations

  • Animal and Interpersonal Abuse Research Group, University of Windsor
  • Health Research Centre for the Study of Violence against Women, University of Windsor

Media Appearances

Fric-Shamji had 'reasonable grounds' to fear husband, 2005 court records show

Windsor Star  online

2016-12-09

Provided expert commentary on risk factors for domestic homicide in abusive relationships

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Leaving relationship is 'most dangerous time' for domestic violence victims, experts say

CBC News  online

2016-12-08

Provided expert commentary on risk factors for domestic homicide in abusive relationships

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No simple solutions when it comes to domestic violence, experts say

Windsor Star  online

2015-06-10

Provided expert commentary on domestic violence survivors' help seeking

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Research Grants

Survivors' reporting behaviors and police response to intimate partner violence in Canada: Measuring the importance of incident, individual, and neighborhood level factors over a ten year period

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Insight Development Grant Program
Principle Investigator: Betty Jo Barrett
Co-Principle Investigator: Nazim Habibov

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An exploration of the relationship between intimate partner violence and animal abuse in Canada and its impact on help seeking behavior among abused women

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Insight Development Grant Program
Principle Investigator: Amy Fitzgerald
Co-Principle Investigator: Betty Jo Barrett

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