MASOC’s Campus Conference is a one-day event that brings together nationally recognized speakers focusing on preventing first time perpetration of sexual misconduct as well as the variety of responses to a report of sexual misconduct. This is the only conference in the United States with a specific focus on preventing and responding to the wide range of sexually problematic behaviors in the college and university setting, and connecting current research to clinical, case management, and prevention/wellness promotion practice.

Registration Link:

https://masoc.net/training/campus-sexual-misconduct-conference/registration-campus-sexual-misconduct-conference/

Learning Objectives:

1) Discuss innovations in sexual misconduct prevention in use on college campuses;

2) Describe the intersections of new technology with the formation of gender identity and concepts of masculinity;

3) Identify at least one strategy for more effectively intervening with respondents in sexual misconduct cases.

Instructor Bio:

Dr. Emily Rothman, Sc.D. is professor and chair of the Occupational Therapy Department, with a secondary appointment at the BU School of Public Health where she has been a faculty member since 2004. Dr. Rothman is a social epidemiologist. She earned her doctorate in science in social and behavioral sciences from Harvard School of Public Health. Her public health research has focused on understanding the etiology of, and preventing, intimate partner and sexual violence, and has also involved research on firearm violence, human trafficking, and pornography. A through-line on these projects has been a focus on promoting health equity for marginalized populations, and in particular sexual and gender minority people, and Black, Indigenous and other people of color (BIPOC). In 2016, Dr. Rothman began a new line of research on autism, which takes a neurodiversity perspective and is conducted in partnership with autistic people. Her research has been published in journals including New England Journal of Medicine, Pediatrics, American Journal of Public Health, JAMA Pediatrics, Journal of Adolescent Health, Prevention Science, Autism, OTJR, and AJOT.